Did you know one in four employees don’t have regular 1-1 meetings with their boss? As an executive coach, the reason I hear most commonly for not holding regular 1-1’s is “I don’t have time,” followed closely by “my direct reports communicate with me all the time, we don’t need a formal meeting.” True Story The “my direct…
Did you know under-communicating often creates a void that leads to the need to micromanage? Sounds like a crazy paradox, but anecdotal and research-based evidence confirms under-communicating causes leaders to spend too much time below their role, creating inefficiencies and compounded stress. Two Real Stories Meet Freyda Freyda runs a division of about forty people,…
Why leadership habits are so hard to break, the neuroscience behind it, and four research-backed tips to replace old patterns with better ones. Did you know roughly 43% of each day, including our leadership habits, is spent habitually? Wendy Wood, author of Good Habits, Bad Habits, has spent nearly three decades studying habits and determined close to…
Uncertainty can be scary. Whether you are in the leadership seat or a team member, navigating without clarity brings out unproductive behavior. Research from the American Psychological Association shows that uncertainty at work negatively impacts mental health, job satisfaction, and performance, while additional studies link uncertainty directly to emotional exhaustion and negative organizational outcomes. Worry, fear, short…