Everyone wants to improve, and everyone knows they need helpful feedback in order to get there. The problem is that giving quality feedback is a difficult talent for leaders to master—and nobody is very good at receiving feedback that may be negative. However, giving good feedback is the key to keeping your team engaged. Luckily, these discussions do not need to be unpleasant—especially when you use them as opportunities to celebrate success and discuss what’s next. Here is your guide to … [Read more...]
How to Maintain Your Motivation
When you have a huge project to tackle—whether personal or professional—what keeps you going? To move forward and avoid burnout, it's critical to maintain your momentum. As leaders, we are in the difficult position of keeping our teams motivated while making sure to stay motivated ourselves. If you’ve been finding it hard to maintain your momentum, here’s what I do: Establish Your “Why” If we’ve learned anything from Simon Sinek, it’s that you always have to start with why. If … [Read more...]
198: Leap Out of a Rut in These 4 Steps
Instead of always harping on a man's faults, tell him of his virtues. Try to pull him out of his rut of bad habits. Hold up to him his better self, his real self that can dare and do and win out. —Eleanor H. Porter On Today's Episode: Carla and I are talking about getting out of a rut Harvard Business Review's research to get unstuck When ruts are most likely to happen LEAP: my preferred system to jump-start the team Laugh Exercise Art Praise Everyone can get stuck in a … [Read more...]
184: Why Emotional Intelligence in Leadership is So Important
In a very real sense we have two minds, one that thinks and one that feels. —Daniel Goleman On Today's Episode: Sarah Mansberger joins Carla for another episode, this time to talk emotional intelligence (EI). Daniel Goleman's five key elements of EI. How "amygdala hijacks" can throw a wrench into any good intention. The role that empathy plays. Bonus: Brené Brown has a great video that illustrates empathy vs. sympathy. How EI helps make you a better … [Read more...]
Take Your New Year’s Resolutions to the Next Level
Happy 2019! I hope you enjoyed some quality time with your family during the recent holidays and made meaningful memories along the way. Now that it's January 2, you’re probably cleaning up after entertaining guests, or just getting around to solidifying your New Year’s resolutions. Personally, I don’t believe in New Year’s resolutions. To me, New Year’s resolutions are usually not that well thought out. They are great at giving you a quick “sugar rush” of feeling accomplished, and … [Read more...]