From Colleague to C-Suite – Navigating your Promotion

So, you’ve been promoted from a role you held for years into a management-level position.   While it is exciting, it will also take an adjustment period, especially when navigating the relationships between you and your now-direct-reports.  It’s certainly a challenge, especially if you have developed friendships with some of your colleagues over the years.   Striking…

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Stop asking for FEEDBACK—Ask for ADVICE

Feedback is a powerful tool that can help us learn and grow, but sometimes giving and receiving feedback is easier said than done.  It’s hard to dissociate the emotional charge behind feedback.   By nature, we don’t like to be wrong. While feedback is important to give and receive, it usually puts your mind in a…

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What does fake psychological safety look like?

In the corporate realm, honesty and open communication are often hailed as virtues, yet companies fall flat when it comes to practicing what they preach.   Creating an environment where employees feel safe to voice their opinions, share feedback, and admit mistakes remains a complex challenge. Sometimes leaders just miss the mark. While their intentions…

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