by Marianne | Aug 19, 2020 | Featured Posts, Leadership Development, Team Development
Right now people are feeling lots of feels over lots of things. Pandemic. Masks. School. Return to work. Work from home. It’s all so much. I’ve been thinking about who owns this? Meaning who’s job is it to help *all the people* hold *all the feels*. My answer: those...
by Marianne | Jul 13, 2020 | Featured Posts, Leadership Development, Teams,, Uncategorized
Criticizing someone is as effective in getting them to change behavior as chewing gum is to solving algebra. Recently my days have been filled with management trainings. How to change undesired behavior is always a hot topic. The one thing that doesn’t work?...
by Marianne | Mar 25, 2016 | Featured Posts, Leadership Development, Skilled, Uncategorized
Oh micro-managers…where do I start? When on the road (the graphic for this post was taken at Cozy’s Inn, located in Salina, KS) I consistently get asked “How do I deal with my micro-managing boss?” Here is my best advice on handling *those*...
by Marianne | Nov 8, 2015 | Featured Posts, Leadership Development, Team Development, Teams,, Uncategorized
I love personality tests. A manager has to be self aware. Tests are a super easy starting point for you to find your strengths, but as equally important, your weaknesses. See, I tell every manager/leader I train that you have to lead by example. This is really easy to...
by Marianne | Mar 23, 2015 | Be Fearless, Culture and Healthy Workplaces, Featured Posts, Leadership Development, Uncategorized
As an alum of the Liberty, Missouri, school district, as well as a business owner with an anti-workplace bullying platform, the recent news has saddened me. I wish the statement made by the Liberty superintendent would have gone something like this. Here’s the...
by Marianne | Mar 13, 2015 | Featured Posts, Leadership Development, Team Development, Teams,, Uncategorized
Startups rock. However…many startup teams don’t. Building a high performing, profit driving team is simple. It’s also hard. Here are my top 7 tips for helping entrepreneurs build really great teams. You’ve got to stand for...
