by karlyn | May 10, 2016 | All Articles, Engagement & Morale, For Employers & Leaders, Managing Employees
Things every manager should do Managers have a tremendous responsibility. Our work lives and our private lives are so closely intertwined that anything that happens at work is going to have an impact at home. That means that when you manage a team, you are responsible...
by karlyn | Mar 20, 2016 | For Employees, For Employers & Leaders, Leadership
How to be a leader at work You may think of the “leaders” in your organization as the ones at the top of the org chart, but true leadership isn’t dependent on a title or a reporting structure. It’s in how you treat and inspire the people around...
by karlyn | Mar 13, 2016 | All Articles, Change Management, For Employers & Leaders
Note: I originally wrote this article in June 2014 when I was the Leadership Content Director for a consulting firm in higher education. However, the principles discussed are broadly applicable. Enjoy! What started as an initiative to restructure, gain efficiencies,...
by karlyn | Mar 6, 2016 | All Articles, Building Relationships, Exercises and Assessments, For Employees, For Employers & Leaders, Happiness, Making Good Choices, Office Politics, Working With Others
I hate my coworkers I hear it all the time. You can’t stand your coworker. He or she has stabbed you in the back. They’ve thrown you under the bus. They’re passive aggressive. They’re mean. They just don’t “get it.” They...
by karlyn | Feb 23, 2016 | All Articles, For Employees, For Employers & Leaders, Frameworks, Happiness, Making Good Choices
You can enhance your zen at work What does it mean to be zen at work? Well, it’s a perspective that is open to to possibilities, that looks for opportunities rather than dwelling in conflict, and that focuses internally as a means to achieve external success and...
by karlyn | Dec 27, 2015 | All Articles, For Employers & Leaders, Innovation, Leadership, Managing Employees, Organization Culture
Three tips to drive team innovation. I’m sure there’s not a leader out there who would say “I don’t want an innovative team.” But how do you go from having innovation on your wish list to cultivating a thriving culture in your...
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