by karlyn | Oct 22, 2013 | For Employers & Leaders, Managing Employees, Professional Development
Repeat after me: Feedback and coaching are not the same thing. Feedback and coaching are NOT the same thing! Both feedback and coaching are critical components of my management framework, but many well-meaning managers frequently use the terms interchangeably. The...
by karlyn | Jul 2, 2013 | All Articles, For Employers & Leaders, Managing Employees
You’re in an HR or a leadership position and an employee comes to you at their wits end with a situation with a co-worker. They come into your office, shut the door, and start complaining. Maybe it’s something you’ve heard about before, maybe not....
by karlyn | Nov 27, 2012 | All Articles, For Employees, For Employers & Leaders, Managing Employees, Working With Others, Workplace Bullying
Many of us grow up having the golden rule repeated to us over and over again: Treat others the way you would want to be treated. In theory, this sounds great. It creates a baseline of acceptable behavior with a yardstick that we all have at our finger tips – we...
by karlyn | Nov 18, 2012 | All Articles, For Employers & Leaders, Leadership, Managing Employees
There was a great article in Harvard Business Review called When Your Manager is Afraid of You that tells the story of Kate, a young overachiever who’s done more before her one year anniversary with her company than her boss has done in the last several. In...
by karlyn | Nov 4, 2012 | All Articles, For Employers & Leaders, Managing Employees
If you’re in a leadership position at your organization, I want you to picture the people you consider your star performers. These individuals – who could be at any level in your organization – are the ones who’s talent is above and beyond what...
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