by Mary Franz | Nov 14, 2017 | Emotions, Leadership
No one wants to appear weak at work… yet, when you or one of the people you are leading become emotionally upset, judgments of this makes me too vulnerable or I’ll be seen as weak are common. Society tends to give women a pass to express tearful emotions...
by Mary Franz | Oct 30, 2017 | Leadership, Performance
R-E-S-P-E-C-T (That’s right… sing along with Aretha Franklin.) Find out what it means to me… What if we change the setting of Otis Redding’s lyrics from a personal environment to a work environment and ask this question…...
by Mary Franz | Oct 17, 2017 | Emotions, Leadership, Overcoming Obstacles
Emotional stability is something we all struggle with at times– leaders too. Leadership is about motivating self and others towards a goal. To do so requires courage, a willingness to be vulnerable, learn from failure and overcome barriers so you can keep...
by Mary Franz | Oct 9, 2017 | Leadership, Motivation
Too often we don’t think about the kind of reaction our words (or lack of words) are likely to elicit in another person. Yet words shared by a CEO, supervisor or manager can boost a team’s creativity and be the uplifting message an employee needs to face...
by Mary Franz | Oct 2, 2017 | Achieving, Development, Executive, Leadership
Let’s be honest. There are times when your job is a drag. Bosses don’t deliver on needed resources and inexperienced co-workers don’t prepare adequately. Experienced co-workers accept the mediocre performance by others and question why you’re tripping out. All...
by Mary Franz | Sep 25, 2017 | Executive, Leadership, Manager, Rapport
As a leader, if you sense something is “missing” between you and one of your people… there’s a good chance you’re right. Hard-working people you lead relate to the tune sung by Patty Loveless. The lyrics…You don’t even know who I...
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