Category: Leadership Development

  • Positive Psychology-Positive Leadership

    By Margaret Wood-HR Director There’s Positive Leadership in All of Us What is Positive Psychology and Positive Leadership? Definition:  using positive impetus and methodolgies to achieve the most desireable results in a given negative or toxic situation. Why is understanding Positive Psychology and Positive Leadership important?   Gone are the days of firing people on the spot. In…

  • Entrepreneurship –  Being your Own Boss

    By Margaret Wood 7/12/2017 Being your own boss has a certain ring to it, a je ne sais quoi. Most people imagine it’s a world with no clocks to set, no one to micro-manage you, work when you want, play golf when you want, etc. Right? The truth of the matter is:  Only a fraction of…

  • When Your Boss Just Won’t Listen

    t is very frustrating when you talk to your boss and he or she won’t listen. Your repeated attempts at getting your thoughts across fall on deaf ears and you don’t feel respected or valued. If this is a problem you face at work, then you might need to change your approach to communicating…

  • 10 Traits of Managers Whose Teams Are Happy to Come to Work

    A dictatorial manager who lacks empathy or insight may produce but high turnover will cause them to ultimately fail. Excellent managers do their best to make 80 percent of the job rewarding, with a 20 percent balance of healthy stress…

  • Do You Work For A Bully – Or Just A Tough Boss?

    Published on June 26, 2017 Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.D. FollowCarol Kinsey Goman, Ph.D. International keynote speaker on leadership, collaboration, and the impact of body language in the workplace. I met Brenda when she managed a 2,000-person department for a Fortune 500 company. Brought in to help her with an upcoming change initiative, I was impressed by…