Leadership Resources Archives

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020

How to take steps to stop the gossip mill – about you as their leader

People are going to talk about you. It doesn’t matter how boring you are or how popular you are as a leader. The reality is that people are social creatures and they will socialize with each other. You as their leader, the organization, and fellow coworkers are some of the things that everyone has in common. As a leader, you can control the tone and some of the environment that the gossip is about. Here are tips for how to handle a gossiping employee and how to deal with rumors at work about you as a leader.

May 24, 2020May 24, 2020

Learn How Candidates Really Think With Scenario Based Leadership Interview Questions

Do your interview questions need a refresh? Situational interview questions ask about a time that a candidate demonstrated a skill in the past. These are valuable, but since we know that often people exaggerate their work during an interview, these can only be verified in a thorough reference check. Instead, situational interview questions assess a candidate’s capability and readiness to complete tasks in the future. To ensure that you are hiring the right fit for your team, add in some scenario based leadership interview questions. Read on and you will find out how to write them for your specific team, and examples that you can use as is, or modify for your hiring needs.

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020

Powerful and Persuasive Words to Use as a Leader

It’s not what you say, it’s the art of how you say it. Art? Yes, language and tone is a powerful tool to persuade action as a leader. By choosing your words carefully and paying close attention to tone, you control your messaging. Through this careful messaging, you can persuade and change how people view you and your leadership. Read below to learn some powerful and persuasive words to use as a leader.

May 17, 2020May 17, 2020

How to Use the Generational Similarities to Lead in the Workplace

Just to make your leadership more of a challenge, you get to lead Generations X, Y, and Z. Since I’m sure you have not been managing from under a rock, you have likely heard that there are generational differences at play in your workplace. There is the theory they these groups have different motivations and work styles that are not always compatible with each other. They actually are not so different – here is how to use these generational similarities to lead in the workplace.

May 7, 2020May 7, 2020

How to Provide Feedback on Employee Self Assessment Comments

The employee self appraisal or self evaluations are an important section of a performance appraisal. It provides insight on the employee’s perspective on their performance. Not only does it provide insight on how the employee feels that they are doing, these comments provide opportunities to ask follow-up questions to have a real conversation. What happens when the employee is completely out of touch with how they are performing or their future at the organization? Read on to find out conversation prompts for your face to face performance appraisal and how to provide feedback on employee self assessment comments – good AND bad.

May 7, 2020May 7, 2020

Essential Stay Interview Questions to Retain Staff

How do you keep your awesome employees from thinking about leaving? A stay interview is a staff retention tool to find out why staff may be thinking of leaving. The stay interview format is a series of targeted questions to find out what you can do better as an employer to come up with actionable plans for improvement. Here are examples of essential stay interview questions to retain staff.