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Freaking about Feedback

By | September 5th, 2019|Uncategorized|

Feedback comes in many forms, a nod, a grade, a tweet, a furrowed brow, silence, thumbs up, surveys, empty chairs, evaluation forms, referrals, glowing testimonials. Much of it is constructive, positive and even glowing. So why do we fear feedback? Both giving and receiving feedback can be met with trepidation and anxiousness.  Perhaps an experience of poorly delivered feedback left you feeling disempowered and now you brace yourself when you see feedback coming your way. Are you reluctant to give feedback because you anticipate others having similar ambivalence and want to spare them the discomfort?  Why do we fear [...]

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Leveraging Leadership Skills

By | August 14th, 2019|Emotional Intelligence, Leadership|

What is leverage? To move something with less force for greater impact and movement.It makes movement easier.  This is what I’ve discovered about leverage in leadership skills.  There are three areas that we seem to struggle most with that just a little bit of learning can go a long way. Leveraging these skills can make a bigger difference in a wide array of areas, most notably, workplace culture. The three skills are 1) feedback: giving and receiving, 2) difficult conversations and 3) professional boundaries.  Feedback: Giving and Receiving This is an area that gets plunged into the ‘too hard basket’. [...]

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