by Christi Barrett | Coaching, Performance
Dan McCarthy’s post, Can a manager be a coach, is a breath of fresh air! He points out the reality that so many bosses consider every interaction with a direct report to be a coaching session. What they are, too often, is a “let-me-tell-you-how”...
by Christi Barrett | Change, Judgment, Strategic
I have given up on the idea that life will settle down and become predictable or calm. I don’t necessarily enjoy the constant change and hectic pace, but I’m trying to learn coping strategies. That’s why Andrew Zolli’s interview on Public Radio...
by Christi Barrett | Leadership, Motivation
It’s official. A recent McKinsey & Company report reviews best practices for motivating great performance. Numerous studies show that as long as people have adequate salaries, financial incentives don’t improve performance over more than a very short...
by Christi Barrett | Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership
Everybody has a bad day once in a while, even the boss. Leaders sometimes feel that they cannot let their true feelings show, so they put on a “game face” to mask their true emotions. Janine Popick posted How Your Energy Affects Your Team at Inc.com. She...
by Christi Barrett | Communication
You get along well with your co-workers and enjoy a pretty drama-free job environment. Yet sometimes it is frustrating when people “take things the wrong way.” Sometimes over-sensitive people are not the problem. This “misunderstanding”...
