Leaders: 7 Signs Your Confidence is Fading

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Monica Wofford

Few are willing to discuss the very element that can quickly cripple a leader: Confidence. Whether it’s in the new leader who pretends to know it all, or the leader who has done the job since the invention of dirt, the outcome ususally is the same. Too little or too much confidence can keep a [...]

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5 Fears Employees Wish They Could Tell Their Boss

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Monica Wofford

Right or wrong, most employees are afraid of what their boss might think or say or if they told them half of what they’re thinking. This stems partly from the consequences a boss can wield if employees step too far out of line, but it also comes from a common personality difference between bosses and [...]

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Leaders: Is Johnny in Trouble Again?

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Monica Wofford

What happened??? I simply said “Let’s chat” and it created chaos!?!? Has this happened with you? When you want to coach an employee and you say “Let’s chat in my office,” does it create confidence or chaos? Does it inspire great anticipation of your guidance, or gossip and the child-like “UUUuuuuuuummmmm, Jooohhnny’s in trouuuuble!” If it’s [...]

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