Leadership and Empathy
Empathy does not just mean a basic understanding of employee’s emotions, but it means that we try to connect with employees and use that in order to understand each other better – and leading more effectively.
Developing Trust as a Leader
When it comes to leadership, having trust within your team and organization can significantly impact your ability to inspire, motivate, and drive actions and ideas, and even positive change within your organization. Developing trust as a leadership skill is a great way to not only provide you with a better workplace atmosphere, but allows your […]
Know Your Numbers
After serving many leaders and SME business owners, there is generally a couple common challenges. Perhaps it is finding clients or customers, converting consults, or worrying about having enough money to pay their employees. How can you manage these things? You must know your numbers. When I say to know your numbers, there are of […]
Put Fear Aside for Just a Moment
Written by: Tara Lehman One of my clients recently had an idea they wanted for their future; however, all their fears were stopping them from moving forward and creating excuses for them to say that dream could not become a reality. This is very common among my clients who are business owners, leaders, or those […]
Why Goals Fail
By: Tara Lehman There is a lot of talk around setting goals and what those goals may be. In the new year, many people have personal goals, but it tends to be a high season for performance appraisals and setting goals there too. Setting goals is great and a needed process if they are done […]
Open or Closed Book?
Are you an open book organization who shares your financial status with your employees, or are you a closed book organization? I have worked in both. My personal opinion is I prefer open book, or as open as you can be. This may scare a lot of leaders but let me share some reasons why […]
Organizing Your Day (At Work)
Ah, the days when I was disorganized and not sure where to start. I think back at those days now as I look at my white board with today’s goals, and my notebook with today’s to do’s and think, why did I wait so long for these wonderful and helpful tools? Being a leader can […]
Making Lemonade
You have likely heard the saying When Life Throws You Lemons, Make Lemonade before. This is an older but important saying when it comes to dealing with the ups and downs of life. None of us are immune to changes that may come our way. It may be a job loss, eating poorly, dealing with […]
Leadership is a Muscle You Need to Work
In having my own leadership journey and in speaking with inspiring leaders on my podcast Amplifying Leadership, there is a common theme that comes up. Leadership is not a one and done. It is a life-long journey and one you may have started much earlier in your life without even knowing it. Some people think […]
Working Long Hours? Let’s Work on That.
Are you someone who works long hours to get the job done, but does not actually tell anyone just how much overtime or excess work you are doing? Are you burnt out? This is a common theme among business owners and executives, but just as we want our employees to reduce stress and burnout from […]
