How to Respond to a Rude E-mail
A few weeks ago, I got a jaw droppingly rude e-mail from someone with whom I have been collaborating. It took me completely by surprise, but when I showed it to my husband and a few friends, it seemed …
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Detail-Oriented Leaders: How to See the Big Picture
If you are a detail-oriented leader, you are generally likely to be conscientious and excellent at planning ahead, but perhaps you aren’t particularly creative or strategic. But success in a dynamic working environment often requires both big-picture skills as well …
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How to Cope with Uncertainty
Benjamin Franklin once said that nothing is certain except death and taxes. We might agree with him on paper, but uncertainty still scares us, and in the last three years there’s been more than enough of it to go around. …
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Are You a Big Picture Thinker or Detail-Oriented?
They say that there are two types of people – the ‘big picture people’ and the ‘details people.’ The big picture people tend to be creative, strategic, and visionary… but they can also be messy, disorganized, and forgetful. On the …
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How to Prepare as the Interviewer
It’s that time again. You need to interview for an open position on your team, a position that you need filled yesterday! Giving advance consideration to the questions you will ask your candidates will go a long way in terms …
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Is 360 Feedback Right for Your Team?
Taking a self-report assessment (such as the DISC or MBTI or many others out there) can be great for self-awareness but the report can also be biased because it is only based on your own evaluation. Similarly, your annual performance …
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How to Orient a New Team Member
When I remember new hire orientations of jobs past, I think of watching cheesy, outdated videos, completing a marathon of poorly photocopied forms, and being escorted to an empty cubicle three hours before the end of the business day, left …
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