by trans-admin | Apr 28, 2017 | Leadership & Management
Every leader I have worked with inevitably has a moment of doubt, what’s called an “imposter syndrome.” The feeling that there must have been some mistake when being hired or promoted. In the 2010 movie The King’s Speech, after it’s clear that the main character...
by trans-admin | Mar 31, 2017 | Leadership & Management, Recruiting and Hiring, Your Career
Nathan was relieved he had finally filled the VP opening. Carlene was scheduled to start on Monday. That was a good day because she would get to meet the other VP’s. The team had all worked together for well over eight years, some of them twelve years. They...
by trans-admin | Feb 7, 2017 | Leadership & Management, Productivity, What inspires me
Delegate Mark enjoyed his new promotion. He was really pleased as he felt he had earned it. He had been in his software development job for years, and was technically proficient. He knew the culture of the organization, and had a good rapport with his manager, Andrew....
by trans-admin | Dec 16, 2016 | Leadership & Management
Have you ever seen this play out in your office? Douglas (Victim) complains to Jennifer that he has been treated unfairly, is a Victim. Jennifer (rescuer) feels badly for him, tries to help out, and makes suggestions. Douglas doesn’t follow Jennifer’s advice, so she...
by trans-admin | Dec 20, 2015 | Leadership & Management
Toxic employees received some attention lately in the Harvard Business Review report by Dylan Minor. There were some unsurprising conclusions: toxic employees are expensive. But also some curious, paradoxical results in their report: toxic employees can seem to be...
