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The Best Way to Share Bad News With Employees

Kevin Eikenberry Leave a Comment

No doubt, bad news has been the norm lately, and you may have already had to be be the bearer of it more than once. As a leader, especially a new leader, the last thing you want to do is deliver bad news to your employees, who may assume that you are somehow responsible for it. Unfortunately, you will have to make unpopular decisions, enforce changes that are initially seen as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Communication, Difficult Situations Tagged With: communicating with employees, difficult situations, Kevin Eikenberry

How First-Time Leaders Can Effectively Manage a Crisis

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This is a guest post by HARRY HUTSON and MARTHA JOHNSON. Being a new manager or a first-time leader can be a wild ride. Some days your heart is in your throat with trepidation, and on others it is bursting with the pride of accomplishment. Day-to-day responsibilities and task assignments are in your face. No time for what-ifs, strategic thinking, or long-term … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Change, Communication, Difficult Situations Tagged With: featured blogger, leadership mindset, leadership problems, new leaders

10 Tactics to Manage Workplace Drama

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From time to time, most of us have experienced or even contributed to workplace drama. It can take many different forms: People gossip, spread rumors, complain, lash out emotionally, rant about a perceived wrong, purposely exclude others, take sides in conflicts, and so forth. No matter how drama manifests, it can be a highly destructive force inside a company, and leaders must … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Communication, Difficult Situations Tagged With: conflict, conflict management, difficult conversations, difficult employees, featured blogger

5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before a Tough Conversation

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For leaders, new and experienced, having difficult conversations with employees is one of the most challenging aspects of the job. It's both hard to control your own emotions and respond appropriately to employees, when they become emotional. The key to keeping the conversation on track and constructive starts with going into it with the right state of mind. To do so, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Communication, Difficult Situations Tagged With: communicating with employees, difficult conversations, featured blogger

Ensure a Fun (Drama-Free) Company Picnic

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It's that time of year again for the annual company picnic. Whether yours is a huge party funded by your organization or a small backyard barbecue that you host for your team, they are full of opportunities for employees to embarrass themselves and your employer. Fortunately, whether you’re throwing the party or attending it, there are precautions you can take to ensure that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Difficult Situations, Management Tagged With: leadership problems, morale, team building

25 Strategies for Conflict Resolution

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This is a guest post by Dan Rockwell, leadership and management expert and author of the popular Leadership Freak blog.  Sometimes it is the simplest actions that can help you resolve a conflict quickly, or avoid one all together. When you sense things are heating up, use one or more of these strategies: 1. Don’t focus on winning or losing; focus on achieving … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Communication, Difficult Situations Tagged With: conflict, conflict management, conflict resolution, difficult conversations, difficult people, featured blogger

Avoid Poison Questions That Escalate Conflict

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When you are trying to resolve a conflict with a team member, a genuine sense of curiosity about the other person’s perspective often goes a long way toward resolution. You reveal your sense of curiosity by the questions you ask the other person during the conflict conversation. That said, most of us do not naturally ask good questions. Rather than ask questions for the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Difficult Situations Tagged With: communicating with employees, communication, conflict management, conflict resolution, difficult conversations, difficult situations

Making Hard Decisions

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Decision making is a perennial topic for leaders. It is one of those skills that we all use every day, yet we know it is sometimes hard, and we could probably be better at it. So how can you more confident when you have to make a hard decision? Science to the rescue! Today I am using science (yes, real science!) to help you make decisions more easily and more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coaching & Feedback, Difficult Situations, Video

Squelching Gossip

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Gossip is like a mushroom. Wait, what? That's right, I'm answering today's question with a little comparison... How do I reduce the amount of gossip in our office? Check out the video below to find out! https://youtu.be/ubdymnwA8vg?rel=0&showinfo=0 Tweet it out: Better communication reduces gossip. @KevinEikenberry … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Difficult Situations, Management, Video

3 Times You Should Change Your Perception

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Have you ever left a movie and talked with someone about it, and it seemed like the two of you saw two completely different movies? You each noticed different things, cared about different aspects and were moved in different ways by different parts of the film? Since we each have our own powerful perceptions, that is easy to understand. Each person sees what his/her brain … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coaching & Feedback, Difficult Situations Tagged With: feedback, Kevin Eikenberry, leadership mindset, management

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