10 Gifts Your Team Members Will Appreciate Every Season of the Year
Go through this list and identify the items you do the least. Pick 2-3 and plan how you will make these happen in 2021!
- Nov 30, 2020
- 2 min
Do Your Part to Make 2021 Way, Way Better! Reflect On Work Feedback From Others
You already know that you want to make 2021 great. Get started with some work improvements you can initiate yourself.
- Nov 24, 2020
- 3 min
Build Closer Team Relationships by Perking Up Video Calls with Co-Workers
Here are 7 quick tips you can start implementing right away that will bridge the communication gaps created with video calls.
- Oct 30, 2020
- 3 min
“Ghosting” People Comes From Fear of Giving Feedback
4 ghosting prevention tips:
While these suggestions won’t bring back a romantic partner, they can prevent you from seeing ghosts at work.
- Oct 28, 2020
- 2 min
Fast Company Article: Feedback leads to more feedback. Here’s why that’s a good thing for leaders
A funny thing about providing feedback—once you start providing your thoughts to others, you will begin receiving their thoughts on you....
- Sep 26, 2020
- 3 min
Launching A Feedback Culture In Your Team Without Singling Out Individuals
You already know some of the benefits of encouraging two-way feedback in your team, but many of you are asking how to get started. I want...
- Sep 17, 2020
- 4 min
Stereotypes About Giving and Receiving Feedback
When someone at work asks you if you’d like some feedback, you are likely to jump to attention. Adrenaline shoots through your brain and...
- Aug 27, 2020
- 1 min
Training Industry Article: 7 Tips For Giving Feedback To Remote Team Members
You may be accustomed to seeing team members in person at least some of the time, and giving feedback to colleagues or direct reports may...
- Aug 7, 2020
- 2 min
Leading Feedback on Group Projects
Regular feedback with the whole group on the topic of how to improve a group project is good for many reasons. The obvious one is...
- Jul 10, 2020
- 2 min
When You Communicate Via Meetings, Speak Four Languages to Reach All Team Members
When you’re handling a lot of team communications via group video meetings, you have to make sure you reach everyone on the team. For...
- Jun 26, 2020
- 2 min
No More Strawberry Fields: Great Remote Leaders Make It Real For People Who Work-From-Home
people are working at home, their vision of the business may get more and more remote from reality. “Nothing is real” as The Beatles 60s...
- Jun 17, 2020
- 2 min
Lead During a Pandemic by Building a Growth Mindset in Your Team
You’re on the line now to do way more than manage the day-to-day activities of your team. Overnight change has forced everyone into...
- May 28, 2020
- 2 min
Doing Two Really Hard Things at Once: Leading Remotely and Giving Helpful Feedback
Even though it may be new for you, some of you may prefer leading from a distance over the old routine at the office. You may love some...
- May 8, 2020
- 2 min
When You Lead A Remote Team, Your Feedback Must Be Shared Immediately After A Problem or Just Before
When leading a remote team, any feedback you delay is inferior feedback. You would think the opposite: Things are more relaxed now, and I...
- Apr 24, 2020
- 2 min
How To Lead A Check-In Conversation With Each Team Member In 4 Easy Steps
Especially now that people are almost all working from home, it is easy to lose the feeling that all is well and work is on track. When...
- Apr 17, 2020
- 2 min
If You’re New at Leading from Home, Always Know What’s Most Important
So many of us have been plunged into a new role of leading or coordinating people working at home while adjusting to working from home...
- Mar 27, 2020
- 2 min
If You Want to Raise Performance from Remote Team Members, Stay Close to Them Emotionally
It won’t work to create distance with your team both physically and emotionally. We’re almost all officing at home during this sudden...
- Mar 23, 2020
- 4 min
How to Guide Your Off-Site Team By More Connection, Goal Clarity and Feedback
If you lead a team in any capacity—as project leader, manager, or subject matter expert, you can’t let physical distance be an excuse for...
- Mar 13, 2020
- 1 min
Know Your Team: Top 8 Lessons in Giving Feedback from AMA with Anna Carroll, author, feedback coach,
I had a great time answering questions and getting to know other members of Know Your Team’s Watercooler. If you’re a leader looking for...
- Feb 28, 2020
- 1 min
5 Easy Ways to Incorporate Feedback Into Your Work Life Every Day
Giving feedback may be your least favorite part of your job. You don’t love asking for it, and you really hate giving it. But you are...
- Feb 14, 2020
- 3 min
Giving Feedback to People You Don’t Often See in Person
You may have team members, co-workers, or even a boss you hardly ever see in person. However, they may play a very big role in your...
- Jan 21, 2020
- 2 min
Give Feedback the Way Those Under 40 Want It
Based on recent research about the current workplace, there’s been a shift in how younger workers want their feedback. Several of these...
- Dec 13, 2019
- 1 min
The Schoolhouse 302 One Thing Series Podcast Interview with Anna Carroll
I had a wonderful discussion with TJ Vari and Joseph Jones of The Schoolhouse 302. We talked feedback, organizational dynamics, how...
- Dec 6, 2019
- 2 min
Give Honest, Helpful Feedback To People Who Irritate You: Find A Way to Like Them First
What does liking people have to do with giving them fair, objective feedback? As it turns out, a lot. People you find annoying are people...