Too often emails are sent with the word urgent in the title. Frankly, I’ve found the matter in the email rarely is actually urgent and I firmly believe this term is quite overused in the workplace lexicon. As a leader in the middle (LIM), my time is limited, so I tend to ask, “but is…
Recently, someone on my team was looking through my archive of articles when they came across my old post, ‘Three Reasons Employees’ Don’t Meet Their Bosses Expectations.’ They reached out and started to pepper me with questions on how they could work through some of the challenges they have encountered with their own employees. While…
Everything we do as a leader in the middle is about choice. Nathan Jamail, Keynote Speaker I was recently thumbing through my book, Serve Up, Coach Down, when I came across chapter that made me pause for a moment. In the chapter, ‘Choose Wisely: Sacrifice Versus Decision’, I share how my values evolved as…
“Guys, I don’t have the power to make decisions. They do. All I am is to be a highly paid sales representative.” (Definitely NOT a quote by me!) Above are some famous last words uttered by a past manager of mine. After this, no matter how I tried, I never looked at him the…
Happy new year! I hope you and your family enjoyed a festive holiday season; my family and I had a wonderful time. It’s officially 2022; I personally love the start of a new year as it’s a fresh slate to set and achieve new goals while making more memories. However, I know for many, the…