Just Landed Your First Job? Here’s How to Earn Respect Right Away
2017 graduates will soon find themselves working at their first jobs, an exciting and intimidating prospect. Rhonesha Byng, founder and CEO of Her Agenda, gives advice to millennials just starting out in their careers. Her recent Forbes article gives suggestions on how you can earn respect, gain responsibility, and establish yourself at your first job. These five tips are our favorites....
How Do You Talk to Your Employees?
Communicating well with employees is something all leaders should be able to do. No matter what you’re saying, it’s important to consider how you’re saying it. Be aware of how you talk to your employees and make sure you’re being clear, inclusive, and respectful. The Forbes Coach Council offers advice in “14 Ways To Be More Mindful Of How You Speak To Employees.” Here are five of their best...
Conflict: Taking the Temperature
As a leader, it’s your job to identify conflicts and help resolve them, but sometimes it can be difficult to know where to start. According to Mark Gerzon, president of the Mediators Foundation, knowing if a conflict is hot or cold is the first step to resolving it. Gerzon explains what makes an issue hot or cold and how leaders can work to make conflict productive and reach innovative...
Master These Leadership Techniques in 2017
In 2015, millennials surpassed Gen X as America’s largest generation in the workforce. Now, many millennials are becoming managers – they currently hold 20% of management jobs, and 40% of millennials say they want leadership roles. No matter your generation, becoming a better communicator and leader will help you compete for those management jobs. A recent Forbes article has suggestions on how...
What Are You Feeling?
Do you really know what you’re feeling? We often use general emotions like stress or anger to label our feelings, but we should be digging a bit deeper. Having a more nuanced understanding of our emotions can help us to better address them. Gaining “emotional agility” can be the key to successful interactions with yourself and others. Susan David, faculty member at Harvard and author of...
Diversity and Inclusion Aren’t the Same Thing
“Diversity” and “inclusion” are often thought to be the same thing, but they’re actually different concepts. Diversity advocate Verna Myers explains the difference between the two terms well: “Diversity is being invited to the party. Inclusion is being asked to dance.” An organization can easily hire employees with different backgrounds, but making sure these employees feel included can be...
Embrace Diversity Outside of the Office
Embracing diversity in the workplace doesn’t necessarily begin in the workplace. According to diversity experts Paolo Gaudiano and Ellen Hunt, there are a number of things leaders can do outside of work that will help them to better understand and support diversity initiatives in the office. Diversify your resources. Dig deeper during your daily dose of news and information. Do some research...
Tackling a Disrespectful Remark
What would you do if a coworker said something that you found disrespectful? Studies show that how people predict they would react in a situation differs from what they actually do. Amy Gallo, contributing editor at Harvard Business Review, outlines a few options. Decide if you’re going to say something. If you stay quiet, you might be sending the message that the comment or behavior is okay....