The Respectful High Performance Virtual Organization Can Be Yours if….
It was February of 2020 and we were on a roll. I had just founded my latest organization, The Center for Respectful Leadership, a few months before and we were in high energy, rapid growth mode. I was huddling daily with my team of part-time marketing/biz dev folks in our leased offices in downtown San Diego; breaking bread with and enrolling major coaches and thought leaders into our Advisory...
America’s Sub-Culture of Hate
Many Americans are deeply concerned that the recent mass shootings in Atlanta are yet another horrifying sign of the escalating abuse, violence and discrimination toward Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. We at the Center for Respectful Leadership share these concerns and believe it is our responsibility to speak out and take a stand against hate. The trends are unmistakable:...
Three Key Ingredients For Repairing A Work Relationship
Read Gregg’s most recent article featured on the Forbes Coaches Council. Recently, a coaching client who is a specialist in software sales told me she’d lost respect for a colleague who’d engaged in bullying behavior toward her and others on their team. The backstory: They’d all been working from home during the pandemic, and the constant stress to perform, compounded by Zoom fatigue and...
Lost Out On A Promotion? Here Are 13 Ways To Move Forward
Being passed over for a promotion stings. Losing out on a chance to advance your career can be demoralizing and make you feel unmotivated to keep working harder. However, it’s important to process these negative feelings, move forward and continue pursuing the next opportunity. Gregg offers advice to help you handle this difficult situation. Read the full article here on Forbes to learn what...
Being “Neutral” and how it backfires- a breakdown of Marie Forleo’s Apology and how she got it right.
2020 has been an interesting year, to say the least. If you or your organization have had the luxury of staying neutral on matters of social justice in the past that is certainly no longer the case. When it comes to matters of humanity, society wants to know: Where do you stand? And who do you stand with and for? Many organizations and high profile individuals are grappling with how to express...
I Agree with People Who Don’t Want to Wear a Mask
Photo by C Drying at Unsplash I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the folks who don’t want to wear a mask, and I want to say to them, “I hear you.” First of all, there’s no question in my mind, masks are really annoying. I wear glasses and they’re always fogging up when I wear my mask. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gotten into my car only to realize,...
The Hard Work of Teaching Soft Skills, Virtually
In 1987, I found myself standing in front of 20 New York City police officers in a Manhattan classroom to teach them how to successfully manage people with emotional disturbances when they become confused, angry and a potential threat. I’d just started my career as a soft skills trainer, and, as terrified as I was, I also knew that being in the room with those cops and bringing to bear my...
3 Leadership Challenges Arising From COVID-19
Gregg Ward was featured in the Business2Community article written by Blair Nicole Nastasi Odds are your employees, stakeholders and customers are uncertain and fearful about their personal and professional lives. Leading people who are experiencing crisis and grief is not an easy feat, and it’s more important than ever to lead with respect and empathy. “It’s vital that leaders...
On Respect and Policing
Last week, the NYPD police commissioner, James P. O’Neill, fired Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who many believe recklessly caused the death of Eric Garner while arresting him for the relatively minor offense of selling loose cigarettes in a park in 2014. As someone who served as a specialist trainer to the NYPD during the 1980’s, this entire saga weighs heavy with me. Decades ago, while working...