Tag: leadership skills

Closing the Skills Gap: How to Hire Strategically Minded Leaders

WANTED: Innovative, forward-thinking change-maker who can see the big picture while delivering measurable, bottom-line results. The ideal candidate will be adaptable and agile, with the ability to identify and develop budding talent. This may sound like a pipe dream, but it’s what employers are looking for in leaders. Unfortunately, such leaders are in short supply, […]

The Middle Ground: Strategies for Supporting and Developing Middle Managers

Middle managers are often described as the “connective tissue” of an organization, translating executive strategy into actionable initiatives for frontline employees while also voicing the needs and concerns of their teams to leadership. This dual-facing role makes middle management uniquely demanding, requiring those in this role to juggle competing priorities, manage expectations from both directions, […]

Leadership Is a Behavior, Not a Title — And It Can Make or Break Inclusion in the Workplace

Have you noticed how life at home often mimics lived experience in the workplace? Much like adults set an example for younger people (knowingly or not), leaders shape the behavior of employees in an organization.  A perfect example of this point happened many years ago when my husband and I were babysitting the three-year old […]