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Creative Leadership Strategies for Encouraging Innovation

Here are some creative leadership strategies to encourage collaboration among creative teams.

What to Do About Secrets in the Workplace

When employees keep secrets in the workplace it could mean something is wrong with your company culture. Here is what to do about it.

Using Emotional Intelligence to Foster Acceptance of Diversity at Work

Leaders can use emotional intelligence to foster acceptance of diversity at work, and respond to conflict from cultural insensitivity or employee biases.

Are Emotions Driving Your Leadership?

If you feel like you have emotions driving your leadership, here are some healthier ways to interact with your team.

The Secret Sauce of Conflict Resolution

The secret sauce of conflict resolution requires helping employees participate in the process of resolving their disputes.

How Revealing Oneself Becomes Easier

Developing a habit of revealing oneself at work can improve your coworker relations by increasing trust and collaboration.

The Acceptance of Conflict in Business

The acceptance of conflict in business is essential to driving productivity and shifting your workplace mindset from avoidance to collaboration.

Conflict Resolution in Business Isn’t What You Think

Conflict resolution in business isn’t a last resort to a toxic working environment, but building trust and looking inside first.

Clearly Communicating Your Company’s Values

Clearly communicating your company’s values are key to developing a healthy workplace culture and attracting high-quality employees and customers.

Does Your Company Have Shadow Systems? (And What to Do About Them)

Here is how to identify whether your company has shadow systems, and what you can do as a business owner to address them.

Do You Know Your Mind?

Do You Know Your Mind?

Along with a colleague, I spoke to group of business owners recently on the topic of succession planning. Following the question-and-answer period, a man in his late 30s or early 40s sought me out with questions about some aspects of my work. He had graduated college...

Electronic Communications are Easily Misunderstood

Electronic Communications are Easily Misunderstood

In today’s world, we often use text and e-mail to communicate electronically. It’s a quick and easy way to get your message across. So, if it’s quick and easy, what’s the problem? Well, often the actual message isn’t communicated, it gets misunderstood. Emotion,...

A smaller operation, a new vision for leaving a legacy

A smaller operation, a new vision for leaving a legacy

When I started growing my consulting practice seven years ago (Stanislaw Consulting), I wanted to leave a legacy. I still do, but I’ve learned a lot about what that legacy can be. My original thought was that I would build a sustainable practice that would outlast me,...

Emotional Intelligence – Can it be Taught?

Emotional Intelligence – Can it be Taught?

Emotional Intelligence defined: The ability to know one’s emotional state, manage it, read the emotion in others, and use this information to guide one’s thinking and actions. The author of the article reference below is an international authority in personality...