by Amber Barnes | Oct 29, 2020 | Dare to Lead, Leadership Knowledge, Leadership Practices, Leadership Skills
We’re commonly called in to “deal with” bully behavior in the workplace. The requests sound like: Rita needs some training because she’s a bully I need you to coach Jamal to stop being a bully Our culture needs help because some of our leaders are bullies Everyone... 
by Kerri Meyer | Aug 17, 2020 | Leadership Knowledge, Leadership Practices, Leadership Skills, Working Remotely
While working remotely, I have been in online meetings where people are missing because they failed to take time zone differences into account. I have attended 5:00 AM meetings during which leaders sheepishly admitted they forgot the time differences. I have also been... 
by Amber Barnes | Aug 10, 2020 | Leadership Practices, Leadership Skills, Mindset, Working Remotely
The Coronavirus pandemic has demanded a major shift for workplaces and leaders everywhere are struggling to adapt from leading in the office to working remotely. Since the 70s, many organizations have relied on in-person leadership and collaboration to get their jobs... by Amber Barnes | Dec 17, 2019 | Leadership Practices
As some of you may have noticed, people have started posting memes about how there are only [insert number of days] left in 2019, so you are “running out of time” to make the year count. The sudden sense of urgency seems a little misplaced—if your New Year’s... by Amber Barnes | Oct 1, 2018 | Leadership Practices, Leadership Skills
Eliminate gossip? Yes please! But how? In Gossip Unpacked: Part One I broke down some of the basics about gossip. Below I’ll dig into five practices for a eliminating gossip. Create a shared agreement/commitment to eliminate gossip Created shared agreements often... by Amber Barnes | Aug 24, 2018 | Leadership Knowledge, Leadership Practices
Most people would agree that gossip is toxic to the workplace. Unfortunately most people also have an active role in gossip flourishing. Although I think some people are fully aware of what they’re doing and why, I believe most people don’t know or understand the role... 