Dealing with a Toxic Bullying Leader

I was chatting with a young man the other day about his toxic employer. The young man has completed his law degree and is starting his career at a larger firm. According to him, the senior associate with whom he works is a horrible person. Not just a horrible and toxic boss/leader/mentor, but an entirely […]

Risk Identification and Mitigation Process

Do you regularly identify the risks for your projects and plans?  I find that many people (myself included), don’t actually go through a robust risk identification / mitigation process – which puts our success at risk.  Every time I fail to do this, and it comes back to haunt me, I am reminded of that […]

Empowering Managers for Organizational Success: The Importance of Leadership Training

Investing in leadership training for managers is essential for the success of any organization. It equips managers with the knowledge, skills, and abilities they need to lead their teams effectively, engage their employees, manage employee performance, solve problems, and enable succession planning. Historically, it is the best engineer who is promoted to become a supervisor […]

4 Tests to Understand Your Leadership Style

What do I know about myself in work situations:  I dislike being asked to come up with a solution to a problem that is raised in a meeting, if I haven’t had a chance to think about and research things first.  I really like to have things organized in a list with lots of information […]