Accept that some people don’t want to be helped.    You watch them suffering. You see them struggling. And you have to accept that they...

"Poorly handled terminations can affect your company morale because remaining employees can lose faith in the company and its leaders."...

Recently I have been challenged in one of my leadership principles and I want to share my reflection with you.    When leading my team, I...

Approach: The process "Ignore the scoreboards. Don’t worry about winning. Just focus on doing your job at the highest level, every single...

It is again this time of the year where managers are asked to review their employees’ achievements and rate their performance. Processes...

As a leader you will sooner or later need to make decisions which touch you personally.  Many enjoy leading when everything is running...

Believe in yourself, and find ways to express yourself, and find the discipline to keep growing. - Michael Feinstein *** Even after many...

One of my biggest challenges as a leader is to create PERCEIVED fairness in my team.    What is fairness? Is life ever fair? Can team...

Okay, we should always start with ourselves and live by what we praise, but in today’s newsletter I would like to shift the focus from...

Have you ever worried about giving someone critical feedback?    Have you ever thought to yourself that you wanted the other to...

One of the most sensitive topics in people management is the question of remuneration. Naturally, most employees join an organization and...

Vulnerability is the only bridge to build connection. Brené Brown *** In my business environment, employees rarely talk about their...

If you‘re too busy to workout, your priorities need to change. I can‘t think of too many things more important than your health. Rolsey...

Trust your team to get the job done. The vast majority of people will not abuse this trust and end up doing a better job for you as a...

The myth about employees who retire out of the blue “One of the things we often miss in succession planning is that it should be gradual...

How proactive are you at work? Most employees might describe themselves as proactive and yet – from my personal experience – there are...

Let your employees find the best solution Last year, I was in an interview with a supervisor and we spoke about empowerment of the team...

Dear employees, It is so old school to only focus on your direct supervisor or to think that "you must only act on your supervisor’s...

The power of keeping quiet One of the values which I find crucial in HR is discretion. Not only because of data privacy reasons defined...

Note to myself as a leader: When having a stressful day - for whatever reason - and I am supposed to be in 1:1s (individual meetings with...