by nicole@kriegersolutions.com | Aug 29, 2016 | Communication, Leadership, T.E.A.M.
Have you ever talked to someone who is very enthusiastic and talks excitedly about an idea they have… and you have no idea what they’re talking about? Or someone who makes a decision and when you ask them how they came up with it says, “It feels right” and can’t say...
by nicole@kriegersolutions.com | Jul 8, 2016 | Leadership
Trust arrives on foot and leaves on a jet (Updating of a 19th century Dutch quote) I used to say you can earn trust by doing what you say you will, always! And if you find you can’t, notify in advance or apologize, always! I found out that’s not good enough. You have...
by nicole@kriegersolutions.com | Jul 8, 2016 | Communication, Leadership, T.E.A.M.
Last month we shared our thoughts about the 7 key feelings a leader needs to engender to build a positive workplace and work team. As most of you know, there’s not one single best way to do this. It depends on the work and communication preferences of the people you...
by nicole@kriegersolutions.com | Jun 21, 2016 | Leadership
When I developed my curriculum for teaching conflict resolution, I identified 7 negative feelings that underlie conflict. They are what turn a disagreement into a conflict. In a conflict, one or both parties feel at least 3 of the following feelings: Disrespected...
by nicole@kriegersolutions.com | Apr 18, 2016 | Leadership
Originally published in the Association Resource, the newsletter of the Empire State Society of Association Executives (ESSAE) Many leaders have good intentions, but get overwhelmed or have never received training in being a good leader. As a result even with good...
by Alan Krieger | Jan 24, 2016 | Leadership
A coach is someone who tells you what you don’t want to hear, who has you see what you don’t want to see, so you can be who you have always known you could be. Tom Landry In this post, I’m going to talk about my approach to coaching leaders. In future posts I’ll...