Your Brain: The New Competitive Edge
In this week’s blog, I interviewed Tony Pottle about the business implications of advances in neuroscience. Tony is the Chief Business...
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Susan Shapiro
May 26, 20152 min read
Order Up! Serving Internal Stakeholders
Stakeholder vs. Steak Holder: just another quirky homophone or perhaps an insightful business reminder? I believe it’s the latter,...
Susan Shapiro
May 19, 20153 min read
Moving Your Career to Center Stage
As I work with my coaching clients, I often use the stage as a metaphor for managing career progressions. Some people step into the...
Susan Shapiro
May 12, 20152 min read
Appreciation, Diversity and Your Career
Last week, I had the honor of speaking to a chapter of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers) in Plano, Texas. We got...
Susan Shapiro
Apr 28, 20152 min read
Positivity: Had Your Daily Dose?
In the workplace, negativity is like quicksand. It drags people down. It keeps them stuck in a toxic place, usually without any idea of...
Susan Shapiro
Apr 21, 20152 min read
Great Leadership and the Surprising Need for Distance
Our society just can’t seem to get enough of the latest high-tech gadgets. (Apple Watch, anyone?) On the other hand, the technology that...
Susan Shapiro
Mar 31, 20152 min read
Are You the Workhorse?
© Olivier Tuffé – Fotolia.com Grind, labor, plod, serve, drudge, slave, toil. A workhorse is a machine that performs dependably under...
Susan Shapiro
Mar 23, 20152 min read
How to Build Shared Interest With Your Team
© highwaystarz – Fotolia.com Recently a client of mine was facing a difficult situation: Over the past few years, his company had...
Susan Shapiro
Mar 16, 20152 min read
The First Step to a Better Team
© jaggat – Fotolia.com After reading my recent post, 9 Characteristics of High-Performing Project Teams, a few people asked about the...
Susan Shapiro
Feb 23, 20152 min read
9 Characteristics of High-Performing Project Teams
Our leaders are unified in their message. Our team knows they are working collaboratively and are cohesive. If they’re not, the remainder...
Susan Shapiro
Sep 30, 20142 min read
Group Coaching: Expanding the Coaching Conversation
This is a guest post by Jennifer Britton. Organizations are increasingly looking to expand opportunities for learning and development...
Susan Shapiro
Sep 19, 20142 min read
How One Value Added Reseller Took Accountability
This is an accountability success story of regular people just doing their jobs. They weren’t trained in Six Sigma, yet you’ll see...
Susan Shapiro
Sep 9, 20144 min read
Accountability is Everything
In the book The Oz Principle: Getting Results Through Individual and Organizational Accountability (Roger Connors, Tom Smith, and Craig...
Susan Shapiro
Aug 26, 20143 min read
10 Ways to Work Successfully with Generation Y Co-Workers
This is a guest post by Nikki Baulisch, a Generation Y employee. © Picture-Factory – Fotolia.com Refrain from talking to them...
Susan Shapiro
Jun 17, 20143 min read
Leadership Lessons From the Animal Kingdom
This post was inspired by a conversation with a client, who also happens to be a bird keeper with an aviary in his backyard. He is a...
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