Productive Leaders
Leading Remote Teams: Talent is Everywhere - Is Your Leadership Everywhere, Too? Last week I met a Human Resource Director who commutes to Colorado, once a month, for five days. The rest of the time she works from her home. In London. Yes, London, England. The...
Working Remotely or Remotely Working? 3 Tips for Increasing Productivity When No One's Looking Over Your Shoulder Thanks to modern technology, more people are working remotely than ever. In a 2016 Gallup survey, 43 percent of the 15,000 American employees polled...
Do Your Leaders Take People for Granted? Carrie was an experience project manager, with a staff who adored working for her and a boss who bragged about what she was able to accomplish. And one day, Carrie showed up to work and turned in her resignation. Why? “I...
Great American Hero Tribute - Happy 4th of July! Last week I was both honored and astonished. I met George W. Allen. George W. Allen walked into the United lounge in the DFW airport in a suit, with a cane, and a World War II veteran ball cap. He got his oatmeal and...
5 Ways to Identify Your Understudy What would happen if the most important person in your company left tomorrow? It will happen, either unexpectedly or through foreseen circumstances such as retirement. If that person is you, then you would probably hope that you...
4 Reasons Leaders Often Feel Overwhelmed It takes hard work to become a great leader, and it is just as challenging to maintain great leadership. People who attain high levels of responsibility often feel an obligation to work harder to justify their position...
Are You Planning To Be Replaced? There comes a time in every successful executive’s life when they need to start thinking about who will replace them when they finally hang up their gloves and enjoy a well-deserved retirement. It may be a daunting thought at first,...
How Leaders Can Avoid Being Overwhelmed When did Americans start equating exhaustion with productivity? We self-advertise on how overwhelmed, overworked, and overtired we are from work. Someone asks, “How are you?” and we respond “Busy! Crazy!” and we are somehow...
How Successful Leaders Manage Stress Stress and the urgency of a crisis can overwhelm people to the point where they cannot function. New leaders are often surprised at the constant demands and daily crises they face. There are immediate fires to extinguish and...
April Peterson