by Tris Brown | Mar 16, 2022 | NEW MANAGER TRAINING
Who Are You as a Leader? So much emphasis is placed on the more obvious attributes of good leaders and managers such as communication, decision-making, team building, change management, and strategic thinking. But the truly great leaders are adept at analyzing the... 
by Tris Brown | Feb 15, 2022 | NEW MANAGER TRAINING
Leadership Leadership is not restricted to those who have a formal title. We know from leadership simulation assessment data that the best leaders are not necessarily defined by the formal position they hold in their organization. The qualities of leadership can show... 
by Tris Brown | Jan 12, 2022 | NEW MANAGER TRAINING
A Juggling Act Most leaders tell us that it feels as if they have too many demands on their time — people to see, problems to solve, decisions to make. How can managers and leaders exert some control over all these requests for attention and find a better way to lead... 
by Tris Brown | Dec 14, 2021 | NEW MANAGER TRAINING
Empathy at Work What does it mean to show empathy at work and why does it matter for leaders? Empathy, in general, is the ability to understand and share another’s feelings. In the workplace, it translates into the skill of developing genuine connections with team... 
by Tris Brown | Nov 17, 2021 | NEW MANAGER TRAINING
Ideal Team Behavior We know from people manager assessment data that for a team to perform at its peak, it must achieve a certain level of team maturity. Following Tuckman’s familiar model of group development, here are the stages we often discuss in our new manager... 
by Tris Brown | Oct 15, 2021 | NEW MANAGER TRAINING
Harassment at Work and How Leaders Can Make People Feel Safer at Work As defined by the EEOC, harassment at work is “unwelcome conduct that is based on race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, or pregnancy), national origin, older age...