by Tris Brown | May 17, 2022 | NEW MANAGER TRAINING
When Under Pressure Stress affects behavior most often in a negative way. Though stress is not limited to one’s circumstances, leaders who carry responsibility not only for themselves but also for their teams certainly experience stress as they fulfill their role in... 
by Tris Brown | Apr 13, 2022 | NEW MANAGER TRAINING
The Concept of Influence Most organizations and teams run on influence because they are made up of people with different experiences, styles, relationships, skills, and perspectives. Whether you are a team leader or a team member, your success is highly dependent... 
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 | 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 | Sep 15, 2021 | NEW MANAGER TRAINING
In Times of Uncertainty Managers must deal with challenges on a daily basis. The best managers are consummate problem solvers. In “normal times,” most rely on proven processes that have already been established to guide them. But what happens when norms are upended by...