by Shelley Row | Jun 28, 2015 | Leadership
“It’s not fair!” You have a team that is working hard and delivering results…except for one team member. He’s not pulling his fair share and the workload has to be reallocated because of missed deadlines. The other team members’...
by Shelley Row | Jun 21, 2015 | Leadership
The work day started as usual —a long, tedious commute for a meeting-packed day. Lost in thought, I strode past our administrative assistant, Melinda, and into my office intent on reviewing and prioritizing the day’s actions before interruptions started. Just as I sat...
by Shelley Row | Jun 14, 2015 | Leadership
Everyone has biases. The only thing worse than having a bias is not realizing that you do. It is in the knowing that there is opportunity to manage unintended bias. Humans are designed to crave relatedness. Millions of years ago your tribe was key to survival. Quickly...
by Shelley Row | Jun 6, 2015 | Leadership
Money, prestige, power, promotion. These are rewards that matter – right? We tend to believe that employees must be rewarded with money. That’s the default. Not so fast. The way businesses are rewarding their employees are changing as more managers are looking...
by Shelley Row | May 30, 2015 | Leadership
It’s inevitable. At some point you make a decision that doesn’t go well. The astute leader takes time to assess the decision-making process and determine what worked or didn’t. To appreciate why self-evaluation is essential, we need to understand more about the brain....
