by The Nelson Team | May 25, 2025 | Article Posts, Leadership
You arrive before your Team Members/Direct Reports so you can spend reflective time and organize your agenda. You know what the most important thing is you need to accomplish today. As people start arriving you have peace of mind about the day and are available to...
by The Nelson Team | May 25, 2025 | Article Posts, Leadership
The “State of the Global Workplace 2023 Report” came out recently. As always, it is a good news, bad news report. The good news is that global engagement levels are up, rebounding beyond what it was before the pandemic. Trends are important, even when the...
by The Nelson Team | May 25, 2025 | Article Posts, Leadership
For-profit companies exist mainly to maximize profits and growth. These enterprises, devoid of sentiment, operate independently from their leaders, who are tasked with meeting corporate objectives. Leaders must navigate the company’s non-emotional goals with...
by The Nelson Team | May 25, 2025 | Article Posts, Leadership
I am destination motivated! I love the rush of hitting a target or completing a project. Taking a pause or stopping to celebrate a measure of progress feels like a distraction, even a waste of time. But I have it all wrong! Shirzad Chamine’s Positive...
by The Nelson Team | May 25, 2025 | Article Posts, Leadership
For a lot of people, myself included, the thought of going through a word smithing exercise to come up with a brilliant statement of purpose, feels like getting a dental root canal done. It is a good news, bad news type of story. Most thought leaders will espouse the...
by The Nelson Team | May 25, 2025 | Article Posts, Leadership
“I love working with my team, except… There is one person that sucks the energy out of the room in every meeting.” You would like to get them off your team, but they are not all bad. They produce decent work, and you don’t really have a specific reason to let...
by The Nelson Team | May 25, 2025 | Article Posts, Leadership
We’ve just wrapped our “Turning Down the Tension in Tough Talks” webinar, and I’m pleased to have crossed the finish line, sending off the recording alongside a few special extras to those who joined us. Plus, our post-session emails are enroute to enliven...
by The Nelson Team | May 25, 2025 | Article Posts, Leadership
You know that moment when you’re briefing a team member and they’re nodding away, but you get that nagging feeling they are not with you? Oh, boy, I’ve been there more times than I can count! I remember once I spelled everything out with aTeam Leader...
by The Nelson Team | May 25, 2025 | Article Posts, Leadership
Leading isn’t easy, and it gets even trickier when the tension rises, doesn’t it? Suddenly, it’s like everyone’s building walls, nobody’s clear on anything, and the whole vibe just tanks. What if I told you there’s a way to get past...
by The Nelson Team | May 25, 2025 | Article Posts, Leadership
Have you ever found yourself stuck in a chat that feels more like defusing a bomb than steering a ship? Yep, tough conversations erupt when you least expect it. And they take on many forms—a snarky comment here, a half-baked effort there, or that classic...
