by Farah Harris | Jul 3, 2023 | Leadership, Learning Self-care, Wellness/Well-being
“I can’t understand you.” This is what a leader’s boss said to her as she mumbled through a mouth full of gauze. She was recovering from a root canal and had the flu but thought it would be a good idea to jump on the conference call 🤦🏽♀️. Her boss, in utter disbelief,...
by Farah Harris | Jun 19, 2023 | Leadership, Leveraging Psychological Safety, Wellness/Well-being
As a leader, let’s have an honest conversation about what returning to the office looks like. 𝒀𝒆𝒔, 𝒘𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏.😩 Before we cross over into the new year I’d like you to ask yourself two questions: 1. Is it necessary for employees to come in...
by Farah Harris | Jun 5, 2023 | Leadership, Leveraging Psychological Safety, Wellness/Well-being
An employee cried during one of my facilitated 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔. They shared how there was extreme pressure to come to the office several days a week, and if they were working from home, they were made to be on camera. These mandated days included a long commute on...
by Farah Harris | May 22, 2023 | Elevating Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Leveraging Psychological Safety
You may not know you’re micromanaging, but you are. You may consider yourself a hands-on leader who rolls up your sleeves and works in the trenches with your team. You may feel that your consistent check-ins are merely following up with team members in the name of...
by Farah Harris | May 7, 2023 | Leadership, Leveraging Psychological Safety
Even during layoffs, leaders must leverage psychological safety. Layoffs don’t bolster a sense of security for anyone – especially when the layoffs seem random. 4 questions a leader should consider before a layoff to ensure a sense of safety: 1. ARE WE ABRUPTLY LAYING...
