by Farah Harris | Jul 17, 2023 | Elevating Emotional Intelligence, Leadership
How you lead contributes to company culture. How you lead impacts employee well-being. Here are 5 questions to ask yourself to assess your contribution to your employeesโ well-being this past year: 1. ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง? Donโt simply say you have an...
by Farah Harris | Jul 3, 2023 | Leadership, Learning Self-care, Wellness/Well-being
โI canโt understand you.โ This is what a leaderโs 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 ๐คฆ๐ฝโ๏ธ. Her boss, in utter disbelief,...
by Farah Harris | Jun 19, 2023 | Leadership, Leveraging Psychological Safety, Wellness/Well-being
As a leader, letโs have an honest conversation about what returning to the office looks like. ๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.๐ฉ Before we cross over into the new year Iโd 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 ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐. 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 youโre 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 donโt bolster a sense of security for anyone โ 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...
