leadership tips

Many leaders are finding it difficult to manage their increasing workloads. Having to deal with the usual end-of-year strategic planning while in the midst of staffing shortages—combined with the natural tendency so many of us have to say “yes” to any additional work—has led to people feeling just plain worn out. In her November 1 “Your Best Next Move” video, Bobbie LaPorte shares some practical tips to manage your workload and find ways to get your team to step up and grow.

All the disruptions to our work environment have made it harder for our employees to work together, and the unrelenting uncertainty of the pandemic has resulted in many of us taking on a “go it alone” mentality. But working together is more important than ever—and your job as a leader is to promote better team collaboration. Watch Bobbie LaPorte’s October 25 “Your Best Next Move” video for two tips on how you can foster collaboration without over-burdening your team.

Empathy is a key trait for good leaders. But as we all continue to adjust after 18+ months of COVID, it’s important to protect yourself against “emotional contagion.” In her October 18 “Your Best Next Move” video, Bobbie LaPorte shares a few tips to help you handle the heavy cognitive load that can come from taking on all of your employees’ re-entry stress.

If you’re feeling “reorg” fatigue, you’re not alone. In today’s constantly changing organizational landscape, it seems like the one thing you can count on is more internal change. Those curveballs WILL keep coming! To help you get ready, watch Bobbie LaPorte’s October 11 “Your Best Next Move” video and learn how to turn reorganization into an opportunity for your team.

Bobbie LaPorte is back with the video camera turned on for her October 4 “Your Best Next Move” video, where she talks about managing curveballs and dealing with unexpected situations (like literally falling on her face days before a book photo shoot!) with acceptance and grace.

Every successful person has had help. This week's tip is about how to approach mentors and sponsors to grow your career and success along with two examples of how you can find people, key people, significant people, either inside your company or outside your company to help you advance your career.

Each week as I speak with my clients, I hear the same issue over and over – in this post-Covid environment, “how can I keep my star performers from leaving?”

Sound familiar? We have all heard about the “Turnover Tsunami” and the “Great Resignation” that was coming post-Covid. Many employers didn’t believe it would happen, or at least they hoped it wouldn’t. But the evidence is here.

As a leader, how can you regain your confidence when you're continually hit with curveballs that threaten to undermine your success? In her September 13 “Your Best Next Move” video, Bobbie LaPorte the last of the three “shifts” that all leaders need to make right now: how to regain confidence even when life keeps throwing us curveballs. In today’s uncertain world, confidence can no longer be based on our functional knowledge or past accomplishments. Instead, it’s all about self-awareness—and building on the leadership strengths we already have to use our talents in new ways.