Growth is hard work!
November 7, 2023
Growth is hard work. It’s easy to lose sight of yourself in the daily grind of life. In the blink of an eye, you can become someone you don’t recognize.
Growing Forward Blog
This is your one-stop for articles regarding leadership and management. Find the resources and tips you need to become a better leader.
8 Ways to Lead Up While Following
April 25, 2022
April 25, 2022 | Originally posted September 4, 2020 You want to be on your boss’s good side to get a great performance review, right?
How to Help a Struggling Employee
April 18, 2022
April 16, 2022 | Originally posted June 7, 2017 On every team, at one time or another, there is a person lagging behind the pack.
The 3 Choices You Have When Your Boss Doesn’t Provide Vision
March 19, 2022
March 19, 2020 | Originally published January 16, 2018 There are times when wandering aimlessly is exactly what you want to be doing. For example,
How to Be An Accessible Leader (And Still Make Time for Your Own Work)
March 17, 2022
March 16, 2022 As a leader, you know that being accessible to your staff and being there when they need you builds confidence and trust,
Employee Discipline: When Leaders Must Enforce Penalties
February 24, 2022
Originally published November 19, 2016 A football player moves before the ball is snapped. A facemask gets used to throw a player to the ground.
When You Disagree with Someone, Do This!
January 30, 2022
January 30, 2022 | Originally posted on February 2, 2017 When you disagree with someone or when they can only see a problem or situation
8 Ways to Motivate Yourself to Get Going on Goals
January 20, 2022
January 20, 2022 | Originally posted on September 10, 2016 We set goals because at a certain point in time we decide we want to
21 Questions for Extraordinary Goal Setting
January 6, 2022
January 6, 2022 Goal setting can be a very positive activity. Goals can act as the stepping stones that lead you to achievement, a dream,
How to Know if You are an Effective Leader
December 16, 2021
December 16, 2021 | Originally posted on September 2, 2019 Your company has met its goals for the year and your team is firing on
3 Elements of Effective Communication with Employees
December 7, 2021
December 7, 2021 | Originally posted August 22, 2018 I like the title of a John Maxwell book: Everyone Communicates, Few Connect. At its core,
How to Have a Tough Talk with a Team Member
November 11, 2021
Having tough talks with team members is stressful but avoiding confrontation can make things even worse. Did you know that it actually takes more energy
Boosting Your Emotional Intelligence
October 21, 2021
You’ve probably experienced someone in your work or personal life who has a high degree of emotional intelligence. They are self-aware, they set boundaries, remain
Common Career-Limiting Habits and How to Break Them
October 21, 2021
by Paul Casey | October 18, 2021 You are performing well at work, hitting your productivity goals, and even taking on extra work. Over the
How to Know if Your Project Was Effective
March 18, 2021
No matter what your profession, you have projects. Projects are larger-scale tasks/initiatives that gather multiple people with a myriad of steps to accomplish something of
You are a Learner If…
March 15, 2021
One of my “official” strengths when taking the StrengthsFinder 2.0 assessment is being a Learner. Yes, I’ll own that. I’m insatiable when it comes to
Small Things Make a Big Difference–guest blog by Chris Baker
February 25, 2021
How are you doing? Is 2021 panning out the way you hoped? If you set a goal or made a New Year’s Resolution, how is
10 Monday Mindset Motivators–and All Week Long
February 15, 2021
To be on the “top of your game” every day, you must have your thought patterns in the right place. Your thoughts turn into feelings
8 Things Not to Lose
February 4, 2021
We’ve all lost our keys or wallet or sunglasses a time or two, and we’ve either found them or replaced them. However, there are less
16 Daily Success Habits
February 2, 2021
I queried my coaching clients last month for the habits they do every day in order to have a better chance at a typical day
Increase Your Capacity to Do More with Less
January 30, 2021
Pressure mounts at work when: someone retires or gets fired, and it’s been determined the position won’t be filled someone goes out on leave for
Why Remote Teambuilding Exercises Are More Important Than Ever–Guest Blog from Patrick Bailey
January 15, 2021
The trend towards working remotely has been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, before 2020, working remotely was a rapidly growing implementation by many organizations
Books I Read I Recommend from 2020
January 7, 2021
So, yeah, I “nerd-out on non-fiction”: primarily reading personal growth and leadership books, and 2020 was no exception, reading 45 books–some, while exercising, on Audible,
18 Agile Actions I Took in 2020
December 31, 2020
I just finished my annual planning day, and am very excited to share with you some reflections about how I adjusted to this crazy year,
When You Have Nothing to Pour Out: A Leader’s Inner Health
December 24, 2020
“If things are not going well with you, begin your effort at correcting the situation by carefully examining the service you are rendering, and especially
How to Plan Fantastic Fridays
December 13, 2020
If you are like most workers, you look forward to Fridays. Some people have chosen to intentionally set aside Fridays for one big activity every
What to do When You Feel Overwhelmed?
December 4, 2020
Overwhelmed? You know, that feeling of “emotional flooding” where your brain can’t wrap around all the things coming at you. I like to say that
Feel Like You’re Just Treading Water?
November 28, 2020
I had a client say the other day that he was just “treading water” when I asked him how he was doing in this COVID-scarred
8 Employee Retention Ideas
November 19, 2020
I read a stat last week in one of my trade magazines that said fully one-third of employees are looking to switch jobs in the
Do You Work Happy? Guest Blog by Greg Kettner
November 18, 2020
Working from home can be productive, fun and become boring, especially if you are an extrovert like me. If there is one thing I’ve learned
