Becoming proficient at executive communications is critical for every mid-level manager.
Many leaders are very comfortable communicating downward or with peers, but when it comes to talking with top executives they are not able to hit the right tone — it’s a very different thing. Read More
It’s been awhile since I’ve written about this, and there are so many new followers of this blog (thank you and welcome!), so I wanted to write this short blog because I think it’s really important to share this:
Read MoreEveryone gets scared.
I have found myself talking about this with several clients over the past few weeks, so I decided to refresh this article.
This is such an important topic that any effective manager needs to get really right. Read More
This month’s Professional Development webinar was on the topic of Building a Stronger Team.
If you missed it you can download the recording.
Members of Azzarello group can download this webinar for free.
I frequently talk to executives who are concerned about particular individuals on their team, saying, “I need them to be more strategic”.
Reality check: I have never seen anyone become more strategic. Read More
I work as a business advisor to executives, and in doing so also I often also have 1-1 conversations with their direct reports.
I can’t count how many times, though I am having confidential conversations with each of them, I am left thinking, “Do you two ever talk to each other?” Read More
This month’s webinar was on the topic of Stand Out, Get Promoted
If you missed it, you can download the recording.
Both from my own quickly rising career, and from the experience I’ve had hiring many managers and executives, I’ve had a lot of opportunities to study what stands out. Read More
This month’s webinar was on the topic of Managing Your Own Performance
If you missed it, you can download the recording.
This is a very useful webinar to download if you want to:
This webinar on Managing Your Own Performance is a great tool to help start the year with a strong plan. Read More
Last week, Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, gave some spectacularly bad advice to a group of women at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing conference in Phoenix. He said:
“It’s not really about asking for the raise but knowing and having faith that the system will actually give you the right raises as you go along,”
I was originally supposed to be at this event, and it’s probably a good thing that my plans changed because, I think I would have had to be physically restrained to not run up on the stage and shout,
Read More“He’s wrong!
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Really successful people are successful because they get a lot of help, not because they are so good on their own that they don’t need help!
Read MoreIt’s important to think about how you work and learn.
