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Productive Conflict: Revisit Unresolved Issues

February 13, 2019 by Alan Feirer

Beth is a sixty-two-year-old grandmother of four, who’s looking forward to retirement. She’s worked in the banking industry for forty years and knows the ins and outs of how the company functions. She’s an executive who focuses a lot of … Read More… Read More

Communication | Integrity

Productive Conflict: Find a Compromise

January 23, 2019 by Alan Feirer

Compromise is one of those things that’s easier said than done. It’s also much easier to see a compromise between people in conflict when you’re not part of the conflict. When you are, however, compromise is that elusive old friend … Read More… Read More

Communication | Integrity

Productive Conflict: Offer Reassurance

January 16, 2019 by Alan Feirer

Let’s do a hypothetical. Your team is working on developing new software for one of your top clients. They have some complicated stuff going on, and they need a better way to track what’s coming through the warehouses, what’s exiting, … Read More… Read More

Integrity | Leadership problems

A Leadership Dilemma: When is it Time to Fire?

October 24, 2018 by Alan Feirer

This is a question I’ve tried to handle more than once, but I have a big disclaimer: I don’t hold HR certifications, and I can’t give legal advice. But I can share some thoughts that have been helpful to others. … Read More… Read More

Communication | Integrity

Leaders Help People Tolerate the Intolerable

October 17, 2018 by Alan Feirer

A recent question: “How do you tolerate intolerable situations or people?” One of the toughest choices at work is to figure out which issues are worth addressing and which to simply live with. There is no black and white solution … Read More… Read More

Communication | Integrity

Leaders Follow the Best Advice Lou Holtz Ever Heard

October 3, 2018 by Alan Feirer

Recently, I had the chance to hear legendary football coach Lou Holtz deliver a keynote address. He’s best known for turning around the Notre Dame football program, and one of my favorite factoids about that process is that he removed … Read More… Read More

Integrity | Servant leadership

More Thoughts on Leaders Managing Up

September 26, 2018 by Alan Feirer

I heard Suzanne Lemen, the principal of Dynamic Corporate Solutions Incorporated, speak at the HR Florida conference in August 2018, and she had some good thoughts on managing up. I’ll present them in bullet points, but they seem to fit … Read More… Read More

Biographical | Communication | Integrity | Servant leadership

Watch for Signs of Previous Bad Leadership

September 19, 2018 by Alan Feirer

Recently, I chaperoned a large group trip for a bunch of teenagers—over 300 of them. I had to keep track of about 35 of them myself, and punctuality was the most pressing issue of the trip. If any one person … Read More… Read More

Communication | Integrity

Things Successful Leaders Avoid Saying (Part 12)

August 15, 2018 by Alan Feirer

Effective communication avoids misunderstandings. It can also clear up existent misunderstandings. In our quest to be understood, we may accidentally slip into using one of these versions of a potentially manipulative accusation: “You misunderstood me.”“You must have misunderstood me.”“You don’t … Read More… Read More

Communication | Integrity

Leaders Avoid Withholding During Times of Change

July 11, 2018 by Alan Feirer

We have a habit of withholding in times of stress and change. But what we need to do is get back to the basics of communication and embrace the power of SMaC. Too often we find ourselves in only one circle … Read More… Read More

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