Lately, I’ve been hearing a lot of, “I don’t have time to chat” - especially for anything that feels “social” at work. I appreciatethat you’re all busy. But: chatting, connecting, supporting one another… It’s not ‘extra stuff’. It’s essential.| Julie Kantor Consulting
The need to manage change is not new. In fact, years ago I gave a keynote, “ Managing the Seas of Change.” However, these days, my clients are talking about facing changes on a daily basis. The waves seem bigger; the wind is stronger and coming from all directions. It's time to learn to surf. The post Time to Learn to Surf appeared first on Julie Kantor Consulting.| Julie Kantor Consulting
Leaders today are often caught in between leading and managing the employees they are responsible for and remaining accountable to their supervisor and higher ups. Holding the capability of both managing up and managing down is a skill. I have found many executives favor one over the other because of their comfort zone, how they define their role, and/or what they view as necessary to... Read More| Julie Kantor Consulting
As a leader, you may feel a certain level of dedication to your company that allows you to press on with projects and deadlines at a greater intensity as compared to junior associates or your direct reports. While your level of commitment is admirable, you need to stay aware of the levels of enthusiasm and motivation in those who report to you—and monitor them actively... Read More The post Understanding and Preventing Burnout on Your Team appeared first on Julie Kantor Consulting.| Julie Kantor Consulting
360 Assessments can be powerful, and that is the good news. The challenge is to appreciate the power and use them wisely: They can promote development—and are an essential tool in executive coaching. They are an opportunity to collect and report comprehensive data. And most importantly, the reports should be written as “working documents” that can be used to facilitate meeting the coaching goals. Reports... Read More The post 360 Assessments: How to Use Them Wisely appeared first on...| Julie Kantor Consulting
Depending on which study you read, U.S. employees spend 25-90% of their workday reading and writing emails. Your ability to do so, in a positive manner, reflects not only your competence, but also your knowledge, effectiveness, personality, assertiveness, writing skills, respect for others, legal documentation, etc. This list goes on and on. Given that its crucial role is productivity, it is important that every email... Read More The post Emails: 10 Essential Do’s and 10 Hazardous Don...| Julie Kantor Consulting
Effective communication is always a hot topic in the professional world. Indeed, communication experts agree that the most productive and progressive way to communicate is through honest and transparent dialogue—which is the basis of assertive communication. Assertive communication is defined as a communication skill that sits halfway between passivity and aggressiveness. Sometimes, it is incorrectly confused with the latter trait as being assertive usually requires... Read More The pos...| Julie Kantor Consulting
Interviewing is a sensitive area of business—and it can be stressful for hiring managers as well as job seekers. As an interviewer, it’s important to keep in mind that you must both provide information to the job seeker about the open position and also gather it. A successful candidate is one who is a MATCH for the position, your organization and you. To that end,... Read More The post Interviewing Do’s and Don’ts: A Hiring Manager’s Guide appeared first on Julie Kantor Consulting.| Julie Kantor Consulting
Each and every day, we are faced with at least one challenge—and that is probably on what many of us might consider a “light” day. Sometimes you call it challenges, other times problems. Whatever you call them, the idea of facing problems can be scary, but it gets significantly easier when you actually realize that challenges are simply choices that you have to make. There... Read More The post Addressing Challenges and Solving Problems: A 4-Step Approach appeared first on Julie Kan...| Julie Kantor Consulting
A simple, but generally unsuccessful approach to getting a promotion or a raise, is to ask for one. Another generally unsuccessful way is to ask for one merely because you have been at your job for a certain amount of time. And a sure way to guarantee that you won’t get a raise, is to tell your boss that you need more money because you... Read More| Julie Kantor Consulting
