These blog posts explore various principles of positive psychology—and how we can use them to get organizations ready for anything.
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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.
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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.
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Don’t get stuck on “pause”! In her September 7 “Your Best Next Move” video, Bobbie LaPorte addresses the second of three mindset shifts that all leaders need to make to deal with unexpected situations and navigate through uncertainty. Instead of worrying about how to minimize risk or mourning what is lost, it’s time to see where the possibilities lie—and move forward.
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How can you improve your decision-making under uncertainty knowing that you may be headed down a path you have never been before? With a new model. As research for her upcoming leadership book on navigating uncertainty, Bobbie LaPorte has worked with many executives who are struggling to confidently make decisions when there is no clear path forward. In her August 30 “Your Next Best Move” video, Bobbie shares some simple questions leaders can ask to improve their decision-making—and take action to keep moving forward.
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Unfortunately, most of our managers fall short of the ideal mentor-leader-advocate we all want (and deserve). Bobbie LaPorte answers the question, "what if my boss does not support me?"
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Having met with so many exhausted leaders lately, Bobbie LaPorte shares a comforting poem in her August 16 “Your Best Next Move” video. The poem, “For One Who Is Exhausted, a Blessing” by Irish poet John O’Donohue, provides a few moments of comfort and reflection as well as valuable insights for exhausted leaders
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Even as things start to return to normal, that doesn’t mean you can revert to being “the boss” with all the answers. It’s OK to ask for help. In fact, as Bobbie LaPorte explains in her August 9 “Your Best Next Move” video, you can actually build stronger relationships when you learn to focus on what you CAN do—and utilize the talents of others for what you CAN’T do.
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Has anyone you know recently said to you: “I have a new boss – again!” It is a refrain I am hearing over and over from my clients. You’ve probably read about the “Great Resignation Wave” or “Turnover Tsunami” that is taking place right now all over the business marketplace. Internal change is happening at a more frequent pace than ever before. Recent research shows that nearly 60% of employees feel their relationship with their manager has deteriorated during the pandemic. And now that businesses are reopening, people feel psychologically safe to make a move to another employer.
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Right now many leaders are feeling frustrated that their team is stretched too thin. Unfortunately, the reality is that the world we're working in today is moving faster than ever—and the demands on you and your team are likely to continue to grow.
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I’ve heard this from many of my clients lately, just one sign of the rapid pace of internal change that we’re seeing in the post-COVID business world. Watch this week’s “Your Best Next Move” video for my tip for how to respond if and when this happens to you. (Hint: I don’t recommend just sitting back and doing nothing!)
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