A top challenge for most managers is the extent to which their team is dependent on them.

This dependence stifles the growth and development of everyone.

Learn 3 tactics to thoughtfully increase your team’s independence and self-sufficiency.

Elevating beyond management into Director+ levels can be a tough nut to crack.

It’s a classic case of “what got you here, won’t get you there.”

Read the core differences between Manager & Director, common barriers, and actions for success.

Performance reviews often result in folks being told they need to be more strategic.

But how do you strengthen your strategic thinking and become perceived as a more strategic thinker?

Leverage these 3 tactics for yourself or your the development of your people.

With the 2024 election just days away, managers and leaders need to be prepared to be a strong leadership presence for their people.

Read to strengthen how you’re leading through external stress and chaos.

Plus, read through how to handle political conflict within the workplace.

This is a challenge all managers face at a certain point:

A perception gap within performance.

Your team member perceives their performance and promotion readiness much differently than you.

Leverage this 4 step recipe and sample script to effectively address the disconnect and gain realignment with their performance and their development plan.

If you've ever not known how to start a conversation, or you've been told you're too direct, you're going to want to read this.

People don't typically take issue with the content of the message, they take issue with how it was approached.

Check out these sample transition statements to help you better clarify your intentions and enable you to communicate directly, and with care.

Our inner narratives drive our actions and behaviors as leaders. And often, our inner narratives hold us back from the action we desire. Mastering our stories and re-writing new ones is how you can unleash your leadership potential.

Annual reviews are around the corner. A stressful time for both managers and employees. Leverage the pro tips in this post to both get ahead of the performance evaluations you'll be both giving and receiving.

Strengthening trust within and between teams can feel mysterious...until now. Explore 6 proven conditions at the heart of trusting teams. Increase the trust within a team, increase performance and business results.

Conflict in the workplace is stressful for everyone. And there's 1 tactic that has helped me. It's the difference of playing Offense vs Defense.

Creating a high performing team is not as mysterious as we're led to believe. Leveraging Squadify's dataset, they were able to identify 3 conditions that consistently correlated with having a high performing team.

Great managers ask great questions. Leverage the 4 powerful questions shared here and watch for how it changes the dynamics between you and your people.

Back to school is a time for fresh haircuts, new notebooks, and kids seeing their friends again. It’s also a super stressful time for working parents and caregivers.

Managers and leaders are well positioned to help reduce the stress of their people and ensure everyone is thriving, not just surviving.

Nothing beats a team that comes together to do hard things. Whether racing as a triathlon team or building a company, who you bring onto your team will impact your trajectory of success. And for work teams, that means strengthening your hiring process to ensure you’re bringing in great people to do hard things with.

Leaders enable conditions for success for their teams. Using the 3Cs model by Squadify, we look at the last C: Competence.

Competence is not only the skill and the knowledge, it’s the behaviors and attitudes. Simplified, it’s ensuring you’re creating the conditions for your people to have the skills and the will to perform together as a unit.

Climate is a Condition for Success for high performining teams. And Climate is more than just culture, it’s asking the question, “Do I/we have all we need to succeed?”

Read more to understand the impact of Climate and 10 actionable ways you can contribute to a healthy and productive team Climate.

6 out of 10 teams are underperforming. Ensure your team is not part of that statistic by consciously adopting the 3Cs and becoming a master at enabling Clarity within the team. Learn more about what Clarity is and 8 ideas for action to ensure you’re maximizing Clarity.

Want a high performing team? Want strong team dynamics? Fostering strong teams is not as elusive as most of us think.

In fact, there are 3 conditions for success for high performing teams: Clarity, Climate, Competence.

This is the first edition in a series focused on helping leaders create stronger teams.

Trust and transparency - two qualities we want to feel and receive from our leaders. But how do we manage up to get more?

Today I'm sharing 4 tactics to help you receive more trust and transparency from your own leader.

And as a bonus, if you're on the job hunt, I've included 3 sample interview questions to help you dig into their culture of trust and transparency.

Increasing trust and transparency starts with the leader. And there are two tangible ways leaders and increase the trust they are building with their people and the level of transparency team members feel from the leader.