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Steering A Team Through Deep Waters

Terri — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:13:52 +0000

Leading a team can be tricky business when members have so many different personality and work styles. Even though diverse opinions and ideas are critical for innovation, leaders need to have the skills to successfully connect the team players. When a project steers a team down a deep, divided path, great leaders must navigate carefully [...]

Do You Encourage People To Find Their Voice?

Terri — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:18:55 +0000

An important measurement of strong leadership is creating a highly functional performing team. There are many ways to motivate team members, but none more important than empowering each person to share their views and ideas. If people are encouraged to offer innovative suggestions without risking being shot down, do you think that they might contribute [...]

Volunteering for Leadership

Terri — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:36:29 +0000

A few days ago I was speaking with a leader in one of my trade organizations who was complaining about not having members involved. He was wondering why only certain people who join associations become involved. We have all joined different professional organizations during our careers for many different reasons. Sometimes we send in our [...]

Find Yourself A Leader To Follow

Terri — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:00:30 +0000

One of the greatest opportunities we overlook in developing our leadership skills tool box, is locating a role model to follow. Why is this important? For one thing, we learn by example and finding an exemplary leader can provide us with incredible behaviors and attitudes to emulate. But here are a few more reasons why [...]

Keynote Speaker at Women In Health Management Conference

Terri — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:54:41 +0000

On March 21, 2012, Terri Klass presented “Understanding and Managing Generational Differences at Work”. The presentation focused on insights about the generations and how to engage one another to create collaborative teams.