by Paul Terry | Feb 13, 2017 | Career Development, Leadership
If there’s one thing I’ve seen managers continually struggle with, it’s delegation. It seems so simple: take something that’s on your plate, and give it to one of your team members to do. I realize there’s more to delegation, but what makes it so difficult? Part of...
by Paul Terry | Feb 6, 2017 | Career Development, Talent Management, Workplace Behavior
I’ll never forget the time I decided to leave my first major job out of college and move half way across the country for a new job with a new company. I had quietly conducted the job search, which included clandestine flights and weekend interviews. When the offer...
by Paul Terry | Jan 27, 2017 | Leadership, Workplace Behavior
Think about people who have been inspirational in your life. Why do you consider them inspirational? What did they do? Great communication skills may be part of it, but for me it goes well beyond what they say—it’s more about who they are and what they do that matters...
by Paul Terry | Jan 20, 2017 | Career Development, Talent Management
Almost everyone I speak with has angst about their work-life balance but very few people seem to be happy with how they manage it. I wonder if we’re looking at this topic in the wrong light and hence why there is so much dissatisfaction… The phrase “work-life balance”...
by Paul Terry | Aug 10, 2016 | Leadership
So you’re now a leader. Your boss is counting on you to deliver results through other people in some fashion. Any person who is expected to influence and guide others is in a leadership capacity, regardless of whether they have formal title and direct reports or not....
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