by Misti Burmeister | Feb 12, 2015 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
***NOTE: To celebrate our 1-year anniversary of podcasting, this is a re-post of our first episode! Man, we’ve come a long way! Thank you for this journey and stay tuned for lots more this year. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, most of us have...
by Misti Burmeister | Feb 5, 2015 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
Sitting across the table from Jay, a CEO with one hundred employees, I listened as he talked about firing Geoff, a member of his leadership team who was hired just six months prior. What went wrong? “The people on his team don’t like him,” Jay said. “They don’t think...
by Misti Burmeister | Jan 29, 2015 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
How do you deal with managers or coworkers who clearly have a problem with your performance, but avoid speaking directly to you about the issue? During my recent stay at a historic inn, I met TJ, an assistant to the chef. Soon after he lit the wood in the fire pit, I...
by Misti Burmeister | Jan 22, 2015 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
This week’s blog is going to be slightly different. I’ve been having a blast getting my latest ebook ready for you. (incase you’re just chiming in, I have an ebook coming out! Shi(f)t: Turning Fecal Matter into Feedback That Matters. All about getting the most out of...
by Misti Burmeister | Jan 18, 2015 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
For the past month or so, I’ve been telling you about an upcoming book launch I have called “SHIFT: Turning Fecal Matter into Feedback that Matters”. It’s an ebook that I’ve been working on that uncovers the hidden gems of receiving feedback. This podcast is going to...
by Misti Burmeister | Jan 15, 2015 | Leadership |
We’ve all been there. We think to ourselves: “Why don’t they get it? Clearly they know their behaviors are irritating! They’re doing this just to get under my skin.” Have you ever irritated someone, despite your better intentions? You meant to come across favorably,...