by Yvette Nash | Jul 27, 2017 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
Ever experience the gut-wrenching sucker punch that leaves you ready to drop kick someone, either literally or with your words? This feeling often comes right after someone tells you what a terrible job you did, how you should have done something differently, or how...
by Yvette Nash | Jul 20, 2017 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
Think of the person on your team whose actions or inactions are garnering them negative publicity. You know the person—the one your colleagues and leadership team keeps worrying and complaining about. In your mind, you hear yourself thinking— “If they’d just be quiet...
by Yvette Nash | Jul 13, 2017 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
You know those people in your life who drive you crazy—the ones who make promises they don’t keep, defend themselves relentlessly, and who say the exact words that leave you feeling inadequate? Sometimes they are sly with their criticism, using sarcasm to make their...
by Yvette Nash | Jul 5, 2017 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
Considering the potentially negative impact of critical feedback, it’s not surprising that many people avoid giving it altogether. Or, they give it anonymously, relieving themselves of any potential discomfort instigated by the feedback. But is such an approach...
by Yvette Nash | Jun 29, 2017 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
The challenge with building wings after you jump is that you cannot be the one to build them. Overwhelmed with the reality of the free-fall, you must keep your attention focused on the necessities of each millisecond. Unable to grasp for safety, you must remain...
by Yvette Nash | Jun 22, 2017 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
Once you’ve gone through the process of finding, hiring and training a highly ambitious self-starter, the last thing you want to do is let them go. Yet, holding them in a position to make life easier for you may just lead to losing them altogether. Brad, a businessman...
