by Carolien Moors | Feb 5, 2018 | Collaboration, Communication, Leadership Effectiveneness
We all have those conversations and collaborations that seem challenging because intentions are misunderstood, parties rush to judgment, styles are clashing, or objectives are misaligned. Other relationships are strong and secure yet you may still experience an...
by Carolien Moors | Jan 30, 2018 | Emotional Intelligence, Leadership Effectiveneness
We love to act, get on with things, and work on solutions. In school, in business, and in other contexts we are rewarded for being active and busy. Yet … have you ever heard of the expression ‘Too much of a good thing can turn into a bad thing?’ Our action bias is...
by Carolien Moors | Jan 28, 2018 | Collaboration, Leadership Effectiveneness
Peer-to-peer accountability is a challenging task. You may work in a cross-functional team, a virtual team, a matrix situation, or in a more traditional, stable team setting. In each of these situations, holding each other accountable to team goals and commitments is...
by Carolien Moors | Jul 28, 2017 | Emotional Intelligence, Leadership Effectiveneness
“The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from the old ones.” Economist Maynard Keynes One definition of curiosity is ‘A strong desire to know or learn something.’ Sounds good right, and sounds like something that most educational...
by Carolien Moors | Jun 22, 2017 | Collaboration, Communication, Leadership Effectiveneness
Early June I was honored to provide a webinar for Xcel Energy on delivering an effective apology. I will restrain myself and not go into the timeliness of this topic, yet you have to admit, we know too many people in politics, business, or at home who could do a much...