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Stress Meltdowns – How Are You Managing It?

Many people issues often arise out of mental illness on a daily basis. Meltdowns can be associated with depression, suicide thoughts, alcohol addiction, harassment, etc. With one out of five workers experiencing mental illness, dealing with stressed out, angry or emotional workers associated to mental illness is highly probable during your tenure in the workplace. Some of the attached videos may assist with the unique challenges that leaders and team members face in these emotionally charged situations. Review the following: https://lnkd.in/bUbg2wm. 

If You’re Not Coaching, You’re Not Managing

A recent Bersin & Associates report indicates that business results increase by 21 percent for organizations when leaders coach effectively and frequently. Effective coaching is a process that helps managers create meaningful conversation to create an accountability structure for actions and outcomes. Learn more about the coaching approach and some best practices on how to guide your next coaching opportunity.

Are Millennials Leadership Ready?

63% of Millennials have obtained a college degree but are they ready to lead at work? When surveyed, 30% or Millennials felt they weren’t prepared to handle difficult employees, build relationships, motivate others, and conflict resolution that occur in the workforce.  This is according to a new report about Millennial work readiness in the academics industry. As an organization or leader, there are several ways you can address this issue.  Consider the following:

  1. Use mentoring to reinforce soft skills needed on the job
  2. Consider lateral promotions when upward mobility is not an option
  3. Explain how a Millennial’s role connects to the bigger picture
  4. Coach continually and in the moment
  5. Create project-based roles opposed to hierarchical roles
  6. Provide formal and informal learning opportunities to learn soft skills

Learn more on how you can prepare Millennials to grow and meet leadership demands.