by Natalie Manor | Jan 19, 2022 | Communication, Confidence, Leadership
Old Normal. New Normal. No Normal. Until 2020, the model for training, attracting and becoming a good leader was pretty obvious. We worked on creating best practices for the training effective leaders; designed good leadership succession programs for the organization;...
by Natalie Manor | Nov 17, 2021 | Communication, Leadership
Conversations through the years with leaders, executive and owners of businesses, support that communicating with impact and effectiveness is the skill they hope to use and then instill with their people. Learning to communicate well is a never ending opportunity for...
by Natalie Manor | Oct 6, 2021 | Communication, Confidence, Leadership
When the top articles from our top business leaders discuss the impact of stress and anxiety in relation to ourselves and barely mention our engrained ideas of what leadership is, I listen. And so should you. Everything is different and it feels unfamiliar. We are...
by Natalie Manor | Sep 15, 2021 | Communication, Leadership
You can go ahead and skip to something else to read because this really is about chickens…and then people. I got my first chickens this spring at 6 weeks and have feed and watered them hoping for my first egg. No eggs yet. My guaranteed 3 hens are now 2 hens and a...
by Natalie Manor | Jul 28, 2021 | Communication, Confidence, Motivational
The first years I was a “consultant”, each Sunday I would pull out the classifieds and see if there was a better job with more pay and less hours out there for me. This week I received another job offer because of my expertise and experience and it reminded me that it...
by Natalie Manor | Jul 14, 2021 | Communication, Leadership
Let’s just pretend that the screen time meeting you just finished was terrific. Everyone showed up on time. They remembered to unmute. The new team member was prepared for introducing herself. The boss visiting and listening in on the meeting went well. The next...
by Natalie Manor | Mar 25, 2021 | Coaching, Communication, Leadership
There it is…the 17th time you need to remind someone to unmute on a Zoom call. It can rile you in ways that you find yourself completely frustrated. Why? Well, think about your judgement button. When you have a technique handled and use it well, you can become a...
by Natalie Manor | Feb 17, 2021 | Coaching, Communication, Leadership
Frustrating, maddening, exhausting and convenient. Zoom has changed our communication choices forever…and is that good?? It is in this weather – 95 million people with artic cold; sleet; ice; and snow. We get to stay inside. Communicate easily with others. Not have to...
by Natalie Manor | Nov 5, 2020 | Communication
There have been lots of opinions in the last months about everything. Lots of heated opinions. If you are lucky, once an opinion is stated, you get to have a conversation. Then that lovely thing called communication happens. And if you are really, really lucky, a...
by Natalie Manor | Jul 30, 2020 | A Better Life, Communication, Leadership, Motivational
In any leadership development, especially in training new managers and instituting a succession plan, you need to make sure that all the “residue” is known and cleaned up. Long term employees who have contributed to the growth of the organization, need to be surveyed...
