MindSet Insight – Don’t Just Acknowledge Mistakes – Fix Them!
All employees mess up from time to time; but when they do, great leaders don’t allow them to simply acknowledge a mistake. Instead, great leaders are wise enough to discuss with them how they’ll fix it. Related: The Fight for the Silent …
MindSet Insights: Determination on Termination
Termination is one of the most serious things a company can do and should be done compassionately for the employee. However, Dr. H explains why you need to consider more than just the employee when making a determination on termination. Related: Zombies …
Why Humility Doesn’t Disqualify Potential Leaders
Sometimes great leaders are charismatic. But if you only see charisma, you are missing scores of terrific potential leaders. In this video, Dr. Hoogeveen digs into why Humility doesn’t disqualify you from being a leader and as a leader why you shouldn’t …
Why Fairness Matters as a Leader
Each employee is unique, so why treat them all the same? In this video Dr. Kim Hoogeveen takes a look at why great leaders use fairness and personalize their interactions for each employee based on their performance and needs. If you’re interested …
Intellectual Humility
I want to mention a descriptive term that compliments several important MindSets we teach: intellectual humility. Those fortunate enough to have a good amount of this trait have an awareness of the limits of their knowledge. They recognize that our natural egocentrism …
Fears that Haunt the Workplace
Barbara Soderlin of the Omaha World Herald wrote a fitting story for the popular Halloween holiday. It focuses on work-related fears that haunt adults year-round. MindSet was asked to comment on the national survey data that is featured in her story. You can …
Survey Trends
We’ve been using our MindSet Survey© with multiple clients and we have seen fascinating trend data – and some of it has big implications for leadership. Our uses 49 carefully crafted questions, supplemented by client specific queries, to provide cultural health indicators for …
Do You Even See It?
I have noted a characteristic in many of the more creative people I know: mindfulness. These individuals have a propensity to see what most miss. They take note of things, perhaps small, but to them meaningful that most of us – absorbed …
The Butterfly Effect
An acquaintance recently came to me on the pretext of asking for advice. After a description of what can be boiled down to an unhealthy work culture, she finally paused to ask, “So, Kim, what would you do?” Feeling flattered that she …
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Leadership: Playing Out In Husker Nation
A new football coach has been hired at the University of Nebraska – big news in these parts. (For those readers who reside outside Nebraska or don’t follow the Huskers, Coach Bo Pelini was recently fired after seven seasons at the helm …