Do you have an “alternative form of work” fantasy? Something that feels like it would have way less stress and responsibility? A place where you could kind of hide out from your current reality? As stress levels rise in our professional lives, so does the incidence of having a stress fantasy. Perhaps you imagine working […] The post Are You Having A Stress Fantasy About Work? appeared first on Management Momentum ..read more

Do you find yourself avoiding giving feedback to your team—especially certain individuals? It’s actually quite common. Work feels complicated as it is, let alone when we add figuring out a way to give people feedback that they may perceive as negative. So, we let things go by—unaddressed. But what if there was a way to […] The post Quick Pop Feedback For Leaders appeared first on Management Momentum ..read more

In coaching school, we are all encouraged to “specialize.” While any good coach can coach on any topic, most of us have our specialty areas. In this week’s coaching minute, I interviewed my colleague, Amiee Smith, who specializes in helping people with life strategy. I always remind my clients that if we want a “great” […] The post Meet Amiee Smith, Life Strategist Coach and Empowerment Coach appeared first on Management Momentum ..read more

I work with a lot of busy and occasionally overwhelmed people who are trying to do a better job managing their time. Time management experts advocate blocking time out for particular tasks and doing only the assigned tasks during that time. Following this advice, my clients dutifully block out time in their calendars for category-specific […] The post Why Time Blocking Doesn’t Work appeared first on Management Momentum ..read more

Getting yourself from bad to good in any life category takes effort but it pays dividends relatively quickly which is awesome. But getting from good to excellent or exceptional seems to require more than double the effort. So for example getting that first promotion at work is a really big deal, right? Absolutely. But the […] The post Going Beyond Good: Achieving Exceptional Results in Any Aspect of Life appeared first on Management Momentum ..read more

Ah PROCRASTINATION-now that is a word I hear a lot working with leaders. Procrastination is one of those areas where most of us try to overcome a habit by using the opposite of the best practices for the human brain. We work against it instead of using its power to help us. This week’s coaching […] The post How to Overcome Procrastination Forever appeared first on Management Momentum ..read more

My former mentor used to say, “He/She who makes the rules wins.” I like that twist on the old saying “He who has the most gold wins.” There is a pervasive belief in today’s business world that a business not scalable is not a business worth talking about. But is that true? Is scaling the […] The post To Scale or Not To Scale appeared first on Management Momentum ..read more

Much of my Coaching Minute topics come from themes that I see repeated in the business world and this week’s CM is no exception. One of the most painful situations that I see repeated is that good companies hang on to toxic people in their organization because they have a special skill or knowledge base. […] The post Do You Have a Toxic Top Producer on Your Team? appeared first on Management Momentum ..read more

As a manager, you may be looking for ways to motivate your team and improve their performance. While it’s true that true motivation must come from within, there are steps you can take to create an environment that encourages your team to be more responsive and invested in their work. One simple way to do […] The post The Power of Dialogue: How Asking Better Questions Can Boost Team Performance appeared first on Management Momentum ..read more

So there’s this new show that is about a mysterious consultant who takes over for the suddenly missing CEO of a popular gaming company. In the previews, while ominous music plays in the background, the consultant tells the team that any remote workers have one hour to get into the office (full-time) or they will […] The post 3 Tips to Bring Your Team Back to the Office for Maximum Productivity appeared first on Management Momentum ..read more