Disengaged employees often leave after their paid time off is exhausted, their performance has dropped, they’ve been verbally (and sometimes illegibly) disciplined, and their negativity has spread through the team. Essentially, 1/3 of one employee’s salary is flushed down the drain when a company chooses not to address employee disengagement. If a team’s average salary is $16/hour or $33,280 annually per team member, then one disengaged team member costs $11,093 per year. Unchecked employee disengagement can kill a team’s profitability, as the entire could be affected will be disengaged by def ..read more

Internalizing the growth and development of your direct reports is expected. As leaders, we make it a personal mission to groom and model our direct reports to be greater and wiser than we are. We want them to shine and flourish as they move up the ranks. So it's no surprise that we feel responsible when they fail to perform to standard. As a leadership development coach to Directors, Vice Presidents, and Sr. Vice Presidents of large organizations, I hear the pain they feel when discussing the poor performance of a direct report. What is the problem? Have you done everything you need to suppo ..read more

Welcome to Women Veteran’s Leadership Podcast! I help manufacturing and technology companies create women veterans in leadership programs to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion metrics and employer brand reputations. Over the last 20 years, I've used coaching, consulting, and strategic planning to help women excel in their careers. This podcast will cover women veteran retention, leadership development, professional development, and much more. Make sure you never miss an episode by clicking the “follow” or “subscribe” button now. Now here’s your host, Rolande Sumner, the CEO of Life After ..read more

Not too long ago, I was coaching a client concerned that she wasn’t being fair enough to all of her direct reports. When I asked her what fair looked like, she replied each direct report would receive the same training and specific resources for development. This initial thought makes sense. Parents gave each sibling the same type of candy and clothes in childhood. There are few opportunities as we grow into adulthood where the demonstration of “fair” isn’t equated to “the same.” However, in leadership development, fairness doesn’t mean the same. The same for everyone can be harmful. In a dive ..read more

Disengaged employees often leave after their paid time off is exhausted, their performance has dropped, they’ve been verbally (and sometimes illegibly) disciplined, and their negativity has spread through the team. Essentially, 1/3 of one employee’s salary is flushed down the drain when a company chooses not to address employee disengagement. If a team’s average salary is $16/hour or $33,280 annually per team member, then one disengaged team member costs $11,093 per year. Unchecked employee disengagement can kill a team’s profitability, as the entire could be affected will be disengaged by def ..read more

Internalizing the growth and development of your direct reports is expected. As leaders, we make it a personal mission to groom and model our direct reports to be greater and wiser than we are. We want them to shine and flourish as they move up the ranks. So it's no surprise that we feel responsible when they fail to perform to standard. As a leadership development coach to Directors, Vice Presidents, and Sr. Vice Presidents of large organizations, I hear the pain they feel when discussing the poor performance of a direct report. What is the problem? Have you done everything you need to suppo ..read more

Welcome to Women Veteran’s Leadership Podcast! I help manufacturing and technology companies create women veterans in leadership programs to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion metrics and employer brand reputations. Over the last 20 years, I've used coaching, consulting, and strategic planning to help women excel in their careers. This podcast will cover women veteran retention, leadership development, professional development, and much more. Make sure you never miss an episode by clicking the “follow” or “subscribe” button now. Now here’s your host, Rolande Sumner, the CEO of Life After ..read more