When Managers Build Work Communities It’s Less Lonely at the Top
When Managers Build Community It’s Less Lonely at the Top Although the title of “loneliest job” might conjure up images of presidents or CEOs, you don’t have to be at the very top to know that leadership can be isolating. Managers are expected to make difficult and sometimes unpopular decisions with little input, and maintain […]
2nd Annual Transformational HR Summit Recap
Culture is the New Currency The 23rd of October marked the 2nd Annual Transformational HR Summit, organized by the Seattle HR Collective, a joint venture between Reverb and Recruiting Bandwidth founded in 2016. The goal of the HR Collective is to bring local HR and Talent professionals together to discuss the trends, build community, and […]
Having A Hard Time Getting Your Voice Heard In Meetings?
Tim is an engineering leader at a local hi-tech company. He is very good at his trade, has a very deep understanding of the technology stack and has decent ideas about the current industry trends. All his career he has been very successful, got promoted fairly quickly up to this level, and now his next […]
Weaponization of Values
Don’t Let Good Core Values Go Bad While most companies today set core values, they can unfortunately be a double-edged sword. At their best values serve as guidelines for the ethos of the company and drive the right kinds of behaviors and decisions. Too often, values end up being a meaningless word soup of business […]
Manage Up Like a Pro
Everyone wants a good relationship with their manager, but no one wants to feel like the teacher’s pet. Throughout your career, you’ll work for many managers with different styles, preferences, and personalities. I had seven different managers at one company, and in every place I worked I’ve changed managers at least once during my first […]
The One Attribute Leaders Need to Thrive
Recently I participated in a survey last year about the future of leadership. There was only one question: “What is the number one attribute that successful leaders will need to thrive in the next decade?” I thought hard about this and many things came to mind – integrity, perseverance, grit. Each time I started to […]
Managing Means Continuous Learning
Many first-time managers are thrown into their new roles with little or no preparation. If you’re one of them, hopefully you thrive on developing others and leading a team. With minimal (to no) training and the desire to get good fast, you’re probably looking for tips to help you improve your managerial skills. Even if […]
Reverse Your Morning Myth of Scarcity
Nothing has resonated with me recently like Brene Brown’s myth of scarcity: “We wake up in the morning and we say, ‘I didn’t get enough sleep.’ And we hit the pillow saying, ‘I didn’t get enough done.’” Sound familiar? If you’re going to change that feeling, you’ll need to do some things differently. And it […]
When should you Invest in Management & Leadership Training?
Like a beloved schoolteacher, the memory of a great boss can stay with you for a lifetime. The way they motivated you, brought out the best of your talent and helped you reach your greatest potential. Alternately, you’ll never forget the leader who prevented you from reaching your professional goals. Whether they lacked coaching skills […]
Seattle HR Collective: Gender Diversity in Leadership and Why it Matters
Guest Author: Seattle HR Collective “We are passionate about helping to build and support strategic and effective HR leaders. We are a startup friendly HR community that provides professional development beyond the basics of HR in the form of training, best practices, guest speakers as well as networking. We want to fill the gap for […]