Your Expectations Are Showing

You Reveal Your True Expectations You are probably unaware of this, but when you interact with your staff, you subtly expose your true expectations of them. As a manager or partner, your staff pick up what you expect of them, regardless of what you say. Whether your...

They Should Just Know

I had several interesting calls this week. One was with a senior manager who is in an unfortunate situation where his career pursuits are not being supported by the leaders in his firm. As we talked, it became evident that he expected the firm to pave the way for him...

Ask It. Don’t Hear It.

There’s a certain question that can be asked that has two meanings, depending on the circumstance. One is positive; the other isn’t. One meaning comes when YOU ASK it. The other meaning is when YOU HEAR it. So what’s the question? What Do You Expect? Scenario #1:...