The Building Champions Leadership Development Blog
Drawing upon their decades of leadership experience — and the hundreds of conversations they have each week with leaders across the country — our team of coaches deliver insights, strategies, and tips to help you improve how you lead and live.
How to Lead During a Recession, Part 2: Your Team leadership
We’re continuing our series on how to lead during a recession—and in this article, we’re focusing on how to lead your team. We’ll cover specific questions you can ask your team to help you brainstorm while in a recession and how to coach your team through three recession-induced issues. Our goal is to prepare you now before a recession (or slowcession) arrives so that you’re equipped to lead your team through uncertainty.
How to Lead During a Recession, Part 1: Your Self-leadership
We’re kicking off a three-part series on how to lead yourself, your team and your organization during what seems to be an impending economic recession. Of course, it all depends on who you’re listening to and what you’re reading as to if a recession (or a slowcession) will hit 2023, but regardless of whether or not it happens this calendar year, we are still living and leading through a time where the threat of a recession is top of mind for many. And with inflation impacting the price of common household goods (like eggs), it can feel as though the recession is fast approaching. In this article, we’ll discuss three ways you can best prepare for a potential recession and how to lead yourself well during one.
Why Psychological Safety in The Workplace Matters
Psychological safety in the workplace is the responsibility of both the leader and the employee. But as a leader, you set the tone. When your people feel safe, valued, and believe that their voice matters, your organization will experience higher levels of productivity and quality—along with a healthy culture. Watch this Coach Video Tip with Executive Coach Annette Pellinat and learn from her background in executive leadership and organizational development just how exactly to increase psychological safety in your workplace.
How to Set Professional Boundaries That Protect your Well-Being
Setting boundaries is vital to protect yourself against burnout. Organizations should promote and respect healthy boundaries in the workplace, but if yours doesn’t, then you need to know how to set them for yourself. In this blog, we’ll look at the importance of setting boundaries and give you some practical tips for learning how to protect yourself from the “hustle culture.”
You Can Choose Your Mindset
If we understood the power of our words, the power of every negative thought we latch onto and believe, we would consider differently the words we say, the thoughts we tend to, and the stories we tell ourselves about the circumstances of our lives.
5 Challenges Female Leaders Face and How Your Organization Can Overcome Them
Many organizations are experiencing the “Great Breakup” as many female leaders face unique challenges in the workplace and are leaving companies to find ones that meet their needs. Women leaders face challenges like stereotypes and unequal treatment as they try to climb the corporate ladder and secure leadership positions in their organizations. For many women, these challenges make it difficult for them to reach their full career potential.
Leaders Must Be Lifelong Learners
Leadership is a journey, and successful leaders know that they’ve never truly arrived and are humble enough to admit there is always room to grow and improve. Watch this coach video tip with Genena Armstrong - she shares her experience and wisdom on the importance of being a lifelong learner.
5 Steps To Achieve Personal Success
The most successful leaders are those that move from intention to action. They see who they want to become as a leader and they take the steps necessary to achieve their vision. At Building Champions, we believe that great leaders know they’ve never truly arrived and are humble enough to admit there is always room to grow and improve. In this article, we’ll take look at five steps you can take to achieve personal success while increasing your impact on those you love, lead, and serve.