When Everything Goes Wrong on the Night Shift: How to Regain Control When You’re Alone The hum of the machines was the only thing breaking the silence. The production line…
Night Shift: How to Regain Control
Silence isn’t weakness
Silence isn’t weakness, sometimes it’s survival. If you’ve read a few of my articles or follow me on LinkedIn, you already know that one of my favorite professional chapters was…
Not taking my place from day one was my second management mistake
The transition into a new role always brings challenges. But when you climb to a new level of the hierarchy for the first time, those challenges take on a whole…
Not all promotions are opportunities. Some are traps.
In my career as a manager, I’ve had many successes and witnessed several achievements from my employees. However, it’s impossible for everything to be perfect, and that was also the…
New Employees Are Not Stupid or Badly Intentioned… They Just Don’t Know!
When new employees joins the team, they seem motivated, eager to learn, maybe even excited about the opportunity. But a few days or weeks in, problems begin to surface: They…
Delegating Without Guilt Is a Key Skill for Surviving (and Succeeding) in Management
Congratulations, you’re now a manager! But as soon as you’ve got the title in hand, a well-known trap awaits: wanting to do everything yourself. It’s a common and human reflex,…
Leadership in Times of Crisis: How to Let Someone Go Without Compromising the Future
A difficult decision. An unexpected announcement. A brutal goodbye. How should you react, as an employee… or as a manager? With the new protectionist policies south of the border, uncertainty…
Staying Calm Under Pressure: A Key to an Efficient Leadership
The importance of staying calm under pressure. We all aspire to it, but it is not always easy to do. Unfortunately, I am no exception to the rule. Last week,…
Leading by Example: How a Night Shift Lesson Transformed My Team
Let’s be honest: We all want to achieve success. For ourselves, for the people closest to us, for our team and for our companies. The problem is that we often…
Compassionate Leadership in Action: How to Become an Inspiring Leader Every Day
"Never mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance, or my kindness for weakness. Compassion and tolerance are not signs of weakness but signs of strength." ~ Dalai Lama…