Leading, Coaching, & Innovating with Trish McFarlane

The best part about how SNL handles succession is the way that they prepare us, their customers, to accept the change. They manage us all along the way and when the time comes for a big name comedian to leave, they have already made us love the person that moves from “featured” player to “regular”.

We are living in stressful times, and it doesn’t look like things will get drastically easier any time soon. But when managers can help relieve stress for employees through effective leadership skills, their own stress goes down as well. They feel like they have some level of control over their situation, and that gives people hope.

When you disagree with someone, your mind immediately begins to think about all the reasons why their opinion is not valid. Your adrenaline is going and it changes the tone of the interaction. It’s a time when innovative and creative ideas can come flowing out because you have some passion behind what you are thinking instead of operating in a mode of complete agreement.

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Have you ever taken a major turn in your career path?

I’m back from a Thanksgiving vacation with my family and traveling with two eight year olds is always fodder for a good story or two.

Building your work-related skills.

Have you heard the expression you can’t fit a square peg in a round hole? Well, you can.  You can get creative and smash it in there or fill up the edges with other items.  In other words, you can make it work temporarily.  But, what if you are that square peg?  What does that [...]

Flanked by colleagues, fellow modern-age explorers of learning, I stepped into the room. An immediate sense of familiarity washed over me like a wave slowly crashing against the beach.

As a working professional, I know that both time and dollars are limited. That’s why it’s so important to find local courses, conferences, and other learning opportunities that are a good use of both your time and your money. As I’ve written before, training comes in many forms and for me, the type with the most impact is experiential learning. One I personally believe in and participate in are the Conference Board’s Leadership Experiences.