by Dr. Jeff Kaplan | Oct 26, 2022 | Blog Posts
Humility is recognizing that you are serving something bigger than yourself. Someone who is humble seeks to serve and support others and their organization. Someone who is not humble is self-centered and looks at what they can get out of it, not the larger group. If...
by Dr. Jeff Kaplan | Oct 12, 2022 | Coaching
Every company has to do it. When do you do it? What kind of questions need to be asked? Should pay raises be included? And let’s face it- they usually go terribly. Leaders will often talk AT an employee, rather than engage in dialogue WITH the employee. Dr. Jeff...
by Dr. Jeff Kaplan | Sep 15, 2022 | Blog Posts
Sometimes showing up at 100% is hard for leaders. A lot of leaders are operating on autopilot and having to each day “gear up.” Determine what motivates you to feel the strength to get your day moving in the right direction. Technique to get motivated on...
by Dr. Jeff Kaplan | Aug 26, 2022 | Blog Posts, Coaching
Company strategy is great. But, it isn’t enough if your culture doesn’t support it. Core decisions in a company must begin with your value, mission, and priorities. The culture you’re working to create impacts these decisions. This must start with identifying your...
by Dr. Jeff Kaplan | Aug 4, 2022 | Blog Posts
Imposter Syndrome is believing that you don’t know what you’re doing and hoping that no one in your business finds out. It doesn’t matter if you’re new to the role or you are a seasoned executive taking on a new role in the company. Using the basic tenets of...
by Dr. Jeff Kaplan | Jul 22, 2022 | Blog Posts, Coaching
When you’ve exhausted all your options with an employee in your business, it may be time to fire them. This is a difficult conversation to handle in the workplace. As a leader in a business, if you have to fire someone, it needs to be done with compassion. Dr....
by Dr. Jeff Kaplan | Mar 21, 2022 | Blog Posts, Coaching
Jeff Kaplan, 3/20/22 An employee complain to you as their manager about another employee and say, “But you can’t say anything. I don’t want them to know that I told you.” Ever happen to you? My response to this employee is, “Really? Grow up.” You’re not childhood...
by Dr. Jeff Kaplan | Jan 20, 2022 | Blog Posts, Coaching
Developing Leadership Confidence is a Myth Unless you`re a narcissist, you have experienced a lack of confidence at some point in your career, likely during a transition to a new role. Coaching clients and their managers often ask for ‘’developing confidence’’ to be...
by Dr. Jeff Kaplan | Dec 10, 2020 | Blog Posts, Coaching
Contrary to popular belief, the goal of a parent is not to raise children. The purpose of a parent is to raise happy, independent, productive adults. What gets in the way? “Overparenting”. That is, the parent gets caught up in a...
by Dr. Jeff Kaplan | Aug 17, 2020 | Blog Posts, Coaching
If you work in a medium to large sized company that has been around awhile, it’s fair to assume you are in the middle of, have recently gone through, or will shortly go through a turnaround situation. Managers and leaders are sometimes asked to “retire” in...
