by Molly McGrath | Apr 21, 2016 | Leadership, Personal Growth, Team Training
Last week I completely unplugged and headed to a retreat that was eight days of no joke, no technology and no communication with the outside world (kids, team or otherwise) in Northern California at The Hoffman Institute. My coach Paula told me about the Hoffman...
by Molly McGrath | Feb 13, 2016 | Communication, Leadership, Systems
We have an ongoing discussion about the blessing and curse of being a leader. We’ve discussed how necessary leadership is to any growing company, and how it can be overwhelming for a leader to balance the needs of the team with their own. We’ve shared how...
by Molly McGrath | Feb 4, 2016 | Decreasing Stress, Leadership, Team Training
Some of you may have shown up at work today already holding on by a thread, or completely drained. Some of you may have heavy stuff going on – financial stress, challenges in your personal life, concerns about your business or your job – but you showed up....
by Molly McGrath | Nov 8, 2015 | Decreasing Stress, Leadership, Team Training
I had a call with a small-business owner last week who phoned me up after he saw one of our blog posts on Twitter. I asked him to tell me a little about the makeup of his practice: team, time, marketing and money. “I used to have six staff members, but I really...
by Molly McGrath | Oct 29, 2015 | Communication, Leadership, Legal Staffing & Leadership Development
We have written about how ineffective and destructive “Come to Jesus Meetings” are – how they inspire fear but don’t solve problems, thus can’t provide lasting change. Trust me on this, because I can call a Come to Jesus Meeting with the...
by Molly McGrath | Oct 7, 2015 | Decreasing Stress, Hiring & Firing, Leadership, Legal Staffing & Leadership Development, Systems, Team Training
One of the most common requests we get from bosses is for our help in getting their team to receive constructive criticism. They want their employees to receive their feedback, learn from their mistakes, and incorporate the learning into future work so they...
