There’s an saying in leadership circles: “The role of a leader is to afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted.” A lot of us find ourselves laughing and nodding our heads sagely when we hear this. But isn’t it kind of crazy? What kind of sadist afflicts the comfortable? We do know it means that
Author Archives: Amy Kay Watson
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Jan
Jan
Front-line managers and supervisors can find themselves confused about how to motivate their employees to do what’s being asked of them. If you find yourself in this situation, it can be frustrating. But you can lead a high performing team by going through these steps, one by one.
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May
May
If you are thinking about working with me but are just at the beginning of your exploration, you might want to read about how it all works, what kinds of challenges I can help you with, or results my clients have received. When you want more information or just want to get started, you can
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Are you paralyzed by decision-making? Whether in your personal life or career, the problem might not be your confidence level but rather a lack of clarity. Being either too decisive or too hesitant can derail your success. The Myth of Blind Confidence and The Problem of Hesitation There’s a common belief that being decisive equates
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Mar
In the house where I grew up, conflict was Not. Happening. We were pleasant! That didn’t exactly prepare me for the real world, though. You see, I was raised with a single approach to conflict: SILENCE. Boy, oh boy, my folks were experts at the silent treatment! So we avoided that. Being pleasant was one of our
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Jan
I partner with organizations to build systems that create high-performing, empathetic leaders. Here is what that impact looks like—for teams and for the individual managers who lead them. “Before Amy worked with our leadership… I felt under constant fire… After the Healthy Leadership Systems sessions… the team started leaning into one another in new ways.
