The TLS Blog

The TLS blog is where you can find strategies to navigate through the ever-changing and complex challenges you face as a leader. We aim to inspire you and welcome your thoughts on the topics and ideas that we present in the blog.

Team EI: Relationship Building (Part Three)

As we close the conversation on Team Emotional Intelligence, part three focuses on how we build effective and meaningful relationships within the team AND outside of the team. Join us as we offer ideas for solidifying strong working relationships within READ MORE
Addressing Compassion Fatigue & Burnout

Addressing Compassion Fatigue & Burnout

Most of our listeners are no strangers to the topics of compassion fatigue and burnout - and how they affect us at work. Listen this week as we share how this topic resonated so deeply at a recent conference, and READ MORE
Accountability: Holding others to account is truly one of the more challenging aspects of leadership for many leaders. We invite you to join us as we dig deeper into this topic and offer a few ideas of how to bring a focus on accountability into your leadership approach.

Accountability

Holding others to account is truly one of the more challenging aspects of leadership for many leaders. We invite you to join us as we dig deeper into this topic and offer a few ideas of how to bring a READ MORE
Delegation

Delegation

"I really should delegate more than I do."  We hear this kind of statement all the time, and yet, we find it's often very difficult for leaders to move beyond the statement, toward action.  If you can relate to this READ MORE
Setting Boundaries

Setting Boundaries

What's one thing you always seem to need more of but have a difficult time finding? If you answered 'time', we see you! Join us as we address this challenge and sharing a story of how one leader found a READ MORE
Leadership Resilience

Leadership Resilience

When things are 'crazy' at work, it's easy to forget the impact that the 'craziness' may have on you and your team. This week we're inviting you to reflect on the idea of resilience and how to build more of READ MORE
Multigenerational Competency Leading a Multigenerational Team

Multigenerational Competency

"Those younger workers just don't work as hard as I did at their age." "Those older workers are not open to technological change, even when it would be best for our organization." The topic of Multigenerational Competency (or, How can READ MORE
having difficult conversations

Having Difficult Conversations: Part Two

Last week we focused on how we can address our own discomfort when involved in a 'difficult' conversation as a leader. This week, we offer some tips and approaches that can be helpful for the actual conversation. Join us to READ MORE
difficult conversations

Having Difficult Conversations: Part One

Part of leadership is having hard conversations, and yet, this can be one of the most stressful things leaders do. Join us as we kick off a two-part series on this topic. This week we focus on what you can READ MORE
managing former peers

Managing Former Peers

One of the trickiest things about getting a promotion is figuring out what the new role means in terms of how you might relate to former peers. This week's video is all about this common (yet somewhat complex) situation. Take READ MORE
find the joys

Enjoy the ‘Joys’!

It can be so easy to keep our heads down, focusing on the daily tasks and challenges. This week, we invite you to lift your head up and notice the changes of the season and to consider what - in READ MORE