Blog: Epiphanies at Work | Jill Malleck

I’ve been writing about leadership effectiveness and the dynamics of workplaces for more than twenty years. Here is my latest thinking on leaders, teams and organizational development. If you want to read specifically about a certain topic, just click one of them below.

Jill’s Latest Posts

Wake-up Pauses: The most important Leadership Habit

Wake-up Pauses: The most important Leadership Habit

Recently I was asked to choose one piece of advice for leaders. Given the complexity of the role, leadership coaching
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Strategy Ladder = bridge between sweat and dreams

Strategy Ladder = bridge between sweat and dreams

A lot of clients are in the thick of it - scaling up, in growth or shrink mode, or implementing
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A Work-Anywhere Policy Needs Emotional Intelligence

A Work-Anywhere Policy Needs Emotional Intelligence

I’m coaching more people in their home these days – because that’s where they work. Most say it’s great for
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Raise expectations by talking, not by texts

Raise expectations by talking, not by texts

I’m coaching a leader who feels he’s become a nag. His team is dispersed across the globe, but even those
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Are you unreliable or adaptable? Your team wants to know.

Are you unreliable or adaptable? Your team wants to know.

SJ is a leader who feels pulled in several directions. Her Board and senior leaders enjoy her flexibility and ease
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The Facilitator as Conscious Sailor

The Facilitator as Conscious Sailor

I’m working on a Facilitation Skills course for leaders and thinking hard about how to distill 30 years of experience
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Want Leadership Presence? Inhabit Your Body

Want Leadership Presence? Inhabit Your Body

I’m coaching several youngish brilliant leaders who are passionate about their work. They suddenly find themselves with a great level
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Create a High Performance Team Culture

Create a High Performance Team Culture

I’m working with clients who are interested in building certain cultures in their organization. “We need more accountability” or “we
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What can a Team do in one day?

What can a Team do in one day?

A leader I’m coaching asks me about facilitating a day of team-building. The start of a new year is a
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Increase Accountability

Increase Accountability

Holding others accountable. It’s often easier said than done. One executive says she wants to see more accountability, at all
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Exploring Impatience at Work

Exploring Impatience at Work

Leaders and I are exploring the topic of impatience this week. One finds himself getting almost belligerent when others slow
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4 Steps to Move from Insight to Action

4 Steps to Move from Insight to Action

Hint: Being brilliant isn't enough. Just knowing how to do something doesn’t mean you can do it. Many brilliant leaders
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Here's how to show empathy

Here’s how to show empathy

Many of the leaders I coach are so focused on their work, and the attainment of goals, that they forget
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In Workplace Communications, Being Direct is Kind   

In Workplace Communications, Being Direct is Kind   

You’re sitting in front of an employee whose negative outlook and constant complaining is making it difficult for others to
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Is Retaining Millennials Possible ?

Is Retaining Millennials Possible ?

Employee turnover is the greatest issue facing HR I read today. Leaders say, forget retention, millennials are on the move,
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Running to build leadership confidence

Use Memory to Boost Self-Confidence

Self-confidence can be a game-changer for leaders, and so it comes up in Coaching. Followers expect to work with self-assured
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