Communication | Jamee Tenzer

Confrontation to Collaboration (optimizing communication with your direct reports)

by Jamee Tenzer | Jul 26, 2019 | Communication, Leadership Development

What you enjoy about managing your team is that they are wonderful, creative, interesting and talented. The challenge can be, that they are human… and so are you. So how can you make some changes in your communication style to get more of what you...

Looking for better communication at work? Strengthen your relationships.

by Jamee Tenzer | Jun 21, 2019 | Communication

Your direct reports don’t understand what you want? Your boss doesn’t know your professional goals? Your assistant is still confused about the most “obvious” tasks? Yes, communication can help, but if there isn’t a relationship in place, your communication is like...

Negativity at the office – how to avoid it and create your own narrative.

by Jamee Tenzer | May 31, 2019 | Communication, Leadership Development

You’re minding your own business, pouring another cup of Joe before heading back to your desk and here comes Sally. Sally wants to complain. First, she wants to talk about her workload, but then she wants to get you involved – and broadens the...

Stop Managing, Start Coaching

by Jamee Tenzer | Mar 1, 2019 | Communication, Leadership Development

You’ve been managing for quite some time now and you’re good at it. You think ahead. You have difficult conversations. You champion your direct reports. You meet your goals and deadlines and your direct reports respect you....

When your colleagues can’t seem to do anything without your help… stop helping.

by Jamee Tenzer | Jan 18, 2019 | Communication, Leadership Development

Your co-worker makes a beeline to you with problems that she should be able to handle on her own. Your assistant runs breathlessly to your office when he meets the slightest hurdle. Your boss relies on you for minutia that’s not included in your job description....

Less Drama = More Productivity (And happiness too)

by Jamee Tenzer | Nov 15, 2018 | Communication, Leadership Development

You may feel you work in a place rife with drama. Each day you’re faced with clandestine meetings behind closed doors, rampant complaints about bosses, co-workers quietly crying in the bathroom and colleagues that have raised back-biting and undermining to a...