Lighthouse Leadership Weekly #100: Hidden costs, Measuring Your Word, Pros & Cons of Side Hustles, and more…
Have you ever hid behind HR speak? Ever make a mistake and use legalese to cover instead of apologize? The fear and temptation to do
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18 Famous Leadership Quotes to Reflect on & Learn from
Great leaders are always learning and these quotes for leaders can give you great food for thought today. Read this post for bite-sized lessons.
Lighthouse Leadership Weekly #99: Do You Need an Alter Ego, New Pew Research, a Survey, and more…
It’s a big week next week. Are you ready? As the end of the year very rapidly approaches, this coming week represents the last real
The surprising key to improving your performance appraisal process
The performance appraisal process is a painful one for HR, Managers, and Employees alike. 1 on 1s can improve your performance appraisals and boost morale.
Lighthouse Leadership Weekly #98: The power of Reciprocity, Pigeonholing, a new Book of the Month, and more…
Leadership lessons are all around us if you pay attention. Continuing the story from last week, I did successfully return my boots. However, it was
Ask Lighthouse: Promotion without a Raise? What to Do When Money is an Issue
Ask LH #9: What do you do when one of your team members is feeling undercompensated but giving them a pay increase is out of your hands? Can you give someone a promotion without a raise and how should you do that?
Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Communication: How to Find the Right Balance for Your Team
This post takes a look at the pros and cons of using synchronous vs. asynchronous communication, when to use them, and how to get the most out of them.
Ask Lighthouse: How to Keep Employees from Quitting
In today's post, we're focusing on how to keep employees from quitting when they have a better offer on the table.
4 Ways You Can Fast Track Your Star Employee’s Career
If you've ever had a star employee on your team, you know how valuable they are. Here are four ways you can fast track their success for a win-win scenario.
Ask Lighthouse: Supporting Your Introverted Team Members
So you’ve just hired introverted team members and they can't settle in. What can you do to make them feel at ease and incorporate them into the team?
Ask Lighthouse: How Big Should Your Raise Be; How to Find a Mentor for Your Team Member
This week on Ask Lighthouse, we'll be discussing: how to find a mentor for your team member and how to ask for a raise and be objective while doing it.
Ask Lighthouse: Encouraging More Independent Teams and Gaining Respect Among More Experienced Colleagues
This week on Ask Lighthouse: How do you gain respect as a manager among team members who are older than you? How can you get your people to stop asking you every little question and create more independent teams?
4 Tips on How to Deal with Anxiety at Work in the Long-Term
Today’s post takes a look at 4 potential issues affecting your team's mental wellbeing, as well as how to deal with anxiety at work.
Ask Lighthouse: How to Get Promoted as a Manager, Feedback for Sensitive Employees, Unlimited Vacation Policy
What’s the best way to give feedback to sensitive team members? What steps do you need to take to get promoted as a manager? And should you adopt an unlimited vacation policy? This week on Ask Lighthouse.
4 Potential Concerns Causing High Employee Turnover in 2021 according to Gallup and others
We’ve analyzed reports from Gallup, the MHA, Achievers and Emtrain to bring you the biggest reasons behind high employee turnover in 2021.
Hybrid Teams, Productivity, Managing Generations: Answers to Your Biggest Workplace Challenges
This Week's Ask Lighthouse: How do you prepare for leading partially remote teams? What team-building activities can you use for employees with big generational gaps? And how can you teach your team to focus and prioritize properly?
Toxic Employees, Motivating Teams, Micromanaging: Solving the Biggest Challenges of Management
Ask Lighthouse focuses on giving you actionable advice for overcoming the biggest challenges of management.
Leading Former Peers, Layoffs, Befriending Your Team: Solving Your Biggest Leadership Challenges
Welcome to Ask Lighthouse, a new weekly Lighthouse Blog format that provides answers to your biggest leadership challenges and gives you actionable ways to improve.
From Sales Engineering to CTO: Why Jeremy Brown Chose Lighthouse at Three Different Companies
We recently spoke with Jeremy Brown of Traveldoo - in the last 6 years, he made the jump from Lead of Sales Engineering to CPO and CTO, all while using Lighthouse to help him.
Key Remote Work Statistics to Keep in Mind in 2021
Let’s take a deeper dive into a few important 2021 remote work statistics you need to know and what you can learn from them to overcome these challenges.
Top 5 Courses for Improving Your Motivational Skills
To help you a become an amazing motivator, we’ve curated a list of five courses you can take to grow as a leader now.
Low Turnover, Engaged Teams, Quality 1:1s - How Mike Pretlove of Campaigntrack Benefited from Lighthouse
For Mike Pretlove, using Lighthouse improved him and his team in several important ways. It led to low turnover, better 1:1s, and higher engagement across the board.
4 Don Miguel Ruiz Quotes from The Four Agreements Leaders Must Learn
In this post, we discuss 4 Don Miguel Ruiz quotes from "The Four Agreements" that can make you a more balanced, thoughtful leader.
How Lighthouse Helped Edlio Have More Meaningful 1 on 1 Meetings and Transform Their Culture
Read on to find out how Lighthouse helped the managers at Edlio have more meaningful 1 on 1 meetings, transform their company culture, and more.
Chaos Theory and Management: Learning from Systems in Nature
Chaos Theory and Management have a lot in common. Here's how you can apply lessons from it to your company.
Why You Need to Improve Your Mindfulness at Work (and how to do it)
Practicing mindfulness at work will help you become a more empathetic, perceptive leader and transform the way your team members think about productivity.
4 Reasons Why Your Leadership Skills Aren’t Improving (And How to Change That)
This article helps you think through the most important leadership skills and abilities you need to build to be a successful manager with a great team.
Five Remote Management Courses to Help you Grow as a Leader
What have you done to become a more confident remote manager lately? Enroll in these remote management courses to improve your skills!
Employee Coaching: Why it Matters and How to Become Great at It
Employee coaching is essential to becoming a better leader. That's why we've prepared specific coaching tips to help you improve your team.
