Gallaher Edge Blog
The biggest struggle I see entrepreneurs grapple with as they grow their companies is effectively transitioning from individual contributor to leader. In the beginning, the founder (or founders) is doing everything, wearing multiple hats, and when they have the good fortune to grow, they start to take some of those hats off….or at least they intend to.
Laura interviews Lee Odess, COO of UniKey, on the importance of leadership development in the workplace. What do you fear about investing in your team?
Open To Change Summary points: My open to change story was made possible through my involvement with Mid Florida Golf Cars and engagement with Key Talent Solutions, Laura Gallaher and team. It is natural for people to make up stories about the things they don’t know or don’t understand. The genesis of all mythology can Read More
I’m sorry. These two words can be so powerful when delivered with authenticity. And we all make mistakes. I certainly do. As a perfectionist, I used to find it very difficult to apologize. It’s not that I didn’t realize that I had made a mistake, screwed up, or hurt somebody, it’s that part of me Read More
I was sitting in traffic. Completely stopped. No movement whatsoever. And no information. It had been about 15 minutes of this. I was heading into work, and it was so close to the space center that it wasn’t being reported on any news or traffic. I felt like my head was going to explode. So, Read More
We talk to Dr. Stephanie Lopez about the first time she experienced The Human Element. She shares stories and examples with us about her journey of self-awareness. She describes the process of discovering that it was her own insecurity that would sometimes trigger behaviors she wanted to change, like being unknowingly passive-aggressive or thinking critical thoughts about others. Her courage and vulnerability are admirable ? listen now to hear for yourself!
Take-aways: My sub-conscious defense mechanisms kept people at a distance I was largely unaware of how I was affecting people Openness is the greatest simplifier – when I am open the Human Element way I took Human Element (HE) in 2009, when I was 3 years into my NASA career as an organizational psychologist. I Read More
Self-Acceptance Podcast Show Notes In this episode, hear from the founder of Key Talent Solutions, Laura Gallaher, how she came to accept herself and lead more authentically.
For a long time, I have denied being a perfectionist. There were so many things I could point to about me, my work, and my life, that were not perfect – so clearly…. I’m not a perfectionist. But I started to accept that I did have crazy, impossibly high standards for myself. The things that Read More
Performance appraisal processes fail to achieve the goal of improving performance because they don’t align with how the human brain works! Laura discusses how to actually improve performance and overcome resistance to changing the appraisal process.