Confrontation tends to have a negative connotation.  When appropriately timed and facilitated in a way that is devoid of unproductive emotion, a constructive conversation can bet initiated with a difficult employee or uncomfortable circumstance.

There are organizations that are intentional about their cultures. Leaders of these institutions don't perceive the value of spending time defining and sustaining their cultures. They don't realize a well defined, intentional culture is so valuable that it can serve as a critical differentiating factor within their market(s).

In the midst of any cultural change process, your team needs you to model the desired behaviors, hold them accountable to those behaviors and to be empathetic when they fall short of your expectations. Learn more at www.YvetteBethel.com

As a leader it is important to keep your finger on the pulse of the organization. It helps to know what is happening, what is about to happen and why. Your ability to answer these questions equips you with information you need to take proactive steps.

Regardless of how vigilant you are when making decisions, sometimes we allow known or indiscernible biases to penetrate our decision making process, coloring it with assumptions, misinterpretations and opinions. In this episode you will learn how to neutralize bias when making important decisions.

In this episode, you'll learn that the first step in identifying your emotions is to expand your personal vocabulary of emotions so you can perceive your full range of emotions and distinguish subtle differences.

Respect is often confused with obedience because with obedience, the end result is compliance, but the process and underlying reasons for the compliance may have absolutely nothing to do with respect. In other words, respect is not fear based, it is inspired because it allows you to show your people that you value them. www.yvettebethel.com

There are different types of networks that exist.  Some of them are built by arbitrary action and others are built deliberately through planning and focused effort.  In this episode, Yvette provides you with practical strategies you can use to build networks successfully.

Learn why change leaders sometimes underestimate the destabilizing effect a new initiative can have on the team so they don't place the same amount of emphasis on the people side of change.