Claudia's two cents
Practical, short answers to any people related questions - from a passionate believer in people!
With 'make work meaningful' we want help create more workplaces that are fun and inspiring.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 7 minutes
- Episodes
- 22
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2021
Inheriting a team the right way
Leading a team that you may not have picked yourself can be tough.
This weeks questions:
How do I best start leading a team where I have not been involved in choosing the team members?
Summary on som…
Understand before arguing with a d..k boss,,,
My boss is very controlling and does not really trust the team, he manages with a do as I say or you know where the door is style -in short he behaves like a major d..k!
How do I influence things?
Su…
What's so hard about saying "Thank you"?
One of the comments on my last podcasts was "You're well known for always showing sincere gratitude. How do you spot the things to say thank you for?" So that's the question I am answering this week.
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"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much." --H Keller
This weeks questions isHow do we continue to connect our people to maximise their feeling of belonging to the team?
Just as with onboarding and learning on the job in the hybrid work model this seems…
Taking care of business ... learning in the hybrid work model
How do you make sure on the job learning is just as effective in a hybrid work model?
In a lot of recent discussions everyone seemed to agree that learning on the job or shadowing people deserves t…
It's who you know ! Building your first network during hybrid onboarding
This weeks question is
How do I make sure I still create a sense of belonging for new joiners when they go through a hybrid induction.
For me there are a few key moments where meeting in person helps…
Preparing for the Hybrid work model
How can we prepare for a hybrid work model?
Working out with your team on how they want to handle the hybrid work model is one thing - in this episode I am tackling what I would not compromise on whe…
Inspiring people to take on more responsibility
This episodes questions is
How do you get people to feel excited to take on more responsibility?
And it comes from Marc Wallentin https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcwallentin/
Here is the quick summary…
Succession from a founders view
This weeks question comes from John Fitzpatrick linkedin.com/in/johnfitzp
How do you deal with succession planning as a company is expanding from a start-up through the next Phase?
The takeaways for …
How do you come up with a grounded people vision?
Explaining how we did it at Clarasys made this weeks episode slightly longer but I feel quite practical to replicate in your own firm.
This weeks question comes from Agnes Kuffel
Asking for help
Summary of the session
- Figure out your style when asking for help - what brings out the best results for you.
- Share your preferences between the people you work with.
- Agree on the best way forward …
Trust and driving innovation
Todays questions comes from Chris Hamilton and it is:https://www.linkedin.com/in/hamiltoncw/
As (team) lead, how do I drive innovation?
In summary:
- Let people know that it is safe to ‘give it a go’…
Indulge in healthy conflict when you disagree
Todays question comes from a discussion between Tim and I as we realised that our teams avoid healthy conflict? Actually also that I sometimes avoid healthy conflict too..
Quick summary: If I have a …
Confusing trust with power or control
Miriam Malik Cheung's question is: As a leader, how do I know if my team trusts me, or if they're scared of the power I have.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/miriammalik/
Quick summary:
Not hearing what…
Trust your team to deliver a great customer experience
Todays question comes from Bernd Susen https://www.hotel-rheinischer-hof.de/
Bernd’s question is:What can I do to get my people to deliver the same consistent customer experience even when I am not p…
Helping your team take on decision making
Today’s question comes from Michelle Tackie-Obende
How can I make my team feel comfortable to make more decisions themselves?https://www.linkedin.com/in/mtackie/
Short version: If you are serious ab…
Connect & Motivate people - remotely
Question from Luke Mitchell
What can we do to ensure that people remain connected and motivated while working from their own house/virtually
https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-mitchell-3a94252/
My two …
Culture - Wellbeing - Motivation in a remote world
Question from Martin Beuse
While working remotely - how can leaders develop and nurture their firm’s culture and ensure an employees’ wellbeing and continued motivation.
Watercooler conversations while working remotely
Question by Luke Mitchell
In a virtual world, how do you make the accidental encounters over coffee or at the water cooler happen?
https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-mitchell-3a94252/
My two cents w…
Communicating during adversity
Question by Al Lakhani
How to communicate during adversity?
https://www.linkedin.com/in/getidee/
In summary ...my two cents on communicating during adversity
Treat your people like adults.Share your …