Ted Bauer
Articles by Ted Bauer
The pros and cons of working remotely: How to thrive at home
We all inherently know that COVID-19 shifted a tremendous amount of thinking and doing around work, but … how significant is it, really? Fairly significant.
Work anxiety: signs, symptoms and how to manage it
In the 1930s, John Maynard Keynes predicted we’d all be working 15 hours or less per week by now. That prediction was largely driven by technology. Instead, we’ve gone in the other direction.
Why is team building important?
There are explicit and implicit reasons for why team building is important. Let’s start with some of the explicit, more financial ones.
“Alexa, what is my talent?” Six ways to find what you’re good at
Sadly, it’s not that simple -- although asking her, Siri, Google Home, or another device might yield some interesting answers. One of the biggest questions of a person’s life -- not to be too dramatic, but it’s true -- is simply “What is my talent?” and its cousin, “How do I find my talent?”
What is a life coach? And how to know if it’s right for you
For better or worse, we’ve been taught to think about work in specific ways, usually involving productivity and innovation, and often rooted in metrics. These are what we’ve come to call “hard” concepts, i.e. they can be easily tracked and documented: earnings, revenue, growth, calls made, campaigns sent, products launched, etc.
What is transformational coaching?
210 coaching clients, most of whom had experienced transformational coaching -- which we will continue to define in a moment -- were surveyed about their experiences after the coaching by the International Coach Federation.
Transactional leadership style: What it is, plus the pros and cons
There are 11 identified types of leadership styles, with the transactional leadership style often viewed through the prism of someone who values order and structure. A transactional leader focuses on results, conforms to the existing structure of an organization and measures success according to that organization's system of rewards and penalties.
Five team meeting agenda examples for high-impact meetings
Imagine you walk into a room and have no real idea why you’re there. You recognize some of the other people there, but not everyone. Someone starts speaking, but you're unsure what they're talking about. Acronyms are tossed around that you're unable to decipher. You do your best to follow along, but it’s hard to stay focused.
Team effectiveness: The 5 conditions (and how to measure it)
Is team effectiveness the white whale of modern work?In some ways, absolutely yes. There are entire sections of bookstores dedicated to team-building, communication, and collaboration -- and yet, from the stats above and anecdotal evidence within organizations, it feels like many haven’t quite achieved team effectiveness yet.
Mastering the complicated world of stakeholder management
First things first: let's define stakeholder management.
Examples of a situational leadership style and how to develop it
A situational leadership style actually encompasses four other leadership styles under one umbrella, with those being:
The post-COVID guide to self fulfillment
The dictionary definition is “the full use of one’s own abilities” or “the ability to make yourself happy and complete through your own efforts.”