Rabbi Naphtali Hoff

In a previous post, we discussed how leaders can use the “EARN approach” to give effective feedback to team members. Following are some other tips to help you deliver more effective feedback to your coworkers. Be positive – If your intention is genuine, and you can convey this to the employee, there’s a good chance... Read more »

“Make feedback normal. Not a performance review.” – Ed Batista During leadership training, I will often ask participants to describe what good (and poor) feedback looks and feels like. At one recent talk to mid-level managers, I received the following descriptors about strong

In a previous article about understaffing, we spoke of the importance of leaders becoming more influential to maximize their impact and get the most from their teams. In this final part of the series, we focus on the “C” of “E.P.I.C.”, how to communicate more clearly and openly. All leaders need to communicate clearly and... Read more »

In a previous article about understaffed leaders, we spoke of the importance of pulling understaffed teams together to ensure that they are cohesive and that work gaps do not remain unfilled. This essay will offer added strategies for understaffed leaders to help their teams overdeliver. At the heart of great leadership is influence, as in... Read more »

In our first E.P.I.C. segment, we spoke of the importance of setting clear expectations (“E”) that empower leaders and their teams to be strategic, take initiative, innovate, and deliver desired results. In this post, we will focus on the second “E.P.I.C.” component, pulling your team together and connect them deeply to the mission (“P”). You’ve... Read more »

When I began in July 2010 as head of school of a 360-student, independent K-8, my administrative team and I simply did not have the manpower or the competitive advantage that so many

We’ve talked about how to lead from integrity and become more influential. Now, let’s explore the final “I” leadership element, impact. Integrity and influence are, without question, important components of leadership. But without results,

At the heart of great leadership is influence, as in the ability to influence others to do what needs to get done. In a piece written for Forbes, Kevin Kruse defines leadership as “a process of social influence, which

What’s in a letter? When it comes to leadership, quite a bit. The letter “I” expresses our essence. It represents who we are and how we choose to show up each day. When we refer to ourselves in this way, as in, “I am” or “I did,” we make ourselves the primary focus, the

One of the defining aspects of the Sefirah period is the expression of mourning in commemoration of the death of Rabbi Akiva’s 24,000 students during the early-second century CE. The Gemara (Yevamos 62b) states that all of these great men died between Pesach and

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Effective Techniques to Give Feedback Like a Boss – Part II

How to Give Feedback Like a Boss – Part I

Communicate Clearly and Openly

Become a Leader of Influence

Pulling Together Your Understaffed Team

Using Clarity to Combat Understaffing

Become an Impactful Leader

Become a Leader of Influence

The “3 I’s” of Effective Leadership

Channeling the Competitive Spirit

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