How many high-value employees do you have on your team? One? Ten? What would be the most significant impact on your team if they left tomorrow? This week on the blog, Leadership Coach, Atiyeh Ghanbari shares insights on treating every employee like a high-value employee.

Many traditional workplace leadership behaviours say that leaders should rule with an iron fist. In reality, vulnerability amongst your team can be a compelling and even freeing experience for leaders. This week on the blog, Atiyeh explores how being vulnerable can make you a better leader.

Accountability is very important in a team setting. Your teammates need to understand that they’re responsible for the team’s success or failure. It starts with each person being very clear on their own roles and deliverables, as well as those across the team. This week on the blog, certified coach + leadership consultant, Atiyeh Ghanbari, shares her top 5 tips for helping leaders and teams improve accountability.

Let’s face it, when it comes to the celebrated skills of successful leadership, empathy is rarely included in such a list. And if it’s on the list, then in the leadership realm we label empathy as a “soft” skill implicitly giving it less importance. It even sounds if you have empathy you’re too “soft” or “nice”. This week on the blog, certified coach + leadership consultant, Atiyeh Ghanbari, highlights the importance of soft skills in effective leadership.