Stewart Leadership Insights Blog

4 Suggestions for Giving Brain-Friendly Feedback

By Peter Stewart

September 26, 2023

Emotional Intelligence, Feedback

professional women in a brain-friendly feedback session

Few work situations can trigger the kind of stomach-twisting, sweat-provoking stress as giving or receiving feedback. Even from the leader, manager, or supervisor seat, giving feedback can cause anxiety and tension. Whether feedback is positive or...

8 Skills that Will Help Middle Managers Develop Themselves and Others

By Peter Stewart

August 15, 2023

LEAD NOW!, Manager Development

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Rising to the level of middle management can be a big step in a leader’s career, and many managers may be tempted to focus more on driving business results once they achieve management status.

5 Reasons “Cloud Watching” Can Make You a Better Leader

By Peter Stewart

July 11, 2023

Personal Leadership, Emotional Intelligence

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Scan the headlines of most online business publications every week, and you will no doubt find many articles promising new “hacks” and tricks to maximize your productivity. Self-help bookshelves are full of tomes that promise to help us form new...

6 Ways to Help Regulate Your Emotions for Leadership Effectiveness

By Peter Stewart

July 06, 2023

Personal Leadership, Emotional Intelligence

As a leader, you’ve likely experienced the full range of human emotions while working with and managing a team. The struggle isn’t in feeling emotion but in regulating emotion in a way that doesn’t damage the team or organization—or your career!

The Underrepresented Group Your DE&I Efforts May be Missing

By Peter Stewart

June 29, 2023

Diversity & Inclusion

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In the quest for diversity, equity, and inclusion, there’s one underrepresented group that your organization may be overlooking: the neurodiverse population. Approximately 20% of the population has some form of neurodiversity. However, as of 2018,...

4 Ways to Prime Your Brain to Receive Feedback

By Peter Stewart

May 18, 2023

Leadership Development, Feedback, Managerial Courage

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For many employees, being on the receiving end of feedback may be one of the toughest, most stressful parts of their jobs. Few things can cause the palms to sweat and the heart to race, like the possibility of getting negative feedback.

The Three Levels of Managerial Courage

By Peter Stewart

May 04, 2023

Leadership Development, Feedback, Managerial Courage

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Humans have always enjoyed stories about people who overcome overwhelming obstacles, achieve massive innovations despite naysayers, andstand up for rights in the face of oppression. We often call these people heroes and rightly laud their courage.

3 Things That Work (and 3 That Don't) in Leadership Development

By Peter Stewart

April 18, 2023

Leadership Development, Culture, Alignment

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Whether you’re new to the idea of implementing leadership development programs or well-versed in all the options available to you, you may still wonder: what is the best way to get the most out of a leadership development program?