Laughter at work is a positive sign of a healthy team where people enjoy not only the company of each other but support and go out of their way to ensure everyone is “ok.” So, when was the last time you had a good laugh at work?

Conspiracy theories are based on some belief or partial data from a person, group or organization. Just because someone is sinister enough to come up with a ridiculous explanation does not make it right. Asking questions as a technique can dismantle a conspiracy theory so what is your favorite strategy to dismantle a conspiracy theory?

Bias is a fact of life – you may for example – be biased towards preferring lime vs. lemon in your guacamole. So, the issue with bias is when it is used in an unfairly manner towards a person or group. This can exposed a company to legal liability so this is not a good thing. So, can you list biases you have and think of instances when acting on them could have put the company in jeopardy?

A leader who abdicates the responsibilities of the job creates chaos. In this case, the leader is not bothered in doing the job but focuses on the benefits and privileges the position provides. So, how do you navigate around a leader who renounces the duties of the job?

Senior leaders feel one of the top challenges for front-line managers is having difficult performance conversations. And managers agree. So, how do you remove the stress of difficult poor performance conversations?

There are some things you cannot buy and one of these is employee loyalty. It must be earned. So, telling employees to be loyal is completely ineffective. So, as a manger, how loyal is your team compared to the rest of the company?

Kids are taught basic manners at an early age. Unfortunately, some at work either choose to ignore basic decorum or simply don’t care about how to behave towards others. So, how do you work with someone who lacks basic manners?

Sometimes as a manager, you are assigned a poor performing team and your charge is to turn the team around. High pressure and stressful days are part of the course, so how do you go from poor performance to exceeding expectations?