Liz Bentley Associates

How to quickly spot the 4 types of bosses! When starting a new job, it's important to be able to identify your new manager's leadership style so you can quickly get on board with how to best work with them. Use these traits to easily spot your boss' style: Commander AKA The Intimidator: Intense + Direct ?Cheerleader AKA The Mayor: Energetic + Enthusiastic Caretaker AKA The Librarian: Caring + Demure?Controller AKA The Skeptic: Reserved + Serious WCBS | CBS New York Mary Calvi

Knowing your boss’s leadership style—and more importantly, knowing how to work with that style—will transform your workplace dynamic! Commander: Be concise, stay action-oriented, and focus on results. Cheerleader: Be personable, bring positive energy to the team, have flexibility. Caretaker: Be proactive in updates, reassure you can handle the job, be organized. Controller: Be precise, anticipate their needs, bring them back to the big picture. Understanding yourself and others will transform your team dynamics with stronger relationships, increased productivity, and improved team culture! Learn more about bringing this training to your team. Reach out to [email protected] to learn more.

Are you on the offense or defense? #TuesdayTip: You'll need a good measure of both in business. It's important to be aware and strategize. Offense = taking more risks! Defense = being more cautious! We use this tactic in our coaching and it's a great way to strategize a plan as new opportunities, problems, and events come up!

Employees should shift to their boss' style at work! Now that we've identified the four types of bosses, how can employees increase compatibility and productivity based on their boss? * Commander: Be concise, don't waste their time! Think action + results. * Cheerleader: Be personable, they want to get to know you! Flexibility is key. * Caretaker: Be reassuring, this helicopter boss needs to know you can handle your job. * Controller: Be correct, bring them back to the big picture. Don't get lost in the details with them. WCBS | CBS New York Mary Calvi Check out the full segment on our YouTube.

Happy Birthday, Liz! Here's to another year of helping clients, your team, colleagues, and friends reach their fullest potential—all while having lots of fun in the process!

Welcome back to #OfficeHours with Coach Karmen! Addressing issues and providing feedback is something all leaders are tasked with daily. But, are you solving the right problem? Are you getting your desired results? Dig a little deeper to understand the root of the problem and give effective feedback. Clear feedback drives success + honest conversations create change.

There's 4 types of bosses! A major key to success for all employees is identifying what type of boss they have. From there, you can better understand them, communicate efficiently, set realistic expectations, and beyond. - Commander: Direct and results-driven - Cheerleader: Motivating and energetic - Caretaker: Supportive and nurturing - Controller: Detail-focused and structured Mary Calvi WCBS | CBS New York Check out the full segment on YouTube.

Curse words are just fillers! Liz Bentley shares her thoughts for Fortune's "The Rise of Cursing CEO's and What It Means for Business" workplace trend story. While curse words may grab attention, leaders need to be careful of their language damaging credibility and weakening professionalism. Focus on effective + impactful communication—strong adjectives, clarity, and vocal urgency.

Liz Bentley examines layoff anxiety and its impact on the workforce with NBC. Leaders need to be hyper-aware and focused on supporting layoff anxiety to ensure that engagement, productivity, collaboration, and innovation does not slip while we navigate this trend of mass layoffs.

Do you curse at work?! Fortune recently interviewed Liz for her take on cursing in the workplace. Historically, we've seen an emphasis on a certain level of workplace decorum when it comes to corporate communication. However, in recent years we're seeing leaders embrace a less filtered approach. Here's our #TuesdayTip on how to handle workplace profanity. *Know your audience! Never curse during a speech or presentation to a large audience. *What are you really trying to say? There's a lot of other words you can choose in place of a curse. *Keep meetings professional. Productivity is the goal. *Flavor + Fun! Go for it in a casual setting. Check out the full story on fortune.com