Sabina Nawaz
Harvard Biz Review
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How to Move Forward When You Feel Frozen
Fear is manifesting itself in a wide range of ways in corporate hallways and virtual channels. Alarm paralyzes us and leads to counterproductive behaviors. We postpone taking action because we’re afraid of making things worse. We focus our attention on short-term demands because we don’t want to confront the future. To move from paralysis to action, consider four shifts that can help you… → Read More
Think You Have a Great Idea? Ask These 6 Questions to Gain Perspective.
When you have an exciting new idea, it’s easy to focus on all its benefits and jump to action. But doing so can lead to failure. Your limited perspective may mean you’re not seeing potential hurdles — and you may be leaving other promising options unexplored. If you want the best ideas to flourish, you need to open your mind to different perspectives — from people beyond your team, whom you… → Read More
You’re Leaving Your Job. How Can You Make Sure Your Team Will Keep Thriving?
Sabina Nawaz (@sabinanawaz) is a global CEO coach and leadership speaker, and writes about C-suite strategies at sabinanawaz.com. Whenever one of my coaching clients is planning to leave an organization or take on a new role with a different team, that person is usually also thinking: How do I leave my current position on good terms and with confidence that my hard work will endure? → Read More
Overcoming Self-Doubt in the Face of a Big Promotion
How to move past people-pleasing, perfectionism, and other mental traps. → Read More
How to Disagree at Work Without Harming Relationships
Many of us hate to offer contrary opinions, because we fear it will make us unlikeable. We have it all wrong. → Read More
To Build New Habits, Get Comfortable Failing
You can only get good at something if you’re willing to be bad at it first. → Read More
How to Foster Healthy Disagreement in Your Meetings
Stirring things up can lead to fresh ideas. → Read More
Five Strategies to Ensure Hybrid Meetings Are Equitable
When some people are in the office and others are remote, the on-site attendees have an advantage. There are ways to get around that. → Read More
How to Earn Credit and Visibility for Remote Work
Workers who continue working from home after others go back to the office need to rethink their communications and work style to ensure they don’t lose ground professionally. → Read More
7 Strategies to Break Down Silos in Big Meetings
Getting people talking is the first step to fostering collaboration between departments. → Read More
Tough Parenting Decision? Take a Page Out of the CEO’s Playbook.
Five tips to help you manage feeling isolated, under pressure, and emotionally overwhelmed. → Read More
4 Common Causes (And Solutions) For Underperforming Remote Employees
It’s easy to assume remote employees are simply slacking but managers can save time and increase productivity by first considering these common causes (and solutions) for lagging productivity in a virtual world. → Read More
Conquer Your Self-Doubt in Meetings
Four strategies to find your voice. → Read More
Cross-Team Meetings Don’t Have to Be a Waste of Time
Stop reinforcing silos, and start building bridges. → Read More
What Deaf People Can Teach Others About Virtual Communication
We don’t just listen with our ears. → Read More
Working Through a Personal Crisis
Choose what you’ll share — and how you’ll share it. → Read More
In Times of Crisis, a Little Thanks Goes a Long Way
As we live in our socially-distanced bubbles during this pandemic, giving a little thanks can go a long way. How do you make sure your team feels appreciated? Read this article to know the 5 strategies to help you show more gratitude at work. → Read More
In Times of Crisis, a Little Thanks Goes a Long Way
Five ways leaders can make gratitude routine. → Read More
Presenting to Management? Be Prepared for the Tough Questions.
Presenting to senior executives can be hard. But, you can prepare in advance. Read this article to know what to keep in mind before presenting to senior executives. → Read More
Presenting to Management? Be Prepared for the Tough Questions.
Take your time, and make every word count. → Read More