Dana Brownlee
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What do you do when the biggest threat to your project is your boss? It's not that your boss is out to get you. In fact, bosses generally mean well. But clueless leadership from a well-intentioned boss can sometimes cause more damage than a criminal mastermind tying your project to the railroad tracks. The Unwritten Rules of Managing Up provides refreshingly practical and candid insight into the best practices and techniques that project managers...
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Learn why workplace anti-racism is important to everyone, and how to affect change regardless of your role or level.
While racism and discrimination are systemic problems that persist, each of us can play a role in helping to eliminate them in our professional environments. In this course, Dana Brownlee, an expert on organizational effectiveness, teaches you the three primary ways racism shows up in the workplace and provides practical strategies...
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Learn specific, practical strategies to actively engage and support disengaged team members and support increased employee engagement over the long term.
While every company values its products, services, technologies, and intellectual property, the most important asset of most businesses is the people who work there. Proactive, savvy people managers can make the difference between a workforce of engaged, motivated employees versus one peppered with...
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Learn how to answer tough questions from staff with humility, vulnerability, and transparency.
Strong leaders know there are only three acceptable responses to tough questions from staff: 1) Answer the question. 2) Tell them you don't know but will find out. 3) Tell them you can't tell them. In this course, Dana Brownlee, leadership development expert and Forbes Careers Senior Contributor, teaches you how to leverage these responses to tough questions...
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How to confidently speak up against racism in the workplace.
Regardless of role or level, employees often want to speak up against offensive/racist comments or questionable practices, but they don't know how to do it. In this course, Dana Brownlee, an expert in communication effectiveness and facilitation, shares specific techniques and practices that anyone can use to address these uncomfortable situations with clarity, focus, and impact.
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Learn clear and proven strategies for effective team collaboration. Discover specific activities and techniques to improve communication and avoid common mishaps.
The best teams don't wait for someone to tell them what to do. Instead, they work together to set themselves up for success. In this course, learn how teams can collaborate more effectively. Discover how to ask key questions, clarify expectations, and ensure everyone is kept in sync. Find...
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Learn about how to apply the principles of project management to become a more effective leader.
It’s easy to think of project management as some specialized magic that only certified project managers possess, but the truth is, we all manage projects at one time or another. If you’ve ever coordinated an event or activity with a defined start and end date, then you, too, have managed a project, even if you didn’t realize it at the time. In this...