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Carla Schnitker

About Carla Schnitker

Early in her career, Carla got fascinated by change processes and leadership. Now twenty plus years later she is still working in that field. No longer an executive or interim manager, Carla now mentors managers who want to make a difference in their organization. She’s the author of Leading through Change: Six Principles for Leading People in Unpredictable Times.
11 10, 2017

What Your Leadership Strengths Reveal About Your Challenges

By |October 11th, 2017|

If I tell you that each employee has strengths, you’re not like, “Hey, that’s big news. I should keep reading this article.” You already know that.

But what if I tell you that an employee’s strengths are a threshold to his or her weaknesses and challenges. Hey, now I’m talking. That’s definitely more interesting.

Let me explain.

It […]

4 10, 2017

The A, B, C of Leadership: The Letter A

By |October 4th, 2017|

A: Action
“Leadership is an action, not a position.”
– Donald McGannon
What is leadership without action?

Just imagine. A leader who talks. A leader who listens to your ideas and worries. A leader who sits in all kinds of meetings but … never acts.

Even hard to imagine, but one thing’s for sure, you wouldn’t call that person a […]

27 09, 2017

How To Reduce Time Spent In Meetings

By |September 27th, 2017|

Have you ever come out of a meeting and felt dead tired?

Yep, so have I.

Sometimes it’s because it is almost lunchtime. Other times I might not have slept enough. But more often the meeting was way too long or the quality wasn’t good.

It felt like a waste of time and energy.

Meetings seem to last as […]

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20 09, 2017

How To Build A Great Foundation Underneath Your Change

By |September 20th, 2017|

For many years I worked as an interim manager. Looking back I’m grateful for all these great people who I met during those 6 -12 months when I was working in their organization before I moved on to the next organization. I’m very grateful for helping them out in sometimes difficult and stressful situations.

No matter […]