Amber Johnson

I teach this as a leadership coach as well - and use it in my own life!

19.09.2025 11:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Do More With Less: How to Lead and Develop People Without a Big Budget Summary: Even when budgets are tight, leaders can still meaningfully develop their people. You don’t need expensive programs or flashy perks—what you need is intention, creativity, and a mindset shift...

Leadership authority Amber Johnson (@amberjohnson.bsky.social) demonstrates developing professionals through questions rather than programs. Growth emerges from reflection rather than expenditure. Coach rather than direct

Read more: hrbrain.ai/blog/do-more...

#Leadership #Talent #HRcommunity #HR

28.03.2025 19:14 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

The Single Skill That Will Save Your Relationship Get good at this, and all your relationships will blossom

What complaint lands couples in therapy most often?

It might be: “You don’t understand me.”

Could UNDERSTANDING be THE THING that saves your relationship? Or makes a good relationship even stronger?

Here's how to build understanding, in my article published at @goodmenproject.bsky.social.

18.03.2025 14:46 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Why Questions Matter: Research Into the Power of Questions to Shape Your World Research shows that asking questions helps us learn better, be more likable in the short term, strengthens relationships in the long term, and helps us perform better as a team. Here's the data.

“How do you spell NFL?” That’s a question a friend’s son asked. Kids can ask as many as 107 questions an HOUR. (Though the avg is more like 30.) But then, as we enter school, our questions slow to a trickle. I explain why and make my case for learning to ask better questions:

02.01.2025 14:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

How Much Money Would It Take for You to Never Wear Socks Again? This, and 27 more random questions to entertain you on long drives or at holiday parties.

How much money would it take for you to NEVER wear socks again? More on this vital debate 🙄, along with lots more questions and a pitch for @hankgreen.bsky.social's Awesome Socks club:

26.12.2024 14:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

4 Tips to Help Your Teens Talk During Gatherings Family time should involve more than looking at separate screens. Here are tips for getting your kids and family members talking this season.

Bucket list item unlocked—today a colleague and I published an article in Psychology Today. This article is for you if you're the parent of a teen and you have Christmas or other holiday gatherings scheduled in the next week. Share your feedback!

20.12.2024 19:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Professionals in all fields have tricks of the trade. As a leadership coach, here's one of mine. Whenever you have something important to say or do, make a list of the actions you need to take (that's the "do" column on the left) and the character you need to show (that's the "be" column).

05.12.2024 15:09 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

When Qualified Women Resist the Leader Label Women who demonstrate leadership behaviors and traits are less likely than men to identify as leaders.

Article:

22.11.2024 23:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Do women hesitate to call themselves leaders?

Research indicates that women outperform men in 17/19 leadership competencies, but are significantly less likely to see themselves as a leader.

I'm wondering - does this fit your experience?

(Link to an article in replies.)

22.11.2024 23:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Just heard this and I’ll be thinking about it all day: that voice in your head is an unreliable narrator.

14.11.2024 19:24 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

14.11.2024 03:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Repost with a pic you have saved that you haven't found a use for.

14.11.2024 03:01 — 👍 18    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 2

I was nervous as I started presenting. The team of execs were attentive, but you know how Zoom is … did I really have their attention?

The first question came about three slides in. Then another question. My pitch to these leaders had officially gone off the rails.

Learn from my misery. 👇

24.10.2024 14:02 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Common responses to "How are you?" — Amber A Johnson This 1-minute Family Feud-style survey asks you to share the most common responses to this very common question.

You probably answer this question a dozen times a day. What's your go-to response? I'm taking a short (#FamilyFeud style!) survey.

14.12.2023 14:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Better than Fine — Amber A Johnson At work and at home, we long for better relationships and better results, but our conversations fail to get us there. Having better conversations starts with better questions.

Our questions are failing us ... we ask, "How are you?" and get a predictable response instead of meaningful communication. I'm on a mission to improve the questions we ask. Find out more.

11.12.2023 15:18 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0