As a new year is dawning, many people take the time to engage in self-reflection to determine how they can improve in the coming year. Now is a perfect time to determine if you are a morale encourager or a morale terminator. Reflect on ways that you can resolve to be the encourager throughout the new year.

It’s hard to imagine an employee articulating a conscious decision to disengage from his work. How do you think he’d start that conversation with his supervisor? “I’m sorry, but I just don’t feel like doing this job. So unless you intend to watch over me like a hawk, I’ll most likely be exerting minimal effort in my eight hours here today.”

In her latest book, Great Personal Leadership - No-nonsense Solutions with Gratifying Results (2008, AHA Press), Wendy Leebov gives practical advice for leaders that will help them stay the course through simple actions.