Who is running you? Are you running things, or is your job or business running you? Let me share with you some easy delegation tips.
Do you feel stressed out and overloaded with too much work? Do you feel like your phone rings all day with questions from your team or that you are fighting fires...
Most great leaders recognize that you are in the people business no matter what business you are in.
Now let's talk about balance. People often debate what makes a better leader: the no-nonsense, results-focused type or the motivational, people-focused type. New research has provided the...
Many, if not most, managers are promoted into a leadership role with little or no formal training. Here's the scenario. They were most likely a great team member. One that was respected and performed well. Your company needed a manager. Your selected this great employee and gave them the...
There will often be times when you’ll have to deal with different types of difficult people. These people may be within your organization, such as employees, peers, or bosses. Regardless of who they are, you must deal with these difficult people in a way that brings about the most...
It's easy to look back at change management strategies and see why they failed. The hard part is looking at failure — yours or someone else's — and figuring out how to use it to fuel your improvement.
In this blog, we focus on the people’s side of change. There...
Buy-in doesn't just benefit the organization; collaboration can also increase job satisfaction and lead to better company outcomes.
By emphasizing the value of teamwork and collaboration, you spotlight the importance of individual contributions to the greater whole. When workers understand...
It's frustrating, isn't it? You define tasks that you need your team to do, provide them with the resources they need, and send them on their way to get it done. You wait. You notice it's not getting done. You wait some more. It still isn't getting done. ...
Find out what the boss wants and then give it to them!
Ever heard that term before? Are you working really hard, achieving exceptional things, and yet still somehow failing to move forward in your organization as quickly as you would like? It may be that what you’re delivering...
When workplace teams aren’t just engaged but inspired, that’s when organizations see real breakthroughs. Inspired teams are themselves far more productive and, in turn, inspire those around them to strive for greater productivity and results.
We believe that anyone can become an...
Once upon a time, there was a small village on the edge of a river. The people there were good and life in the village was good. One day a villager noticed a baby floating down the river. The villager quickly swam out to save the baby from drowning. The next day this same villager noticed...
Are Performance Reviews a Chore or a Tool?
How do you view the value of performance reviews to you and your business? Is it a highly productive and necessary tool or a stressful pain in the butt? For decades, reviews were a genuine challenge with over 2800 team members I was responsible...
