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Move Past Resistance and Make Positive Change Happen

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Change is a major part of life—and so is resistance to it. So when you inherit a team that is resistant to your new role and the changes that come with it, be prepared. Engage your resistant team with the following techniques: Acknowledge the change Don't sugarcoat it. Your employees will appreciate your candidness if you openly discuss your plans for change, and how … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Performance Management Tagged With: cooperation, gain buy-in, leadership mindset, team building, trust

When You Should and Shouldn’t Reprimand Employees

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Reprimanding employees in front of other employees is never a good idea. Embarrassing staff members in that way damages morale and can put people on the defensive, making it less likely that they will fix their bad behaviors. Scolding employees in front of customers is worse. Even if employee has done something that deserves a good talking to, and even if you think the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Communication Tagged With: communication, leadership, mindset, team building

4 Myths That Are Killing Your Chances of Hiring Top Talent

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"Good help is hard to find" or is it? Scott Wintrip, staffing expert and author of High Velocity Hiring: How to Hire Top Talent in an Instant says that help is available, but your beliefs about hiring are preventing you from filling  jobs quickly and keeping them filled. If you are struggling to fill positions, Wintrip urges you to examine your beliefs about hiring to ensure … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Leadership, Management Tagged With: hiring, leadership mindset, team building

Generalist vs. Specialist: Which Should You Hire?

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By Brian Cristiano, founder of BOLD Worldwide. One of your most important roles as a new leader will be recruiting the right employees . These folks will not only partake in daily tasks to help your team run smoothly, they will also act as the face of your organization, which is why it’s important to take time to find and employ the “right” employees. They should be eager to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Leadership, Teambuilding Tagged With: featured blogger, hiring, new leaders, recruiting, team building

Unproductive Team? Ask Yourself These 7 Questions

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This is a guest post by Scott MacDonald, CEO and author of Saving Investa: How An Ex-Factory Worker Helped Save One of Australia’s Iconic Companies. If your team does not seem to be reaching its potential or achieving its goals, here are some hard questions to ask. Do you have the right talent? Some employees are more talented than others, and you may need to upgrade … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Difficult Situations, Management, Performance Management Tagged With: featured blogger, leadership problems, team building

Training Can Be Fun and Games: 7 Gamification Tactics for Effective Employee Training

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This is a guest post by John Findlay is co-founder of Launchfire. You just took over a team, and you are frustrated with the level of training your employees received under your predecessor. Perhaps the previous leader didn't invest in training at all or maybe he or she just wasted everyone's time with ineffective training. And now you need to make big changes. Developing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Management, Personal & Professional Development, Teambuilding Tagged With: featured blogger, team building, training

Breaking Through the Comfort Zone: Extreme Tactics That Produce Outrageous Results

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This is a guest post by Frank Granara and Lorraine Grubbs, co-authors of Beyond the Executive Comfort Zone: Outrageous Tactics to Ignite Individual Performance. Wake them up … shake them up … make them a team.  As a new leader, bring a fresh perspective to your people by applying outrageous tactics to employee development. Step outside the “training as usual” box and bypass … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Performance Management, Teambuilding Tagged With: featured blogger, team building, training

Switch Off Your Autopilot Mentality

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By Jaimy Ford, business writer and editor As a new leader, it's easy to slip into a routine and stick to it. After all, why should you change what appears to be working? However, if you simply adapt a previous leader's style or you rely on trusted approaches that come easy to you, you run the risk of slipping into autopilot. When that happens, creativity and innovation … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Goal Setting, Teambuilding Tagged With: communicating with employees, leadership mindset, leadership problems, team building

5 Steps To Unleash Innovation & Improve Work Culture: Investing In People Yields Exponential Rewards

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This is a guest post by Maxine Attong author of Lead Your Team to Win: Achieve Optimal Performance By Providing A Safe Space For Employees. Getting your people to contribute more to your organization while simultaneously establishing stronger talent retention must cost a pretty penny, right? Not really. You don’t necessarily need to add expensive new ingredients to the stew. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Communication Tagged With: collaboration, team building, trust

Make Employee Vacations Work for You

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It's about that time when vacation requests will start pouring in. Instead of making do when an employee takes time off, seize the opportunity to make your team stronger. Before the vacation, cross train employees. You will build their skills, ensure that work flows smoothly no matter who is out of the office and give your employees the peace of mind that they can take a total … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Performance Management Tagged With: cross-training, leadership, team building, time-management, vacation

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