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...]
3 Do’s and 1 Don’t for Canceling Meetings
The less time your team spends in meetings, the more productive and happy everyone will be. Remember these guidelines for when to excuse yourself or someone else from a meeting: Do: Scratch routine meetings. Hold meetings only when you have a reason to do so, not by default. If the only reason you have for a meeting is to share information, ask yourself whether there’s a … [Read more...]
Do Your Restrictions Drive Job Candidates—and Current Employees—Away?
You might expect that job hunters would jump at any opportunity for employment these days, but that’s not the case. And sometimes the factors that matter most are surprising.Take this recent study from the worldwide recruitment firm Hays, called “Tomorrow’s Workforce.” Hays surveyed more than 870 Australian employers and job candidates, but I suspect that the results would be … [Read more...]
The Dangers of Having an Arrogant Employee
I wrote The Dangers of Being an Arrogant Boss and a reader emailed me with an interesting comment. She said that she thought the advice was useful, but that it didn’t touch on the opposite—and just as important—issue of arrogant employees. “The fault can’t always be the boss’s,” she wrote.That’s a valid point: One doesn’t need a management title to be arrogant—or to be … [Read more...]
A Choice to Lead
Recently, I was catching a flight to do some culture change work with a client in Philadelphia when it seemed like everything that could go wrong, did. When I arrived at the airport the flight had been canceled and the only remaining flight for the evening was already full. I was then booked on a flight that connected in Dulles but that flight was delayed and I was clearly … [Read more...]
Modern Managers Need an “-ity” Strategy
Diversity. Mobility. Productivity. What are they good for, besides ending with '-ity'? Not so very long ago, most people came to the office at the same time every day, dressed the same, acted the same, left at the same time and kind of meandered through the day at a steady pace.You knew where you stood. You knew where everyone else stood, too.Not that there wasn’t … [Read more...]
Six Ways To Take Action On Right Now
From sales people to management, right on up to CEO’s and owners in organizations, everyone wants some magical answer to have their business take off and grow beyond their wildest dreams. In reality, most sales organizations have everything right in front of them to build and grow their business; these items often cost little or no money. Every good company is built on a … [Read more...]
Six Ways To Take Action On Right Now
From sales people to management, right on up to CEO’s and owners in organizations, everyone wants some magical answer to have their business take off and grow beyond their wildest dreams. In reality, most sales organizations have everything right in front of them to build and grow their business; these items often cost little or no money. Every good company is built on a … [Read more...]
The #1 Quality of a Great Leader
This is a guest post by Zack Zenger, co-founder and CEO of Zenger Folkman, a professional services firm providing consulting and leadership development programs What makes a great leader? Here are three alternatives to consider: Someone who has managed to overcome any weaknesses that she may have had. Someone who is really well rounded and good at a large number of … [Read more...]
Partnering to Build a Stronger Workforce in Tulsa
This is the story of how a few people with a big vision are making a difference for the city of Tulsa.It’s a story about partnerships, sharing resources, and making a difference for workers and leaders.It started with Mike Henry, whose vision of bringing leaders together locally led him to form Lead Change Tulsa.About Lead Change Tulsa, Mike writes,“We’re a community of small … [Read more...]