Imagine these disheartening scenarios: Your department just suffered a round of layoffs and you need to rebuild morale. Your organization just lost a large contract and your staff is feeling deflated. A popular employee just quit and you are left to inspire others not to do the same. Those negative events and many others cause a boat load of managerial … [Read more...]
Effectively Manage Your Bully Employee
We've all heard of bully bosses, and hopefully, you strive not to be one. But what should you do when you have an employee who bullies coworkers and even you. The person might lose his or her temper, make hateful or hurtful jokes, or use aggressive tactics to force others do as he or she says. Don't let it go unchecked or you could damage team morale and productivity. … [Read more...]
Your First Step for Dealing with Frustrating Employee Behaviors
Do any of your team members have frustrating and annoying behaviors? Do they do things (or not do things) that really get under your skin? If they do, you are not alone. One of the most common questions we get in our Bud to Boss workshops is related to handling frustrating and annoying employee behaviors. People ask the question in many different ways. Here are some of the … [Read more...]
Infographic: The Leadership Trust Gap
How important is earning the trust of your employees? Very important. Leaders who gain the trust of their employees experience increased morale, loyalty, innovation and retention. Meanwhile, untrustworthy leaders breed resentment, doubt, frustration, low productivity and turnover. Unfortunately, there is quite the leadership trust gap. According to a Global Leadership Pulse … [Read more...]
[Infographic]: Supercharge Your Staff: 7 Hacks That Put Productivity into Overdrive
This infographic was created by Slicktext.com. Maximizing employees' performance isn't an impossible dream. You can send your employees' productivity through the roof with these simple (but extremely effective) tips. … [Read more...]
Change Your Behaviors to Become a More Inspiring Leader in 2016
Habits can be a trap for people in leadership positions, whether they are in business, politics or another field. As leaders, they should provide a compelling vision that inspires those around them. Instead, many of them lapse into automatic and mindless thinking. And that can affect every decision they make—and the actions of the people who report to them. “Too often, we … [Read more...]
Wise Words: Margaret Thatcher on Leadership
Play to Win With a Great Team
Since 1931, the Yankees have played in the World Series 39 times and have won the championship 26 times. How has this team become such an unbeatable colossus? A large part of its success is due to recruitment practices like these:Establishing high standards. The Yankees have developed a list of organizational competencies—the measurable skills, values and behaviors that … [Read more...]
The Challenges of Being a Young Boss
Check out this Jodi Glickman article from the Harvard Business Review blog archives about managing and leading older employees. It can be a difficult task, and we wanted to pass it along, since I know many of you are in that position and it can be difficult. If the following quote resonates with you, I suggest you read the whole article: "Being a leader is tough enough … [Read more...]