It's been an incredibly ugly presidential campaign, and with two weeks left until Election Day, the worst may not be behind us. The conflict over the presidency has infiltrated the workplace, so much so, that a recent survey by the American Psychological Association indicates that one in four younger employees report they've been negatively affected by political talk on the … [Read more...]
3 Keys to Establishing Credibility With Your Team
By Samuel B. Bacharach, author of The Agenda Mover: When Your Good Idea Is Not Enough. As a new supervisor or manager, you will certainly have projects and ideas you will want to implement. But you have to remember that while getting a promotion may give you the positional authority to move your agenda forward, positional authority alone is not enough. To get your team … [Read more...]
Your Super Weapon is Actually Your Employees, Not Your Products
Your most important asset may not the products you sell. Rather, it's your employees, especially if you are in a service industry, says Dushyant Sukhija, a former executive with Cisco Systems and author of The Cisco Way: Leadership Lessons Learned from One of the World’s Greatest Technology Services Companies. “Employees are the true intellectual capital of the company and … [Read more...]
[Infographic]: Put Together a Killer Presentation
Are you dreading an upcoming presentation to your new team, your boss or a customer? Don't. Whether you are presenting to one person or a room full of people, with this advice from The London Speaker Bureau, you can create a presentation that will wow your listeners and build your credibility as a new leader. … [Read more...]
Training Can Be Fun and Games: 7 Gamification Tactics for Effective Employee Training
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...]
[Infographic]: 10 Productivity Hacks to Transform Every Business Meeting
It's that time of year again when businesses across the U.S. start gearing up for next year. Budgets are analyzed and set. Marketing and sales plans begin to take shape. Teams assess their resource and manpower needs. And more. What does all that mean? Nearly everyone will be in meetings, potentially time-sucking, energy-draining meetings. That's why it is perfect timing to … [Read more...]
Does a Company’s Reputation Rest on the Shoulders of the Leader?
Karen Tiber Leland is a branding expert and author of The Brand Mapping Strategy: Design, Build and Accelerate Your Brand. When you think Facebook, you think Mark Zuckerberg. When you think Amazon.com, you think Jeff Bezos. Those and other examples of celebrity corporate leaders show that a CEO’s personal brand can work in concert with the corporation’s brand, helping … [Read more...]
The Million Dollar Question: How Do You Really Determine “Culture Fit”
This is a guest post by Krisha Buehler, HR Manager and Culture Cultivator at eaHELP. How important is culture fit when hiring new employees? Very. That is, if you want new employees to stay onboard and produce at a high level. Culture fit will look slightly different for each organization depending on your mission, vision and core values. So your first, most critical, … [Read more...]
How Business Leaders Can Inspire Purpose in Their Employees
This is a guest post by Paul Ratoff, author and Certified Management Consultant. In a tight game's closing seconds, a coach will huddle his players and draw up a play designed to result in a winning play and victory. But, if just one teammate is disengaged, the play can go awry and the team will fall short of accomplishing its purpose. Businesses have something in common … [Read more...]
This Leadership Mistake Really Hurts Employees … Are You Guilty?
Technology makes it possible for us to work around the clock, and it has become standard operating procedure to read and respond to emails after business hours. While many leaders love the idea of hardworking employees always "being on," the practice is having harmful effects on worker well-being, according to a new study, “Exhausted But Unable to Disconnect,” authored by … [Read more...]