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...]
Breaking Through the Comfort Zone: Extreme Tactics That Produce Outrageous Results
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...]
Switch Off Your Autopilot Mentality
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...]
FAQ Series: How Can I Unify My Team?
Here are four tips to help unify your team - whether they've worked together for years or not! https://youtu.be/SqZQg7SX3ks?rel=0&showinfo=0 Tweet This: Building team unity starts with you defining the unifying principles and behaviors you desire. In the Bud to Boss workshop, we address motivating and leading your team to higher performance. We address how to increase … [Read more...]
[Infographic]: 7 Ways to Nurture Innovative Thinking and Change
As a new supervisor, your only concern right now may be to take over the team, without making a mistake that makes everyone doubt your leadership skills. You may just be focused on doing the job, without rocking the boat, so to speak, until you feel more comfortable managing your new duties. The idea of making positive changes to engage your employees, increase innovation and … [Read more...]
FAQ Series: Building Trust with New Employees
Today's question is this: How do I build trust with new employees? Trust is absolutely critical to our success as leaders, so this is a great question and here's our answer... http://kevineikenberry.wistia.com/medias/iy8xczsdt0?embedType=iframe&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Listen to the audio for this episode here: audio Trust is a noun and a verb. The more of the … [Read more...]
Teamwork: This is What We Can Be
Back in the day, I used to run track for my high school’s girls 440 relay team. Even all these years later, I can close my eyes and feel it: legs churning, heart pounding, as I round the curve, ready to pass the baton. I’m reaching my right hand out to place the baton in my team mate’s waiting, outstretched palm. Most days, the hand-off went smoothly, but once in awhile we … [Read more...]