Leadership Development – How to Handle Mistakes
An important part of leadership development is learning to handle mistakes appropriately and productively. In this case, Who will Sharon prefer to work with in the future?
Leadership Development – Are Leaders Born or Are They Made?
Of course, you need to take courses on leadership develpment to be a better leader and, for that matter, everyone should be taking courses on how to be a better follower as well.
Organizational Culture – To Team or Not to Team. That is the Question!
Today’s workplace is one of the most competitive in years and the ultimate advantage any company can have is teamwork. Does your organizational culture focus on enhancing your teams and, ultimately, increasing productivity, morale and employee retention?
Employee Development Plan – Hiring Right, The First Time
"30% of job applicants make misrepresentations on their resume." Have you ever hired someone and found out the person you hired is the evil twin of the person you interviewed? Have you ever hired someone [...]
Organizational Development – New Hires from Old Employees
There are many things that you may do to grow your organization. Here is an organizational development idea that I thought was both unique and insightful. The most effective means to building an effective and [...]
Leadership Development – Does MBWA Really Work?
Inch by inch it’s a cinch; by the mile, it’s a trial. – Zig Ziglar MBWA – Management by Walking Around. A concept that is critical to your leadership development. This concept has been around [...]
Employee Retention – How to Keep Employees Engaged
An Employee Retention Success Story The day Paula waited for had finally arrived. After 30 years with one company, and hardly taking a single sick day, it was time for her to retire. She had [...]
Leadership Development – Taking the Helm of Leadership
There are four major characteristics of leadership development that we must excel at to be effective leaders today
How to Motivate Employees – Without Money
Sheryl was a good mortgage processor - good, but not great. Her performance evaluations showed this. She got the job done with minimum errors and in a timely manner. She was good. In the mortgage [...]
Discover the Difference Between Leadership and Management
While taking the lead is relatively simple, the thought of taking responsibility for the people, the project, and success or failure is not. One of the most common reasons people get their first leadership position is because they knew the tasks of their projects well. However, that does not always translate into knowing how to lead the people. Thus, one of the reasons leaders fail is their inability to work well with people.