As a leadership speaker, part of my job entails conferring with business owners about the issues they are facing. From time to time I encounter a business owner whose business has stalled, somehow, and he or she can’t quite figure out why.… Read more...
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Summer’s winding down, but there’s still plenty of time to take a vacation—and if you’re in a position of leadership, that’s something I can’t recommend highly enough.
Far too often, leaders fall into the easy trap of thinking they have to be there, hands-on, day in and day out… that the place will fall apart without them.… Read more...
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Leaders, let me invite you to step back and take an honest appraisal of your company culture. Do you find that there’s a lot of wasted time by your team members—even by yourself? Do you feel like you’re pulling teeth simply trying to get people to get some work done?… Read more...
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Have you ever wished you could be young again?
As we get older, and realize that our bodies and minds are maybe a tad less resilient than they used to be, it can be tempting to pine for our youth. And that’s not only true of individuals.… Read more...
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As a leadership coach and speaker, I interact with teams of all kinds—including many virtual teams. Telecommuting and remote collaboration technology have changed the way we work, and the benefits are striking. Companies can reduce overhead and provide their employees with more flexibility; employees, in turn, often love the freedom they have to get their work done in a home office environment.… Read more...
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Think a high IQ is a guarantee of business success? Think again! Today’s leaders know that brains alone aren’t enough to build a team or establish it for success. Emotional engagement is just as important. There’s where the concept of emotional intelligence—or EQ—comes into play.… Read more...
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The employee engagement survey has long been a staple of culture-savvy businesses—and for good reason! Engagement is key to employee productivity, morale, and retention—in short, good for the bottom line. And when it comes to taking the pulse on employee engagement, regularly checking in with employees to see how they’re doing, an engagement survey is really a no-brainer.… Read more...
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For all the talk about engagement—what it is, how to achieve it, why it matters—there’s one question that receives precious little attention: How do you quantify employee engagement? How do you measure it? How do you know when you’re on the right track?… Read more...
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As a professional conference and keynote speaker, I obviously believe in the power of communication—but leaders, let me ask you something: Do you believe in it? Do you understand communication to be one of the keys to engagement and productivity on your team?… Read more...
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Do you implement morning huddles in your workplace?
As a leadership expert and keynote speaker, I talk to a lot of managers who use the morning huddle as a way to rally their troops at the start of each new day.… Read more...
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