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Category Archives: Leadership
5 Questions Everyone in the Workplace Wants Answered – #4
The first question is the most important and fundamental: WHAT’S MY JOB? The second question follows the first: HOW WELL AM I DOING IT? The third question is more profound: WHAT AM I PART OF? The fourth question is about … Continue reading
Posted in Agility, Collaboration, Communication, Competence, Creativity, Customer Service, Decision Making, Decision-making, Employee Engagement, Employee Motivation, Leadership, Management, Morale, Organizations, Performance Management, Planning, Problem-Solving, Productivity, Success, Supervision, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Team Leadership, Teams, Uncategorized, Values, Vision, Work
Tagged Decision-making, Employee Engagement, Evaluation, Leadership, Management, Performance Management, Planning, Problem-Solving, Supervision, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Team Leadership, team performance, Teams
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5 Questions Everyone in the Workplace Wants Answered – #3
This advice is adapted from Jerry R. Wilson’s book, 151 Quick Ideas to Inspire Your Staff. If you want to be an effective leader, you must be able to answer these questions for EACH OF YOUR TEAM MEMBERS. The first … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Communication, Leadership, Management, Morale, Organizations, Performance Management, Productivity, Success, Supervision, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Team Leadership, Teams, Uncategorized, Work
Tagged Employee Engagement, Leadership, Management, Performance Management, Supervision, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Team Leadership, team performance, Team Productivity, Teams
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5 Questions Everyone in the Workplace Wants Answered – #2
Question #2: How well am I doing it [my job]? If you want to be an effective leader, you must be able to answer these questions for EACH OF YOUR TEAM MEMBERS. The first question is the most important and … Continue reading
Posted in Authority, Coaching, Communication, Consistency, Control, Delegation, Employee Development, Employee Engagement, Employee Motivation, Failure, Feedback, Honesty, Integrity, Leadership, Management, Morale, Performance Management, Recognition, Supervision, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Team Leadership, Teams, Uncategorized, Work
Tagged Assignments, Communication, Employee Coaching, Employee Engagement, Evaluation, Feedback, Job Performance, Leadership, Management, Performance Coaching, Performance Management, Performance Review, Supervision, Team Dynamics, Team Leadership, Teams
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5 Questions Everyone in the Workplace Wants Answered – #1
Question #1: What’s my Job??? It’s the beginning of a brand new year, and I’m back in the saddle to bring you more practical, down-to-earth insights, tips, tools, and techniques to help you become a better leader—wherever you serve! This … Continue reading
History’s Greatest Leader
I have purposefully been taking a “holiday break” from posting–to step back; take my foot of the accelerator; and spend some “down” time relaxing and re-charging from all the CoVid non-sense. However…in view of the Christmas season, I’m coming out … Continue reading
If not YOU…WHO???
The Imperative of Leadership Succession What is the difference between MANAGEMENT and LEADERSHIP? That’s a question that often emerges in my training seminars. One way I help students think about this is by describing management as focusing on the status … Continue reading
Don’t MICRO-MANAGE; Don’t OVER-MANAGE; Just MANAGE!
I was reading a recent web article by an executive who was extolling the virtues of what he called “micromanagement.” (??!!) As I read further, I realized he was (in my opinion) misusing the term. And I think his thoughts … Continue reading
Posted in Coaching, Control, Employee Development, Employee Engagement, Employee Motivation, Failure, Feedback, Leadership, Management, Morale, Performance Management, Problem-Solving, Productivity, Supervision, Team Leadership, Teams, Uncategorized
Tagged Employee Coaching, Employee Correction, Employee Performance, Employee Training, Intervention, Leadership, Management, Performance Management, Supervision
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When you DELEGATE, you gotta COMMUNICATE!
This post was prompted by a number of questions raised by managers and supervisors in my management training seminars. It brought a very common management blunder to the surface, and I realized it was something that needed to be addressed … Continue reading
Posted in Authority, Collaboration, Communication, Conflict, Delegation, Leadership, Management, Mistakes, Supervision, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Team Leadership, Teams, Uncategorized, Work
Tagged Assignments, Authority, Communication, Delegation, Leadership, Management, Supervision, Team Leadership
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If you stop drawing from the Well of Creativity, it will dry up!
This post is a bittersweet tribute of sorts – advice from Dr. Orval Butcher, a former boss of mine who became a friend, advisor, mentor, and spiritual touchstone. A few years ago, I had the privilege of saying goodbye to … Continue reading
Learn from the Legends
This is a secret I learned from a highly effective CEO I worked with, as a member of his executive team. Earlier in his career, he had attained the presidency of a local college while still in his thirties. All … Continue reading
Posted in Ambition, Career, Competence, Leadership, Learning, Management, Personal Growth, Personal Success, Professional Development, Promotion, Success, Vision
Tagged Knowledge, Leadership, leadership development, leadership training, learning, personal growth, professional development, professional growth
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