Tag Archives: Team Culture

5 Questions Everyone in the Workplace Wants Answered – #3

Posted on January 23, 2022 by thebossdoctor

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 →

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Take Control of Who Goes INTO The Pipeline

Posted on August 22, 2021 by thebossdoctor

Recruiting and Hiring Better in the Public Sector When I am teaching management students how to hire, I’m often accosted by those in the public sector who tell me, “I don’t have any control in the recruiting process—that’s out of … Continue reading →

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It’s Everyone’s Job to Help Find Good People for the Organization

Posted on August 8, 2021 by thebossdoctor

At one point in my career, I made a strategic decision to work with a particular executive, because of what I knew I would learn from him, specifically in three main areas of executive skill—budget and finance; how to work … Continue reading →

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Hire S.H.A.R.P.E.R. People – Part 6

Posted on July 25, 2021 by thebossdoctor

E = Enthusiastic A recent article on a website for hiring managers posed the question:  If you have to choose, do you hire for experience or attitude?  Their answer was clear—HIRE FOR ATTITUDE! The reason is simple—you can train skills … Continue reading →

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Hire S.H.A.R.P.E.R. People – Part 4

Posted on July 11, 2021 by thebossdoctor

R = Relational A recent survey of thousands of hiring managers (conducted by a national professional staffing organization) revealed the number one quality that hiring managers are looking for in a potential employee: The ability to work well with others! … Continue reading →

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Building Trust with The 4 C’s

Posted on May 16, 2021 by thebossdoctor

Leaders MUST build trust with their people!  That’s the advice of top business leaders and consultants who have observed the serious loss of trust in many organizations today.  In the July 2010 issue of Ignite! Newsletter from the folks at … Continue reading →

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Great Advice from Top CEO’s – #22

Posted on May 2, 2021 by thebossdoctor

PEOPLE…are a LEADER’S most valuable resource. This is a variation of another great piece of advice that comes from more than one wise source: All other resources can and must be managed…but PEOPLE must be LED.  It’s a reminder of … Continue reading →

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Great Advice from Top CEO’s – #21

Posted on April 25, 2021 by thebossdoctor

Practice Fu Pan. This advice is a perfect follow-up to my last blogpost.  It comes from LENOVO founder Liu Chuanzhi, who referred to it in an interview published in FastCompany Magazine.  LENOVO is the Chinese company that purchased IBM’s PC … Continue reading →

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Great Advice from Top CEO’s – #18

Posted on April 4, 2021 by thebossdoctor

Get to Know Your People Personally This comes from Michelle Peluso, CEO of Travelocity.  She says, “If you treat your employees as unique individuals, they’ll be loyal to you and they’ll perform—and your business will perform, too.” Like father like … Continue reading →

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Great Advice from Top CEO’s – #17

Posted on March 28, 2021 by thebossdoctor

If you hire the right person, you solve a lot of problems BEFORE they happen. This advice is a follow-up to my last post, and comes from a very savvy boss I had early on.  And I continued to see … Continue reading →

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