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 | Stakeholder Focus | | | March 26, 2012, 1:19 pm | visits: 0 | | A few days ago, I read an article about Southwest Airlines where the author claimed that the company’s values were to put employees first, customers second, and shareholders third Wouldn’t it be great if making business decisions was this simple | |
| Write Your 2011 Performance Review - Now! | | | March 26, 2012, 1:10 pm | visits: 0 | | Our subconscious mind controls most of our actions The conscious mind can only handle one to three events at a time and process 2000 bits of information per second, while the subconscious mind can handle thousands of events at one time and process four billion bits per second | |
| Becoming an Approachable Manager | | | February 24, 2012, 1:18 am | visits: 0 | | The worst assumption that managers can make about their area of responsibility is that they know everything that is going on in the department In reality, they only know what their people want them to know or think they need to know | |
| Financial Incentives Can Hurt Performance | | | February 23, 2012, 10:09 pm | visits: 0 | | Now do I have your attention I’ve written on the subject of motivation and incentives in the past, but recently have come across some additional information and research that continues to challenge conventional business wisdom as it relates to use of monetary incentives to encourage higher performance | |
| The Science of Motivation | | | February 23, 2012, 9:54 pm | visits: 0 | | Most managers feel that a major part of their job is to motivate people who work for them The problem that many have is distinguishing the difference between motivation and manipulation | |
| Earning Your Leadership Certificate in Project Management | | | February 14, 2012, 7:46 am | visits: 0 | | When thinking of the tasks of a project manager, you probably think of Gantt charts, work-breakdown structures, handling budgets or running meetings However, this is only a small piece of what a project manager does in an organization | |
| Leadership Lessons From the Chicago Blackhawks | | | November 29, 2011, 1:56 pm | visits: 0 | | There has been much written about the turnaround of the Chicago National Hockey League franchise – from being almost dead last in attendance to winning the Stanley Cup in June of 2010 In 2004, ESPN had named the Blackhawks the worst franchise in sports | |
| Learning Preferences and Developing Subordinates | | | November 27, 2011, 2:46 pm | visits: 0 | | A key role and responsibility of any manager is to develop those people who report to them Often, when developing subordinates through delegation or training activities, managers may fail to take into account that each person has different learning preferences | |
| Leadership Development and Times of Transition | | | November 23, 2011, 3:46 am | visits: 0 | | Last week as I went through airport security, waiting for my husband who was getting the grand pat down for the zillionth time since his hip replacement operation eighteen months ago, I was musing about how we normalize the abnormal
Going through security, checking for vials or sharp objects, or whatever, is now a common way of life | |
| Developing Future Leaders Today | | | November 17, 2011, 7:10 am | visits: 0 | | Often times when companies have to squeeze the financial belt, developing employees and creating future leaders gets pushed aside However building a sustainable company requires having a leadership growth and succession plan in place at all times | |
| A Matter of Perception | | | November 15, 2011, 4:46 am | visits: 0 | | Have you ever been treated unfairly at work Were you ever asked to do more than your fair share | |
| No More Background Checks in Hiring | | | October 31, 2011, 4:38 pm | visits: 0 | | Many employers are not aware of this, but the EEOC is currently working on new guidelines regarding the use of background checks in hiring decisions Also, there is pending action on both the legislative agenda as well as legal field to prohibit the use of credit checks in hiring processes | |
| The Power of Optimism | | | October 31, 2011, 4:20 pm | visits: 0 | | One of the chapters in my book, Turning Potential Into Action: Eight Principles for Creating a Highly Engaged Work Place is titled The Power of Optimism I won’t repeat the chapter here, but the gist is that an optimistic environment creates more energy in people and enables higher levels of performance | |
| Three Leadership Talents | | | October 25, 2011, 8:02 pm | visits: 0 | | According to Michael Maccoby, a globally recognized expert on leadership, there are three distinct roles of a leader Those roles are strategic, operational, and relational | |
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