Great leaders know how to engage and empower employees to thrive in the new normal business economy. In my recent conversations with clients and business contacts, a common concern has emerged: How to leverage the recovery to grow the business and increase profitability. There is considerable uncertainty surrounding how [...]
How do you and your organization develop or maintain a winning culture? In my 20 years of experience in working with multiple companies across multiple industries and globally, there is a lot of talk about culture; however, little to no impact - bottom line results. On the other hand, [...]
Ask questions: Instead of talking, think of a provocative question and listen. By mastering the art of asking questions, you can help people learn and build confidence since they are developing their own answers, ideas, plans, etc. Celebrate mistakes; however, not trends of mistakes: Society typically penalizes mistakes. For [...]
Find a mentor: It is amazing how different things can appear to the presenter vs. the audience. Find someone who is supportive of your goals, will provide you with positive and constructive feedback, and has some skill that you'd like to learn. Ask for their help. Most people are [...]
Align goals: Without this point, nothing else matters! If you think you have a team yet one person can succeed (receive a pay raise/ reward) while another can fail (not receive a pay raise/ reward), you don't have a true team. A team must have the same / aligned [...]
Exceptional leaders are becoming harder and harder to find, while the need for them is reaching new heights. Global competition, Wall Street expectations, and employees' expanding set of career choices and desire for flexibility, in combination with an increasing shortage of available talent as the baby boomers retire is [...]
I hear tremendous talk about balancing work and home life, so I thought a good way to start the New Year would be to brainstorm a few life balance ideas: You have one life: As my consulting mentor (Alan Weiss) says, you have one life. There is no reason [...]
As the New Year begins, there is always talk about New Year's resolutions. I don't make New Year's resolutions; as I figure that if I determine I should change something, why wait? And, it is rather overwhelming to have 1000 things add up to begin on January 1st! So, [...]
My experience shows that those people who are organized and prepared stand out in a crowd - and achieve results. A few of the keys to organization are the following: Keep lists - don't get caught up in the latest techno gadget on how to track your to-do list; [...]
Since I'm currently on vacation in Hawaii, traveling with family members who typically do not travel, it has become clear that travel tips I take for granted can be quite helpful - more than I realized previously. Keep lists - it is easy to forget things that seemed obvious [...]
