How to Turn Stale Managers Into Stars
A new report from Gallup, based on extensive polling, finds only 10% of managers have what it takes to be “a great manager.”
Deep breathe before you fire the lot or cry foul…. Read More»
Multitasking Lowers Your Productivity
66 percent of respondents say multitasking enables them to accomplish more at work, more than a third (36 percent) say the many distractions prevent them from doing their best work. So how does multitasking affect you? Let’s look at the research…. Read More»
How Doing Good Is Great for Business with @StevenOverman
Doing good is great for business believes Steven Overman, author and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Kodak. Overman’s new book Conscience Economy reflects the change in the way we interact and advocate, or rebel, against the products we buy. … Read More»
A New Kind of Twitter Chat: #SocialLeader
Chances are, you’ve been a loyal reader of the Switch & Shift blog for some time now. Our hope is that through our authors’ contributions and thought leadership, you’ve grown as a leader – and a human.
Today, we’re announcing a more personal way to engage with fellow members of the Switch & Shift community… a new way to grow and share…… Read More»
10 Key Strategies to Value Employees That Increase Profitability
We all want to feel valued and believe that we are of value to others. All of us can contribute to creating a culture where all participants who work for and with us know that who they are and what they do matters and makes a difference. Appreciation in the workplace can help employees understand how much they are valued by their peers, their manager, and the organization as a whole. … Read More»
7 Skills to Be a More Influential Leader
There are qualities and skills that we use to help ensure people will listen and be influenced to take action based on our words as well as skills that, when used, encourage people to open up to them and share more readily…. Read More»
When Change is Bad
‘Change’ is one of the most proliferated subjects in blogs, books, and social media chats. I understand why, and so do you; change is vital to progress in every field of endeavor, particularly business. Without change, companies stagnate. This explains why it is so easy for people to become caught up in the “change is good” paradigm. I’m telling you that change is not always good. Change can be bad. Very bad…. Read More»
Inside the Mind of a Successful Manager
Whether the employee cites fairness, patience, respect, or open communication as essential components to a good employee-boss relationship, managers must be prepared to cater to each of these areas in order to run a motivated workforce…. Read More»
6 Traits of a Rebel Leader
In preparation to assume new duties this summer, this is the simply complex guidance I would most like to pass to my new organization. Be a rebel that drives revolutionary change, not evolutionary progress…. Read More»
Having a Quality Mix of Work and Life with Tracy Brower
We spend 1/3 of our life working. That’s quite an investment of time. It’s no surprise that a growing number of employees expect a higher quality work experience…. Read More»