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Practical Tips to Raise Up and Inspire Future Leaders – Part Two
Written by: Dr. Karen Keller | January 11, 2017
In this series, I want us to take a look at the obstacles to raising up leaders, and how we can overcome them. We’ll also include some practical ways you can coach and inspire future leaders. … Read More»
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Practical Tips to Raise Up and Inspire Future Leaders – Part One
Written by: Dr. Karen Keller | January 4, 2017
If you Google any derivative of “raising up leaders,” you will discover the first several pages of search results are from faith-based organizations, not business publications. If business rises and falls on the shoulders of its leaders, shouldn’t the business world be just as concerned about developing future leaders?… Read More»
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6 Ways Managers Can Engage and Retain New Hires
Written by: Charles Rogel | January 3, 2017
Starting a job is an exciting and scary moment for new hires. The first 90 days of employment are a critical time when they develop lasting opinions about their workplace that will affect their future performance. When handled well, the onboarding experience sets up an employee for success that will pay strong dividends to the company…. Read More»
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10 Tools to Pump Up Workplace Productivity in the New Year
Written by: Mary Walton | December 27, 2016
Business owners are always looking for ways to improve workplace productivity in their offices. Can work get done better, faster, or smarter? You may not realize it, but your employees are probably thinking the same way. Here are ten tools geared for a global audience they can use to improve performance and work smarter.
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Trust Issues: What Happens When You Trust Your Customers
Written by: Chip Bell | December 22, 2016
It is hard to have a positive relationship with someone you don’t trust. When you don’t trust someone, it’s hard to believe they have your best interests at heart. Without trust, there can be no true partnership. The thing most of us don’t realize is that trust issues affect more than just our personal lives, they impact our business relationships as well…. Read More»
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Gender Bias: The Trap of the Bossy Leader [Infographic]
Written by: Switch & Shift | December 12, 2016
The issue of gender parity in leadership roles has received a lot of attention from the business community in recent years. Progress is being made as more and more companies fill executive positions with qualified female candidates. What is often overlooked, however, is the very real gender bias faced by women who already serve in leadership roles. Many female leaders are trapped by the perception that they have to behave in accordance with traditional male stereotypes in order to be effective, but the truth is that most of the traits traditionally exhibited by each gender are seen as equally effective…. Read More»
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This Is What Truly Exceptional Leadership Is All About
Written by: Chris R. Stricklin | December 8, 2016
The quest to define exceptional leadership obsesses many people, and the definitions vary not only in content, but in context. I have sipped many cups of coffee and ran countless miles pondering this complex topic. And like many, I have devoted my life and profession to understanding the elusive concept of leadership. It was in […] Read more… Read More»
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Four Leadership Insights about Employee Motivation During the Holiday Season
Written by: Mackenzie Kyle | December 7, 2016
In the case of the holiday season, a missing part of that bigger picture is frequently a perspective on how employee objectives and company objectives align. A disconnect here is almost always the root of motivation issues, and it is no different during the month of December…. Read More»
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Business Processes: Pitfalls that Could Be Hurting Your Business
Written by: Nick Candito | November 30, 2016
The impact for businesses using antiquated business process solutions or worse, no solution at all, can be multi-faceted and, ultimately, damaging to the bottom line. What are some of the specific pitfalls that inefficient or siloed business processes can cause? Here are a few that plague companies across nearly every industry…. Read More»
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The Nuanced Truth about True Happiness at Work
Written by: Shawn Murphy | November 29, 2016
We all want to feel good and true happiness is the answer, right? Well, according to Harvard Medical School psychologist, Dr. Susan David, it’s more nuanced than “happiness equals goodness.” In Dr. David’s book Emotional Agility, she writes, “The paradox of happiness is that deliberately striving for it is fundamentally incompatible with the nature of happiness itself.” … Read More»