40-50% of employee time is unproductive, 50% of employees are disengaged and over 60% of employees are not motivated toward their company goals! Lets address these three things and talk about how superstar leadership can change this!
Managers impact on employees is crucial. We want to focus on what the good bosses-if not the superstar leaders-do to excel.
Poor management behaviors and the effect they have on employee engagement and satisfaction.
To lead others requires that one enlist the emotions of others to share a vision as their own. -Henry M. Boettinger, retired Director of Corporate Planning, AT&T- First and foremost, one of the most important products of an effective team is a vision. In order for a team to really work well together, it’s necessary [...]
To continue yesterday’s blog, Tolerant Training, there are things trainers can do to tolerate the trials that may emerge during training sessions. Now, the best defense is a good (practiced) offense. Prior to the training session, if you have the opportunity, meet with attendees (individually) in advance, clarify your objectives, and seek an understanding of [...]
Although a trainer is usually teaching others, there’s an underlying expectation that the trainer has been trained into whatever she is training. Right? But, there’s a big difference between being an expert in whatever subject you train and being an expert in the subject of training. For this reason, although most trainers feel confident & [...]
Most leaders have varying business objectives that fluctuate according to their personality, personal and professional goals, background, experience, industry, and so much more. But, the bottom line is that nothing should affect the way a leader leads more than the bottom line itself. At the end of the day, our leadership is pointless if we [...]
In this series, The Tricks of Teamwork, we have explored the characteristics that are critical to one’s skill and success as a team player. This article will focus on the last of the six, which is Collaboration. Teams don’t need to be inseparable by any means. We are individuals, so some level of separateness is [...]
A team of true team players consists of individuals that have many characteristics, six of which we believe are of utmost importance: Competency, Commitment, Adaptability, Communication, and the topic of today’s article: Awareness. Achieving a balance between objectivity and subjectivity can be a struggle, especially because who we are and the experiences we’ve had – [...]