Prevent Claims During RIFs With Leadership Architecture That Protects Trust, Dignity, and the Mission
Prevent claims during RIFs with clear rationale, objective criteria, humane transitions, and leadership practices that protect trust and reduce risk. Prevent claims during RIFs requires more than a legal review at the end of the process. It requires leadership discipline from the beginning. When organizations wait until the final stage to ask whether decisions are […]
The Importance of Group Process
Group process. The term sends some managers and employees who “just want to get things done” regardless if it is the right thing to do to check out. “Let’s just move on!” is the mantra as impatience undermines the importance of group process. So what is group process? Why is it important to forging accountability […]
Management Goal Setting for the New Year
Management goal setting and New Year’s seem to go hand-in-hand. We make our resolutions and set new goals. How many of us actually achieve them? In a study conducted by YouGovAmerica from December 16-21, 2022, the findings report that 37% of Americans say they have a goal or resolution to accomplish in 2023. Of this […]
As a leader, do you trust your team?
As a leader, do you trust your team? Are you confident in their ability to execute when they encounter something that is unexpected, make high performance decisions or problem-solve? If not, the real question is whether you have trained your team to handle the unexpected. Leaders who overreach and take over when times get […]
Red Rock – Black Rock System Decisions
Getty Image As an organizational development Geek, I have been pondering something. Red rock – Black rock. What does cause and effect have on system decisions in a civil Society? I learned about red rock, black rock from a Newport, Washington volunteer firefighter. If there was a forest fire that threatened our cabin on the […]
How to Be An Approachable Leader And Lose the Grinch
Is your boss a Grinch … or are YOU the Grinch but just don’t know it? The real answer to both questions lies in genuineness and tackling how to be an approachable leader. In this classic story by Dr. Seuss, the Grinch is a cynical and stingy avocado-hued, pear-shaped, snub-nosed creature. As he hates anything […]
Team Building Strategies Bridge the Earning Gap
It’s 2019. Is this the year that progress will be made to bridge the employee earning gap? Are there team building strategies that bridge this gap? It appears that the type of industry matters identifying whether or not women take home less earnings than men. On the average, women still earn 79 cents on the dollar […]
Focus Is Required To Accomplish Deep Work
Your email dings. A new alert from social media pops up and then a coworker IMs you. This all happens within a few seconds of each other. You lose focus on your task. It seems to you that the quickest way to refocus is to respond to each of these notifications before digging into your […]
Effective Coaching Techniques For The Too Nice Leader
You’re known for being nice, but in leadership, being nice can sometimes backfire when nice and being respected doesn’t line up. Yes, it’s important to be an empathetic and genuine leader, but some managers may find that their team members take advantage of “nice” leaders who fail to tend group boundaries and team behavior expectations. […]
Management Inefficiencies Drain Productivity
Ask most managers if they believe their work is efficient and they will answer, “No!” Managers are spending almost two days a week performing unnecessary administrative tasks leading to inefficiencies that are draining productivity. This is according to a new Management Study. The report produced by ServiceNow resulted from surveying nearly 1,000 U.S. and U.K. […]