Best Leadership Skills Build Small Business Success
Which of your employees demonstrates the best leadership skills to build company relationships, coach employee performance and achieve group goals that grow your bottom line? Do you know? Is it a new Millennial you just hired in a lower level support function? Is it a Gen X employee who has been working hard and loyally […]
Team Huddles Improve Work Culture Success
Work culture can be messy for many small and medium-sized businesses. Not every job starts with positive onboarding, which is needed to perform well in a new position and for work culture success. Studies on work culture support this. One 2016 study found that 94 percent of executives and 88 percent of employees believe a […]
Team Leadership Focus for New Year Success
Meetings. Ongoing training. Product development. Email. Text. Phone calls. You choose. Which one takes your team leadership focus off target the most? Technology does facilitate many of these activities. This also means most people have more on their plates than attention and focus. With all of the responsibilities you have going on at once, it […]
Genuine Leaders Build Improved Team Productivity
No matter the workplace, problems arise every now and again. Work culture plays a large role in how problems are resolved and how employees handle the situation. Those in positions of power set the tone for the rest of the organization. The key to improved team productivity and improved problem-solving is genuineness. Genuine leaders who […]
High Performance Executive Teams Secrets
What makes or breaks high performance executive teams? According to recent McKinsey research, companies with diverse executive leadership exhibit better short-and longer-term financial performance. Women in revenue-producing positions also correlate to better performance. Let’s get to the bottom line. There is a secret to high performance executive teams. It’s not because everyone is a […]
The Real Value of Empathetic Leaders in the Workplace
As a soft skill, empathy isn’t always easy to assess. During the hiring process, it often goes overlooked as a necessary attribute for success. This is a mistake for hiring managers. Empathetic leaders are valuable and important for a strong workplace culture. Empathy in the workplace is a universal team principle. It is the desire […]
Strong Leadership? Follow Your Instincts
Many accomplished employees have found themselves promoted into a leadership position. They soon discover that just because they are a good employee doesn’t always mean that they will be a great leader. Strong leadership requires dedication and hard work. This includes continual learning and effective time management skills. Strong leadership also requires a good measure […]
Rude Behavior Creates Toxic Work Cultures
You’ve probably heard the term, a rolling rock gathers no moss. If that rolling rock had a label – rude behavior – this would not be true. Rude behavior is sticky. It sticks to people like Velcro. Your good employees get stuck. Perhaps rude behavior was completely unjustified. This causes some people to harbor grudges […]
TIGERS® Leadership Strategies Combat Short-Term Business Planning
Workforce Development is not served by short-term leadership strategies. Neither is talent retention, breaking down silos and employee engagement. Consider employee engagement, for example. Organizational change that demonstrates a solid return on investment because employees are more caring and engaged takes on average three-to-five years to successfully implement. The bottom line is that growth and […]
Empathy Builds Effective Leaders
Empathy is not a new concept. All just societies incorporate empathy their into social norms. However, empathy is now moving to the top of the list as an essential skill leaders need to be successful in 2018 and beyond. Why is that? Technology is growing and changing at a rapid pace. […]