Dear Boss, I Quit! - Making changes for new generations

Generations, Leadership, Retaining Employees, Strategy, Succession PlanningOctober 20, 2015Employee Retention, Gen X, Gen Z, Generation X, Generation Z, generational changes, Generational Differences Comment

Your Employees Are Leaving

Hiring, Leadership, Retaining Employees, Strategy, Succession PlanningOctober 7, 2015corporate culture and employees, Employee Retention, engagement, retaining employees, what employees needComment

Why are you ignoring me?

Communication, LeadershipSeptember 22, 2015communicate, communication, communication skills, communication tips, company culture, corporate culture, effective communication in the workplace, effective communication skills, effects of corporate culture on managers and employees, how to communicate, improve communication skills, opinions Comment

What's your problem?

Communication, LeadershipJuly 22, 2015Assume Positive Intent, business communication, communicating upward, communication skills, empower, intent, intention, power of intentionComment

Trust Begins With You!

Leadership, TrustJune 24, 2015communication trust, develop trust, Gain Trust, leading teams, trusting environment Comment

Sitting on a Lily Pad

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Imagine a swamp. Frogs are croaking, dragonflies are buzzing around. Turtles are surfacing just enough so you can see their little heads. Alligators are swimming around, waiting for their next prey. A lonely frog sits on a lily pad, observing all that is going on around him. It seems like a normal day, but to this tiny frog, it is chaos. Everything is always changing, and he is overwhelmed. He sees the alligator slowly swimming toward him with a look of hunger in his eyes. The frog knows he has to jump, but he isn’t ready. What if there’s something else in the water? Why can’t I stay safe, here on my lily pad?

Do it Yourself! - Overcoming Micromanagement

Leadership, TrustMay 5, 2015delegate, Delegation, how to deal with a micromanager, micromanage, micromanaging boss, micromanaging coworker Comment

Keeping The Saw Sharp

Leadership, Motivation, TrainingApril 22, 2015career development, developing employees, developing your people, development, development efforts, employee development, employee training, leadership development, leadership training, Manager training, personal development, supervisor training Comment

Crucial Conversations

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What is it about some people that make them so great at leading people? Is it their conversational style? Is it their personality? Or is it a person’s ability to approach crucial conversations in a way that is respectful and effective? Having the right approach might sound simple…The truth is that simple doesn’t always mean easy.

10 Ways to Reduce Trust

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Trust is overrated – we all know it. When we go to work, we’re there to work, not make friends. Who wants to sit around and sing Kumbuya? Who wants things to be all hunky dory? Your job is to make sure things get done – that’s it. So, here are ten ways to show your team that trust doesn’t mean anything to you.

10 Ways to---, Leadership, TrustMarch 13, 201510 ways to, develop trust, Gain Trust, trust communication, trusting environment, what not to doComment

Believe in Your People - Employee Appreciation Day

Leadership, Motivation, Retaining EmployeesMarch 3, 2015believe, company culture, corporate culture, corporate culture and employees, culture, effects of corporate culture on managers and employees, employee appreciation, team culture Comment

Join Us for the 14th Annual Success Event: Keeping Score! It's not always about being right.

Leadership, Our ThoughtsFebruary 24, 2015Comment

Who is flying this plane?

Leadership, Strategy, Succession PlanningFebruary 4, 2015Business Succession, Business Succession Plan, how to succession plan, Plan for Succession, succession, succession planComment

Keeping Score: Winning or losing?

Communication, LeadershipJanuary 29, 2015Comment

Communication...It Doesn't Come Easy!

Communication, LeadershipJanuary 14, 2015communicate, communication, communication skills, communication tips, effective communication in the workplace, effective communication skills, how to communicate, improve communication skills Comment

10 Ways to be a Jerk Boss, and a Pretty Lousy Manager

10 Ways to---, Leadership, Retaining EmployeesDecember 16, 201410 ways to, bad managers, how to deal with a bossy co-worker, how to work with a bossy person, rudeness how to deal with a bossy coworker Comments

Caught Up in Your Own Business

Communication, Leadership, StrategyDecember 9, 2014future organization, future planning, planning for the future, preparing for the future, strategic, strategic leadership, strategy, visionary leadershipComment

Make Mistakes Work for You

LeadershipNovember 11, 2014fear of change, human, mistakesComment

Serious Creativity

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Do you ever get bored and look at all the creative ideas on Pinterest? Moms coming up with cute snack ideas for their kids to take to school. Crafty people making their own Halloween costumes. Awesome dinner ideas that you would have never thought of... Then we think… “Are you kidding me? Who has time for this crap? These are impossible. I’m just not a creative person.” That thought has probably crossed your mind. Maybe you’ve even said it out loud.

Company Culture, Leadership, StrategyOctober 29, 2014change your viewpoint, creativity, embracing change Comments

Continuous Improvement: The Key to Continuous Success

Leadership, MotivationOctober 23, 2014continuous improvement, continuous success, focus, future success, Ideas, Improve, Passion, Persist, planning for the future, Push, richard st- john, Serve, workComment