When I’m coaching executives, I always ask them the same question. “How can your company grow if your people don’t?” The most effective leaders always understand what I’m getting at. So they actively invest in the growth and education of their people. The least effective leaders look at me, somewhat stunned because they never gave that question any attention. I had …
The AWESOME power of recognition
I remember when 13-year-old Brad who was cut from the soccer team. He was crushed. He felt like a loser, and several kids laughed at him. Then Brad learned about “The Super Sweat” being held in Cincinnati, a workout for world hunger. The kids were to find sponsors who would pay them for doing sit ups, pushups, and jumping jacks …
How To Build A Positive, Productive, Profitable Workforce In 6 Steps
When someone asks your employees or coworkers what they do for a living, how do they respond? With excitement and enthusiasm or with defeat and disillusionment? Too many employees and too many workplaces fall into the second category. But it doesn’t have to be that way, if you apply the six secrets found in every positive, high performing organization. ► …
3 Little Communication Strategies That Bring BIG Cooperation
Every day, in every organization, large change initiatives are being launched, each one requiring the cooperation of its employees to be successful. Unfortunately, research shows that approximately 70% of these change initiatives fail — an average that holds up in countless analyses across different industries, time frames and geographies. So what differentiates the 30% of change initiatives that succeed? There …