One of the hottest topics in business today is employee engagement. However, actually increasing employee engagement is another thing altogether. There has been extensive research on this topic. At the core of all that research lie two critical pieces of information. The first factor is seated in how the employee Read more…
PREFACE: Every organization requires some materials for operation. Whether it is just a few pens, pencils, and paper or million dollar machines, there is stuff to every business. That is true whether you are in business by yourself, a teacher, a preacher, a small business owner, a not-for-profit, a service Read more…
PREFACE: One of the most difficult tasks for many leaders is clearly identifying the people assets of an organization. Too many leaders pay too little attention to this requirement for leadership. Jim Collins admonished us to make sure we have the right people on the bus but the only way Read more…
PREFACE: One reality every leader must come to grips with is the fact that you cannot be everywhere and you cannot do everything. There is just too much to be done. The art of delegating is often a difficult one to master for many leaders because at the core of Read more…
PREFACE: We cannot underemphasize the importance of team building for a leader. But we also realize that some leaders do not have the temperament or the patience for some of the team building activities that are often done during leadership training activities. Rest assured, we are not going to advocate Read more…
INTRODUCTION: Persistence is a double edged sword. If you lack persistence you will give up on projects when a little more stick-to-itiveness could produce a good outcome. If you are excessively persistent you will hang onto projects when everyone else knows they will be dead on arrival. Success requires a Read more…
PREFACE: The art of influencing others has actually been studied enough at this point in time that we can begin to talk about it as a science. Historically, people who have mastered the skills of influence have done so by observing what works and through a significant reliance on their Read more…
PREFERCE: As a baby you learned to use the feedback all around you to begin to master your environment. As you grew and developed an interesting thing happened. You began to ignore the constant stream of feedback coming at you from every possible angle. We humans do this so that Read more…
INTRODUCTION: This is an area that many leaders find a bit difficult. Many leaders are big picture people and often have a little difficulty focusing in on the details. To organize anything requires that we be able to see the details. So what’s a leader to do? I see 5 Read more…
INTRODUCTION: There can be no doubt that great leaders are good listeners but just as important is the ability to speak. I’m not talking about getting up in front of big crowds and delivering a rousing speech. I’m talking about the everyday ability to convey an effective, efficient, succinct, and Read more…