Advice for New Leaders, Leadership Development, Succeeding as a working leader
Mentoring can keep you performing at your best. Great companies know the game changing potential of a good mentor and create mentoring programs for their employees. A good mentor can help the employee understand the company’s culture, resolve personality conflicts,...
Advice for New Leaders, Leadership Development
From the day you start, your team will debate your true intentions and priorities. Too many of your predecessors have had “hidden” agendas uncovered by an astute employee or two. It goes not take a genius – just track a leader’s words and compare them to their...
Advice for New Leaders, Employee Engagement, Leadership Development
There is a science to being an engaging leader. It takes time to create trust and mutual respect between the leader and the team as well as between team members. Engaging leaders are consistent, transparent and create opportunities to grow their team’s...
Leadership Development, Small Business Advice
Learning how to recruit, interview and hire new employees is a vital skill to develop. Most new business owners lack it or doubt their ability to successfully do it. Outsourcing an activity out of fear will not provide peace of mind. A decision of this magnitude is...
Advice for New Leaders, Leadership Development, Small Business Advice
Family businesses play an important role in the economy. Many business owners turn to their family for a variety of reasons. Two popular ones: when they cannot pay competitive wages or seek to use real world lessons to teach their children the value of hard work....
Advice for New Leaders, Leadership Development
There is much talk about leadership styles and philosophies. Some of this material may be very helpful to you. Do not spend too much time focused on it. Here is what new leaders need to understand about leadership: Leadership is personal. Your style is a determined by...
Advice for New Leaders, Leadership Development
Your mindset determines your destiny. It has the power to uplift your team’s spirits and to empower them strive for excellence. Or it can keep them stuck in mediocrity. The choice is yours. Choose wisely. People want to be a part of something important and to be...
Advice for New Leaders, Leadership Development, Small Business Advice
Wise leaders create lead positions to develop the next generation of leaders. They discover potential new leaders by their actions. Wise leaders know words are not enough. A leader must have the right mindset and temperament. They need to be comfortable giving and...
Advice for New Leaders, Succeeding as a working leader
Working leaders face many responsibilities and challenges during the day. Staying engaged is critical. You are an expert in your field and you lead a team. Your boss has expectations of you for BOTH of your roles and they are not always in agreement. Even the most...
Advice for New Leaders, Succeeding as a working leader
Working managers have the toughest job of any leader. You lead a team while getting your own work done. You will be answering questions, providing direction, managing work flow and keeping the peace. Time and stress management are critical but the key to success is...
Advice for New Leaders, Small Business Advice, Succeeding as a working leader
Companies spend thousands every year hiring new talent. Once this arduous task is completed, the race is on to get the new hire producing. To streamline the on-boarding process, try this: Have every computer account set-up and waiting. Provide login information in the...
Advice for New Leaders, Succeeding as a working leader
I believe people will rise to the expectations I set for them. To achieve excellence, a person needs a clear path to success, confidence to make their own decisions and coaching to get them over the rough spots. Your team needs YOUR expectations to keep them moving....
Leadership, Succeeding as a working leader
Employee performance is a defining characteristic for any company. Wasted time, misused resources and untapped human potential make running a successful company extremely difficult. Smart leaders know boosting the performance of every employee pays huge dividends....
Advice for New Leaders, Leadership, Small Business Advice
Watching a competitive rowing crew is a thing of beauty and power. Every team member is aligned. Every stroke is synchronized — they row as if they were one person. Everyone has a role and a responsibility. They train for hours to perform flawlessly. They push...
Advice for New Leaders, Succeeding as a working leader
One of the hardest lessons for a new leader is how and when to apply discipline. The challenge increases for leaders who are new to the company. Some employees may selectively describe how, when and why discipline was applied in the past for their own benefit. Few...
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