Leadership, Outsourcing, Small Business Advice
In a time of great confusion, would chaos erupt in your company? Disasters come in all forms — it may not be a hurricane, tornado or wildfire that slows your operations to crawl and sends your customers rushing to the competition. There is no way to avoid every...
Employee Engagement, Leadership, Succeeding as a working leader
Engaging your team members is always a good idea. Here is how to do it using LEAN. Lean is legendary with regards to streamlining operations, cutting costs, slashing cycle time and improving relationships with customers. Successful LEAN transformations get every team...
Advice for New Leaders, Employee Engagement, Leadership
Every leader knows the importance of providing frequent feedback to their team. It is crucial to provide feedback in the right way and in a timely manner. Without it, problems can explode, morale will tank and great employees will leave. Everyone suffers. Companies...
Advice for New Leaders, Leadership, Small Business Advice
Being an authentic leader has a WIDE range of meanings. Being authentic is NOT a license to do and say whatever you feel!! Life is simpler when you can be yourself under any circumstance. Showing your true colors and how much you care about your team’s future...
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, Leadership, Succeeding as a working leader
Few times in my life were lonelier than when I started at a new company in a new town. My team was struggling, my boss was sharply criticizing my every move and I was working more than 65 hours a week to move the needle. My girlfriend was still in Tucson and I had...
Advice for New Leaders, Leadership, Succeeding as a working leader
Taking on a leadership role is a daunting feat. You are getting to know your team, their processes, your customers and the way things ACTUALLY get done. A new leader should not be surprised if there are gaps in procedures, job descriptions and work flows. Teams rarely...
Advice for New Leaders, Employee Engagement, Leadership, Succeeding as a working leader
Few skills have more impact on your team’s success than goal setting. A well thought out and clearly defined goal defines your expectations, provides a time frame and establishes accountability. Goals should inspire and scare your team members at the same time. If it...
Advice for New Leaders, Leadership, Succeeding as a working leader
The world expects quick more and more from today’s leaders. Your customers demand ultra fast service, outstanding quality and competitive pricing. To have a chance of achieving this, today’s leader need a consistently performing team. Sadly, it appears few...
Advice for New Leaders, Leadership, Succeeding as a working leader
A leader’s job is to ethically get the most from their team. They need to be comfortable with sharing power responsibly. With every decision, there is a potential for success and failure. Wise leaders stack the odds in their favor. They delegate to well trained and...
Advice for New Leaders, Leadership, Succeeding as a working leader
Engagement keeps your team performing at their best. Accountability keeps your team on track and helps pinpoint potential problems before they erupt. It is critical to understand people’s love of feedback and hatred of accountability to avoid significant performance...
Advice for New Leaders, Employee Engagement, Leadership
As a leader, it is up to you to ethically get the most from your team. They don’t fire teams, they fire bosses! You have big goals to achieve in short time frame. There will never be enough time, money or resources. You are unlikely to have the team you want when a...
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