Now more than ever, getting the most from your people is critical. In a constantly shifting environment your organization is faced with how to keep up with the rate of change, retain good people, be more productive and to be innovative all at the same time. Your organization must constantly spring forth fresh new ideas…
OK. You’ve been working hard and you are already feeling the effects of the Christmas frenzy. A blow-out is long over due. Great. Just make sure you don’t make the office party the place where you finally let your hair down. That would just be unwise and career limiting. So muster up all of your…
Ok, first thing for you to realize is that no one is perfect. In spite of what you may think, your team doesn’t expect you to be either. So, suck it up role model, and own up to your mistakes. It’s very likely you’ll earn more, not less, respect. When you goof up, don’t give…
Cool stuff. My mantra that the only thing lying in the way of you “having it all” is, well, you has just been given a boost by business expert, Cali Williams Yost. Her research mirrors my own experience in working with dozens of companies and hundreds of people around the globe. From Vancouver to Chicago…
An oft heard concern I get from the work floor concerns the quality and quantity of communication from above. Many claim that company leaders only pay lip service to open communication. Others contend that what little communication comes around only does so in the form of bulletins or memos. Still others cite only receiving vague…
As a manager you might very well be unaware of the impact you have on your staff. But the cold hard fact is that 9 out of 10 people who leave their job do so because of the relationship with their direct supervisor. If you don’t want to part of this alarming statistic, here is…
It can be overly tempting for some recently hired leaders to want to put their stamp on the department or division that they’ve just been hired to run. This is particularly understandable when the business or unit has been underperforming. But with an all too common regularity I’ve observed new leaders enter successful situations and…
I have never fully bought the idea that the divide between the generations is all that wide. A little while back, I had the privilege of doing a keynote at the Sauder School of Business. In speaking with these future leaders and decision makers it really hit home how much more in common the generations…
You’ve worked hard for your employer. You’ve been passionate about your job and have made many contributions. You’ve been recognized as a star player and are well thought of by everyone, team mates, bosses and customers alike. Yet, you’ve just been kicked to the curb by the new incoming boss. If you think this scenario…
From the file of WTH comes an interesting tidbit of research regarding surfing the web while on the job. Like many productivity minded bosses, you might think that such practices should be banned, similar to those ‘spandex’ days at work. In fact, while seeing your staff surfing the web might not make you happy, it…