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The ability to have significant positive impact can seem out of reach for many people. And leadership is often viewed as something bestowed according to roles and responsibilities. But are those...
View ArticleYes, It’s Personal
Have you ever gotten an “attaboy” or “attagirl” that just left you feeling flat? The most common reason why appreciation misses the mark is simple: the person expressing acknowledgment failed to...
View ArticleHow Stories Inspire Action
“Once upon a time…” What child doesn’t love and look forward to story-time? Whether at the library, in the classroom, or curled up on the couch with a parent or elder sibling, story-time is a time for...
View ArticleMaking the Impossible POSSIBLE
Big goals and big challenges often feel overwhelming simply because they’re so big. They can also feel overwhelming if we’re uninspired by the potential outcome. When we’re not intrigued by what might...
View ArticlePermission to Fail, Sir?
Organizations whose cultures forbid failure are organizations that will become stagnant, lacking the resourcefulness and innovation necessary to succeed. When failure isn’t an option, there’s no...
View ArticleThe One Thing that Changes Everything
Both customers and employees need to feel that they can trust an organization’s leadership to make sound decisions, communicate clearly, and respond swiftly and appropriately to challenges and...
View ArticleWhat Do We Do Now? Multi-application Case Study
Instruct participants to read the case study on the Handout, then to work with a partner for 2-3 minutes to generate ideas related to the questions. After giving them a period of time complete the...
View ArticleJust One Thing
“If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.” “The secret to the big is the small.” The first quote is an old African proverb; the second is from our training...
View ArticleHow Good Intentions Become Bad Decisions
The reasons listed below are excuses we all use for not speaking out when we have concerns about a decision— concerns that can range from slight uncertainty to strong objection. Failing to speak out,...
View ArticleWhy Video Training?
What happens when managers can’t do what’s required of them? The answer isn’t pretty and only leads to failure for everyone within an organization. Training is an essential factor for success. Many...
View ArticleCommunication Training
Communication is a key to success in many areas of life, especially in businesses and organizations. Clear communication ensures thatyou are on the same page with employees, colleagues and clients. It...
View ArticleConquer Team Dysfunction
Like it or not, all teams are potentially dysfunctional. This is inevitable because they are made up of fallible, imperfect human beings. From the basketball court to the executive suite, politics and...
View Article4 Causes of Ineffectiveness in Empowered Teams
Team empowerment can prove to be completely ineffective and meaningless if an organization does not support empowerment with a few key factors: Inadequate Investment in Training and Development:...
View ArticleTeamwork Training
Any organization’s success depends on successful and productive teamwork. Sometimes we forget that the whole team- managers, sales, marketers and HR are all made up of people who have different...
View ArticleYes, It’s Personal
Have you ever gotten an “attaboy” or “attagirl” that just left you feeling flat? The most common reason why appreciation misses the mark is simple: the person expressing acknowledgment failed to...
View ArticleBehavior-Based Interviewing: Six Tips for Better Hiring
As interviewers, what can we do to probe and get the information we need without inviting candidates to “fake” their answers? With the wrong wording of a probe, a clever candidate can fool us with us...
View ArticleLeadership and Self Deception
It is human nature to want to to blame others for our problems or to attribute them to circumstances “beyond our control”. But, in many cases, when we do this, we miss the opportunity to actually...
View ArticlePositive Discipline
Most managers agree that the worst part of their jobs is taking disciplinary action when an employee’s performance is not where it needs to be. In fact, many managers hate it so much, they’ll look for...
View ArticleCommunicating the Vision
A leader’s vision isn’t worth much if it doesn’t take hold in the organization. And it won’t go far without effective communication. A vision describes some achievement or future state that the...
View Article6 Ways to Empower Your Employees
The term “empowerment” rose to prominence in the late 1980s and saw considerable use through the 1990s in conjunction with the total quality management (TQM) movement. Its use has been so widespread...
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