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I would like to explain one very positive approach to Ingagement that I have used in my own family. I call it “Three Things,” and I would like to recommend it to you. Here is how it works . . . A few years ago, I started to ask everyone at my family’s dinner…
Today, on President’s Day, we’d like to turn our attention to the text of one of the greatest speeches ever delivered by one of our nation’s leaders. It is The Gettysburg Address, which Abraham Lincoln gave on the battlefield at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on November 19, 1863. One of the most remarkable aspects to this great…
Do great athletic coaches and great trainers use the same strategies to get people to grow, exceed their own expectations, and succeed? We think they do. And a recent article that was published by Competitive Advantage supports that opinion. The article, “What Makes a Good Coach?”, outlines some winning traits of top athletic coaches. We…
“No matter what we do, we are going to offend someone,” is an opinion that we often hear. There is some small amount of truth in it, because no matter how you scour your company’s training and other materials, it is nearly impossible to eliminate what people might find offensive. No matter how careful you…
Most employees love training. They realize that it makes their jobs easier. Many employees also know that training shows that their companies want them to succeed. Yet let’s face facts. In any company, some workers resist training. Who are they? It is tempting to write them off as people who simply like to complain. Yet…
When I was starting out in my career, I was comfortable with the idea that I would get promoted after “learning the ropes,” making mistakes, and moving upward gradually. Most often, I would get feedback about my performance only when I went into a job review session with my boss. In those sessions, I would…
This post is adapted from my book Ingaging Leadership. A new and expanded edition will soon be released by Motivational Press. How are you currently motivating your employees to take your training? I would like to offer my opinion that if your employees are saying, “I am going to take the training because I am…
With another month of winter still to come, it is hard to imagine that we will be enjoying warm days sooner than we expect. But we will. And here is a suggestion for you. Why not dedicate your spring to transforming your business? You can make plans in spring, develop them over the summer, and…
You already know that your workforce is changing due to the arrival of large numbers of younger employees. You’re acutely aware of that. But are these two important and transformational trends on your radar. They should be. Trend One: Remote Employees, Including International Workers, Will Become a Larger Part of Your Workforce Unless you have…
Martin Luther King Day 2019 has come and gone. Hopefully, it provided you with an opportunity to reflect on many important issues – Dr. King’s legacy, the history of the civil rights movement, and more. But we would all be missing the point if we only tried to consider how Dr. King’s lessons apply to…
