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Explosive Trend: Remote Employees, Including International Workers, Will Become a Larger Part of Your Workforce Today’s post is the first of a series in which I will introduce my predictions about explosive trends that I believe will soon transform your company and your way of working. I invite you to share your thoughts. Unless you…
“Of all the things a leader should fear, complacency heads the list.” – Leadership guru John C. Maxwell Is your company complacent? Of course, every company has areas of complacency, even very successful companies. Microsoft, one of the most successful companies in the world and clearly innovative, was suffering from complacency until Apple came out…
“It’s not enough to teach knowledge, skills, or behaviors just for the sake of it. Training must connect to big-picture, company-wide objectives. Team members and leaders have to ask, `What do we need to be able to do so we achieve our business goals? ` and `How will we measure and show the impact of…
What is the most effective, simplest rule to follow when leading younger generations? It is to practice the Ingaged Leadership that I explain in this book. Ingaged Leadership is a style of management that “speaks” on every level to younger generations. If you listen well, provide autonomy, encourage risk-taking, and follow the other advice in…
I recommend telling people five positive things for every comment that could possibly be interpreted as negative – so in effect, you are operating on a ratio of 5 to 1 in positive versus ambiguous or less-than-positive communications. This practice will transform your leadership on the job, and it will produce surprising transformations in the…
Every year 24/7 Wall St publishes a list of the worst American companies to work for. When compiling this year’s list, 24/7 relied on company ratings compiled by Glassdoor.com, an organization that compiles millions of employee reviews of the companies where they work. Please note that in our blog post today, we are not going…
by Evan Hackel Great things happen in companies where executives inspire people to learn. To name just a few . . . An enhanced ability to compete in the marketplace, because people discover and apply the best information, solutions and ideas More effective leadership, because executives who love to learn inspire others to perform on…
When baby boomers took their first “real” jobs upon entering the workforce, their demands and expectations were ridiculously low by today’s standards. On their first day on the job they got an employee handbook that they took home and scanned while eating dinner or watching TV. Company training, if there was any, was minimal. For…
Great things happen in companies where executives inspire people to learn. To name just a few . . . An enhanced ability to compete in the marketplace, because people discover and apply the best information, solutions and ideas More effective leadership, because executives who love to learn inspire others to perform on a much higher…
Today I would like to post this article written by my colleague Evan Hackel, and share its wisdom with you. By Evan Hackel I have noticed that very few leaders like to ask for help. For some, the experience of saying the words, “I could use some help on this” feels as uncomfortable and unfamiliar…
