Category: Employers

Want to get more done? Inspire your team to greatness? Build a stronger organization? Oh, and do these things EVERY DAY? Develop better leadership habits. It makes sense. Great leaders are consistent and disciplined in their practices. They’ve acquired habits which improve their effectiveness and drive their success, every day. Thankfully, nobody has a monopoly…

Are you as committed to your employees as you want them to be to you? Consider how your team members would answer the following questions (if their responses would be kept anonymous): Does your boss care about your happiness? Is your boss committed to helping you achieve your career goals? Does your boss recognize and…

Ever hear of the “CASE” method? It’s an acronym for Copy And Steal Everything, something that great managers, executives and entrepreneurs do all the time. After all, why start from scratch when you can learn from another exceptional leader’s success? Of course, you can learn from terrible leaders, too – what NOT to copy and…

Looking for new ways to thrive in an increasingly competitive world? Try ditching your org chart. Think we’re kidding? Then it’s time you look at your organizational chart with a fresh set of eyes. Sure, it’s one of the most ubiquitous elements of the modern workplace. Yes, it’s comforting to have a visual hierarchy of…

Ever wondered why some work teams soar and accomplish amazing things – while others stagnate and fail? That’s what Google set out to determine over four years ago. In their quest to build the perfect team, Google’s People Operations department launched Project Aristotle, investing millions of dollars and thousands of man hours to measure nearly…

What do BuzzFeed, Facebook and CVS Health all have in common?   They were named as the top 3 most innovative companies for 2016 by Fast Company. How did they do it? They looked fear right in the eye. Sound intimidating? It is! And that’s kind of the point. Innovation IS a scary thing –…

There’s no “I” in groupthink. Okay, there IS – which is ironic, because the term, coined in a 1952 article by William H. Whyte, refers to the process of achieving group consensus by minimizing conflict (where’s the “I” in that?). But often, that consensus and “group harmony” comes at a high price for organizations. Here…

Want a way to build a better workplace that’s fast, foolproof and free? Foster greater trust among your employees. Trust creates a strong foundation upon which you can build a great culture, enhance performance and keep your business competitive. In an earlier post, we touched on the business benefits of fostering trust among managers and…

Do more. Do it faster. And accomplish it all with fewer resources. Like it or not, this is the business credo of our post-recession economy. And the pressure is taking its toll. Everywhere you look, teams’ limits are being pushed – leading to burnout, turnover, critical mistakes and internal discord. Instead of functioning as high-performing…

He’s a four-time NBA MVP. Two-time NBA championship winner. 12-time NBA All-Star. And now that he’s returned to the Cleveland Cavaliers, his team is leading the Eastern Conference and poised for yet another championship run this year. Whether you love him or hate him, there’s no denying that LeBron James is an amazing athlete –…