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Should I Work from Home? 6 questions to consider before you put in your request 26 Aug 2013 | 05:30 pm
Working from home can improve employee productivity and satisfaction and provide substantial cost savings for businesses. But is it right for everyone? Not necessarily. Even organizations with the m...
Nine Warning Signs of a Failing Employee 22 Aug 2013 | 05:30 pm
“I’m sorry, we need to let you go.” Oomph! Those words feel like a punch to the gut of the employee on the receiving end, and for the leader delivering the bad news, those words create anxiety and ma...
Motivation as a Leadership Competency: 3 Ways to Get Started 19 Aug 2013 | 05:30 pm
The great motivation debate among business leaders has been whether motivation is a trait we are born with or a skill that can be developed. Contemporary research has answered that question; motivatio...
Our Greatest Human Need…To Be Understood and Appreciated 15 Aug 2013 | 05:57 pm
I was at a conference last weekend and the facilitator assigned the table groups a topic to discuss. After the discussion a person from each table stood up and gave a brief report on group’s conversat...
New Survey Data Shows Managers Not Meeting Employee Expectations in Three Key Areas 12 Aug 2013 | 05:56 pm
New survey data just published in the July/August issue of Training magazine shows a serious gap between employee desires and reality when it comes to goal setting, goal review, and performance feedba...
How New Managers Sometimes Become Micro-Managers 10 Aug 2013 | 08:01 pm
Often, new managers are promoted because they are very good at their jobs. Their supervisors may have caught a glimpse of leadership potential. Generally speaking, they are ambitious and hard-working ...
What Does It Mean to Really Listen? 8 Aug 2013 | 05:56 pm
I believe that the ability to truly listen is one of the most important skills we can develop in this life—as leaders, as husbands and wives, as friends and coworkers. Here’s a question I have asked ...
Rethinking 5 Beliefs that Erode Workplace Motivation 5 Aug 2013 | 10:58 pm
Can you fill-in-the-blanks on these common workplace belief statements? It’s not personal, it is just ________. The purpose of business is to _____ _______. We need to hold people ___________. The...
Is Anyone Listening? A quick service tale 3 Aug 2013 | 11:13 pm
Walking out to the supermarket with a bag in each hand, I felt “pain” as I took a step. It was like a snap in my foot and PAIN, like a pinch – ouch! I got to the car and drove home. My foot was swoll...
54% of Managers Use Only One Style When Providing Direction and Support for Their People 30 Jul 2013 | 01:52 am
The amount of direction and support people receive from their manager directly impacts the efficiency and quality of their work. Without it, people are left to their own devices, have to fake it until...
