Comfort zones are nothing more than familiar territory. We stay in them out of fear. Comfort zones don’t take us on new adventures and don’t help us grow. People often sit in their comfort zone longer than normal after they reach a goal. They set the goal. They reach it. Then they sit there. When…
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First, let’s start by defining what a 360-degree review is. A 360-degree feedback review, also called multi-rater feedback or assessment, gathers anonymous feedback about an individual from the people that work closely with him or her (includes direct reports, managers and peers). The leader also completes a self-assessment, which gets compared with the other feedback. This means…
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Relationships Still Matter! Technological innovations are changing the way we do business. It’s impossible to read an article without seeing how some new technology, software, or tool is changing how we interact with our team. As much as we need to embrace technology, leadership is still about relationships. Increase your leadership skills by doubling down…
DetailsAt some point in our lives we all experience adversity. Not everything always goes as planned. In each instance, we are forced to reflect, contemplate and find resolution. Whether it be conflict at work or home, unforeseen events, catastrophe or illness … the power to find an answer is the ‘how’ question we all seek…
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Companies are always looking for ways to attract and retain top talent. In a Forbes article about the war on talent, the author discusses decreasing unemployment rates, increasing hourly workers’ wages, and how we need to rethink how we compensate employees. With hourly employees, pay has a higher impact on hiring and retaining. For salaried professionals, pay…
DetailsThere is a fine balance between leading and mentoring, directing and bossing, teaching and demanding. The main responsibility of a manager is all of the above but the focus is on how you accomplish it. Your main task is to help others accomplish their job in a way that opens doors for them, creates opportunities…
DetailsSuccessful leaders are the engines behind their companies or organizations. They drive change, inspire and motivate staff, and provide a vision for the future. Leaders are so much more than a manager or a boss. They provide the glue that keeps the company together and the oil that keeps the engine going. While we see…
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Global trade has increased the need for companies to rapidly grow and change quickly. For companies to keep their doors open for a long time, they must be able to evolve with the massive organizational changes. While technology provides us a way to accomplish many of the changes, the human element is what many companies…
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“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” ~ Peter Drucker Culture – a word that gets used again and again. But what is culture? Culture is defined as how people within an organization interact with each other as well as work with each other. Why is culture important? The companies with the best cultures hire the best…
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“Change before you have to.” —Jack Welch We need to change. And we know it. As much as we know we need to change, we resist it. We operate under the ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ mentality. The problem with this mentality is the world is always changing. Your customers are changing. The…
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