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How Great Leaders Handle Gossip
How to Handle Gossip in the Workplace Workplace gossip can be irreversibly harmful to teams. But when it comes time to handle gossip in the workplace, most leaders won’t deal with the issue head-on. Why? Because it can be really uncomfortable and awkward. But if you don’t manage it, who will? Listen to this episode […]
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Mental Health At Work Doesn’t Matter If
Some people are exhausted with the talk about mental health in the workplace and culture in the organization. They want their people to ‘just show up and do the job they were hired to do’. Do you feel the same way or differently? Honestly, I can understand that frustration. And, mental health doesn’t matter in […]
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A Leadership Lesson Learned the Hard Way
What is the one leadership lesson you’ve learned the hard way? Think about it for a minute — whatever it is, has it stuck with you? Mine has. But as hard as it was, it was a positive turning point in my leadership growth. Maybe my experience can save you some pain while helping you […]
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Millennial Perspective — Professionalism is Not Commonsense
One of the most common frustrations among leaders and employees today fundamentally lies in differing expectations of professionalism. Ultimately, as opposing as two people’s expectations can be — it’s important to establish a cohesive expectation in order to improve your workplace culture. Let’s take a look at what leaders need to know…
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Managing Change? Use These 7 Questions
The COVID-19 pandemic is undoubtedly a season of incredible change, great stress and heightened fear for all of us. In fact, in a recent survey, 7 out of 10 employees indicated the COVID-19 pandemic is the most stressful of their entire professional career. Many leaders, their people and their organizations are overwhelmed managing change along […]
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Professional Speakers: The Overlooked Essential Service Provider
2021 Update: Meet the professional speakers of Van Hooser Associates “Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close up.” No, I’m not some Hollywood diva nor do I desire to be. I’m just a working professional keynote speaker, trainer, consultant and author who, like most everyone I know, has had a lot on his mind recently. Since […]
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Customizable Workplaces Will Win
It used to be really easy to spot the difference between the wants and needs of employees among different generations. However, the more I study the five generations in today’s American workforce, I am even more convinced of all generation’s commonalities versus differences. Because of this, here’s why customizable workplaces will win in the future.
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Walk the Talk: How’s Your Leadership Credibility?
During the leadership management training I conduct, people often share the clearest perspective on great leadership. They also come up with some of the biggest problems leaders create for themselves. One person brought up the critical issue of leadership credibility. In short, why is it important for leaders to walk the talk? And what happens […]
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Give Your Ear, Get Employee Loyalty
Leaders, it is your responsibility to consistently push the envelope to drive increased performance– year after year– through your people. To do that, you have to give your full attention ➡️intentionally. You have to listen on purpose. When you give your ear, you will get increased employee loyalty.
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