February 2023 | Van Hooser Associates, Inc

Feb 8, 2023

Build a Stronger Team with Hard Conversations

Building a Stronger Team…What Works & What Might Not Consider this… When I worked on teams in the retail, food service, and financial industries, there were so many well-intending leaders who tried many different options to build a stronger team. Options like personality tests, games, after-hours events, and more. While the intention was great, the ROI of […]

Feb 17, 2022

Avoid Communication Issues Using These 11 Questions

Every big decision generates obstacles and opportunities. How can leaders avoid backlash from a decision? Elevating your communication is certain to help and is a critical initial step in the process. From my experience, hands down, communication issues are THE. MOST. COMMON. challenge plaguing the majority of today’s organizations and hindering greater success. If it’s […]

Feb 22, 2021

6 Inexcusable Leadership Flaws

We have a whole section in our leadership management training we call “unpardonable sins of leadership.” These leadership flaws are the actions and attributes that so obviously hamper good leadership that many people find them inexcusable. Take a couple minutes and do a self-check, your leadership reputation is worth it.

Feb 16, 2021

3 Stories Leaders Need to Know About Employees

Stories unlock answers to challenges leaders must overcome. To hire the right people, get them to stay, and continue to perform above expectations, start by learning these three stories leaders need to know about employees.

Feb 9, 2021

Effective Communication Hard for You? Try This.

George Bernard Shaw is quoted as saying, The single biggest problem with communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” I think he has a point. Families, friendships, businesses — even nations — live and grow on effective communication. So why is it so hard? And what can you do to be sure you […]

Feb 1, 2021

3 Ways Leaders Should Talk About Employees

We believe leaders should talk with employees, not to employees, or at employees. But should leaders talk about employees? It depends. Let’s discuss the four ways leaders should talk about employees so employees feel they can trust and respect their leaders.

Feb 28, 2020

Building A Strong Team Through Relatable Leadership

Building a strong team starts with building strong leader and employee relationships. Once your people feel like they truly know you and can trust you, then your team’s communication, performance, and culture will improve. How do you make that happen? Let’s talk.

Feb 25, 2020

Lose Your Temper? This 1 Question Helps

Lose Your Temper? This 1 Question Helps I’m often asked about what leaders need to do — or stop doing — in order to be most effective. That’s a broad subject with too many concepts to address here. So let’s talk about just one. And to me, it’s the single best way I know to […]

Feb 21, 2020

How To Lead Diverse Teams At Work

Incredible leaders of diverse teams at work need to understand the stories from their people, not just the statistics about them. There are answers in their stories that you’ll never get from statistics alone. Let’s dig into the information you need to make the best decisions when it comes to engaging your people.