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May 4, 2020

Two Ways to Check Work from Home Productivity

Just last week I had an exchange with a colleague asking my take on how to check an employee’s work from home productivity. Jerry wrote, “I’m fielding a new question from my clients who now have a WFH workforce and…one of their first questions is, ‘How do I know my people are working from home?’” […]

Mar 24, 2020

Encouragement for Leaders in Crisis Mode

Encouragement for Leaders in Crisis Mode Ideas for Navigating the COVID 19 Chaos As a leader in your organization, your top priority must be to create some sense of order out of the chaos that COVID 19 is creating. It is an uncertain, likely overwhelming responsibility. To encourage you — the leader — as you’re […]

Mar 17, 2020

Younger Employees are 20x More Likely to Stay If They Have This

In doing some professional research recently, I stumbled upon an article that referred to a Gallup study with some interesting findings. The article said the demographic of 21 to 37 year old employees are 20 times more likely to stay and not change jobs if they have they have this one thing. As someone who […]

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.

Feb 11, 2020

When Honest Leadership Goes Too Far

Honest Leader? Yes! Brutally Honest? Not So Much. If you conducted a poll of average employees and asked them the essential traits they want in their leaders, what would the response be? Never mind their demographic data, the industry they work in or their level of experience. What would they say? I predict, overwhelmingly, employees […]

Jan 31, 2020

Emotional Intelligence is the X-Factor

I think you would do this, but tell me if I’m wrong. If an employee came to you and legitimately asked for specific training to help them better understand how to use the company intranet, understand the policies better, or improve their technical skills — you would probably do everything you could to make sure […]

Jan 28, 2020

Disengaged at Work? 1 Sure Sign Bosses Should Look For

In my work, I talk to a lot of managers and supervisors who are, let’s say, a bit frustrated that they have employees who are disengaged at work. Employees just aren’t doing what is expected of them or what is asked of them. And managers and supervisors don’t know why. Employees become disengaged at work […]

Jan 22, 2020

For Better Employee Relations Use This 4 Question Plan

Leaders within organizations, companies big and small crave better employee relations! It’s a huge recruiting tool. It leads to better performance and higher profits. Some charged with making this happen look for a magic bullet, some new, latest policy in the employee relations manual. But it takes much time and a tactful approach to build […]

Jan 17, 2020

1 Question to Better Recruit and Retain Employees

Most organizations are scrambling trying to figure out how to better recruit and retain employees. What’s the answer? I’ll shoot you straight as always — a quick-fix solution doesn’t exist here. However, I do have one question you should start asking that will automatically shift your trajectory toward greater success.

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