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Social Media Strategy Drives Employee Engagement
Spherion Staffing commissioned a study by Harris Interactive on the Emerging Workforce. The study identified key strategies to help organizations become socially engaged and ultimately, positively impact business performance.
Speak Up!
You need to communicate more. The people you work with and the ones who work for you want information, they want feedback. They don’t want to be left in the dark.
All This Talk is Killing Your Company Culture
Recently, there’s been a lot of talk about “company culture” and what that really entails. A lot of people call BS, claiming that it’s just a way to entice talent, win awards, and get some positive press. So what really is company culture?
Leaders Need to Change First Before Organizations Change
A common theme that has emerged throughout my years of experience as a leadership expert is that creating change within an organization starts with leadership.
The Common Habits of Negotiators
Negotiations begin with the interchange of information, and many see this process like a challenging poker game—why should I reveal what I have in my hand before I can see what you have in yours?
Consciously Receiving
Both in business and personally you focus on providing lots of value to others. You enjoy doing so. It is part of your value system.
Startups Need to Capitalize on Every Conversation
Whether you are trying to motivate your team, close a deal with a customer, or get funding from an investor, a casual conversation is usually a waste of your valuable time. These result is a founder who is always “too busy,” but never seems to get the business done and the team moving. All real business is conversations focused on creating results.
How to Get Your Team to Buy into Organizational Change
In my experience as a leadership expert and consultant, change is never easy. It is not easy for leaders, managers, or employees. Change poses a threat for most people, especially when it comes to their career or position within their organization.
Great Leaders Take Responsibility
I have seen time and again how the committed take responsibility for their actions. In our high-litigation culture, there’s always someone else to blame. It can be easy to point the finger at suppliers, underlings, partners, and managers that just can’t seem to get things right.
Embrace the Right to Pivot
Plans don’t often work as devised. We are not always smart about the market or the product. Great teams are not bound by their original product or marketing plan. Greatness finds one definition in management’s ability to “pivot,” or change the plan in reaction to its early response from the marketplace.
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