Most leaders often think that once they can successfully carry out their plans and strategies for their organization which yields excellent results, they have done well as a leader. But, there’s much more to it than that, isn’t there? Besides developing a successful business, leaders need to get interested in their team’s development. This ensures […]
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6 Traits of a Successful Entrepreneur
What makes a successful entrepreneur? What traits do they possess that set them apart from the rest? While there is no one answer to this question, there are several qualities that many successful entrepreneurs share. This blog post will discuss six of the most important ones. If you want to be a successful entrepreneur, developing […]
Keep Employees Engaged with Proven Well-Being Initiatives
Well-being initiatives are designed to create a work environment that caters to your staff’s physical and emotional needs. It’s an important element of prioritizing employee health in the workplace, and, when done right, it can also reduce turnover and boost productivity. Defining Well-being Well-being initiatives can refer to your staff’s physical, mental, and emotional health. […]
Jozef Opdeweegh On How Leaders Can Reinforce The Importance Of Safety
“Am I comfortable with the values and practices of my company, and do they align with those I want to live by?” This is an ethical question Jozef Opdeweegh often directs to those in leadership positions and address on his blog and recent book, Fair Value: Reflections on Good Business. So, what kind of leader […]
Listen Up Leaders: How to Create a Values-Driven Workplace Environment
In a values-driven environment, employees find balance between their personal values and the organization’s values, creating a united and determined workforce. It’s your job, as a leader, to set examples and live be the values you preach. Creating a values-driven work environment involves much more than jotting down a few words onto a page. It’s […]
Essential Insights For Leaders Who Manage By Autocracy
Trying to be a business leader by instilling fear in your employees and partners is never a good approach, but it is particularly devastating in a startup. Yet I see this autocratic approach used all too often by new entrepreneurs, most of whom are not natural tyrants, but who are fighting to mask their own […]
7 Skills You Need to Become a Chief Strategy Officer
A Chief Strategy Officer is the person who oversees the development, implementation, and follow-up of corporate strategies and reports to the CEO or works closely with other executives and directors of departments. While their main job is to supervise teams and monitor the success of business strategies, they need to ensure that the department is […]
The Great Resignation: 4 Strategies to Overcome Disengagement & Attrition
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were a record 11.5 million job openings at the end of March 2022. We’re still in the midst of the Great Resignation, and with employees leaving positions, companies are spending a lot of time and resources hiring new employees. In the meantime, current managers are struggling […]
3 Ways to Get Your Organization to Embrace Change
In the business world, being unable to make a shift — be it to new leadership, new partners, new processes, or new approaches — is often seen as resistance. Being resistant to change has become a term for the moment, implying that resistance is simply an irrational reflex or a cognitive misunderstanding. Further, some “experts” will even tell […]
What All Managers Need to Know About Employee Retention
Do you dread the process of finding a replacement to fill an open position? You likely do both because of the cost involved, the uncertainty about work ethic from the person you’re hiring and the lost time where you must train a new person to do the work. Retaining the employees you have is much […]
