Posts Tagged ‘Leadership’
7 Science-Backed Ways to Improve Office Productivity
Many employers actively seek out ways to improve office productivity only to run into unhelpful and unscientific advice. Suggestions like providing coffee and candies to your staff are not helpful and can even result wasting company money. Simple advice may work for some, but is not guaranteed to work for the majority of your staff.…
Read MoreMoments of Truth: Critical Moments That Allow for Transformation
In our last article, we discussed How to alter your approach as a leader to create change. Now let’s discuss some of the critical moments of change that allow for transformation. Critical Moments in the Change Process That Have a Major Impact on Adoption In my experience working as a business consultant and a leadership expert, understanding when you can…
Read More5 Reasons Entrepreneurs Need to Highlight Small Wins
Managing and motivating a team in a startup is more than just using the right interpersonal skills. It’s more than providing recognition, tangible incentives, and clear work goals. A key influencer of satisfaction and motivation, top-ranked by employees, is positive progress and the completion of meaningful work. Sometimes you have to manage progress, not people.…
Read MoreLeadership Development: 5 Special Qualities Shared By Courageous Leaders
The following content is inspired by my keynote HEART OF A LION: The Essential Qualities of Courageous Leaders. There are many different aspects that make up the complex psyche of a true leader who passionately strives for success for both themselves and others. A leader has so many special qualities that it’s inspirational when you work with…
Read MoreEmotional Intelligence: A Key Factor for Every Great Leader
For decades, if not since forever, people have been led to believe it’s a person’s IQ that is important for leadership. Yet psychology has proven this isn’t really the case. Just because someone has a higher IQ doesn’t mean they will out-succeed someone with a low IQ. In many cases, it is the one with…
Read MoreWhy Employees Need Guidelines Not Just Rules
Rules are an essential part of any business. Rules are necessary to ensure we make intentional decisions. Rules are written to make sure people are treated equally and consistently. While there’s nothing wrong with this in principle, there are always going to be situations where a certain degree of flexibility is essential because people are…
Read MoreGet the Most from People: Don’t Make Them Major in the Minors
“I like to bang my head against the wall because it feels so good when I stop!” A friend’s mom used to say that (along with a lot of other colorful adages) and I used to think that it was just a warning against doing things that frustrate you, but now I think the way…
Read MoreYour Employees Are Busy, But Are They Productive?
I was a member of a business incubator while I was living in Northern California. The executive director had a Ph.D. in physics and is a very smart, but also fairly disorganized man. He seemed to work hard, but nothing ever seemed to change. He was let go during a restructuring. While I attended one…
Read More7 Psychological Ways to Improve Productivity in the Workplace
Productivity is key to a healthy company. From using a standing desk to trying the Pomodoro Technique, the ongoing search for ways to increase productivity in the workplace never ends. The problem is, people react differently to the same techniques. Instead of treating everyone as if they think the same, try considering the following, easily…
Read More7 Simple Tips for Better Focus During the Day
Thanks to the millions of distractions provided by work, the internet, social media, and your personal life, we now struggle with everything from safe driving to completing a simple task to remembering something important, according to CNN. However, that does not mean that distraction needs to dominate your days. If you could benefit from greater…
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