Posts Tagged ‘Leadership’
50 Ideas on How to Motivate Your Employees
A 2015 Gallup poll shows that in the United States over 50% of employees are not engaged, and 17.2% are actively disengaged. So how do you motivate people when over half of them are not engaged in the work place? Dan Pink in his book Drive, makes a case that employees are not driven by…
Read MoreHow to Turn Your Employees into “Intrapreneurs”
For both startups and large established corporations, there are tangible benefits to empowering employees to act like entrepreneurs, like cultivating a culture of learning, iteration and innovation among corporate employees. During Lean Startup Co.’s inaugural enterprise summit in New York City earlier this year, we brought people together to share best practices. One of them…
Read MoreHow to Pick Your Yoda
“It sounds like you have made yourself an issues cocktail,” said my friend David Zelman. And with that comment, I once again was reminded of the value of coaching. David works with leaders—everyone from royalty and billionaires to entrepreneurs—to help them focus on and achieve their goals. He’s also a nice guy who I serendipitously…
Read More5 Ways Managers Should Support Their Employees
It’s essential that staff receive support or they can’t do their job properly. Support isn’t limited to merely work-related aspects of the job but to other things such as morale and recognition as well. There are plenty of different ways employers can support their staff. Here are a few thoughts to keep in mind in your…
Read More4 Questions Bosses Should Ask Their Employees During One-on-One Meetings
As a boss, you have the responsibility to be a leader. Part of being a leader is checking in with individual members of the team. That is because when individual parts of a whole are strong, the group will be stronger and more cohesive as a result. It is a good idea for you to…
Read More4 Steps to Optimizing Team Strengths for Innovation
Most entrepreneurs I know are individually very innovative, but a successful startup can’t be a one-man show (for long). That means they need to build an innovative team, which is not a skill that most people are born with. In fact, some very innovative individuals, known as ‘idea people’ or inventors, often end up creating…
Read MoreTime, Talent, and Treasure: Spending Each Wisely
In the non-profit world, the term “time, talent and treasure” has been used so often it is almost at the edge of being trite. It’s used in that arena to describe a volunteer’s sacrifice in support of the non-profit enterprise. I have been surprised to discover that it seems undiscovered in the business world. So,…
Read MoreTwo Lists Successful Leaders Make Every Day
Q: What can the 80s rock band The Police teach us about leadership? A: Turns out they planted a seed in me that has grown into a useful business practice. That practice, which I have learned others also follow, is to create two lists that help free up the clutter in our heads and generate…
Read More4 Simple Ways to Boost Team Morale and Engagement
It’s a well-known fact that happy employees are more productive, loyal, and more likely to stay in their role for a longer amount of time. But as an employer or manager, how do you keep morale high and ensure it stays that way? Read on for our top tips on boosting team morale and keeping…
Read More3 Ways to Keep Your Best Talent for the Long Haul
When trying to get a startup off the ground, so much time and effort goes into developing the product and reaching the customer that founders often forget about the most important part of the company – the team. It’s no secret that a strong and dedicated team is the key to growing a successful business,…
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