Posts Tagged ‘Leadership’
Female Entrepreneurs and Their Rising Roles in Business
There are still big equality hurdles when it comes to gender in the American workforce, but those disparities are slowly inching closer together. Just take a look at Silicon Valley—the number of women founding tech companies is still extremely low. In private companies, just 6.5 percent have a CEO who’s a woman, and only 1.3 percent boast…
Read MoreThe Importance of a Distinctive High-Performance Culture
All companies strive to have their team arrive each day highly motivated, ready and eager to do what it takes to get the job done. However, this is more of an ideal than reality. Motivation comes and goes, performance targets are achieved one month only to be missed the next, and achieving a high performance…
Read More5 Qualities of a Great Leader & How to Become More Successful in Your Position
A great leader is one who leads, not one who coerces or persuades. To be an effective leader you must motivate your team without micromanaging. For that to happen, it is essential for you to create an environment, within your team, to ensure everyone knows and are accountable for their tasks. To help you improve…
Read MoreHow High-Performing Leaders Refuel
“People can’t inspire others unless they are inspired themselves.” —Carmine Gallo, Talk Like TED My buddy Rand Stagen runs a leadership academy in Dallas. He’ll tell you he helps entrepreneurial leaders of companies with hundreds of millions in revenue scale to billions in sales. While this may be the outcome, I believe his most valuable skill is…
Read MoreGet Your Employees Engaged in Your Business
There are only three measurements that tell you nearly everything you need to know about your organization’s overall performance: employee engagement, customer satisfaction, and cash flow. ~Jack Welch Having staff engagement is so important for every business. It is critical for your profitability and customer service. Highly engaged employees are more committed to your business,…
Read MoreBusiness-Focused, People-Centric
Often in understanding business leadership, people tend to focus on two extreme models of leaders. The first is the “It’s all about the numbers” leader. Typically, these are portrayed as hard charging, data driven, task and goal focused, and sometimes ruthless executives. The other model is the human/people focused leaders. These are portrayed as caring…
Read MoreIs “Servant Leadership” Too Soft for Today’s Workforce?
It’s a term rooted in ancient philosophy. Robert Greenleaf may have been the first to resurrect the concept in his book published in 1970. Not quite as bold as inverting the management triangle, the concept of servant leadership requires that a business manager focus upon his or her people’s highest priority needs first. The question…
Read MoreAlarmed by Employee Attrition? Here’s Why They Leave
An employee may seem content on the surface, but may actually be actively seeking a new job. This kind of scenario is very common in the workplace, and it often leads to disgruntled managers having to go through the hiring process for a replacement. In this situation, bosses are sometimes left scratching their heads, wondering…
Read MoreEffective Management Techniques for Any Business Owner
Within any business, having a great management team can mean the difference between success or failure. When workplace management is good, employees are satisfied and highly productive. However, when management is less than stellar, many aspects of the day-to-day activities on the job fall by the wayside. Whether it’s employees feeling as if they are…
Read MoreThe Mini-Guide to Effective Leadership in the Workplace
In the world of business, effective leaders are critical for harnessing the power of those around them. There are so many pitfalls that leaders need to avoid—trying to be an effective leader can be a daunting task. Critical employees can chip away at self-confidence, while margins for error can be nonexistent. Huge corporations require leadership…
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