Leaders need to realign rewards and recognition with desired behaviors. Since this Training issue features the annual Salary Survey results, I Read More
The Best Form of Recognition When Resources Are Tight
As a well-known book recommended: Find someone doing something right and take one minute and tell them. The best form of recognition can almost be Read More
Leaders: Ask. Don’t Tell.
It is critical for leaders to model the behavior of questioning by making it safe to ask questions in ways that produce results. Reward the asking of Read More
A Legacy in “Crumbs”
We live our legacy by what we leave behind every day in small ways—with everyone we encounter. A comment I hear most often when teaching leadership Read More
Soft Skills Are Now Core Competencies
Leadership experts now emphasize qualitative skills such as empathy and communication with as much rigor as quantitative skills such as finance and Read More
Hybrid Should Be Here to Stay
Three reasons why being with others in the workplace—at least part of the time—is critical. As work and life face new realities, much has been Read More
The Perfect Storm for Leadership Skills
Leadership experts now emphasize qualitative skills such as empathy and communication with as much rigor as quantitative skills such as finance and Read More
“T” Stands for Teams of Trust
The pandemic has given leaders an opportunity to redesign work in ways that build teams of trust by putting people first. For the last several Read More
Attract, Engage, and Retain Employees—Create a Workplace People Love
Leaders need to provide the autonomy and flexibility for employees to find ways to love the job. And allow different people to have different ways of Read More