You can’t open up a business magazine without reading about some new collaborative software launch, or new virtual team technology for video conferencing, screen sharing, file sharing, or online project management – all designed to help teams of employees in remote locations work effectively together. Companies...
Diversity of styles, creative thought processes, and opinions can lead to healthy and important debate. When this is welcomed and encouraged, you ensure the most creative ideas and solutions to common workplace problems. In addition, employees feel heard, valued, and recognized for how and what...
A recent Employee Engagement Report issued by global consultants BlessingWhite, shows that worldwide engagement levels are at an all time low with only 1 out of 3 employees reporting being fully engaged at work and 17% of all employees reporting they are completely disengaged. OUCH!...
When you work for a company that has a healthy culture as opposed to a "dysfunctional culture" the results outside of the workplace can be tremendous. Happier families, increased volunteerism and sense of community, continuous learning, less stress, more active adults, less disease, stronger family...
Trust creates a workplace where information is shared freely and openly, silos are non-existent, and people are involved in designing their own jobs and creating systems to do their jobs to the best of their ability....
Making the paradigm shift in leadership development means training your supervisors and managers to let go --- to delegate, that is. Delegating is about leaders empowering others and inspiring trust. ...
Solid strategic plans, strong work relationships, high morale and improved performance are all byproducts of good questions. This potent communication tool can help you discover important information about your work, yourself, your team, your customers ...
How many times have you spent time and money on a training program that under-delivered? Maybe you've heard yourself say "everyone loved the facilitator but we haven't seen any measurable results". ...
If you follow my blog, you know that virtual team success is one of my top areas of focus. I’ve been researching the challenges of participating and leading virtual teams for more than a year and I’ll soon be releasing my Executive Summary and white...
As 2017 winds down and you look to the New Year, it’s a great time for some organizational reflection and soul searching. It’s something I like to do every year – take some time to think about what worked well and what can be improved. This...