01 Aug How Can You Build a ‘Culture of Trust’ in Your Organization?

Posted at 01:22h in Coaching, Creativity, Culture, Innovation, Leadership, Recognition, Strategy, Team Trust by Tara Powers 0 Comments

What have you seen happen when working on a team where the leader isn’t trusted? Or when team members don’t trust each other? I’ve been there and it’s not pretty. In fact, it’s absolutely exhausting, demoralizing and depressing. When trust is absent, people don’t share information,...

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25 Jul The New Rules of Virtual Meeting Etiquette

Posted at 00:30h in Coaching, Creativity, Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, Recognition, Strategy, Virtual Teams by Tara Powers 0 Comments

Just because you work from home doesn’t mean you can slack on professionalism. You can easily fall into a too-casual trap when your commute is a short walk from your kitchen to your home office. I know this temptation well because I’ve worked from a...

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06 Jun Top 10 Ways to Set Clear Expectations

Posted at 15:35h in Culture, Engagement, Leadership, Strategy by Tara Powers 0 Comments

Wait! You can’t read my mind? Too often, that’s what managers inadvertently expect from their employees about job expectations. Rather than set and communicate clear expectations – the milestones against which employees are reviewed and rewarded — they assume their employees know what to do...

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16 May Corporate Social Responsibility: The Challenges to Becoming a ‘Conscious Company’

Posted at 20:19h in Culture, Engagement, Leadership, Strategy by Tara Powers 0 Comments

Hopefully you’ve noticed that companies have made a major shift with their commitments to their communities, their people and the environment. More and more, industries are embracing the practice of taking ownership and being responsible for the impact of their actions while still achieving favorable...

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09 May How Well Do You Motivate Others?

Posted at 11:13h in Culture, Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, Strategy, Team Trust by Tara Powers 0 Comments

There’s no doubt that salary, recognition and promotions are huge workplace motivators for the short term. But research shows that more personal factors – like job challenge, relationship with leaders and learning new skills – are the real keys in lighting a fire in your...

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25 Apr Having a Vision and Strategy – It’s Not Just for the Big Boys and Girls

Posted at 17:08h in Culture, Engagement, Leadership, Strategy, Team Trust by Tara Powers 0 Comments

Most large businesses understand the value of having a mission and vision. It’s an established best practice to communicate a company’s goals to employees and management, guide its strategy and measure success. A carefully crafted vision helps inspire strategic decision making and product development for...

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18 Apr 10 Authentic Leadership Practices You Can Start Today

Posted at 03:26h in Culture, Leadership, Recognition, Strategy by Tara Powers 0 Comments

There is a growing belief that of all the principles of leadership development, authenticity is one of the most important. I wholeheartedly agree. In its simplest terms, authenticity is being true to yourself. But the practice of authentic leadership is so much more than that –...

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11 Apr 5 Tips for Better, Smarter Hiring Decisions

Posted at 07:06h in Coaching, Creativity, Culture, Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, Mentoring, Recognition, Strategy by Tara Powers 0 Comments

We all know the cost of making bad hiring decisions. According to the Harvard Business Review, as much as 80% of employee turnover is a direct result of poor hiring decisions. But having open positions creates gaps in productivity, which puts undue stress on remaining...

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04 Apr Company Culture on Virtual Teams: How To Feel Part of It All

Posted at 01:50h in Creativity, Culture, Engagement, Leadership, Mentoring, Recognition, Strategy, Virtual Teams by Tara Powers 0 Comments

It’s one thing to create an atmosphere of trust and camaraderie between employees when they’re all in the same building for eight hours a day. But what about when teams work virtually and they rarely see their coworkers, if at all? How can you keep...

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14 Mar Jury Still Out on Effectiveness of Virtual Teams

Posted at 15:30h in Engagement, Recognition, Team Trust by Tara Powers 0 Comments

Companies continue to invest in technology that enables teams to connect on work projects across the globe. But have they considered all the factors of team success? How important is face-to-face time in influencing virtual team effectiveness? Does operating in different time zones impede productivity? How do cultural...

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