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LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses what the single best gift we can give is. During the holiday season, most of us think about special gifts for those around us. Those gifts can be anything from an iPad or Xbox to giving our time and attention. While working with leaders, teams and families, we have discovered that the BEST give anyone can give is: Feedback. The feedback should not be general in nature, but specific […]
We had a 1 1/2 hour meeting yesterday with two brilliant men. We discussed the business plan for each of their divisions and the implementation plan of processes, etc. It was fantastic. The logic was unassailable… Yet the results were very incremental, and not embraced by the other managers/leaders. They were not grabbing the hearts and therefore were not getting the minds of the employees. They were trying to tell logic rather than persuading/clarifying “values in action”. There was too […]
“The secret to our success is our consistency of purpose.” – Benjamin Disraeli “Consistency is part of integrity.” – Dave Ramsey A man in his 60’s had read our books and wanted to meet. He had worked very hard over the years and consistently given love to his children and grandchildren, even though there have been some exceptionally difficult times with the children. He said that upon reading our books, he identified with Michael. I was surprised that at his […]
Action without vision is chaos. Vision without action is hallucination. Vision provides the context and the direction. Action moves you in a direction. You need both Vision and Action to be successful. Your success is in plain sight. It just takes vision, determination and action! If you need more vision and/or more action, give our expert guides a call at 800-786-4332, or email JSabatini@AppliedVisionWorks.com. It only takes 30 minutes to get started!
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, talks about the importance and critical pieces when working with Job Descriptions. Most job descriptions use very broad language, are not specific and are difficult to measure. When we work with organizations we ensure that the following pieces are a part of Job Descriptions: List all of the activities or tasks that must be accomplished Separate the List into 6 -9 Key Deliverables (Why do they get paid?) and Core […]
I heard someone say in a meeting that creativity is developing something that was not previously in existence. It does not necessarily mean a new product or brand new idea. It may be a system or process for doing something. It may be an approach to reminding employees of how to do a job more safely. It may be a way of keeping your company values at the forefront. It may be a repackaging of a checklist so it is […]
During this time of year, we see many people being openly thankful for people and things in their lives. This begs the question: are they also living a life of gratitude the other 11 months of the year? (Flickr: CthePower) Too many people take even the smallest things for granted. The key to improving results in both personal and business lives is to daily have an attitude of gratitude and view what is around you. This allows each of us […]
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses how to help organizations prepare for the financial impacts that current and upcoming legislation from state and federal governments will have. One of the critical steps in preparing for these is to take a closer look at your organization’s financial proforma. When we at AVW work on proformas with our clients, we are currently recommending adding a 5-7% increase into all labor costs due to regulations. One impact our […]
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses the importance of communication and trust is when dealing with family conflict within a family business. Family Businesses are typically second, third, and fourth generation owned businesses. When there is conflict within the family or the business there are certain things that must occur in order to prevent damage to the business and the relationships. Communication and Trust Stop and Count to 10 (actions and words) until: Thoughts and […]