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LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
Are you getting the most out of your employees? It seems like a good question, doesn’t it? Taken seriously and pursued carefully, it might result in a wide variety of answers leading to: increased productivity, improved processes, perhaps even a change of personnel, whether in or out of the company or via a shift of responsibilities. Read More on engaging your employees in this month’s Compass Check A much better question would be: “Is this team member really feeling like […]
Early on in business, it is exciting to hear a company is growing. However, what we soon realize is that growing an organization “eats” two things: people and money. Growth requires cash flow, and the cash flow lags while cash is needed to finance the growth. People get burned out doing things new and different. Quality communication suffers. Results fracture. Regardless of whether you are growing your top line or if you would like to dramatically increase your bottom line, […]
So much more is possible…if you take action! Successful leaders and organizations have one ingredient in common – they execute to achieve. To flourish, leaders need to put all the pieces together, learn from their experiences, share those lessons, and continue to execute, improve and communicate. This is a cycle for success. If you take action, you will always have forward progress that is dramatic. Some months you will go backwards, but every 12 months you will find that you […]
Without getting coached during the game, the best “A” players lose the opportunity of the moment and are unable to be at their best. They are also unable to fix issues during the game that the coach can easily see. They are unable to coordinate more effectively with the rest of the team. Most businesses have the reverse structure of football teams. Five or six days a week are spent playing the game with very few hours a week invested […]
Teams fall apart, but they are usually in incredibly bad shape before any dramatics occur. Their bodies keep moving and their mouths are flapping but little else happens. It may appear that they are still a team, but at some point, the team has already disintegrated. Disintegration can occur with a loud bang or with a low pitched whimper. We saw this happen on a reality show the other day. One of the judges made the comment “your teamwork was […]
Do you and your leaders know the best place and times to measure? For the best value and power, conduct surveys to get a baseline and then periodically redo them for feedback on recent changes. We have found that this is the best way for you to be coached on how you and your team are achieving. We see many companies institute new programs, projects and initiatives. It may be setting up and using new software or leadership training or […]
Leading a business comes with many challenges and many opportunities. Sometimes we use the analogy of a cat as an opportunity. You have to decide if you are going to grab the cat’s tail and wrestle with it or not. “I knew a man who grabbed a cat by the tail and he learned 40% more about cats than the man who did not.” Mark Twain The best leaders grab cats’ tails. With the right cat, leaders end up wrestling […]
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses the value of having and working through good conflict between team members and with the team and the leader. Whether you are a part of a small team or a very large team, one of the most important elements is that of engagement: – Team Members engaging each other – Engaging in good conflict – The Leader engaging the Team Having conflict or different viewpoints or frustration can be […]
Do you understand what makes people around you tick? Most leaders reach a point in their organizational development where they realize that they and their teams need to not just work harder to achieve, but they must also work smarter. In many ways we are tired of hearing “work smarter” since rarely is that followed up by valuable, tangible action that can be taken. We have found that when leaders and team members better understand each other, their organizations run […]