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LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS

 
Joy is the Magic Behind Success
  Sometimes in business we lose joy in the day-to-day grind of business, our tasks, and in our interactions with customers and suppliers. As leaders, we have a responsibility to make sure the magic is there, that we feel joy and our team as well. Whether we are achieving or struggling, we have to find ways to ‘feel the wind in our hair’. To take pride in our work and make sure those on our teams are as well. You […]
Prevent Fear from Clouding Vision
  While doing interviews with clients and employees, the biggest issue we have to tackle is fear. It is a huge problem for teams and businesses. Fear makes individuals look inward to think and rather than taking responsibility, they begin looking outward for reasons to explain their issues. This is non-productive and leads to blame, more excuses and causes inaction. Once fear has a hold, it robs us of our power and strength. Our job is to help clients overcome […]
Evaluations Provide Clarity
  Evaluations are critical to the success of companies, but are often poorly done with little thought or effort. More importantly, they are sometimes done with little follow-up or forward thinking. This can easily change with the use of a few tips that make evaluations a pleasurable experience to ultimately benefit both the employee and the employer. Evaluations are an opportunity for real communication to occur. A few things to remember when conducting evaluations: 1. Although the review is conducted […]
A Team’s Knowledge Speaks Volumes About The Leader
Clients often wonder why so much time is spent with the teams of people in an organization rather than the leader. We have found that talking to the team reveals a lot of information about their leader. A large percentage of the time team members are confused about the vision of the company as well as the direction they are trying to go. Generally teams understand that the goal is to increase business, to improve processes and maintain a healthy […]
Communication: A 2 Way Street
  In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses the lack of communication within an organization and it may begin with a misconception of what it really means to communicate with a person or group. Communication is not merely telling people what you know, it is about creating a dialogue where you exchange thoughts, feelings and ideas. Then, allowing what you hear to affect what actions are taken and how perceptions are shaped. Some questions to consider: […]
Impact of Values and Beliefs
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses the impact that our values and beliefs have in the workplace. Leaders, in general, tend to focus on behaviors and actions rather than values and beliefs. Focusing on values and beliefs is much harder to do. If we take the time as leaders to see our employees from a different, more powerful perspective, and begin to change their perspectives accordingly, this will allow them to impact people at a […]
How Do You Engage Your People?
  In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses how leaders can engage their employees and teams. Many leaders may be great at communication yet not at engaging their people. When leaders reach their employees’ hearts, the employees are able to drive action within the organization without the leader’s presence. One way to engage employees is to involve them in looking at the bigger picture or challenging them and each other to look at each other’s metrics […]
Adapting and Progress for Starting a Business
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses starting a business. Whether you are leading an established 30 year business or just starting, there is a great deal of scary and unknown factors. The good news is that the successes from your past will help you with your future successes. An important factor with either scenario is to remove those things that are unnecessary or outdated. The key to success is knowing (both individually and organizationally): What […]
Don’t Be Busy for Busy’s Sake
  In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses being busy vs. productive. Being productive means “achieving or producing a significant amount or result.” Being busy is not the same as being productive. Whether it is a lack of confidence in themselves or those around them, some leaders are unable to hand off work and responsibilities to others and have difficulty prioritizing. We have found over the last 30 years that this “busyness” is actually masking other […]