Tag: business
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How to Coach & Manage People Through Change
August 2013 This is where you are, but… THIS is where you WANT to be… People attend meetings, but they clearly aren’t working together nor are they working toward the same goals.Some people are overly cautious and quiet while others are playing a silent game of tug-o-war. Problems, both spoken and unspoken, are discussed…
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How to Manage Organizational Change
August 2013 This is where you are, but… THIS is where you WANT to be… We find ourselves re-doing our project plan and spinning our wheels. People are not working as a team. Increased cross-functional collaboration and communication. Higher degrees of participation from all members, at all levels. Less “failure work;” problems solved the…
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Innovate Or Die
August 2013 This article was written back in 2007 in the beginning of the recession, its principles still apply today. What do organizations, such as those in the publishing industry, need to do to ensure survival, readership, and jobs for their people and provide a service to their communities? The publishing industry is at a…
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5 Stages to Empowering Your People and Successfully Implementing Change
August 2013 Stop for a moment and ask yourself: What significant changes are you and your team facing this season – perhaps a company or department merger, leader or employee development, or a new marketing approach? You probably have all the means – the site, the people, resources, even the blueprints for change –…
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10 Steps to Personal and Professional Growth
August 2013 1. Awareness 2. Dissatisfaction 3. Affirmation 4. Responsibility 5. Personalized Goal 6. Demoralization 7. Intention 8. Action 9. Self-Support 10. Sustained Change. An Established Habit First, think of something you can do so well that you can teach another other person how to do it. Second, now think about the stages you went…
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Hiring Employees: The Four Requirements
August 2013 Most people look at previous employment history and skill sets to decide on candidate selection. Although past history and skills can be decent indicators of future work, it is far wiser to look at this process through a different set of lenses. Each job actually calls for four major areas to be…
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Implementing a Strategic Plan Puts Companies on Path Toward Victory
August 2013 Business Management Consulting, Business Strategy and Implementation, Business Success, Improvement, Project Implementation: How to Create Ownership Whether it’s called a strategic plan for larger organizations or a plan of attack for smaller mom-and-pop businesses, the foundational elements are the same. Having a clear plan on where your business is going and how to…
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Strategic Planning: How to Chart your Course for Success
August 2013 Charting Your Course For Success Business Strategy and Implementation, Business Success, Improvement, Leadership Development/ Executive Coaching, Mergers: How to Manage Organizational Change, Project Implementation: How to Create Ownership Overview In order for any business to end the year successfully, it must have begun the year properly by establishing achievable goals at the micro…
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Technology is no Substitute for Effective Communication
August 2013 Give Us a Technology Pill to Cure All Our Ills Communication Issues, Leadership Development/ Executive Coaching, Project Implementation: How to Create Ownership, Work Place Articles Overview Technology is no substitute for effective communication, trust and leadership development: Super software will not always cure your organizational ills! Digital systems will not always trim the fat…