Tag: improvement
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Leadership Evaluations for Higher Performance
August 2013 A Brief Overview on Leaders Exceptional leaders tend to share a common desire: knowing which problems exist in their organization, so their people, processes and systems can either be improved or removed. After winning the 24 hours of Le Mans, Mario Andretti was asked by a reporter what it felt like to drive…
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How to Improve Employee Development
August 2013 Staff Development (Methodology) This is where you are, but… THIS is where you WANT to be… No buy-in and no follow through from participants once they return from a workshop or training. Trainings are ineffective or off-target and result in poor recall on Monday morning when trying to implement the new skills. People…
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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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Successful Leadership: Seven Actions
August 2013 It’s rare to find anything new in the area of employee-leader relations. Effective leaders know the value of establishing trust, setting rigorous and tangible goals, reflecting on and refining practices and procedures, and keeping communication lines open. Here are seven other important considerations that will take your organization to the next level. Grow…
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Leadership Requires Strength & Insight
August 2013 Business Success, Corporate Therapy, Leadership Development/ Executive Coaching, Work Place Articles Clarify the Results and Expectations of the Job Most employees deeply want and need an insightful and strong leader. In every intake interview session I have conducted, the data is clear. People deeply desire a leader who communicates with them, involves them,…
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Non-Profit’s: How to do More with Less
August 2013 Business Success, Culture Diversity, Improvement, Work Place Articles “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead Each year my partners and I decide on a few nonprofit organizations (NPOs) to work with. We are drawn…
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Organization Business Strategic Plan Implementation Skills Assessment
August 2013 The Reality of Strategic Plan Execution should be clearly apparent. You must measure your teams understanding and ability to execute or you’re simply lying to yourself and others and wasting time and money under the illusion you’re doing strategic planning. Whether I call it a strategic plan for larger organizations or a plan…