How to Learn Lead Change
Leadership is an important aspect of any organization. It provides a foundation that forms a structural and functional organization. Leadership helps direct and coordinate the activities of the employees, which in turn creates a more conducive environment for effective performance and productivity. For an organization to be successful, a leader must be able to support […]
Seven Skills For Highly Effective Managers
Whether you are a family, school, or business leader, effective management is beyond ensuring that all objectives are met. As a manager, you are responsible for inspiring team members to achieve the preset goals within the specified period. As such, an effective manager focuses more on engagement rather than the output. But this doesn’t mean […]
Prioritizing Employee Well-Being in a Workplace Plays the Key Role in Meeting the Business Goals
The business world demands of its workforce a great commitment to achievement, which is usually achieved by hard work. However, there are times when the strictness of performance standards can result in adverse effects for some employees. And in today’s volatile business environment, employers need employees that are happy and productive to meet all the […]
How To Get Into a Healthy Work Relationship With Your Team
Does your business have a team? If so, you know how important it is to ensure your employees are happy. One significant way to make sure your employees are happy and feel good about themselves at work is through healthy relationships. A healthy work relationship helps you do the best job by assisting others to […]
Five Tips for Situational Analysis
It’s that time of year when organizations start their business planning process. For some, marketing drives this process that began late last year. But, for a task everyone seems to know how to do, why is it so difficult? In a recent Core Management Assessment, business planning was the top skill that senior leaders indicated […]
Management Soft Skills Are Crucial for Establishing a Dynamic Relationship in the Workplace
If the past two years have proved anything, it’s that a supportive workplace is vital to maintaining a dynamic relationship with employees. The planet is in multiple crises, and that’s a destabilizing factor at home and the workplace. When managers show their support and company policy reflects concern and care for employees, it gives everyone […]
Tips on Dealing with a Toxic Boss
Giving feedback to your boss can be difficult. Unfortunately, it’s always been that way and likely always will. Still, I was surprised by the response to a recent article on the topic. It was clear from the reaction that many people have difficult bosses who are not interested in criticism (constructive or not). In reading through […]
Five Tips to Improving your Leadership & People Pipeline
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you or another key executive member of your company left? Would your business crumble, or would you easily find a replacement? The truism that the success of a company largely depends on a sustainable leadership pipeline cannot be overstated. Indeed, if your business is currently doing well, […]
How To Use Strategic Business Planning To Leverage Business!
The primary role of the strategic management process is simple: effectively get from one point to the other while enjoying the journey. The “journey” involves coming up with a strategy and executing it. This means a good plan determines how you travel the road to your success and effective execution keeps you alert. Paraphrasing the […]
How Strengthfinders Can Bring a Positive Outcome to Your Organization
Strengthfinders is an assessment tool many organizations use to assist in employee personal development. It provides individuals with their “Top 5 Strengths,” which have been identified from a list of 34 different strengths. These 34 different strengths are split between the four domains of Strategic Thinking, Influencing, Relationship Building and Executing. But how does this […]
