Liz’s Leadership Insights Blog

Keep It Real

One of the professional organizations to which I belong had as its theme a few years ago: Keep It Real. It was meant to encourage us members to truly be experts in what we proclaim to be and do. To be honest, when I first heard the theme, I thought: Boring! However, over the past several months, I've come to appreciate it. With the business environment continuing to be a challenge, it's been interesting to note the validity of Warren Buffet's famous saying: "Only when the tide goes out do you...

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How Organized is Your Leadership?

How often have you walked into a bricks-and-mortar business and been completely disappointed? The products were not displayed logically or conveniently. The physical building, parking lot, and retail space were not well-lit and were noticeably dirty. The staff didn't interact seamlessly - if at all - to help you. The entire experience made you want to leave as soon as possible - never to return. On the flip side, how often have you been noticeably impressed with a business' product displays,...

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Vicki Hess on The Missing Piece of the Employee Engagement Puzzle

  Vicki Hess, CSP stopped by today; read as she shares what’s missing in most discussions about employee engagement. The Missing Piece of the Employee Engagement Puzzle By Vicki Hess, CSP Over the last decade, billions of dollars and millions of hours have been invested by organizations across the country to foster greater employee engagement, yet employee disengagement is still at or near all-time highs. Why? Because we’ve been missing a key piece of the engagement puzzle: the employees!...

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Killer Sales Strategy

I read the following article by Jill Konrath. With her permission, I’m sharing it with you so we all will remember this the next time we’re behind the wheel… Avoid This Killer Sales Strategy at All Costs This is the most important blog post I've ever written. It's about what happened exactly one year ago today. Please read it and share it with others.  Last week a friend told me about a recent fender bender. While driving, he'd been dictating an email on his cell phone. He wanted to get a few...

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Be Careful What You Ask For – You Might Just Get It…

  Ron Ashkenas wrote a great blog for Harvard Business Review in 2012 in which he outlines a seemingly obvious fact: Don't Ask for Feedback Unless You Want It. His perfectly titled article highlights the obvious blunders other leaders make by asking for others’ comments, input, or feedback, yet being irritated when they receive it. The hypocrisy of their actions is blatant. But what I most appreciate about Ashkenas’ article is his honesty in stating, “These behaviors, by the way, are much...

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