The Leadership Insights Blog by Liz Weber, CMC, CSP

Effective Leadership Strategies to Boost Your Business

What Do You Do When Employee Engagement Sucks?

You just received the results of the latest employee engagement survey, and it’s not good. In fact, it’s worse than you expected.

Would You Buy Your Company?

If you didn’t own your company, but you were looking for a company to buy, would you buy your company?

What Do You Need of Me?

If your work world of late is similar to that of most of my clients’, you’re busy. You’re really busy. Most days, you’ve come to claim success if you can even start, much less finish, just one item on your ever-growing To Do List.

Create a Better Work Environment – Redeploy Your Talent

I try to notice trends in what my clients are facing. Last week presented a trend I couldn’t help but notice: Three of my clients were tired, frustrated, and struggling to please customers’ shifting and very challenging demands.
Strategic Value: Why Are We Still Doing This?

Why Are We Still Doing This?

During a recent quarterly strategic plan update session, the CFO had an epiphany. We had been discussing what they, as the senior staff, had done to communicate their new vision and mission to all staff.
Think Strategically - Ask Tough Questions

Think Strategically – Ask Tough Questions

One of the questions I’m initially asked by a new strategic planning client is, “How will we know what we’re supposed to focus on with our new plan?”
Are Your Customers Outgrowing You?

Are Your Customers Outgrowing You?

Hmmm. Another customer just selected a competitor for their next project. That’s the third time that’s happened this quarter. Like the others, you thought you’d worked well with the customer.
Stay True to Your Plan

Stay True to Your Plan

It’s been a few months since you and your team put the finishing touches on your organization’s exciting, challenging, and let’s be honest, pretty amazing strategic plan.
Not Every Great Employee is A Good Fit

Not Every Great Employee is A Good Fit

Hallelujah! After weeks, if not months, of diligent searching, resume and LinkedIn profile reviews, phone interviews, and then multi-stage in-person and team interviews, you’ve hired THE right person for your team.
Two Good Questions

Two Good Questions

I'm currently reading Tough Man, Tender Chicken - Business & Life Lessons from Frank Perdue written by his widow, Mitzi Perdue. It's an admittedly biased, but enjoyable and educational biography of the infamous Frank Perdue.