The Leadership Insights Blog by Liz Weber, CMC, CSP

Effective Leadership Strategies to Boost Your Business

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.
15 Steps to Building Depth and Developing Talent in Your Organization

Strategic Workforce Planning – Build Depth & Develop Talent

The Vice President of Human Resources called. “I need to create a Strategic Workforce Plan for our company, get our leadership team on-board, teach all managers how to do this, and then implement this thing.

The Value of Developing Systems

It happened again. As I was talking with Don, a business owner, I mentioned the importance of creating systems and documentation for his business.

See Your Business From the Other Side

Do the unthinkable -- be your own customer. Take a critical look at your organization one afternoon and walk through the front door as a first-time customer would.
How Engaged Are You?

How Engaged Are You?

I recently read an interview with Jim Loehr, the co-author of ‘The Power of Full Engagement’. Mr. Loehr’s expertise is in personal “energy management”.
Where's April

Where’s April?

He didn't realize he'd even said it, yet my husband had stopped in his tracks and had basically bellowed the question across the dining room of one of our favorite lunch spots. Upon entering the dining room, he'd done a quick scan to ensure April was there.
Effective Goal Setting

Effective Goal Setting

We all set goals in our personal and professional lives. However, many of us fail to set our goals effectively, and therefore never achieve them. Our goals are often stated in terms such as "I'll increase productivity next week."
Building Business Relationships- “Good Enough Never Is”

Building Business Relationships- “Good Enough Never Is”

I received a call recently from one of my client’s – let’s call him “Bruce”. Bruce owns a technical services firm. Bruce had just received a letter from one of his long-standing customers – and his customer wasn’t happy.
Are You Doing What You're Paid To Do? (Coded Task List)

Are You Doing What You’re Paid To Do?

At work, how often do you feel like a chicken with your head cut off? You run around all day handling one crisis after another. You run from one meeting to the next. You take one phone call after another.
Fish In The Right Ponds

Fish In The Right Ponds

I heard Greg Caruso of Successful Exits share a story recently that I found valuable for my clients because of its simplicity and truth.  When he was young, Greg loved to fish.