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Performance Reviews – They’re Not Just A Once A Year Thing

A client was experiencing some employee performance issues and asked us to present training to their managers on their new employee performance evaluation form. Terrific. However, they weren't thrilled when I told them that the training should focus

Letting Go

When it comes to letting go and letting someone else take the reins, can you do it? Do you do it? If so, do you do it well?

Are Your Employees Held Hostage or Held Accountable?

A client called me recently to say he'd just finished reading a paragraph from Jack Welch’s book “Jack – Straight from the Gut” to his staff. The section he’d read outlined Mr. Welch’s thoughts on the importance of “Informality” as a key leadership skill.

Don’t Be a Wimpy Manager

What's a wimpy manager? It's a manager who isn't honest, fair, and clear with her employees on her expectations. It's a manager who believes she's being nice by not telling her employees when they're under-performing, veering off-track, or flat-out behaving in unacceptable ways.

Use It or Lose It

We've hit that part of the Strategic Planning process with a few of our clients: It's time for them to put what they've developed to the test. Specifically, a few clients are facing difficult situations with select key staff members.

Leadership Development and Succession Planning: They’re Not Just HR’s Responsibility

We're making headway, but many executive managers in the public and private sectors still believe the human resources department is primarily responsible for leadership development and succession planning.

Developing Your Future Leaders: It’s Your Responsibility

Many business owners still believe their Human Resources (HR) department is primarily responsible for developing their organization's future leaders.

Accountability Allows Leadership

A senior manager recently asked what the difference was between a manager and a leader. I told her: "A manager is responsible for taking care of the here and now. A manager ensures the resources are used efficiently, and plans for maximum utilization of staff, equipment, materials, and capital. A manager knows how to multi-task and deal with ever-shifting priorities.

Do You Have A Leadership Line In The Sand?

Are your employees clear as to what your expectations for performance are? Do your employees know what the non-negotiable attitudes and behaviors are that are expected of all team members (yourself included)?

Who Do I Want As My Customers?

We've been doing a lot of work with clients lately on fine-tuning their marketing efforts. A crucial step in this process is getting crystal-clear on just who they want to have as a customer.

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