To motivate employees, you don’t have to throw elaborate parties or offer them big bonuses. In fact, engaging your staff, often comes down to a few simple acts and well-timed phrases. Yet, despite how easy it is, too many leaders (especially new leaders) fail to take the time to show employees appreciation and respect. Don’t make that mistake. Instead,
As 2015 came to an end, the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens was definitely the event of the season. The mega block buster has exceeded $851 million already in sales, and that number certainly will climb. Given the success of the movie, and since January is the time of year when we all set goals,
For your employees, create an environment that enables them to be their very best. Shawn Murphy, culture change and leadership consultant and author of the book The Optimistic Workplace: Creating an Environment that Energizes Everyone, calls the ideal environment a “Pocket of Excellence” and offers these tips for creating a situation that allows your employees to thrive.
All organizations want to foster innovation. After all, it’s how we grow, improve, delight our customers, and—yes—keep getting paid. In today’s rapidly changing global landscape, our ability to come up with new ideas is what keeps us relevant. Yet, all innovations are not created equal. So, how to separate the “WOW!” from the “Eh, not
By Jaimy Ford, business writer Change is inevitable. That’s for sure. As a new leader, you can expect your fair share of change (upheaval even), and how you handle the turmoil early on can set the tone for the months, or years, ahead. Beverley Jones, MBA, JD, PCC, author of THINK LIKE AN ENTREPRENEUR, ACT LIKE
Habits can be a trap for people in leadership positions, whether they are in business, politics or another field. As leaders, they should provide a compelling vision that inspires those around them. Instead, many of them lapse into automatic and mindless thinking. And that can affect every decision they make—and the actions of the people
By Keith Rollag, author of What to Do When You’re New: How to Be Comfortable, Confident and Successful in New Situations So you’ve been promoted and suddenly find yourself leading your friends, teammates and peers. How should you approach your new role? Over the past 20 years I’ve been studying the new leader experience, trying
By Jaimy Ford, business writer and editor Are you wanting to take advantage of all the cyber deals and retail sales this week to purchase gifts for people at work? If so, do you fully understand gift-giving etiquette for the workplace? Many first time leaders don’t know what is and isn’t acceptable when it comes to buying
As a new leader, you are largely responsible for employee engagement, satisfaction and loyalty. How you treat employees plays a significant role in whether they stick around for the long haul or move on the minute something even remotely better comes along. As you know, turnover is costly, killing productivity, morale and the bottom line, so
On Tuesday, we talked about six core symptoms of destructive management that crush workplace optimism. Today we’re following up with more advice from Shawn Murphy, leadership consultant and author of The Optimistic Workplace: Creating an Environment that Energizes Everyone, on how to keep employee enthusiasm high. He says, “You can position employees to believe that work is
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