By Kevin Eikenberry Leaders know that communication is one of their key roles. In fact, whenever I work with a leadership team or group, the subject of communication always comes up. Some people want to know how to communicate more effectively. Others want to know why employees don’t seem to hear what they are saying when
One toxic employee has the power to kill productivity and morale on your team. Unfortunately, too many first-time managers don’t have the confidence or skills to address bad behaviors, and they allow them to fester and wreak havoc on the team. Check out this awesome infographic from GetVoip, to learn how to recognize toxic employees
By Michael Lee Stallard As a first time manager, you likely feel tremendous pressure to be a “great leader.” But if asked you to define what makes a leader great, how would you respond? Most managers are aware of the basic principles of good leadership, but few are able to organize the vague ideals they
What do your employees really want? A shiny new ping-pong table in the office? Catered lunches? The option to work remotely? How about the basic benefit of honest feedback? A recent survey, conducted by 15Five, found that out of 1,000 full-time employees across the U.S., 81% would rather join a company that values “open communication” than
By Guy Harris This is a simple, straightforward communication technique that you can use to improve your ability to connect and communicate with others, even if you only speak to them over the phone or via email: Use “and” more than “but.” Imagine that you and I are in a conversation and that you have just
By Wayne Turmel, founder and president of GreatWebMeetings.com and co-founder of Remote Leadership Institute. We asked Wayne, “What do you think is the single biggest challenge remote leaders face, and how can they overcome it?” Keep reading to learn his valuable insight. It’s tempting to say that we have made too much out of working remotely
This is three-part series by guest blogger William Dann. Read Part 1: 3 Types of Supervisory Problems: “Can’t Do” Problems and Part 2: 3 Types of Supervisory Problems: “Confidence” Problems. As we discussed in the previous posts, Ken Blanchard has said that there are two categories of problems in supervision, a “Can’t Do” and a “Won’t
By Kevin Eikenberry A couple weeks ago, I wrote a post titled “Seven Keys to Leading Virtual Teams,” and I thought I’d share some more ideas for effectively managing a virtual team. After all, the advice is needed because so many of us are leading at least one virtual employee. What was once the territory of geographically
This is three-part series by guest blogger William Dann. Read 3 Types of Supervisory Problems, Part 1: “Can’t Do” Problems As we discussed in the previous post, Ken Blanchard has said that there are two categories of problems in supervision, a “Can’t Do” and a “Won’t Do” problem. I add a third category, “Confidence” problems that
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