2016 is quickly coming to an end. As you finalize your plans for next year, don’t forget to think about how you will attract new employees and retain the ones you have throughout 2017. After all, your employees are your greatest asset, and few things are as important as successful recruitment and retention when it

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This is a guest post by Scott MacDonald, CEO and author of Saving Investa: How An Ex-Factory Worker Helped Save One of Australia’s Iconic Companies. If your team does not seem to be reaching its potential or achieving its goals, here are some hard questions to ask. Do you have the right talent? Some employees are

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It is November 25. There are 37 days left in 2016. However, it seems that once Thanksgiving arrives, many people act as if the year is over. You know, there is the shopping, the parties, and the events. Many people have days off for the holidays, and others use up their remaining vacation time before they

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I think we all know someone like this: they’re good at the technical parts of their job, BUT that’s all they want to do… And while they might argue that they’re “doing their job”, this isn’t really the case. Check out the video below for two very powerful suggestions to lead employees beyond this sticky

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Today is Election Day in the U.S., and soon enough we will know who our next POTUS will be. We are all a little exhausted and burnt out from this nasty presidential campaign, but rest assured, this post isn’t about politics or who you should vote for. This post is for you as a leader. While

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When I was asked recently how leaders should communicate when they are stressed, I had three very specific answers to this common question. I’m sharing them in today’s video. https://youtu.be/1I6SDT8E7BE?rel=0&controls=0&showinfo=0 Tweet it out: If you are stressed, now might not be the time to communicate. Can you wait? via @KevinEikenberry

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Delegation is extremely important to our success as leaders, but there is one very important task that absolutely should not be delegated. Here’s what I’m talking about… Tweet it out: Great leaders delegate often, but they don’t delegate the important responsibility of coaching. via @KevinEikenberry

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Feedback can be both hard to give and hard to receive. While it’s easy to say that feedback is necessary for us to get better, most people – including me – don’t like to hear what they did that could have been done better. And since most leaders know that people might not want to

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I’m a fan of enthusiasm – and always have been. And I think most would agree that enthusiasm is contagious – and when you spread it as a leader, it is especially powerful. In today’s video, I’m sharing my thoughts on exactly why enthusiasm is so important to your success as a leader. Tweet it

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