Are you a culture champion? This is a hard question to answer without a clear definition of culture. That’s a word that gets thrown around a lot. And I find that not everyone’s clear on exactly what it means. Here is my very simple definition of culture: Culture is the way we do things around here. No, more or
What are the skills of the ideal team member? Organizations need to think about this for recruiting and interviewing. And any individual (perhaps that is you) who wants to grow themselves and their career needs to ask this question too. The answer often falls into two areas – the job skills (experience, subject knowledge, etc.
Everyone talks about the importance of leadership in any organization – and rightfully so. But there is far more talk than action. And often, when organizations invest time and money to develop leaders, it is invested in the wrong place. Let me ask you a question – Are your frontline leaders getting the results they
Chances are you have been micromanaged in your career. If so, I am certain you didn’t love it. I have never heard someone describe a great leader including micromanagement as one of their greatest traits. It isn’t just a bad habit for an individual leader, but it can create several big problems in your organization,
In today’s world, effective remote leadership has become a critical skill for organizations to succeed. To be successful in leading teams remotely, there are five essential success factors that must be understood and implemented. These include establishing trust, creating a virtual team culture, setting clear goals, embracing technology, and empowering employees. With the right combination
Our prodigious ability to learn is one of the things that makes us human. And while much of what we think about as learning is an individual endeavor, the truth is, regardless of our learning style, we can learn much with and through others. Whether you are thinking about your own personal learning journey or
Two of the biggest buzzwords in organizational development circles over the past two years are engagement and retention. Both are rightfully pursued as important objectives. Unfortunately given all this talk, they are still misunderstood, and actions taken to improve them aren’t taken (or the wrong actions are taken). It’s time to change that. That’s why
Year-end is often seen as a time for reflection, and I support that tendency. Today, I want to help guide your reflection by sharing some reflections of my own about what leaders may have learned and perhaps still can from the trends and events of the last 12 months. Consider these leadership lessons from 2022
In many important ways, what it takes to lead is unchanging. The principles of effective leadership haven’t really changed. What has changed is context. It is easy to see that the situations in which we find ourselves as leaders do change and are changing. So, while the foundational principles of leadership are stable, the world
We are reading a lot about Return to Office (RTO) and how it’s critical to company culture that people get together. In fact, senior executives are telling us they are depending on it to maintain or create the culture they want. But what if your workplace culture is toxic? Does getting together help or make
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