What has really changed?
One day you are working with your peers as colleagues, and the next day you are their manager. Now what?
You are the same person as you were the day before, so what now makes you worthy of being in charge? Read More
Category: Leading People
Are you a good manager?
This month’s webinar was on the topic of Are You a Good Manager?
If you missed it, you can download the recording.
Are YOU a good manager?
This is a special and really important webinar. There is nothing you can do to improve the bottom line of your business more than to make sure that all your managers are good managers. Read More
Execution is not beneath you
The problem
For years I have been trying to figure out why so many leaders tolerate poor execution and do nothing about it.
One unfortunate issue I see quite regularly is simply that some “big” executives seem to believe that execution is beneath them. Read More
Motivating Without Money
This month’s webinar was on the topic of Motivating Without Money
If you missed it, you can download the recording.
This is a very useful webinar to download if you want to:
- Increase performance and momentum in your team
- Build genuine loyalty, support and engagement
- Create a work environment that makes employees feel confident
- Find out what specifically motivates each individual
- Communicate in ways that create clarity and buy-in
Money is the easiest, but not the best motivator
There is no doubt that money is a motivator, but it is not the best one. Read More
The dreaded holiday party
I have thought about this for years, and I finally decided to write about this because several people have approached me already this year about dreading their work, holiday party. So I’m going to say it:
Read MoreMost people hate your holiday party.
Commitments, Deadlines & Employee Motivation
This month’s webinar was on the topic of Motivation, Commitments and Deadlines.
If you missed it, you can download the recording.
This is a very useful webinar to download if you want to:
- Get your team executing better, and more consistently
- Become more comfortable discussing and sticking to deadlines
- Learn how to enforce consequences without de-motivating people
- Choose the right measures that make success and failure very clear
- Have the right (non-emotional) conversations when expections are not met
Why organizations don’t deliver on time
The simple truth is that many organizations don’t deliver on time because there are no consequences for not delivering on time. Read More
What a manager must communicate…
Operation vs. Communication Tools
Your team creates all kinds of reports, spread sheets and slides to plan, run, measure, and report on what you are doing in your operation.
Of course you need these detailed materials to run your function — but please don’t inflict them on others! Read More
Social Media ROI for Business (and Careers)
This month’s webinar was on the topic of Social Media ROI.
If you missed it, you can download the recording.
In this webinar I the opportunity to interview Erik Qualman, who is has a remarkable background. Read More
Imagined power vs. Real power and respect
People often ask me if it was hard for me to go from running really large organizations to having my own (implied — “much smaller”) company.
This was never an issue for me because I always maintained a psychological distance between the power of my role, (managing a $1B+ global business, multi-hundred-milion dollar budget, and thousands of people) and my own personal power. Read More
The true cost of bad managers
Bad managers cause real damage
When bad managers are allowed to run free, everyone suffers.
Employees Suffer
Employees feel unsupported, undirected, bullied, confused, unmotivated, unappreciated, frustrated, and constantly questioning, “is it me?” So they are not engaged and they are not productive. Read More
