Employee Engagement
Stay real and don’t be blinded by slogans and buzzwords…
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The use of catchy slogans internally across organizations and even within individual functions is becoming ever more prevalent. Slogans like: "Winning Together", "New ideas. Better HR", "We deliver results"…
Are you leading with power or force?
In my work with organizations, I meet many effective managers and executives who have a wide variety of leadership styles and personalities.
Some drive progress in a proactive way and others are more…
Don’t ask if you don’t want to hear the truth
I was attending a senior leadership team meeting of one of the key functions of a large global technology company. The function's leader, in his attempt to improve the team's alignment with, and in support…
Taking responsibility makes the difference
I was working with a large technology company on transforming their organizational culture and elevating their business results to a new level. We started the change initiative with the senior leadership…
Are your people your most valuable assets?
There are many philosophies and approaches associated with enhancing corporate culture. At a high level I would put them into two categories:
One school of thought represents the view that in order to…
Start talking about what you are not talking about
What do you consider to be the key drivers of your group’s effectiveness?
Is it your ability to raise and address difficult issues? Is it your skill at being able to come to alignment on common goals…
Are you making a difference in making your work environment healthy?
The blame game is always harmful and destructive. It undermines any team dynamic and creates a stressful work environment. When something goes wrong and people sense there is a witchhunt for fault, people…
Are you making progress every day?
I was facilitating a session with a group of managers in a global technology company. We were a few months into their change initiative and I wanted to find out how things were progressing since we started.
I…
How to make meaningful progress when taking your game to the next level
If you want to be successful at taking your game to the next level, you have to be conscious of how you think and what comes out of your mouth.
I was leading a meeting recently with a telecom management…
Don’t accept cynicism and resignation
Early June 2014 I published an article in the online Careers in Government publication called It takes courage to say NO to cynicism and resignation. I also posted a blog about the same topic on April…
Who is creating and owning your strategy?
Much of management literature on leadership gives executives wrong ideas about how to generate alignment and ownership in their teams. When the leader believes his role is to be lead visionary at the company,…
Brutal honesty is not enough.
In my last blog I emphasized the importance and benefits of creating an open, honest, authentic and courageous communication environment in teams and in life. In this blog I want to dig a little deeper.
Living…