Employee Engagement
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Early in my career, I was facilitating a manager meeting at a manufacturing plant. There were about 100 people in the session and the managers were going around introducing themselves, one-by-one they…
How good is your strategy?
I was supporting the senior leadership team of a global service provider in taking their game to a new level. As part of my preparation for the work with this firm, I attended a PowerPoint presentation…
Are you controlling or empowering?
I don’t think I have ever met an executive, leader or manager who didn’t pronounce the importance of teamwork and collaboration, then express their commitment to building that environment around them.
Unfortunately,…
If you don't have a clear outcome and someone who owns it, you have nothing!
I was supporting a group of senior leaders in a global technology company to create breakthrough projects in a few key areas of their business in which they wanted to elevated performance. As a kickoff,…
Do not be afraid of the roller coaster of taking a stand
Taking a stand is like putting on a fresh pair of glasses. You start seeing things more clearly.
I was working with the middle managers of a global technology-based company. This group was suffering…
Is your team’s communication candid, transparent and courageous?
Most teams are not good at having the tough, uncomfortable conversations, even if it is necessary for a really important cause. Furthermore, most people are not good at giving honest and direct feedback…
Don’t overlook the power of authentic conversations
I was participating in a meeting of the senior leadership team of a leading technology company. The leaders were discussing important strategic and operational topics that are critical to the future of…
Can your team handle tough conversations?
If you want to know how powerful your team is, just see how team members deal with sensitive and tough topics.
Sensitive and tough topics are any subjects that require the leaders and team members to…
Does your team have heart?
As human beings, we need a heart and a brain in order to live. We need most of our other organs too, but our heart and brain seem to represent the two main engines that fuel and shape our survival and…
Stay real and don’t be blinded by slogans and buzzwords…
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…