Send to Kindle“You’re great! I really appreciate the work you do.” Recently a worker, we’ll call her Sheri, at a local business told me she was tired of hearing that. I was a bit surprised; after all, who wouldn’t like to hear a few encouraging words from a supervisor. I asked why these seemingly good …
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Sep 18 2013
Selecting New Managers: A Thirst For Learning
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Selecting New Managers: A Thirst For Learning As a young maintenance officer in the Air Force, I knew there was much to learn. I didn’t know how much. My supervisors always seemed to have a question for which I had no answer, forcing me to dig into yet another facet of the job. …
Sep 16 2013
Leaders Fight Stress, Get Out of Your Office
Leadership can be a roller coaster of emotion and at times the less pleasant aspects of the job are stressful and can even lead to depression. When that happens, the solution can be right there in the organization. When the world, or at least the working world, seemed to have turned against me …
Sep 11 2013
Selecting New Managers: Relationships
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Retail stores are a constant source of amazement for me. Why? Because so many retail companies are able to survive in spite of the seemingly haphazard way they approach the selection and training of their management level people. Though different retail companies have different ways of selecting management candidates, they seem to have …
Sep 09 2013
Leaders Must Recognize the Need to Belong
People need to belong. Humans respond to knowing they’re a valuable, and valued, part of something bigger than themselves. This is the secret to effective military organizations. From the first day of basic training, a new recruit is taught that they are part of something big and important. But as they progress in …
Sep 06 2013
Are You Leading a Unique Business? Of Course You Are!
As a speaker, trainer and consultant, I have to spend more time than I like on marketing. One of the basics the experts have taught me is a Unique Selling Proposition or USP. Specifically, what is unique about what I offer and how does that unique proposition separate me from everyone else who …
Sep 04 2013
Selecting New Managers: The Importance of Trust
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Gerry was a good leader – for the most part. His team was usually effective and his people were loyal to him. The problem is, I didn’t really trust him. I knew that Gerry would cut corners when he thought it would help get the job done faster. I also knew that he …
Aug 30 2013
K.I.S.S. and Strategic Planning
No, not the rock group KISS. K.I.S.S. as in Keep It Short and Simple. It’s what spells the difference between strategic planning success and failure. Did you know the process of developing a strategic plan should take no more than 4 days? That’s right; less than a week. I was talking with a …
Aug 28 2013
Leading Meetings – Visual Aids
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Leading Meetings – Visual Aids Do you use visual aids in your meetings? It may be useful to provide some sort of visual aid to make your meetings move along faster and more efficiently. But, don’t get carried away. A deck of 50 PowerPoint slides is probably not necessary. In fact, I’m sure …
Aug 26 2013
I Need Therefore I Am
Please take a look at my latest article published in the the ExtraMILE e-zine.This is the second of a 5-part series on leadership and motivation. Read the article and let me know what you think. The series offers a different way of looking at motivation and will culminate in an explanation of the …
