Archive for the ‘Executives’ Category

• Influenced Is Developed – Not Done

  • March 26th, 2019
  • Posted in Change, Communication, Employee Development, Executives, Guided Execution 1:1, Mangement, Skills, Supervision

  Influence is not the practice of getting other people to do what you want. Whether you are motivating employees to work harder or see your point of view, people do not act the way you hope they will against their… Read More

• What if the Talent You Want to Hire Doesn’t Come with the Skills Needed?

  • November 6th, 2018
  • Posted in Communication, Employee Development, Employment, Executives, Mangement, Skills, Supervision

  Have you heard about the war for talent? With less applicants to choose from attracting and keeping talent has become a critical issue for organizations nationwide. This is not a situation that will be going way in the near future… Read More

• Building an Adaptive Organization

  • October 15th, 2018
  • Posted in Change, Communication, Consulting, Executives, Mangement, Motivation, Skills, Supervision, Support

    How does one go about building an adaptive firm? Increase the Visibility of Opportunity This can be accomplished through careful job design. Work should have defined objectives for which people will be responsible.  Each organizational level should be kept… Read More

• How Can We Find/Get/Keep More —-

  • September 17th, 2018
  • Posted in Communication, Employment, Executives, Feedback, Mangement, Motivation, Support, women

  Many organizations bemoan the lack of female and minority candidates for senior management and executive positions. I don’t know where they are looking or what they are doing, but there is no secret about how to find them. attract them,… Read More

• You Never Lose a Great Mentor

  • August 15th, 2018
  • Posted in Executives, Feedback, Guided Execution 1:1, Mangement, Support

  It’s hardly a secret that as we get older, we know more people that die. But when a mentor dies, there is a unique kind of loss and heartbreak. We lose the future lessons we will not get to learn… Read More

• What If My Boss is Incompetent?

  • July 17th, 2018
  • Posted in Communication, Employee Development, Employment, Executives, Mangement, Planning, Skills, Stress, Supervision, Support

  You may have a boss who is inept. Not a horrible person – but someone who doesn’t have the knowledge, experience, skills, or judgement to do their job. They are out there in every industry and at every level. They… Read More

• Disagree With the Boss Agreeably

  • June 18th, 2018
  • Posted in Communication, Executives, Mangement, Planning, Preparation, Presentation, Skills

  Have you ever had a disagreement with your boss? Found yourself unable to get a word in, respond at all, or come to your own defense? Unable to get the boss to move from the opinion they have already formed?… Read More

• What New Leaders Need

  • April 5th, 2018
  • Posted in Change, Employee Development, Executives, Mangement, Skills, Support

  Maybe no one says it out loud but when an organization hires a New Leader, expectations are high. Sadly, studies indicate that 60% of new leaders fail within 18 months of taking their jobs. I’ve observed that New Leaders respond… Read More

• Crush a Culture of Misconduct

  • November 28th, 2017
  • Posted in Executives, Mangement, Supervision

  The recent workplace scandals seem to have jumped onto the front pages with a great deal of fanfare. Many long held secrets are secrets no longer.  After the requisite heads roll and people are fired or suspended and an investigation… Read More

• Change: It Takes 3

  • November 6th, 2017
  • Posted in Change, Executives, Mangement, Planning, Preparation, Skills

  Has your organization gotten to a point where the status-quo just doesn’t feel competitive or energizing?  Sure, executive leadership tries to change and improve things but it’s kind of boring. The successful employees may do things right but they also… Read More