High-Performance Culture
Strategies to Build a High-Performing Team
Leading teams can cause frustration for many managers and executives. Many reasons account for this dilemma, from lack of a clear goal to unclear roles, personality conflicts, unrealistic timelines and budgets, poor communication, and having gaps in the talent needed to succeed. Wikipedia defines high-performance teams “as a group of people with specific roles and…
Read MoreHow to Create a Culture of Success
Creating a culture of success is relatively simple in theory but hard to implement. It requires creating habits that everyone in the company adopts and then supports each other. A culture of success will look different in every organizations and yet, there are foundational habits and action steps that are the same in any culture…
Read MoreSeven Conversations Every Leader Needs to Master
Do you ever wonder if you are as influential as you could be? Are you using the right influence style for each situation? Many leaders use one approach for every situation. Sometimes this works, most times not. However, by developing greater flexibility and range with influencing, you bring the right style per situation. By using…
Read MoreWays to Reward People for a Job Well Done
Acknowledging a job well done is a simple, easy way to motivate and retain valuable employees. Something as simple as “thank you” goes a long way. Praise and rewards can do wonders to bolster an employee’s self-confidence and morale. No one can deny the effect praise and recognition can have on people. When you praise…
Read MoreOffice Break Room Etiquette
You all know the person I’m talking about. Of course, it isn’t you. They leave a mess when they’re done, talk really loud, and eat your food from the refrigerator. The office break room is a place for camaraderie among colleagues. Not a place to assume someone else will clean up after you. Remember what…
Read MoreHow to Reduce Favoritism in the Workplace
Whether you’re the boss playing favorites at work or it’s your boss, it can take a heavy toll on emotional wellbeing and productivity. As the boss, you might not even be aware you are doing it or if it’s happening to you, your morale might dwindle when you see an apparently less-deserving coworker receiving plum…
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