Manager-Facilitators build the collaborative workforce and develop employees. Why it isn’t obvious at this point is mind-boggling. Here’s one example. In between bites of canapés and crudités, the emcee of the company-wide luncheon called everyone’s attention...
The following suggestions from team leaders often correct active disengagement. Here’s an example. A friend and I were having lunch the other day. We got around to the topic of work and she told me that another person quit in her department. I said, “Another?”....
When you spend time and resources to recruit employees, obviously you want them to stay. Right? If so, empathy is a skill worth paying attention to. This is because empathetic leaders experience less turnover and are loved and appreciated by employees. Empathy works...
Utter the word “brainstorming” to your department, and it could send a person or two scurrying out of the huddle. For many, the process of brainstorming is just as pleasant as nuking their brains in the microwave. It’s a mix of desperately trying to get everyone’s...
This is true and would have been embarrassing if I hadn’t learned something. I missed the plane. I am blessed and cursed by high levels of attention and focus. In this instance I was traveling to a client 3 hours away and was waiting to board my flight in the...
