by Dianne Crampton | Aug 3, 2017 | 6 Principles That Build High Performance Teams, problem solving, project management |
The idea of group problem solving makes sense. If everyone helps and is committed to the outcome, you get more done in a shorter time frame. Working on your own, on the other hand, has limits. Diverse strengths, skills and complex decision making are limited by the...
by Dianne Crampton | Jul 27, 2017 | business, Success |
Business success. How do you achieve it? How can you measure it? Some say you don’t achieve business success unless you measure it. Success means something different to every person and every organization. Some people view business success by how much money...
by Dianne Crampton | Jul 20, 2017 | Conflict resolution |
Maybe someone at work parked in your spot this morning, or maybe someone keeps eating your lunch out of the refrigerator. Would these scenarios annoy you? Or would they lead to resentment or maybe even aggression? When you work with other people, scenarios are bound...
by Dianne Crampton | Jul 13, 2017 | belonging, culture, employee engagement, employee retention |
Certain companies carry the reputation of being a fun place to work, with break rooms boasting ping pong tables and cafeterias full of free food. But your company’s culture includes so much more than fun and games. It’s how your employees interact with one another and...
by Dianne Crampton | Jul 6, 2017 | leadership, leadership team development, leadership training |
You have a star employee who always comes to work on time and produces quality work. You quickly advance them into a leadership position. You’d expect your star to keep shining, right? Sometimes, the exact opposite happens. Once a stellar team member is unable to...
by Dianne Crampton | Jun 29, 2017 | leadership, Stress, stress management strategies |
You might expect stress to be an unavoidable part of your work life. According to a recent study, however, employees are feeling the burden of stress both at work and at home. According to the study, This is the Most Stressful Minute of the Day, many are struggling...
by Dianne Crampton | Jun 22, 2017 | team decision making |
Making strategic leadership decisions on your own isn’t easy. This is especially true knowing that the leader bears the sole responsibility for the outcome. That is why many leaders rely on their Boards of Directors to tap into different perspectives and skill...
by Dianne Crampton | Jun 15, 2017 | culture, hiring, hiring talent |
With a growing business, a larger customer base and increasing demand, it’s time to hire more team members. When you do need to create positions or add more employees to your team, there’s one big area that should not be overlooked: the company culture. When scouting...
by Dianne Crampton | Jun 8, 2017 | employee engagement, work culture, work enviornoment |
You know that employee engagement is important, but do you know how your corporate culture affects engagement? Your company’s culture has a direct influence on how engaged your employees are, and if your culture suffers, so does engagement levels. According to Gallup...
by Dianne Crampton | Jun 1, 2017 | employee engagement, Millenials |
Millennials (those people born between 1980 and 1996), now represent about 38 percent of the U.S. workforce, and by 2025, that number will likely soar to 75 percent. It’s troubling then to find that only 29 percent of millennials are engaged in their positions,...
