Four Quick Tips for Managing Millennials
An article by Tom Fox in the Washington Post highlighted four ways to manage Millennials, the generation that was born between 1981-2001, also known as Gen Y. What strikes me most about the article is the easy execution that most of these suggestions contain. In addition, Fox strays away from stereotypes and hits on the […]
Want to know what Milliennials think? Ask!
Understanding any customer requires thinking like the customer, which is easier said than done. A recent Forbes article highlights the difficulty some older, more entrenched retail organizations are facing when catering to the young Millennial generation. Retailers, especially chain stores, are beginning to get antsy because the twenty-something year olds, who should be gaining buying […]
Five Business “Must Reads”
Have you read any good books lately? The following are five good business reads that hint at burgeoning trends within the workplace and new leadership tactics that are beginning to catch fire in organization after organization. You don’t want to miss these! #5: In Presentations, Kill Your Darlings via Harvard Business Review “When in doubt, […]
What Other Reason Do You Need to Hire a Woman?
Men still rule the workplace. Not a big surprise. According to Zenger Folkman’s latest research study, 64% of the leadership in high performing organizations is composed of men, and there are even more men in charge as rank level goes up. Yet the study notes that women were reviewed higher than men on more than […]
6 Tips for Encouraging Employee Progress
In my last blog, I discussed the Progress Principle, which theorizes that the more frequently people experience a sense of progress, the more likely they are to be creatively productive in the long run. So how exactly do you inspire progress and help employees recognize milestones along the way? Amabile and Kramer focused on what […]
How Small Wins Improve Employee Motivation
Often teams focus solely on the end result, or task they are to achieve. Why? Because senior-management generally focuses on long-term strategy, scaling and budgeting, so they delegate these type of tasks to their teams. But what about the actual teams who are executing, and finding the process to achieve the task? They are the […]
Three Lessons from Peter Block on Creating Teams
Many great things can happen when a group of people work together for a cause. However, putting the same group of people together will also create a room full of different opinions. How do you leverage this diversity of thought? How do you acknowledge opinions while creating a cohesive, positive team? A friend of mine […]
Powerful Questions
I have a guest blogger today, Andria Corso. Andria is an award winning career and leadership development coach, consultant, and author. She has 17 years of Corporate Human Resources experience with areas of expertise in leadership development, executive coaching, talent management, and career development. One of the “myths” of leadership that I hear many […]
Employees First and Customers Second?
Leading your organization into the next decade requires a solid understanding of your employees. At least according to Vineet Nayar the CEO of HCL Technologies, and author of Employees First, Customers Second: Turning Conventional Management Upside Down (Harvard Business Press, 2010). As HCL faced the prospect of being lost in a sea of competitors in […]
Three Tips to Finding and Closing New Business
Leaders face complex situations every day, such as engaging employees, aligning the organizational vision and keeping a work/life balance of some sort. How does a leader find and close new business at the same time? Peppers makes several points in this article about how to do this. Some key takeaways: 1. Build strong […]
