Check out this infographic - the percentages speak for themselves. Think about your top performer - where do you need to help them? How about your lowest performer - where do you need to help them? Need to learn how to do this...or see if you are on the right track - reach out, let's chat.
You are an emerging leader. You are really always an emerging leader...if you are not, you must have stopped learning along the way somewhere. If you are new to leading in your organization (department, own business, team), then there are many activities in which you can participate to get going developing your leadership skills. Here are a few ways to tap into the smarts around you - all with leaders uniting for a common purpose: Get a mentor: many companies have mentoring programs so that you can build a relationship with another leader who has travelled the path you would like to travel. Their main role in your professional life is guidance, to build relationships, open doors and help
Today is a great day for reflection & celebration. And Gratitude - I am grateful for the life I have...that I can get up everyday, healthy & happy, with a wonderful husband and amazing kids + family, friends and so much more. Thank you for being a part of my life.
You have a great leadership development program. Your Learning & Development Team spends a great deal of time working to facilitate great classes. And yet, you still don't see the principles practiced with the team. The words sound good, there is just no translation to a shift in culture. What do you do now? You find an innovative and inspiring way to create conversations. In my practice, and with my clients, I focus them on tools and workshops that are actionable...and they come from Actionable Books. You can see the details here & even sign up for a free workshop (value $300). My practice is now 'powered by Actionable Books' - it is how to practice the coaching you get. Plus you get to
E-learning continues to evolve as a go-to tech solution for onboarding, training and documentation of learning in workplaces around the world. There are some great ways to use e-learning for tracking completion, quizzing/performance tracking, and of course, hours put into usage. E-learning is relatively low cost, once developed. E-learning is available on demand - wherever and whenever you need it, just sign in E-learning is accessible E-learning is awesome for technical training or mandatory training like policies. Unfortunately, as with most things tech, they end up focusing on individual learning, scoring performance for an individual...and if everyone does not complete the assigned progr
OK. So I need to say this today. This has been driving me crazy and I need to send a wake-up call out there. GET OUT OF YOUR BUSINESS NOW! I mean it. You need to step outside of your business, stop working IN it all the time and work ON it! Really, how on earth can you see what is going on, what the future of your business is or if you are still on track with your mission by staying buried under the day-to-day tasks that really should go to someone else but you keep hanging onto them because no one else will do it like you do it - or so you think! Can you tell I am frustrated? I hear over and over again how hard it is to keep businesses moving forward, except there is no thought to a
How do you get everyone on your team on the same page? A group huddle? A monthly meeting? A blanket email? Do you have a plan in place that let's conversation flow in an organized manner so that you can help your team understand where you are in the book...and that way they can get on your page? (See the image above, a bunch of closed books side by side? They are on the same shelf.....and that's about it!) Let me tell you about the art of inspiring conversation. As a leader, you have an awesome opportunity (& responsibility) to engage your team by talking with them. Using business-book inspired workshops can get you & your team connected and on the same page. How? you ask. Simple - schedu
Is it your time to step up? Leadership is about time ....and making it work for you through your team. Are you experiencing the longest days of leadership or the shortest days? Handling issues, putting out fires, wishing there was more time in the day or that the day would just end? Now is the time to figure out what to do next, and stop procrastinating about tackling the issues and challenges. Take 2 minutes, right now, and make a quick list of all the things you are doing because you always have - do you really need to do them or are they just comfortable and keep you from doing the things you don't want to do? Now, make a list of everything you are putting off. Why are you putting these
