As a new supervisor, your only concern right now may be to take over the team, without making a mistake that makes everyone doubt your leadership skills. You may just be focused on doing the job, without rocking the boat, so to speak, until you feel more comfortable managing your new duties. The idea of making positive changes to engage your employees, increase innovation and … [Read more...]
[Infographic]: Are You a Boss or a Leader?
The words "boss" and "leader" aren't synonymous. In fact, as the following infographic created by Wrike will show, the meanings are very different. Which category do you fall under? You can also find more infographics at Visualistan … [Read more...]
5 Steps To Unleash Innovation & Improve Work Culture: Investing In People Yields Exponential Rewards
This is a guest post by Maxine Attong author of Lead Your Team to Win: Achieve Optimal Performance By Providing A Safe Space For Employees. Getting your people to contribute more to your organization while simultaneously establishing stronger talent retention must cost a pretty penny, right? Not really. You don’t necessarily need to add expensive new ingredients to the stew. … [Read more...]
[Infographic]: Communication Framework for Change Agents
Change is inevitable, but far too often, leaders (remember the Reddit fiasco?) botch the process, failing to effectively communicate the changes they want employees to implement. That's why Workboard put together the following infographic to show us all the way change should occur within an organization. … [Read more...]
8 Tips For First Time Leaders to Get Results From the Team
This is a guest post adapted from YOUR FIRST LEADERSHIP JOB: How Catalyst Leaders Bring Out the Best in Others by Tacy M. Byham and Richard S. Wellins, Wiley, 2015. Byham and Wellins are CEO and SVP, respectively, of Development Dimensions International (DDI). We absolutely believe that as a leader you are a powerful, creative and indispensable force for good in society. But … [Read more...]
Maximize the Risk-Reward Relationship in Corporate Settings: A Safe Environment Plays a Key Role in Innovation
This is a guest post by Maxine Attong. There’s no shortage of fanfare for the hottest corporate buzzword of the past several years – innovation. As Forbes noted in a 2012 article, the word has become the “awesome” of corporate speak. Innovation is the quality desired by business leaders, who tend to believe that if you’re not innovating, you’re dying a slow death. While … [Read more...]
Why Work-Life Balance is the Wrong Idea
By Brian Mohr, co-founder and managing partner for Y Scouts. The corporate world is susceptible to fads. Work-life balance, a push to properly prioritize work in relation to lifestyle, features the kind of fad-ish thinking that can lead gifted people down the wrong path, says talent expert Brian Mohr. “Think of those who love their job. For them, it’s not exactly … [Read more...]
[Infographic]: Gain Confidence from Your Failures
Failure is a big part of life, in general. In business, failure is even more inevitable. Every idea, plan or decision just can't be successful. As a first-time supervisor, you can expect your fair share of failures early on and well into the future because even the most seasoned leaders fail. However, what will set you apart from the pack is how well you respond to those … [Read more...]
[Infographic]: The No. 1 Key to Unlocking Employees’ Potential
Even brand-new managers have the ability to fully engage their direct reports, and doing so is much simpler than you think. It doesn't always require fancy perks and big salaries. As this infographic developed by 15Five shows, all it really takes is a manager with strong communication skills. … [Read more...]
The Master Game: A Perspective on Success from Michael Gerber
This is a guest post by Michael E. Gerber There once was a man named DeRopp who wrote a book titled The Master Game. No need to discuss his book or his philosophy here, other than to say it had to do with the shaping of one’s life and options through a lens few of us normal people have ever looked through before. It brings to mind a question many people have asked me over … [Read more...]