Recruiting and hiring a new employee is absolutely critical to our success and sometimes we're not focusing on the most important factors when we make these decisions. Check out the video below for tips on getting this process right. https://youtu.be/L8WgEhCHQE0?rel=0&showinfo=0 [Tweet "Hiring a new leader starts with finding the right cultural and value fit."] … [Read more...]
The 4 Leadership Lessons of Halloween
Halloween is tomorrow, and you may experience your fair share of tricks and treats. Whether you celebrate by dressing up, going to parties, handing out candy or taking the kids house-to-house (or even if you don't celebrate at all), don't let the weekend pass without learning a few leadership lessons along the way. Here are four that definitely come to mind: Identity … [Read more...]
FAQ Series: How to Raise Your Confidence in a Tough Decision
Confidence is critical to our success as a leader. Here are 4 tips to build your confidence and boost your success. https://youtu.be/pEfuC2Ag6Wg?rel=0&showinfo=0 [Tweet "Remarkable leaders are confident. People seldom follow the timid."] … [Read more...]
A Healthier View of Conflict
Conflict is a topic that often comes up when I talk with leaders. More and more organizations are making the decision to include conflict management in their training curriculum, and with good reason. Conflict is unavoidable. You will never be able to "put an end" to disagreements, hurt feelings, misunderstandings and bad moods in the office. People are going to disagree, … [Read more...]
FAQ Series: Helping New Supervisors Succeed
Here are four immediate actions you can take to help new supervisors in your organization succeed. Check it out here. https://youtu.be/SwGHeug2v_Y?rel=0&showinfo=0 Listen to the audio for this episode here: audio [Tweet "New supervisors need assistance to succeed. Make sure you are doing what you can to help them."] Set the new supervisors in your organization up … [Read more...]
FAQ Series: When Your Boss Won’t Make a Decision
There's a decision that needs to be made and you and your team are just WAITING...on your boss... Here's how to handle this tricky situation! http://kevineikenberry.wistia.com/medias/hohi32najc?embedType=seo&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Listen to the audio for this episode here: audio If you need to get your boss to make a decision, understand their perspective better … [Read more...]
6 Steps to Setting Clear Expectations
The most important thing you can do as a leader is to establish expectations for your employees. After all, if you don't show your employees what success looks like, they may never figure out what it takes to succeed within your organization and team. Follow these six steps to set crystal-clear expectations for your staff: Make them clear for yourself. It is … [Read more...]
Move Beyond Either/Or Thinking
We can do Project A or Project B. Do you want more time or more money? You can have a great marriage and average career or average marriage and great career. I’ve got yellow or red, which do you want? Win or lose. Yes or no. The world is black or white. You can have this or that. Which do you prefer? We must choose. All of the statements and questions above are examples … [Read more...]
FAQ Series: Getting People to Recognize You as the Leader
How do you deal with members of your team that don't recognize you as the new leader? Check out today's video for tips on getting your team on-board with your new role. http://kevineikenberry.wistia.com/medias/xabyiv4vwc?embedType=iframe&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Listen to the audio for this episode here: audio If you want people to recognize you as the leader, … [Read more...]
In This Busy World, Find Time to Really Think
Our calendars are full, and our to-do lists are long. The desire to accomplish more every day keeps us busy to the point of being overwhelmed. We argue that our time is limited and too valuable to spend it thinking. "I just have too much to do," we say, and we carry on in a non-stop flurry of action. It is precisely because of all the tasks, stimulus and diversions that it … [Read more...]