Four Questions About Leadership (13 Jun 2006) I hear four questions asked about leadership often. This article gives a short answer to each of these important questions.
Four Steps to Better Performance Reviews (13 Jun 2006) Direct reports—people who need direction and leadership—rely on their leaders to give them feedback and mentoring, not just management and evaluations. However, these people who most need their boss's help frequently lack the guidance that would enable them move to the next levels of success—theirs, their team's and the company's. Too often leaders are not prepared or trained to conduct an appraisal that stretches performance and ensures their direct reports' development. Instead, the appraisals become confrontational and judgmental; goals are not clear; neither person is prepared; and the discussion occurs when it's too late to do anything about the problem...
From Boring to Interesting - Making Training Effective (13 Jun 2006) This article suggests a few ways in which to change your training delivery from boring to interesting and at the same time making it more effective.
Future Business Success - What Does Good Look Like? (13 Jun 2006) You know things aren't working out right just now, yet you can't put your finger on quite why. You know that your business could be performing better, but it isn't. It's easy to realise when things aren't going to plan and a great first step is to get really descriptive about the future.
Get Meeting off To a Great Start (13 Jun 2006) When asked what part of their job they find a major time waster, many will answer loud and clear... MEETINGS. In a recent survey of business leaders, ninety percent of the respondents attributed the failure of meetings to a lack of advanced planning and organization. Learn four meeting strategies that will lead to better business decisions, greater teamwork, and quicker problem-solving. Make sure you are making your meetings work.
Get More Impact From Your Annual Conference (13 Jun 2006) How can you get more attention for your conference and your association? Use some of these Power Marketing™ tips and ideas. It won't cost much. It just takes a creative approach. The payoff can be hu...
Get Out Of The Stone Age: Give Leadership Talks (13 Jun 2006) Many leaders have the wrong idea of what is important in terms of communication. Brent Filson observes that it's just not sending information that is critical, but making all-important deep human connections with people.
Get Over Yourself (13 Jun 2006) Let me tell you a secret. Things don't always go the way we want them to. Let me tell you another secret. We don't always hear what we want to hear. These two statements are hardly secrets; we all know they are true. If they aren't secrets, then why do we act surprised when it happens?
Getting Along with Critical People (13 Jun 2006) We all have to deal with critical people at times. You know the type - the person who can spot a flaw from across the room, gives unsolicited advice, frequently complains and passes judgment, is negative and seems impossible to please.
Getting Information From Prospects (13 Jun 2006) You're at a networking function and you've made that all-important contact. You want to get help from this individual but you know that you need to start working on building a relationship with them first. How do you do that?
Getting Other People to Change (13 Jun 2006) Changing how we work if more effective when we work
together to make change happen, but you must take charge
and be responsible for making things happen.
Getting Software Developed for Your Business (13 Jun 2006) At some point, your business is going to need to have some software development. Maybe your business is small, but existing software doesn't fit your needs. Maybe your company is larger, with signifi...
Getting the Most from Appraisals (13 Jun 2006) A look at how to make appraisals, or performance reviews, more productive. For managers, how to plan and prepare and handle them. for staff, what to do to make sure they are constructive for you. Some basic tips and ideas to improve the whole process...
Getting to Consensus (13 Jun 2006) Think of consensus as the end point of a process, rather than something we can immediately organize. That process starts with analysis and listening, then responds to what we heard in the listening phase.
Getting Your Employees Attention Back to Work (13 Jun 2006) It is 9:00 am on a Monday morning. Do you know where your employees' attention is? Is it on work? Picture this. You are at work. The phone rings. It is your aging father's neighbor calling to say tha...
Gift Giving for Business a Major Headache (13 Jun 2006) Planning corporate gift giving can relieve stress and build customer loyalty, reduce employee turnover and build referrals.
Giving Effective Feedback (13 Jun 2006) If there is one area that gives both managers and employees difficulty it is the need to give and accept effective feedback. It is one of the most crucial elements in assisting employees to improve their performance. It establishes a connection between what employees are doing and how their actions are perceived by others. Although receiving feedback is often under appreciated, those on the receiving end must occasionally be reminded that no feedback could be much worse.
