Leadership
Top 10 Traits of a Confident & Competent Leader
If you were to write down all of the traits a strong leader should have, you could create quite an impressive list. No matter what traits you write on that list, though, confidence needs to…
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Leadership
Making Your 360 Leadership Development Assessment Work for You
You asked for feedback on what you could do to be a stronger leader. The most important thing you can do now is take action. Leaders who diligently act on their 360 survey results make…
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Communication
The New Definition of Professionalism
If you’re looking to ruffle some feathers, try telling someone their conduct at work is unprofessional. The indignant reply will most likely be something along the lines of, “what do you mean I’m not professional?…
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Friendship
Is Your Employee Engagement Strategy Falling Short?
Employee engagement is a top concern for today’s organizations, and for good reason. With only 30% of the workforce engaged, disengaged employees are costing the U.S. an astounding $450-550 billion annually. Despite the vast resources poured…
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Employee Engagement, Leadership
7 Undeniable Signs it’s Time to Fire an Employee
We’ve all dealt with challenging employees at some point in our careers. As a leader, it can be extremely difficult to know when you’ve gone from dealing with a challenging employee, to dealing with a…
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Leadership
10 Hiring Mistakes You’re Still Making
Recently, a manager I was coaching said he was recovering from firing a P.U.R.E. This phrase was new to me. When I inquired, he translated: Previously Undetected Recruiting Error. If you’ve been supervising people for…
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Communication, Leadership, Quest Newsletter
Great Leaders Need to Say “No!”
I’m willing to bet there isn’t a single leader out there who doesn’t wish they had at least 25 hours in a day to get everything done. Great leaders have a compelling, positive vision of…
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Leadership
Not Making Mistakes IS Your Biggest Mistake
Too many people in this world believe mistakes are bad. If fact, if you attended Our Lady of Corporal Punishment Religious School, you were physically punished for making mistakes. Punishment or a bad grade was…
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Employee Engagement
Employee Retention – Why Inboarding is the New Onboarding
Recent research indicates that 71% of the American workforce is currently on the job market. These people are either employed and actively seeking or open to new opportunities, or unemployed/underemployed and looking for a job. …
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Productivity
Time Management – 2014’s Biggest Time Wasters
As 2014 comes to an end, you might find your focus and time management skills slipping just a little bit as the holiday hoopla takes over. But how are your time management skills during the…
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