Communication, Leadership, Vision
10 Traits of a Great Executive Team
The success, or the failure, of an executive leadership team can be felt throughout the organization. Strong teamwork and communication at the top, trickles down through all levels of management, to front-line employees. However, when…
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Communication, Leadership
7 Ways to Act Effectively on Negative Feedback
No one enjoys receiving criticism or negative feedback. It especially tends to sting when it highlights something you need to change. Unfortunately, leadership requires us to be able to accept feedback effectively and respond appropriately…
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Communication, Employee Engagement, Leadership
Are You a Leader?
When you think of your title, how do you see yourself? Are you a leader, or are you the boss, supervisor, manager, director, general manager, vice president or president of a group of people? …
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Communication, Employee Engagement, Leadership
9 Ways to Enhance Top-Down Communication
Ensuring effective top-down communication is a key responsibility of senior management. However, many organizations still struggle with ineffective communication. According to our benchmarks for Employee Opinion and Engagement Surveys, only 54.3% of employees feel…
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Communication, Employee Engagement, Leadership, Leading Change, Productivity
Increasing Workplace Culture and Morale Isn’t HR’s Job
After companies conduct an Employee opinion survey, they are faced with the challenge of taking action to create real change. Where some organizations go wrong is holding HR accountable for changing culture and morale within…
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Communication, Employee Engagement, Leadership
7 Ways to Encourage Open Communication
An executive we work with recently mentioned that employees had not expressed concerns or recommended any organizational changes to the leadership team. This was taken as good news until I asked if the leadership team…
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Communication, Leadership
Boss . . . We Have A Problem!
No one likes to be the bearer of bad news, but life happens and problems are a reality. So how do you bring a problem to your manager’s attention without being the messenger that…
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Communication, Employee Engagement, Leadership
8 Ways to Successfully Lead Millennials
It’s hard to conduct a leadership seminar these days without someone bringing up their difficulties with managing millennials. Millennials (defined as those aged 18-34) now number 75.4 million, surpassing the 74.9 million Baby Boomers (ages…
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Communication, Leadership, Productivity
8 Habits of Emotionally Intelligent Leaders
We’re all familiar with what an IQ is, but far fewer people are in touch with how their EQ, or emotional intelligence, impacts their success. To be effective at building relationships where people are motivated…
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Communication, Employee Engagement, Leadership
Gratitude is Good for Us, and Good for Business
Gratitude has one of the strongest links to mental health and satisfaction with life of any personality trait—more so than even optimism, hope, or compassion. Grateful people experience higher levels of positive emotions such as…
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