In the last post, we discussed how leaders affect the work environment. Intentionally or unintentionally, the actions we take as leaders define the nature of our workplace, compatibility of our workforce to our environment, and the resulting outcomes. Although we might spend considerable time on aligning employees and roles as well as resources and outcomes, [...] . . . → Read More: Best Work Environments
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Effective leadership means the difference between success and failure. An effective leader creates an environment that brings out the best in each team member. With few exceptions, the leader is the author and protector of an employee’s immediate environment. Why should the environment be a critical concern to leaders? Motivation, engagement, and performance research all [...] . . . → Read More: Ineffective Leaders and Broken Environments If you have been in a leadership position for any length of time, you have probably noticed that rarely will a week go by without a direct report complaining about some workplace issue. It may be about the assigned work, coworkers, customers, or even you. Moreover, almost any positive event holds the hidden potential of [...] . . . → Read More: Critics All Around If you work long enough, you will eventually encounter a manager whose personality is so unbearable that you will assume that you will never find a productive way to work with the person. Although there are a variety of “unbearable” boss species, one popular category is the narcissist. We have all heard the term “being [...] . . . → Read More: Narcissistic Leaders We all recognize that talent matters. The difference between a great organization and one that just gets by comes down to the quality of the people. Almost every week, I interact with an organization that discusses their recognition of the importance of talent, but laments their failure of execution. The typical complaints relate to three [...] . . . → Read More: Talent Building: How is Your House? “Once a musician has enough ability to get into a top music school, the thing that distinguishes one performer from another is how hard he or she works. That’s it. And what’s more, the people at the very top don’t work just harder or even much harder than everyone else. They work much, much harder.” [...] . . . → Read More: Practice and Preparation Makes… Counseling a direct report creates a lot of anxiety as well as the potential for undesired outcomes. Some would rather put up with the lack of productivity or bad behavior, then deal with the tension that accompanies a face-to-face meeting on performance. I have worked with organizations that very gregarious leaders became unable to finish [...] . . . → Read More: Counseling Results A few comments and questions came in after last week’s post on goal setting. A reoccurring theme related to “how do I actually set up the goal setting process in my organization?” A few readers felt that goal setting would help improve their organization, but did not know where to start. Although, like many areas [...] . . . → Read More: Making Goal Setting Work Recently, I worked with an organization that has been utilizing a goal setting process to improve its overall performance. Although the organization provided a quality product in an efficient manner, the leadership team recognized that continuous improvement could make the difference between survival and flourishing in an increasingly connected world. Goal setting was selected as [...] . . . → Read More: Goals and Being Mindful Most of us would agree that a positive attitude makes life easier since it tends to reduce stress and worry, increases productivity, and enhances relationships. Moreover, when we have a choice, most of us would rather spend time around a positive than a negative person. A negative person not only depletes him or herself of [...] . . . → Read More: Attitude Matters |
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