Do you want to know why communication in the workplace sucks? Recently I was conducting leadership development training with a group of front line managers. We were working on setting achievable goals. Time after time, we recognized the lack of effective communication as a key obstacle to achieving goals. Over the last year, while conducting [...]
I’m an old guy, a boomer. Generally I abhor categorizing people by the year they were born. However, I love alliteration, hence Boomer block. So shoot me. Hacking past a Boomer block is something you may need to use. To categorize and stereotype people born in the same era isn’t much different than saying all [...]
I've read a lot recently about working from home, most of it good. Points such as dress for work, have a designated work space, and set boundaries are all good advice. However, time after time I see "set work hours" as integral piece of the puzzle to successfully working form home. From my experience punching [...]
Do you work with someone who spends too much time and effort worrying about others? They share negative opinions like, “So and so came in late and no one wrote them up.” “I can’t believe SHE got a raise.” “How did they ever make HIM a manager?” They’re seldom happy for others, which makes them [...]
Last week I attended a networking event. Another attendee introduced herself and began a conversation about leadership training, something near and dear to me. She’d read some of my posts on leadership and wanted to discuss leadership training at her business. This is who I want to talk to. It’s what I hoped to find [...]
I was talking with a group of mid-level managers last week about conflict resolution when the topic of corrective action came up. We discussed when corrective action should be taken or more accurately when it shouldn’t. When a team or individual doesn’t deliver the expected activity or results a manager should determine the causes before [...]
A few years ago, I took over the sales training for one of the top 50 home remodelers in America. Their recruiting and hiring processes were good, and from what I saw they hired people that should be able to do the job. The company needed to set expectations. They had an intense and thorough [...]
