A Key Competitive Advantage
For profit or not-for-profit, many organizations do not properly utilize meetings as a tool for communication. Many times meetings are not effective because the three simple rules of meetings are forgotten.
Tag: Effective Leadership
Defining & Creating Job Descriptions
Many small and medium-sized organizations do not have a human resources person or department. This very important function can be just one more very important function that one of the organization’s senior people does along with their other important functions.
For a Good Leader, everything is about people.
Being a good leader doesn’t have anything to do with titles.
Being a good leader is about respect.
Respect is earned.
I HAVE TO WORK 70 HOURS A WEEK!
Retail, manufacturing, non-profit, charity: it doesn’t matter the field of endeavour, we’ve said this or know people who have said it. These people are super-dedicated, high-achievers, passionate about what they do and stubbornly refuse to admit that they are completely wrong. Anyone who consistently works these kinds of hours, either does so because they want to or because they can’t (or won’t) delegate.
Effective Leadership is Trust
Your organization will be stronger when people are encouraged to contribute what they really think and to help the organization avoid mistakes. By developing and listening to your associates, good people will want to join your team. Your organization will grow past the point that it would have if you were the only one driving ideas.
“WHAT IF” file
Having a “What If” file gives your associates the comfort of knowing they have the tools they need to handle their jobs in unusual circumstances.
The antithesis of leadership
This past week I read an article about a premier that was considering a cabinet shuffle, in essence because not enough of his cabinet ministers were supporting him. Senior political advisors were recommending that those unsupportive ministers be moved out because they cared too much about their ridings and not enough about supporting the premier.
The fact that a senior leader “thinks” that, much less “quotes” something like that is what sparked this post.
TRAINING 101 – Role Playing
Like so many skills, selling ability is a learned skill. Even someone with “natural selling skills” can be better. Perhaps the most effective training method is also the one that most people feel the most uncomfortable with: role-playing. The primary focus of this post is teaching selling skills; however, role-playing can help in virtually any training situation.
PROBLEMS WITH AN EMPLOYEE – What to do.
The ability to effectively handle a difficult problem employee or associates is one of the most difficult management skills to master. These are some tips that work and may help with your organization.
DAILY HUDDLES & MEETINGS – Training 101
Many organizations have meetings, top organizations have effective meetings that are built around interaction, innovation, and provide tools for their associates that can be used immediately.