Leadership development is critical to the success of any organization, yet many leaders are still not sure how to get started. The first step is to understand the different types of leadership development programs and what each can offer your organization. Get started now!
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Managers and businesses often complicate employee satisfaction and happiness. Simple approach and solutions work best. While it’s important to use analytics and surveys to gauge satisfaction, the best approach for better results is to get personal. Yes, after all its people managing people. It’s about building relationships. Nurturing them. How? Read on.
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As a leader, you know that not all team members are created equal. Some people seem to thrive under pressure, whereas others crumble. And then there are the ones who just never seem to get their act together. How do you handle underperformers at work?
There is a natural inclination for business owners and those in charge of setting work policies to err on the side of caution. After all, in any company, there are always a few employees who take advantage of any leniency and push the boundaries. How to avoid the pitfall of bad work policies?
Employees who challenge the status quo can help create positive changes in organizations, which leads to improved productivity, creativity, and innovation. In this blog post, we will explore how employees who challenge the status quo make a difference in their organizations and how to encourage this behaviour in your workplace.
I am a strong believer in the statement “fiction imitates life”. I have often derived the best of life, business, relationship and leadership lessons from fiction. Great authors are great gurus. Here are two leadership lessons from Dan Brown’s bestseller Inferno.
Leaders cannot duck or bury their faces in the mud when making tough calls at work. Leadership is tested when selling unpopular decisions to the team. How do you do that? “My way or the highway” does not work. It gets you obedience, not acceptance. Do you use popular opinion as a work around? Can you?
How do you deal with brilliant jerks at work? Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says “fire them”. Ariana Huffington, cofounder of the Huffington Post says – “No brilliant jerks allowed”. The cost to the company is too high if you do. Do you agree?
You may not need to think too hard to answer this. While I will consciously refrain from saying all, a very large majority of us have been a victim of unconscious bias. Not just victims, we all can as easily be accused of being unconsciously biased against someone.
Stereotyping is a form of bias. How often we stereotype others? How often have you been “stereotyped”?
How do you deliver difficult messages to your team? What’s your style? I prefer stepping out of the office meeting room. A walk outside the building, a café work better when I need to have a difficult one on on discussion. Why are “out of office” meetings effective to deliver difficult messages?
