Category Archive for: ‘Leadership’
Caution: Communication Barriers Ahead
Communication barriers lower a team’s effectiveness. You need to anticipate them and take evasive action to ensure people get the message you intended to send.
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Change Leadership: Maintaining Teamwork During Workplace Transitions
Changes at work usually mean challenging times for team leaders. Employee morale can suffer as team members feel worried or are angry about the change. In these situations, what’s a manager to do? Helping employees effectively manage change is one of the most important jobs a team leader has. Do it well and the team can deal with anything thrown …
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7 Mistakes Bosses Must Avoid
Being the boss is a hard job. It really is. And as the boss, you will make mistakes. Sometimes they will be caused by a lack of skill or knowledge. At other times stress might be the source. Your employees can deal with the latter more easily than they can the former. If you act a little grumpy one day …
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Free Teamwork Webinars on Demand
A couple years ago, I developed and led two webinar series for OptumHealth. They have all been archived and available to you simply by registering at their site. Most run between 45 and 60 minutes and cover a wide range of topics for leaders interested in changing the culture of the organization. I’ve included a link to each webinar, along …
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Keeping It Together in Challenging Times
In even the toughest economic times, the leader’s job is to help employees remain hopeful. Here are specific things you ought to be putting your energy into right now.
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Questions for the CEO
Is your executive group achieving its potential as a team? Consider these questions to help you decide. When working through difficult problems, is everyone on the executive team open with his or her opinions? Does the team have an effective method for finally reaching a decision? Once a decision is made, does every member of the executive team fully support …
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