Have you ever heard a manager complaining about their employees? The complaints run from “I can’t get good people” to, “My people don’t care enough” to, “I can’t keep good people.” Next time you hear someone complaining, consider this perspective. The true measure of a leader is their people..
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There it is, the resignation letter. You’ve spent time hiring, training, and getting this employee up to speed, and now they’re leaving you. Perhaps they’re going to the competition, switching industries, or launching their own firm. Or maybe they’ve decided to be a poet and travel the world. No.
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What would you do if you knew your boss was making a bad decision? We’ve all been there. How did you respond? Do you sit back and watch it. Or do you step outside your comfort zone and address it? My father once told me, “No matter what your.
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We’ve all been there. You’re at the annual meeting; the leaders rattle off the usual buzzwords. Eyes glaze. The question is why? No one shows up to a meeting wanting to be bored. Leaders certainly don’t want their teams to disengage. But words matter. When leaders overuse jargon with.
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Three ways to help your team be more successful in the C suite Does this scenario sound familiar? Your salesperson finally gets an appointment with a senior executive in your biggest potential account. The goal is to have a business conversation and better understand the customer’s key objectives. But.
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What are you going to accomplish this year? Or perhaps at this point, a better question might be, what were you going to accomplish? Have you already given up that plan to lose ten pounds? Is making a million still on the table? If you’re like most people, you.
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Bill was frustrated; his boss just didn’t get it. Bill thought his boss expected too much. In my conversation with Bill he said, “My boss worries about the smallest things, then he freaks out if they’re not done perfectly.” As he spoke, something about the way Bill described his.
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Is money the root of all evil? I don’t believe so. Yet many of us live with a weird dichotomy when it comes to money. We want money, but we don’t want to be perceived as wanting it. Consider these mixed messages: Good companies are profitable and financially stable..
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A friend of mine bought a car recently without ever stepping into the dealership. It’s being delivered to his door. He conducted the entire purchase over the phone and Internet. When he walks out of his front door Monday morning there will be a new BMW sitting in his.
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Is your interview process driving the best people away? The days of the all-powerful employer sitting back while the candidate tries to impress them are over. If you want top talent, they are going to interview you, just as much as you are interviewing them. Here are three classic.
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