Go online, stroll through a bookstore, attend another training workshop or seminar and you will see that the topic of leadership is everywhere. We talk about it in political terms, business, sports, and tax-exempt organizations. People are captivated and confused…
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The Three Reasons Leadership Development Fails
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Are Your Connections Positive or Negative?
Relationships, by their nature, require constant and consistent tending. The quality of care you put into these relationships translates into either a negative or a positive experience. That is, the other person perceives every one of your interpersonal exchanges and…
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Making the People Connection
The greatest of all leaders understand that methods, tools, technologies, protocols, and systems do not achieve results. People do. Therefore, it is people not processes, with whom organizational leaders must form a long-lasting, positive, emotional connection. This connection is actually…
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Teamwork Drives Organizational Performance
Influential leaders know how to create and sustain highly functional teams that are resilient and engaged. Team building is not about technical skill. Team building is the product of understanding human behaviour and putting the focus on behaviour skill competencies…
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Why Coaching Fails
Coaching and having a coach has become a huge buzz in today’s corporate world. As leaders in the fast-paced, ever-changing work environment, having that third-party support to manage the chaos and complexity can be invaluable. On the other hand, bringing…
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Why Leaders Fail to Get Results
A fundamental principle, what one might call a natural law, is that people choose to act and behave based on what they believe to be true about how they see the world around them. Neuroscience research substantiates this claim. The…
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Change Behaviour for Culture Change
Changing behaviour is a challenge, even when not doing so means lost business, bankruptcy, the demise of a company, or harming other people. By the same token, changing a workplace culture that is dysfunctional or toxic will only occur by…
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Leader Connection Builds Culture
Just as technology has increased the borders of our markets, it has also increased competition for the best and brightest employees. Employees today seek to work for a company and leaders with whom they feel proud to be associated and…
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Employee Needs – Why Should I Care?
Many organizations are at a loss when it comes to building culture. CEOs are quick to put their top leaders into a room for a couple of days, even a couple of weeks, and expect a culture change. As an…
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The Seven Employee Needs – What’s Missing?
Many leaders are unaware of the needs and concerns of their workforce. Unmet needs produce strong negative feelings and resentment. These employees become complainers, cynics, and faultfinders. They resist change, and they disengage from the culture and all initiatives. They…
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