Employee Engagement 2025
Leadership failure rarely is the result of the absence of technical skill and intellect, but incompetence in behavioural skill. You only need to look at the headlines of the most…
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…
The Performance Power In Your People
The business and professional climates in which you work remain increasingly competitive. Each day competitive markets grow as technology spans the vast array of global industries. These rapidly changing environments…
Emotional Awareness Using Your Skill of Positive Presence
Authenticity, humility, honesty, and courage are hallmark leadership traits that research has attributed to a leader’s emotional awareness. In today’s knowledge economy in which the majority of your workforce is…
The Jerk at Work
No one wants to work with the proverbial jerk at work. These people are disruptive to performance and productivity and are now making their organizations targets for lawsuits. Note that…
The Eight Behaviours of Trust
Trust-earning or trust-building behaviours include: 1. Consistency in manner, words, and actions; 2. Accountability and transparency, including actively listening, sharing information, and taking responsibility instead of blaming; 3. Genuine or…
The Mental Model of Trust
Trust is a complex and far-reaching concept that pervades our personal and professional pursuits. We cannot bottle trust and sell it. Trust is based on an individual’s mental model that…
Are You Leading in the Dark?
Role-modeling accountability is not difficult, but it does take practice. Here are three ‘lights’ of accountability to practice: Transparency. One way to role-model accountability is transparency. Influential leaders admit their…
The Mental Model of Accountability
In a collaborative culture, accountability is a visible practice and framework. All team members are clear about their specific responsibilities. They are aware of the organization’s mission, vision, values, and…
Cooperation Is The New Constructive Competition
A cooperative attitude inhibits destructive competition. While competition among teams can be healthy in that it brings out personal and team bests, energy and commitment to work, it can quickly…