“Effective leaders are motivated by why they started their business instead of the financial rewards. They strive to solve real industry and consumer problems coupled with the integration of employee and customer-centric philosophies in their culture. They are not me-too leaders, they are innovators.”
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E.O.W (End of the Week) Notable Tip: Being Grateful
“Being grateful for your business, employees, clients, vendors and suppliers should not be a one time thing. You should continuously thank them and praise them because without your employees or clients you would not have a business. Always respect them and treat them well because they are more than just numbers.”
Maintaining Integrity during rapid growth
What is integrity? According to dictionary.com, integrity is “adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.” Why is it important in business? Integrity in business is important because it builds internal and external trust amongst all the people that have dealings with the company. Effective leaders “walk the talk”; in other words theyContinue reading “Maintaining Integrity during rapid growth”
E.O.W(End of the Week) Notable Tip: Emphasize Intrinsic Rewards
Happy Friday! I hope you’ve had a great week. Today I want to leave you with a short tip about enriching the jobs of your employees. What do employees want? You find the answer to this question by asking them! However, most employees seek intrinsic rewards. “Employees want interesting, challenging work, and the opportunity toContinue reading “E.O.W(End of the Week) Notable Tip: Emphasize Intrinsic Rewards”
E.O.W. (End of the Week) Notable Tip: You can say “NO” to a Client
Happy Friday! I hope you’ve had a great week. Today, I want to discuss client relationships. Ever been ganged up on by frustrated employees who felt betrayed by a manager that could not say no to a client’s unfair demands or bad treatment? If not, then lucky you! “Effective leaders know when to say noContinue reading “E.O.W. (End of the Week) Notable Tip: You can say “NO” to a Client”
Lean Wednesday Tip: Target Employee Strengths for optimized performance and employee satisfaction
“Great managers know the importance of recognizing individual employee strengths, praising them when they do a good job, and allowing them to enhance these strengths by giving them projects that require them to use them.”
E.O.W (End of the Week) Notable Tip: The 4 Struggles of an inexperienced Manager
Happy Friday! I hope you had a great week. This week I’ve been discussing employee to manager transitions with clients and the problems they have encountered with the newly appointed yet inexperienced manager. You may have witnessed an employee that has been promoted to a managerial position lose their shine as they demonstrate that theyContinue reading “E.O.W (End of the Week) Notable Tip: The 4 Struggles of an inexperienced Manager”
Lean Wednesday Tip: Molding Employees to be Future Managers
“Effective leaders encourage employees to solve problems on their own coupled with cross-functional department collaboration. They also provide mentorship and/or coaching programs that enhance and educate employees on how to improve their leadership styles.”
E.O.W (End of the Week) Notable Tip: Managing Employees when mistakes are made
Happy Friday! I hope you’ve had a great week. Today, I want to end this week with the topic of employee management specifically when they make mistakes. In my career, I have seen “Screaming Managers”, those that yell like banshees at their employees when something goes wrong or a mistake is made. Its worse whenContinue reading “E.O.W (End of the Week) Notable Tip: Managing Employees when mistakes are made”
4 Step Process for Motivating Employees
Motivating employees effectively takes thorough understanding of what truly motivates them and yourself as the leader of the company. Effective leaders communicate performance expectations and goals clearly. It is more than just a reward for getting a big client or exceeding/meeting a goal. It is about clear expectations, communication, regular feedback and performance measures. TheContinue reading “4 Step Process for Motivating Employees”
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