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Ideas Come From? Ideas! Do they just pop out of the blue or can you deliberately enhance your ability to have them? Would you be surprised to learn that many people never consciously consider their “thought process” and how to deliberately create ideas? On the other hand most of us have experienced and easily relate to Continue reading Have You Had An Idea Today? This article is so good, I’m reposting it here on my site. By the nature of their training, most engineers and scientists focus on the problems they are solving, not ones they have solved. One of the reasons this occurs stems from the scientific method, which most engineers and scientists are taught in school. The scientific Continue reading Clear Status Reporting Requires Telling the Whole Truth By Anne Bergman Newswise — Your mother was right: You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. Even in Corporate America, where just being nice can save a company millions of dollars. USC Marshall School of Business professor Christine Porath discovered that employee rudeness hurts the bottom line while researching The Cost of Bad Behavior: Continue reading Rudeness in the Workplace Comes with a Hefty Price Tag This one thing will undermine your leadership quicker and more surely than any other behaviour except lying. Find out Continue reading I Swear – The Truth, So Help Me! Leadership Influence Evolution – Being The Leader You’re Meant To Be There are three major spheres of influence that every leader develops. Before we explore what they are, let’s take a look at what influence is all about. Influence is the ability of winning devotion or allegiance or of persuasively gaining acceptance and belief Continue reading Leadership Influence Evolution If you’ve been in a leadership role for any length of time, you know that it’s better to listen than to talk. Of course this is easier said than done. How many leaders have you seen who talk, talk and talk more? Unfortunately ego gets in the way….even for YOU! We do it with the Continue reading Powerful Questioning – Driving Innovation & Exponential Change Does people centred work culture resonate with you? Help us be an agent for change. Pass this on to a colleague. 10 Great Reasons to Embrace “People Centred Leadership” There are as many different styles of leadership as there are people. Sometime we have difficulty agreeing on how to apply leadership principles, and even greater challenges identifying Continue reading 10 Great Reasons to Embrace “People Centred Leadership” Just so there is absolutely no doubt in any one’s mind, I’m going to start this article by saying: Recognize, recognize, recognize and then recognize MORE! Recognition is THE single most important behaviour, tool, or factor that, differentiates people in their interactions with other people. You’ll notice I didn’t say “Leaders” or “managers”. That’s because every Continue reading Recognition – Down To Brass Tacks You’d think rewards would motivate team members to dizzying heights of performance. A few dinners, a cash bonus twice a year, maybe a once a year “Goals and Mission seminar” with guest speakers. You might even have a reward system where you can send points or gifts to your team members – if nothing else, Continue reading Reward Madness – Recognition Intelligence Ron Merk A lot has been said over recent years about ethical leadership. Why is this? Not so long ago, leadership/management meant that you told people “do what I tell you and don’t confuse me with any of your ideas.” In addition, leaders would leverage off of each other to position themselves for their own self interest Continue reading The Dark Side of Leadership – Short Term Gain/Long Term Pain |
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