Tag: recognition
How to Celebrate Employee Appreciation Day this Year
March 5 is National Employee Appreciation Day – a time to celebrate your most precious resource, the people who toil day after day to build products, sell and deliver services, help customers, solve problems, and drive business results. While cards, flowers, muffins or Starbuck gift cards on Friday are a lovely gesture, what employees want […]
Whoa! What are Today’s Most Common Leadership Mistakes?
In today’s highly complex and fast-paced environment, leaders constantly navigate a wide margin of error. Given globalization, heightened competition, and ever-shrinking budgets and cycle times, the potential for leaders to make mistakes is great. Some leaders err by commission—actively undertaking acts that undermine team or organizational success. Others err by omission—failing to do something that’s […]
The Engagement Ring
Engagement continues to be a big topic in leadership circles… and a bit of a mystery to many. We assign numbers to it. Chart it. Analyze it. Fret over it. All because we know how just how critical it is in business today – the key to individual satisfaction, leadership success, and sustainable organizational results. In […]
Goal Setting Requires BUY-IN
The beginning of the new calendar year frequently corresponds with the start of a new performance period. As a result, managers and leaders everywhere are preparing for those annual conversations designed to establish the goals and objectives that employees will work toward for the next twelve months. Today, few managers make the overt mistakes that […]
Supervision Means Having to Say…
Supervisors are the lynchpins in any organization. They are the link between management and the employees who build the products, deliver the services, and take care of the customers day-in and day-out. They are on the frontline, the leading (and sometimes bleeding) edge, closest to the action and the realities of business. Supervisors are also […]
Top 3 Gifts Employees Want Most this Holiday Season (and All Year Long)
Despite the fact that I wrote this a couple of years ago, the suggestions continue to hold up well. Wishing you a happy, healthy holiday season. ‘Tis the season… when leaders everywhere scramble to find the perfect holiday gift for their staffs. This year, will it be: The latest business title? A gift card for […]
