Did you and your employees make WISE giving decisions at the end of 2014? Many leaders encouraged their employees to give by volunteering their time, giving goods or making matching monetary donations. In the last quarter, nonprofits generally receive the majority of their donations.
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Considering that much of what leaders accomplish each day is done through others, communication effectiveness is crucial. Effective communication is the gift that keeps on giving.
Leaders, Making a List: Checking It Twice… Read More »
On ABC’s popular show Dancing With the Stars, there are countless stories of listening failures on the dance floor, resulting in missed steps, injuries and elimination from competition. Many people haven’t been trained to listen critically, and instead, get distracted and focus on the person who speaks the loudest or most often.
Dancing with the Stars: The Listening Two-Step Read More »
Frequently, we get transported by our thoughts to another place and lose all track of time. We zone out. And sadly, unintentionally, we tune out without awareness or triggers for when to tune back in. At work, we can miss nonverbal signals during key negotiations, nuances in how something is said or clues about how a decision might go.
A Mindless Journey…Are You Lost in Space? Read More »
It is easy to move away from a work-related task to get an immediate reward from responding to a ping, vibration, or ring. We get “hooked” on the stimuli which may lead to technology addiction and employee distraction. It is important for us to be aware of the messages our behavior sends to others.
Are You a Technology Addict?…Too Distracted to Work Read More »
Unfortunately, many leaders stop experimenting and engaging in challenging learning experiences once they’ve achieved success. Instead of learning something new, they embrace what worked in the past and stay in a comfort zone. Are you GROWING or DYING as a leader?