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January 2, 2015
What Are You Focusing On In 2015?
How have you developed as a leader this last year?
Now that 2014 has come to a close and 2015 is upon us, we start to do a lot of planning. It is also a great time for reflection. As a new manager, what are you focusing on in 2015?
There are plenty of business areas that you will need to focus on for sure. How about your leadership skills? How have you developed as a leader this year? Did you just take on the role of leader, or have you been at it for a while now?
Reflect on 2014
Take a step back and look...Continue reading
By Emilie ShoopPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on January 2, 2015
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December 15, 2014
Tying Bonus Potential to Personality
4 Steps to Implement & Manage Positive Change in Your Team
There is nothing worse than an employee that drags down a team, but it happens all the time. Actually, there is something worse…a manager that does nothing about it. This is a common problem in the workplace, it affects morale, and although it may not be obvious in short-term results, long-term negative impact is real.
So what can you do about it? Well, you don’t want to “pick” on your employee, especially if they are a top performer; you want them to continue performing...Continue reading
By Lisa WoodsPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on December 15, 2014
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December 10, 2014
The Power of Company-Wide Goal Alignment
3 Business Benefits of Setting and Aligning Organizational Goals
If your company is like many other small and mid-sized businesses, your employees represent both your organization's biggest line item expense and your most valuable asset. This means your company's productivity and its profitability depend on making sure all of your workers perform up to their full potential.
This is, in essence, the foundation of our mission at Churchill Leadership Group – to share our strengths-based philosophy for leadership, team performance and increasing...Continue reading
By Jayne JenkinsPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on December 10, 2014
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November 11, 2014
Management Advice From Veterans Who Made The Corporate Transition
Do your part to help our Veterans succeed.
Many private sector companies actively seek out Ex-Military Officers to fill employment opportunities. They hire them into their leadership programs and management positions with a great deal of confidence that they will bring a unique skill set and accelerated management experience to strengthen their organization. These individuals can walk into a leadership or management role, learn quickly, make decisions and move forward with confidence. Their transition, however, can be personally challenging due to...Continue reading
By Dan WoodsPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on November 11, 2014
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October 27, 2014
Do Wellness and Leadership Mix?
Understand that Health is a resource.
As Managers, Leaders and Entrepreneurs we sometimes think about the needs of our people and employees more often than we think about our own needs.
We think about others’ capabilities to produce and ability to get along with the team. We also think about their ability to cope with their responsibilities, their ability to deal with stress, and grow. We may even think about an employee’s longevity. When we term this with an organizational “name” we call it Talent...Continue reading
By Miki Jo RestoPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on October 27, 2014
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October 1, 2014
Why Being Transparent Is So Important in Leadership Roles
Here’s a three-step formula for you to use in becoming more transparent.
Transparency has also been called “the currency of trust.”
As you know, trust is the foundation of any relationship. As transparency increases, trust increases. And the converse is also true.
Transparency starts with opening up the lines of communication and sharing. You offer and receive information and, as you do, mutual trust increases. As you are more transparent, trust grows and the strength of the relationship grows, too.
When a relationship...Continue reading
By Deb CalvertPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on October 1, 2014
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August 13, 2014
Leadership Dashboards: How managing the past can hurt your future.
3 Areas Leaders Should Be Focusing Their Time On
What metrics do you use to manage your business? It’s a common question and for many business leaders, generates common answers. Revenue, Unit Costs, Overhead, Operating Profit, Customer Complaints, On-Time Delivery, etc… But when asked, “Are those metrics helping you to grow your business?” the answer is often “No”. That’s because most leadership dashboards focus on lagging indicators instead of those that lead the business to a future...Continue reading
By Lisa WoodsPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on August 13, 2014
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July 1, 2014
How Can a Leader Avoid Accidental Indignities?
Here are some starter questions to consider in your self-assessment:
Dignity means worthy of honor and respect, having merit. It stems from the Latin dignitas meaning “equivalent to.” Dignifying others means to confer honor or dignity or to ennoble them. It means showing respect for another’s worth and acknowledging each person as equivalent to every other person.
As leaders, we’d all agree that it’s important to dignify others.
But what others? And why? In what ways? And just what does it mean to dignify...Continue reading
By Deb CalvertPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on July 1, 2014
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June 25, 2014
How to Become an Authentic Leader
Here are five steps to help you on that journey.
Authentic leadership. What is it and why should you care? Authentic leadership is relevant and even more important and necessary today in a world where we observe many leaders proven to be untrustworthy. Consider some of the many examples where you have felt let down by a leader you know or have grown to know through the media.
Authenticity is where our external actions align with internal beliefs. It’s the alignment of who you are and who you appear to be. Are you the same...Continue reading
By Jayne JenkinsPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on June 25, 2014
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May 28, 2014
Transitioning Your Skills as a Leader
Executive Interview with Alan Weinstein-Entrepreneur & Executive Coach
Recently I had the pleasure of speaking with Alan Weinstein, a successful business owner and expert in the field of Executive Coaching. Alan discusses the biggest challenges CEOs face as they transition their skills & organizations for growth, as well as his own entrepreneurial journey as co-founder of LaserTron. Serving as a Vistage Chairman for more than 20 years, he explains why CEOs and Senior Managers seek out coaching, what they should look for & what they should expect from the process. This...Continue reading
By Lisa WoodsPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on May 28, 2014
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