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October 20, 2016
Cross Functional Skills Benefit Employees & The Bottom Line
Valuable skills that trump personality.
Sometimes we enjoy working with others, sometimes…not so much. It’s human nature to rely on a personal exchange in order to get along with people & work cohesively. Simply put however, personal exchanges are not enough to elevate an individual’s career, nor bring substantial value to the bottom line. Here’s why: Business actions, simple or complex, can become personality struggles when a professional connection does not exist. Those personal exchanges we rely on...Continue reading
By Lisa WoodsPosted in Professional Development on October 20, 2016
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October 6, 2015
Crafting a Successful Business Strategy vs. Committing to One
Leader Engagement – 4 Steps to Ensure Your Commitment to Lead Change
Whether you are leading a corporation or building your small business, crafting a successful business strategy is bound to be one of your key objectives. But when executives are asked if their strategies will be successful, the results are impressive...in an unimpressive way. According to a 2011 Booz & Company Executive Survey, 53% of executives do not believe their company’s strategy will lead to success, 63% say they have too many conflicting priorities and 54% say their company’s way of...Continue reading
By Lisa WoodsPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on October 6, 2015
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March 25, 2015
Are you getting the most out of your leadership?
Now is the time for your leadership to step up and help you.
When you are a manager or a leader for the first time, there is so much emphasis put on how you will lead your team. What are you doing to engage and empower your employees? How are you managing your budget? Is the work getting done? How do you manage your time? How do you plan for vacation and sick leave?
Those are all very important as you ramp up and continue your journey as a leader. However, I have a different question for you today.
Are you...Continue reading
By Emilie ShoopPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on March 25, 2015
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March 10, 2015
Emotional Intelligence as a New Leader
4 Ways to Boost Your Emotional Intelligence
Many studies have been performed showing us that your EQ (Emotional Quotient) is a better predictor for your success in business and life than your IQ. What we have also found over the years is that you can work to grow your EQ over time. Your Emotional Intelligence as a new leader gets tested almost immediately. Continuing to work on improving not only your Emotional Intelligence, but the EI of your team will greatly improve the results of your team.
One client of mine had begun...Continue reading
By Emilie ShoopPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on March 10, 2015
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February 27, 2015
3 Easy Steps to Create a Communication Plan
How much is the right amount of communication?
When we move into leadership roles or as teams change, the biggest struggle is often figuring out how to communicate with each other. We all know that we should communicate more. We all know how important communication is to have a successful team. Yet, somehow good communication seems to elude even the most seasoned leaders.
As a new leader, you will definitely succeed faster the sooner you have communication flowing on your new team. Through working with clients and in my...Continue reading
By Emilie ShoopPosted in Management on February 27, 2015
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February 22, 2015
Interim Executives Can Create Value
The Right Interim for the Job
As businesses work daily to align their products and services to fulfill the needs and expectations of its customers, frequently circumstances surface that initiate corrective or “interim” actions. In most instances, these actions are directed at a specific issue and generally drawn from past experiences. In any event, interim solutions are meant to address, fix and enhance overall customer service thereby creating value for the customer and ultimately the company.
However, when the...Continue reading
By David ShafferPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on February 22, 2015
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February 3, 2015
What’s the Big Picture?
3 Steps to get you and your team up to speed.
When you move into a supervisor or managerial role for the first time, typically you have been doing the work in your business or organization. You have been making the widgets. You have been selling the widgets. You have been supporting the users of the widgets.
As you move into your new role, one skill to learn to help you become even more successful as a leader is to understand “what’s the big picture”. The more you lead with the big picture in mind,...Continue reading
By Emilie ShoopPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on February 3, 2015
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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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November 24, 2014
The Most Important and Most Overlooked Part of Your Job
Three Questions Senior Managers Should be Asking
Senior Managers prepare strategic plans, grow market share, increase profits, innovate, execute, acquire, consolidate and expand in order to build the business.
Shareholders reward senior managers who are successful business builders, as measured by quarterly and annual performance. C-Suite executives (and those who aspire to fill those seats) focus intensely on the bottom line and make decisions to improve short-term profitability.
Building the business all too often becomes an...Continue reading
By Deb CalvertPosted in Management on November 24, 2014
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