Articles by Lisa Woods

8 Simple Steps to Streamline Your Process, Increase Profits & Customer Loyalty

In order to reduce the chaos in your organization you need to know where it exists…so do you?

Within any organization there is constant movement: people come and go, management changes, ideas and work processes get updated.  In addition to internal flows, external factors ‘poke’ at the organization forcing reactions that may or may not be streamlined into existing processes: technology advancements, increased customer expectations, supplier demands, market competition.  Chaos is the reality of most organizations, but they don’t realize it until the bottom line suffers;...Continue reading

By Lisa WoodsPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on January 7, 2013

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Four Simple Steps to Workplace Redemption

I can’t believe I did that!

Did you ever have an email you wished you never sent?  Or replied to the wrong person’s text with a love note? Can you relate to forwarding a negotiation strategy to your boss, but instead accidentally hitting reply to the person you were negotiating with? Maybe you aligned yourself with someone who just got let go instead of the one you are left to work with after a re-org?  Regrets, embarrassments and humiliations…the list goes on and on for most of us.  We have all been...Continue reading

By Lisa WoodsPosted in Communication Skills on May 8, 2012

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The Single Most Important Management Tool to Grow Your Business

Is your organization ready to succeed?

What is the most important management tool?  Good question, I’m glad you asked.  First let’s define Why it’s important to you and every other Manager or Leader interested in growing, fixing, or changing their bottom line results.  No matter what you are trying to achieve in your business, the best strategy in the world is completely ineffective without the ability to implement it effectively.   Business leaders get stuck defining the best strategy for their...Continue reading

By Lisa WoodsPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on September 8, 2013

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Five Steps Great Managers Take Before Letting Someone Go

Can you fix a broken employee?

OK…you have a great organization, but there is that one employee that just can’t seem to fit in with the team, they are always bucking the system, resisting your leadership, going rogue, missing deadlines, causing you more work.  The list of reasons to get rid of them goes on and on, so you ask yourself, at what point do I have enough to let them go?  But should you really be asking yourself, at what point have I done enough to help this person succeed?  Great Managers see...Continue reading

By Lisa WoodsPosted in Management on May 24, 2012

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Six Steps Managers Need To Follow When Hiring Junior Military Officers

Make sure you are prepared: a successful transition for your employee is a successful hire for your team.

Many private sector companies actively seek out Junior 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...Continue reading

By Lisa WoodsPosted in Military Officer Transition on November 4, 2012

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Eight Steps to a Successful Integrated Marketing Program

Learn how to integrate new marketing programs into your company so they succeed.

You have a new product that is ready to launch, a new service, a new ad campaign, or a new website…at what point do you promote it internally?  Do you make the effort to inform employees in your organization of your marketing efforts?  What is the purpose of this internal communication?  Is it to get people excited, or to make your marketing program a success? Integrated marketing is the process of including the entire organization in the marketing effort from inception, through...Continue reading

By Lisa WoodsPosted in Marketing & Innovation on July 24, 2012

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Four Steps To A Work/Life Balance Without Sacrificing Success.

Does a Successful Work/Life Balance Make You Less Competitive?

We all hear about the need to create a good work/life balance, but what does that really mean if you want to be successful?  Can you achieve top dog status without compromising your personal life in the process?  Can you enjoy a fulfilling personal life without losing your competitive edge?   Sometimes we are forced to reduce our personal time due to mandatory job travel and work hours, but take a look at the time you choose to spend working instead of living because you think it is...Continue reading

By Lisa WoodsPosted in Professional Development on May 14, 2012

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Three Steps to Creating Great Mentor/Mentee Relationships

Is your boss doing a good job as your mentor?

Do you feel like your boss has your best interest in mind when discussing your career path? Does he or she listen to what you want to accomplish, and work with you to help achieve your goals?  OR is the disconnect between what you are doing today, and what you want to be doing, driving you insane?    If you feel like you are on a different planet at work, like you are not being heard, and you see things differently than your boss…you are not alone.  Often times we expect our...Continue reading

By Lisa WoodsPosted in Professional Development on May 17, 2012

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Six Steps to Finding Your New Job

Is it time to reinvent your career?

Starting your job search can be overwhelming whether you are looking for new opportunities, making a career change or seeking a promotion.  There are lots of resume tips, interview recommendations and other resources out there, but how do you know what type of job you should be looking for?  If you begin your job search with the mindset to first reinvent yourself, you may find your options for employment evolve into opportunities you would not have previously considered.  Here are Six Steps...Continue reading

By Lisa WoodsPosted in Career Change, Job Search on June 11, 2012

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Seven Steps to Improving Your Department’s Culture

Do you want to change the way your team does business?

There are many philosophies out there on corporate culture.  Some say that it needs to be cultivated over time, but there are ways you can influence your corporate culture by leading change.  Culture is perceived.  That means that if you change perception, you can change culture.  Here are seven steps to improving your department’s culture.   Step One:  Define how your department is currently perceived internally (by each member of your department), by other...Continue reading

By Lisa WoodsPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on June 28, 2012

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