We recently explored the role of motivators and leadership and the role of the leader in facilitating the development of staff motivation. Self-motivation has been defined as “the ability to empower oneself to reach one’s goals”. Some people may consider that it is a self-help strategy and not a leadership strategy, but leaders who encourage and facilitate self-motivation as an important component of organizational culture, Read More »
Have you responded to the wakeup call that has been sounding for business leaders? For the past few years I’ve been talking about and sharing with anyone who will listen – clients, seminar and learning session attendees, keynote audiences – the world is moving faster and getting more complex all the time. I see people nod their heads in agreement, but I am not sure Read More »
Outsourcing is a popular recommendation for new entrepreneurs. Many startup experts advise outsourcing everything except exactly the part of the business you really like to do. In most cases, this is really not very good advice. Once you start handing out responsibility for pieces of your business to outsiders, it isn’t long before it’s really not your business at all! And, if you are planning Read More »
Group brainstorming, as we know it today, has been around since the 1930s. For the most part, it hasn’t changed all that much in the past seventy-plus years, except in one respect: the development of new ideation techniques. Ideation techniques are, quite simply, novel thought-provoking exercises designed to help groups tackle challenges in ways they might not otherwise consider. Some make it easier for groups Read More »
Want to get unstuck? Earlier we talked about being able to recognize the signs that you – or people you’re trying to work (or live) with – are resisting a change that needs to happen. Here are 6 steps you can take to confront resistance and leave it sniveling in your dust. 1. Own it. Recognize and accept that you are in resistance. When we Read More »
There are three fundamental components of revenue growth. The Gradient or slope of growth; The Torque or speed of growth; and The Fuel Efficiency or Profitability of growth. As you can imagine, there are multiple scenarios in which an organization’s actions (or lack thereof) can contribute to its positive or negative direction. One, which is particularly perplexing, is the misguided correlation between product or service Read More »
When a new sibling is born to this world, there are some instances that people say “…that sibling is a new born leader…” Do you believe such things? Some of us may believe that we are born leaders; some may also believe that their skills of being a leader have been developed as years passed by. Some leaders did not plan of becoming a leader Read More »