Imagine leading a team towards a goal. Do you direct them to get it done, or do you involve them, letting them have a say and motivating them to start? These are two different ways of reaching a goal. While involving your team is often best, blending both approaches is …
Companies often struggle to find their future leaders. How do you identify those who have or can develop the right skills to tackle your team’s toughest problems? In uncertain situations, we usually focus on what we know: looking for employees who met their performance goals. This approach works well for …
What does it mean to think like a manager? This aspect is often overlooked. We usually tell people to be great leaders rather than managers. However, separating management and leadership can be risky. Leadership without management can lead to arrogance, while management without leadership results in an uninspired style. One …
I want him fired. How is it that understanding, kind, thoughtful, rational, collaborative people like you and me are provoked by the work performance of certain colleagues that our imaginations race with ways to get them out of our lives and work – in any way possible? We dream up …
Employees who work under compassionate managers are 25% more engaged in their jobs, 20% more dedicated to the business, and 11% less likely to burn out. Too many companies, though, appear to have missed the memo. They still maintain tight hierarchies and treat their employees more like resources than people, requiring excessively …
Imagine one of your colleagues tells you that another coworker is not doing well in their job. When you check with that coworker, she tells you a completely different story. As a manager, how do you stay fair and objective when there are disagreements? Being able to think carefully and …
After the last few years of meetings looking at myself on video calls, I decided to hide my image from the screen in a video meeting this week. I asked some questions during that meeting. After the meeting, I read a message from someone on my team that read “Hamilton …
Even though there were significant rule changes after the financial crisis, companies keep facing fraud and unethical actions, leading to over $400 billion in fines by 2020. Fortune 500 companies deal with more than two proven internal wrongdoing incidents every week. Many experts in risk management believe that the usual …
It isn’t easy to achieve our long-term career goals. But if you know what you want to achieve, you’ll have a better idea of how to get there. Begin with the end in mind, work backward to the present day, and diligently follow through. The previous two years have thrown …
Many people are leaving their jobs, creating a trend called “quitagion.” Employers think it’s about pay or work-life balance, but employees leaving say it’s because they don’t feel valued or that they belong. Some successful businesses during the pandemic increased employee satisfaction by 48 percent, following five guidelines. 1. Put …
