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Opportunity Costs: Leading Amidst a State of Flux
Not responding is not an option. Great leaders recognized opportunities (instead of the problem), and determined their cost insignificant to what they can accomplish in action. Beth shares how we can respond in the midst of flux, make the choices to move forward, and enrich the lives of our team members.
Read MoreHow Leaders Can Use Processes to Empower their Teams during Change?
How do we recognize and build leaders who can shoulder great responsibilities? Why should we focus our people on solution development rather than on unproductive blame-pinning? Katherine offers insight to raise our leaders by giving them opportunities to resolve and succeed in their challenges.
Read MoreIncrease Employee Engagement and Performance by Connecting Company Mission Statement with Employees’ Actions
Time, resources, finances are spent to craft mission statements. However, does the mission statement impact our employees? Peggy shares how managers can take such a broad statement and make it real for the employees to connect with, and contribute to their company’s mission and vision.
Read MoreTake Aim for Successful Change
How do you anchor the upcoming change initiatives on your mission statement, to increase their relevance and expand your access to resources? Allison guides you to AIM (Align-Incubate-Measure) for both the heart and the mind as you plan the change activities that would realize your mission.
Read MoreThink Snappy, Act Scrappy When Crafting A Mission Statement
Why is the regular process of formulating mission statements so complex and laborious? But you don't have to spin your wheels on this yearly task. Sandra provides the succinct Who-What-How aimed at getting you started NOW in building that mission statement for your organization.
Read MoreRough Seas (aka Organization Change) Ahead? Keep Good People On Your Radar.
Good people skills deliver effectiveness and productivity to benefit everyone on the team. How well do you and your team members score across this list of twenty attributes? Consider these skills as you develop your team members.
Read MoreAn Essential Partnership – Formal & Informal Leaders
As formal leaders you have the authority, as informal leaders they have the influence. You are on the org-charts, they are behind the scenes. Their hidden talents are vital to linking people with progress. Steve shares how you identify where and who they are, and how you can build a partnership for success - the organization's and your project's.
Read MoreGive Your Team Leaders Authority and Support, Not Just Responsibility
Ever been appointed a Team Lead, only to have your manager intervene periodically, and confusing team members as to who was in charge? Brian shares best practices for delegating-managers to support their team leaders to succeed, even when their resolution approaches are different.
Read MoreDeveloping Resilience to Help Your People Through Change
Why are so many people uncomfortable with change? Peggy draws from her managerial experiences, to share how you can develop Resiliency in your team to persevere in the face of obstacles, and bounce back from the hardship. Resilience is not a silver bullet, but as a learnable competency it will enable your team to perform under stress.
Read MoreProgram Management: Learning to Manage Up, Outward, Sideways and Down
Under intense timeline pressures, how can you avoid program delays, disruptions, and unwanted surprises that could crush your highly visible projects? Brian gives the insider-scoop to facilitate your interactions with the boss and executives, with the customers, with your team members and also their managers.
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