Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. Author Unknown
November Tips For Professional Success
Tip for Organizations:
Question:
What’s the best way to influence a team to take ownership of an agenda at the start of each meeting?
Answer:
Effective teams only meet with a purpose. The team will assume ownership if each member takes […]
Monthly Tips
October 2018 Business Case Study
The Situation: C-Suite Material
James has been in the company since graduating high school and possesses impressive technical skills. He understands the customer since he virtually grew up working with them. His group is also the organization’s most profitable.
Opportunities for James center around ways to strengthen his team communication and management skills. He knows how to […]
October 2018 Monthly Tips
I gravitate towards gravitas. Morgan Freeman
October Tips For Professional Success
Tip for Organizations:
Question:
How can we help managers deal with dotted line team members that fail to respond to communications?
Answer:
The best approach is to keep the communication ongoing, no matter what. It is challenging because these folks have many responsibilities and unfortunately, dotted line managers tend to be […]
September 2018 Monthly Tips
Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. Author Unknown
September Tips For Professional Success
Tip for Organizations:
Question:
What are good rules or guidelines around tattoos for our new group? The company does not have any direction to use as a guide.
Answer:
Tattoos have become quite popular and mainstream even for those not in […]
September 2018 Business Case Study
The Situation: Getting the job done inclusively
Senior management loves Gloria because she gets the job done. She has been in the company more than 20 years and has progressed to a high-level manager position. Gloria is up for a director role but continues to miss the path to securing the role. Groups prefer not to […]
August 2018 Business Case Study
The Situation: Development of a Manager
Joe has been a senior manager in a financial group for several years. His success lies in working with investors. They like and trust him. Unfortunately, his peers and folks that report to him do not respect him. In fact, his team has requested a new leader for the group. […]