We received a question a while back asking about how to deal with someone promoted into a manager role who clearly did not deserve it. Someone who is not leadership material can reek havoc on an organization if improperly promoted. How should a follower deal with such a person? Should they suck up to them, tolerate them, […]

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Often I am asked what is the most important characteristic of a leader? Is it integrity, vision, passion, empathy, communication skill?  My answer is getting to be repetitious. There are certain core attributes that almost all effective leaders share. In my research and experience these are integrity, decisiveness, empathy and communication skill. The rest is up […]

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Well that’s all folks. Over the past two weeks we have talked about many aspects of retention.
Learn What it is and What it is Not
Developing a mindset to maximize retention starts with an understanding of what retention means. It is not a keep everyone mentality. Rather we keep the high performers, coach average performers into […]

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 Hiring!!!
Lets take a step back in time. You may not be able to go back and rehire your entire team but you certainly have control over who is brought in to the team in the future. This makes an effective hiring process a critical aspect of your teams success and ultimately the success of your […]

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 Alright you know what the organization needs, you have defined positions and you are effectively managing employees against expectation everything is running smoothly…or so you thought. This is about where our scenario at the start of this series kicks in. someone comes through your door to announce they are leaving.
Relationships Matter
There is another important aspect […]

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Employee Assessment
I thought you were talking about retention you might ask. We are! The process of retention requires a fundamental understanding of who to retain, who to let go, who to develop further who to transfer to a different position. We cannot simply skip to the end and say how can I retain my people. […]

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Do you know what talent you need?Businesses do not start in well organized and structured entities with HR OD departments and work specialization in place. They are far more organic and messy than that. They start of with an inspiration of a single person or a small group and if they are healthy and have […]

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