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LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
We believe that great teamwork is essential to an organization. It enables businesses to achieve goals that an individual working alone cannot. Employees can achieve a higher level of contentment and becoming part of something greater is the very fuel for happiness. In order to create an effective team, we have identified four necessary attributes: Have The Purpose, Value or Charter In Writing If you are going to achieve success, you must start by identifying your purpose, values, or […]
When I was young, my father was a middle manager at a busy company. While the company offered a generous vacation package, employees also felt discouraged from taking all of their available vacation days. The company did business with a number of clients who were vocal about their long hours at work, and employees were expected to match these hectic schedules. As a result, even when our family was on vacation, my father wasn’t. Once, in the days before ubiquitous […]
Sarah was enthusiastic as she started her first management role. When first offered the job, Sarah was warned regarding her new reports. They’d had a rough time with the previous manager and many were now despondent, disengaged, and actively looking towards the exits. Being young and inexperienced, Sarah brushed off these concerns. Surely the departmental culture couldn’t be that bad! Sarah was sure that once the staff met her, they’d understand that it was a new beginning in the […]
The most famous motivational poster of all time is arguably the one picturing a kitten hanging from a branch, emblazoned with the chirpy slogan, “Hang in there!” There’s a chance that when it first came out in the 1970s, some people found it motivating and charming. “If that cat can hang in there, then I can, too, even with all the gas shortages and Watergates,” is what some people surely thought. Of course, much like era-coincident fashion, that poster has […]
We believe that hiring “A” players is the most important job within an organization and it can be one of the biggest challenges. To get and keep your top performers, you have to engage both their current skill sets and their future aspirations while demonstrating a culture of trust and respect. Rather than trying to identify what the exact answer is for you in your industry, we like to use ‘The Rule of 44.’ In four areas, have four different […]
In the day to day operation of a business, at times you may find that there are tasks that need to be done that aren’t complicated but they are necessary. You may be inclined to push through them quickly without much thought, planning or care. We encourage you to be sure that you aren’t carrying a lazy man’s load, meaning you pile these tasks on and hurriedly go about accomplishing them haphazardly in a rush to get them done. […]
Here’s How Forward-Thinking Companies Can Establish a Better Work-Life Balance for Happier Employees
If you walk into the off-white building on the east end of Haywood Road in Asheville, North Carolina, you won’t find a corporate office with rows of cubicles. Instead, you’ll find an open space, where people from dozens of different industries work for dozens of different employers, and even for themselves. These people are taking part in one of Asheville’s first co-working environments, where instead of going to traditional offices and punching a time clock, they rent desk space and […]
As children in the schoolyard, we were told to act as leaders and stand up to bullies. Unfortunately, it seems like this lesson often goes out the window once we grow up and enter the workforce. Luckily, that’s not the case for one Charlotte-area restaurant chain, which has decided to take action against a corporate bully. Charlotte’s Queen City Q, a local barbeque chain with four locations, has organized a boycott of Anheuser Busch (AB). The restaurants will no […]
There is a new trend in the workplace. Since 2007, employer sponsored charitable programs have been rising steadily, with 20% of employers offering some kind of charitable options as of 2013[1.Halzak, Sarah. “Paid Time off for Volunteering Gains Traction as Way to Retain Employees.” Washington Post. The Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2013. Web. 27 Oct. 2015. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/paid-time-off-for-volunteering-gains-traction-as-way-to-retain-employees/2013/08/09/86189774-fe95-11e2-96a8-d3b921c0924a_story.html]. Whether employers are offering their workers time off or matching contributions in their name, employers are learning that getting involved doesn’t just help […]