Cultivating Your “Leader Coaching” Skills
By Workforce Architects, LLC Leaders have a variety of roles they play – visionary, strategist, motivator, director, negotiator, performance manager, deliverer of tough messages, etc. One role that many effective leaders are now cultivating for grea... Continue Reading
Do You Need A Coach?
There are many reasons someone may decide to hire a coach. Sometimes a company will hire a coach for an executive or manager, sometimes the individual will hire a coach independently and sometimes a business owner feels the need to hire a coach to he... Continue Reading
Develop Your Employees Or Watch Them Leave
“Even during challenging economic times, your best and brightest have options” states the book “Help Then Grow or Watch Them Go” It is amazing that one of the most effective tools for driving business results is often overlooked; career development. ... Continue Reading
People or Teams?
Many will agree that people are the most important asset of an organization. More importantly, however, is how well those people work together to accomplish the common goal. Whether a company has thousands of people working in various locations world... Continue Reading
Identify Your Future Leaders
As the war for talent continues, it makes more sense for companies to spend time developing their future leaders instead of bringing them in from the outside. You may be a future leader if: 1. You have vision: If you have vision you can inspire teams... Continue Reading
Passions vs. Excuses
Why Do You Want This Job? by Ryan Lisk One of the most common interview questions is, “Why do you want this job?” It’s one of the oldest questions in the book, but I think many interviewers take this question for granted. Here’s why; when I joined ... Continue Reading
Build and Keep a High Performance Team
Employers, entrepreneurs and some managers often think they have to “do it all themselves.” They may say things such as: “No one can do this as well as I can.” “It’s easier to just do it myself than to explain how to someone else.” “I don’t have time... Continue Reading
An Enduring Company Culture
Is your business thriving in this economy? If so you and your leadership team most likely have already defined and developed a company culture where you allow employees to grow and contribute to the company success. Is your business slow or strugglin... Continue Reading
Is Your Company Culture Inclusive?
I recently read an article on the Society of Human Resource website called, “Speak Up When Offended at Work”, January 4, 2013. To be honest, I had not given much previous thought to some of the points the author made in her post. However, the article... Continue Reading
When Top Performers Hurt Your Company Culture
Ask any company that’s hiring today and they will tell you that they want to recruit and hire top talent. When a company is in growth mode and they are hiring fast and furious, it can take some time to uncover why a talented person turns out t... Continue Reading
