Court Tuttle asked: Managers of any kind of group have many character traits that are the same and show why they are in their specific roles. Even though there are many things in common in their personalities, leaders are also extremely different in their ways of handling different things. There are several things that separate […]
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Colleen Kettenhofen asked: Ultimately, your employees will do what they see you doing. In this difficult economy, leadership excellence is more important than ever. The business environment is more competitive. Employees, business owners, managers and supervisors must perform at top capacity and produce maximum results. What are the core competencies necessary for being an effective […]
Stacey Barr asked: It’s got to be one of the most stressful aspects to running a small business – fairly rewarding staff for their performance. The biggest problems with it seem to be: *Â You are rewarding staff for performance that hasn’t added to the bottom line for the business. *Â Staff don’t feel that […]
johndavid asked: Team building exercises are excellent exercises designed to motivate bonding between people and to strengthen teams of individuals who are cooperating on any particular project or may be working in school together. In selected cases, team might have set a budget for such team building exercises that comprises some exclusive trips and retreats […]
Paul Ashby asked: Ask any advertising person that you know if they have heard of, or read, The Cluetrain Manifesto and most of them will shake their heads with an emphatic no, which is a shame because within this book lies the clue to their demise. Whilst the book is written with the Web in […]
Barbara Brown, PhD asked: What would happen if all your employees came to work each day with the drive and determination of Olympic athletes? Something positive, for sure! At the individual level, your employees would be delivering outstanding performance. Olympic athletes strive to always give their best individual performance. At the team level, your employees […]
Mark Akerley asked: Getting people “on the busâ€, whether that’s employees who work for you or colleagues and service providers who work with you, is critical to you meeting your goals and objectives. You just can’t do it all yourself. As a business leader, you need to be able to count on your team for […]
Doug Brown asked: Creating the right team is imperative to your success. A team is comprised of people who can bring necessary skill sets to the venture. A team is different from partners. Partners are financially and legally tied to the venture while team members are brought in to create and continue the process. Team […]
Lucia Zimmitti asked: You’ve probably thought about your general temperament and how it impacts your relationships. For instance, you have some idea about what kind of friend you are, what kind of parent or sibling or spouse or significant other. But have you ever thought about what kind of writer you are? Finding out can […]
Dominic Donaldson asked: If you want to see the expression change on one of your colleague’s faces tell them that you have a teambuilding event booked next week. The ghastly looks of horrendous expectations of the trust falls and truth games to come will form a humorous picture but it also has quite serious implications. […]