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Leadership Styles

Training Can Improve Team Building at Work

Jonathan Blocker asked: If you are in charge of team building on the job, or if you are a member of one or more teams at work, then you know that team building is an essential skill for getting the work of your company done. It is a sound investment to offer training seminars to […]

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Teamwork

Reaping the Benefits of Team-building Exercises

Matt Mcginty asked: An outline of why team-building is crucial to the development of a functioning business and a breakdown of the key points that team-leaders should be looking to promote. Companies today seem to be obsessed with the concept of team building, the idea that throwing a group of employees into a situation outside […]

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Communicating as a Leader

Communication Skills for Managers

sheila Mulrennan asked: Performance appraisal is probably the most misused and abused management tool in history. When asked, the majority of human resource managers will swear blind that it is their most important device for reviewing members of the team. The reality is that, on the whole, managers, supervisors, and employees hate the thoughts of […]

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Managing Performance / Setting Goals

Business Coaching Tools for Managers and Team Leaders

Kris Koonar asked: In the recent times of cutthroat competition, almost all businesses demand their managers to double up as coaches and managers. It is generally believed that coaching delivers substantial assistance to both, the employees as well as the organization as a whole. It has been repeatedly observed that performance coaching by managers is […]

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Feedback and Rewards

The Most Important Discipline of Employee Motivation

Bob Urichuck asked: Employee motivation can be an easy task especially when the team leader demonstrates the appropriate disciplines. The simple disciplines encourage employee motivation to happen naturally. The wonders of “monkey see, monkey do” approach. Motivation, whether it is self motivation or employee motivation, is the trigger to act. The factors involved to personally […]

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Feedback and Rewards

11 Keys to Motivating, Managing, and Inspiring Your Employees

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 […]

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Managing Performance / Setting Goals

Leadership Coaching and Leadership Development: Hand-in-hand for Effective Management and Leadership

Vikram Kumar asked: Human resource is the most important component of any organization. They are the people behind the productivity and efficiency of the organization. They are the moving force and the future leaders. But they are not born leaders. That is a myth. Leadership coaching and leadership development are the tools to identify and […]