Incentive compensation can be a great way for an organization to incent employees to work to the best of their individual abilities and to work together collaboratively. Both of these in place greatly enhance an organization’s likelihood of achieving or…
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John Wooden’s “Pyramid of Success”
There are a number of parallels between coaching a sports team and leading a business team. The late John Wooden is considered by many to be the most successful sports coach of all time. His UCLA basketball team won 10…
Posted in Teams & Teambuilding
Dealing in Conflict: Part 2
Part 1 on this subject talked about some of the causes of conflict and the potentially damaging consequences of unresolved conflicts in the work place. The good news is that by resolving conflict successfully, you can solve many of the…
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Dealing with Conflict: Part 1
Have you ever worked within an organization where there was never any conflict? None of us has! That’s because for an organization to be conflict-free it would have to be made up of perfect people. Given that none of us…
Posted in Teams & Teambuilding
PRIORITIZING
As managers, one of our important responsibilities is to set priorities and to help our employees set priorities in terms of what needs to be accomplished. Without establishing priorities, it is too easy for one of the following to take…
Posted in Strategy, Management & Leadership
A Leader’s Vision
A leader should have great vision–and I am not talking about eyesight. A leader must be able to see: Before others see – seeing not just the present but also into the future; being able to anticipate the next round…
Posted in Strategy, Management & Leadership
What You Need to Know About 2014 Pay Increases
Recently, a study of pay increase planning for 2014 was conducted of more than 4,500 companies, with the following breakdown by # of employees. The key findings of the survey are shown below: Pay Increases in 2014 88% of all…
Posted in Compensation & Performance Management
THE 5 W’s OF AN ENCOURAGING LEADER
1. WATCHFULNESS Be observant so that your encouragement is: Specific Timely 2. WORDS Serve to reinforce the performance & behaviors you desire Express your appreciation 3. WRITING Some others just think that the word order cheap viagra “dyslexia”itself is utilized.…
Posted in Employee & Labor Relations
WHY DO EMPLOYEES FAIL AND WHAT ROLE DO WE AS MANAGERS PLAY IN IT?
If you have had employees under you for any substantial length of time, you have probably had someone who did not perform to the level they needed to. When this takes place, we as managers (regardless of our level or…
Posted in Compensation & Performance Management
COMMON TRAITS OF GREAT BOSSES
I recently got to thinking about the various bosses I had during my 40+ career in business, especially those during the 25 year executive part of my career. My views of them, at last in hindsight, are that each had…
Posted in Employee & Labor Relations