I’ve been reading several reports about employee disengagement. The numbers are staggering. Between 60-70% of employees feel unempowered in their current roles. If your business was a car, you would be driving down the road on one tire. It may as well be a unicycle.
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What Little Things Can Lead to Successful Onboarding?
Last week, we talked about helping new team members get off to better start. This week, I share my final tip to onboard your employee for success, my secret weapon in helping you successfully bring people on to your teams. This onboarding tip will help you build a world class…
Continue Reading....Can Onboarding Help Your New Team Members Have a Faster Start?
You hired your next great team member, now how do you help them get up to speed faster? Can onboarding help create a better team member? Great team members want to make a contribution as quickly as possible. How do you help them get up to speed and get the results you both…
Continue Reading....How Do You Attract and Recruit High Performing Team Members?
What’s the biggest challenge entrepreneurs face? What single duty do most private business owners dread? No, I’m not talking about paying taxes or having a root canal. Over 80% of the entrepreneurs I work with hate, yes, hate hiring people. It’s ironic to me having spent many years in executive…
Continue Reading....How Can Stan Lee Make You a Writing Superhero Starting Today?
Can you learn a trick or two from Stan Lee creator of many iconic comic book characters? How would you like to know how to create remarkable stories that have been popular with generations of readers? From the Fantastic Four to X-men to Avengers, how did this little known writer help…
Continue Reading....Why Do We Honor Veterans on this Memorial Day?
When you think of the most important men and women in your lives, how many are veterans or family members of those who served our country? In my family, every generation has served our country for over 200 plus years. We served with George Washington and serve under President Obama. You…
Continue Reading....How Do You Grow and Empower Others?
How do you grow your business? How do you take your life and business to the next level? I’ve worked with hundreds, if not thousands, of leaders over my lifetime and it all comes down to a single question if you hope to take your life and business to a…
Continue Reading....How Can Entrepreneurs Develop Better Intuition While Serving Others?
Earlier this week we talked about developing a new skill that helps you become a more connected entrepreneur. This skill is possessed by all the great leaders I know, but is not taught in many business schools. It has provided both monetary and personal success for many people who have…
Continue Reading....Can Intuition Help You Become a Better Serving Leader?
I spent this weekend with several long-time friends discussing how the world is changing and how it impacts us all. We all agreed that something has shifted and the way we have led in the past may not be as productive as it once was. So which new skill do…
Continue Reading....Are You Adding Too Much Value in Your Leadership Conversations?
I enjoy listening to Marshall Goldsmith share what he’s learned working with many of the world best business leaders. One of my favorite questions he asks is do you add too much value in your conversations?
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