Tag: workplace
Why Screening for Experience Alone Won’t Ensure Job Success
Clients and other business people often ask me for interview questions that will reveal which candidates are most likely to succeed in a particular job. But there’s no standard set of questions, because it’s all... Continue reading
It’s Risky If Your Managers are Trying to Be Heroes
From time to time, every organization has to face tough challenges. They can be market-imposed, like a new regulation that changes the way you need to operate; self-imposed, like a fixed ship date for a... Continue reading
How to Help a New Team Leader Be Successful
What does it take to succeed as a new team leader, particularly in an environment where not every requirement or metric is clearly laid out? This question comes up over and over, and I’ve been... Continue reading
Four Markers of the Safe and Trusted Leader
When employees are not shut down or demotivated by fear, they’re able to absorb input and recommendations, learn and grow, and stretch to meet larger goals and aims. How can leaders create safety and trusting... Continue reading
How Your Lack of Feedback Can Damage Your Team
Many managers avoid giving critical feedback to subordinates or peers, and steer clear of criticizing their own managers. Despite the tremendous business relevance of candid feedback and the frequent requirement to provide it, any kind... Continue reading
If You Want a Productive Culture, Focus on the People and What They Do
Leading and developing an organizational culture really means leading and developing the people within it. Culture doesn’t change according to your directives while you’re sitting comfortably in your corner office. It’s not enough to espouse... Continue reading
How Strong Culture Makes Everyone Strong
No matter how senior, authoritative, or developmental a leader you are, you can’t manage your organization’s culture alone. You need everyone working together. And although you can discuss culture in detail in the boardroom, that’s... Continue reading
How Skillful Is Your Response When You Get Feedback?
It can be even tougher to accept feedback than it is to give it. It’s never easy to hear that your idea, behavior, or effort didn’t have the desired effect or wasn’t well received. When... Continue reading