Leadership

Empowering and leading others to do and be more.

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4 Easy Tips How to Create KPIs to Improve Teamwork and Achieve More

Have you ever participated in a KPI development meeting? Typically, these sessions are fairly productive and mostly positive. The participants quickly define a bunch of good indicators and it seems like a great start (or, at least, they seem to be good until implementation). In two weeks, when a team leader assesses the performance of

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Great Leadership Begins With Self-Leadership

Becoming a great leader requires many attributes and qualities, including being disciplined, organized, and true to yourself. If a person hasn’t mastered leading himself, it is highly unlikely for them to become a great leader. According to industry experts, the journey to leadership requires self-development and self-awareness.  Let’s take a look at some important stats

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Why You Should Express Appreciation to Your Employees

How happy are your employees? Do they enjoy their work? Do they feel recognized and appreciated? Perhaps not altogether surprising, feeling valued in a company can have a dramatic effect on how much a staff member enjoys his or her job. However, what might be surprising is that happiness in one’s professional life could impact

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8 Ways to Build Strong Business Relationships

Success may mean different things to each person, but there’s one fact that applies to every situation and definition: real success is only possible by building great relationships and meaningful connections. Beyond key performance indicators, strong business relationships with stakeholders and customers keep businesses afloat and on top of their competitors. It takes kindness and

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Creating an Inclusive Culture | Interview with Teresa Hopke, CEO at Talking Talent

The words diversity and inclusion have now become so popular that it is an important part of any company’s talent strategy plan.  Attracting and retaining a diverse workforce requires companies to create a workplace in which everyone can thrive and do their best work.    According to Harvard Business review, when an employee has a feeling

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How to Write an Employee Attendance Policy

In a perfect world, every employee would show up to work on time every day. But the truth is, life happens, and no matter how responsible or committed your team may be, there are going to be circumstances—whether that’s a last-minute family emergency, a scheduling miscommunication, or transportation troubles due to inclement weather conditions—when your

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The Frozen Middle: The Plight of Middle Management

Day-to-day middle management responsibilities vary from company to company but at the core, their role involves carrying out direction from upper management and managing junior and associate-level employees. In this position, effective internal communication is integral to company-wide progress. If internal communication stops in middle management, progress can come to a halt, causing an organization

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