Leadership
Help Team Members Be Accountable
One of the most successful ways to help team members be accountable starts with creating a corporate culture people want to belong to.
How To Build Employee Commitment
Studies prove there is a direct and measurable link between commitment and employee performance factors like transparency, creativity, productivity, work quality and turnover.
Could Fear Of Conflict Be Holding Back Your Team?
When I say, “you can have conflict when you have trust”, I’m not meaning negative, vindictive, inappropriate, call the lawyers conflict. The foundation of an inclusive workspace is created when employees don't have a fear of conflict because they know they are able to freely share each other’s experiences, knowledge and points of view without worry of being attacked, mocked, ridiculed or worse.
Why Trust Matters and How To Build Trust At Work
Trust matters at work and knowing how to build trust is something every successful leader does. Unfortunately there are many ways to destroy trust. Author and speaker Patrick Lencioni describes trust in two ways; Predictive Trust and Vulnerability Trust. In this Leadership Blog Post we explore the many ways to build trust at work within any team... because trust matters.
Nobody Should Be Bullied At Work: Part 3
This is Part 3 of my 3-part series about being bullied at work. In it I continue to explore how employees, leaders and organizations can approach important elements; specifically how to approach performance management.
Nobody Should Be Bullied At Work: Part 2
This is Part 2 of my 3-part series about bullying at work where I explore how employees, leaders and organizations can approach important elements. Hint: Education for everyone is the best first line of defence and it will support all other important initiatives you should take.
Nobody Should Be Bullied At Work: Part 1
This is Part 1 of my 3-part series about bullying at work where I explore how employees, leaders and organizations can approach important elements.
Turn Conflict And Difficult Conversations Into Positive Experiences
We often think of conflict and difficult conversations as bad; something to avoid. But should we? What if we started thinking of conflict and difficult conversations as being something good that have the potential to challenge us to become better individuals?
What Should We Do When We Feel A Lack Of Respect For Someone?Â
Respect is a simple and yet complex thing. It never happens when there is an environment of secrecy and where people can’t speak freely. As respect begins to grow it is like a seed planted, it will require care and attention and it will grow - seemingly slowly at first but before you know it, you will have a healthy, wonderful space filled with respect… and trust.
Creating a Multi-Generational Workplace Culture
With four different generations all working together it's import that as leaders, we strategically think of the corporate culture we want and how we can go about creating a multi-generational workplace culture. Here I describe four important ways to do create a thriving workplace for all generations and how to support generations in the workplace training.