… Or should we even reward folks at all? After being bombarded with the ‘everyone earns a ribbon’ strategy, a little balance may be in order. First, here are some simple formulas:1E=1R ($1 worth of effort = $1 worth of pay/reward) 2E=2R ($2 or more worth of effort = $2 or more worth of pay/reward) And so
Building TrustHaving someone’s trust is kind of like having a winning lottery ticket … either you have it, or you don’t. Here’s a simple jump start to building trust, especially when you’re new to the team: Win! Yep, find a few simple and quantifiable problems that are currently impacting your team and solve it. Building trust doesn’t have
What’s the future of training? Â How long will professional instructors be relevant in front of a classroom? One could argue (me included) that: the personal touch of classroom instructor has no equal. it’s blasphemy to even suggest that a computer can do a better job of educating tomorrow’s leaders than the flesh and blood of
When seeking great Team Engagement, we’ve heard it before. “Bring the passion!” “Have a purpose!” We hear the battle cries, yet one of the challenges of leaders I hear the most often is the lack of engagement among their Team. Lack of engagement with your Team – especially Millennials – has a couple of root
‘Communicating via micromanagement isn’t a personality flaw; it’s a breakdown in the fundamentals of delegation.’ In the Harvard Business Review article, “Why is Micromanagement so infectious?” the authors describe some reasons why and how micromanaging can spread into an organization’s culture.  And reduce our effectiveness at communicating. One of the reason’s they cite is due to
A new acquaintance recently asked about my business. I told him that I help response leaders improve, among other things. He, like so many, believe that leadership is reserved for the person at the very top of an organization. A description I don’t agree with, as you likely know by now. Because it was on
Actually, whack-a-mole in reverse. Â For, you know, better student engagement. (Had a sheltered childhood and don’t know the game? Check this out … and then hurry back)Not everybody wants to talk, but everybody wants to be heard.Instead of suppressing the mild mannered dude in the 3rd row, what can we do to draw them out? Maybe their
The problem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred. ~ George Bernard Shaw Ah, communication. The first thing to fail and the first thing to be blamed for the team’s troubles. Yes, of course, Response Leaders must be good communicators but what does that actually mean? All too often communication training is built
