Edith Onderick-Harvey wrote in Harvard Business Review about five behaviors of leaders who embrace change. Since change is happening everywhere, we’re discussing these five behaviors this week. The second behavior is to look ahead and see opportunity. The author contends that all employees should be encouraged to look forward and help surface opportunities. Marion Laboratories founder, Ewing Kaufman, understood the ...
As long as work is to be done by people, there will be workplace conflicts. We can work to avoid conflicts, or we can embrace conflicts as they arise. Here are several ideas on managing conflicts. Conflicts will occur, be ready for them. Being part of a team does not eliminate conflicts. Establish lines of communication to deal with conflicts. ...
According to Dale Carnegie’s “How to Win Friends and Influence People” one of the first businessmen to be paid $1 million per year was Charles Schwab. Andrew Carnegie hired Schwab in 1921 to lead the United States Steel Company. When Schwab was asked why Carnegie paid him such an abnormally high salary he shared his secret to success. Schwab said, ...
Former NFL quarterback, Neal Jeffrey, is a stutterer. When he tried to call a play in his early football days, his speech often would become stuck, resulting in delay of game penalties. Neal’s coach came up with a creative solution. One of Neal’s teammates began calling the plays in the huddle for Neal and the fullback would call out the ...
Years ago, I had an employee who had been very effective and engaged in her job. Then she became jealous of another employee. Her attitude changed, and the quality of her work declined dramatically. Although I addressed the underlying issues, it soon became evident that she was never going to reengage. We mutually agreed that she needed to leave. One ...
Priya Parker, author of “The Art of Gathering,” shared in a Wall Street Journal article four tips on conducting effective meetings. The fourth tip is to “Cause Good Controversy.” Ms Parker once facilitated a meeting for an architect firm that needed to decide their new strategic direction. Because the firm had a polite culture she arranged for them to have ...
Priya Parker, author of “The Art of Gathering,” shared in a Wall Street Journal article four tips on conducting effective meetings. The third tip is “Issue Pop-Up rules.” Ms. Parker recommends that using creative or amusing rules can force compliance while allowing the group to have fun. Ms. Parker was leading a meeting that kept being disrupted by executives returning ...
Priya Parker, author of “The Art of Gathering,” shared in a Wall Street Journal article four tips on conducting effective meetings. The second tip is “Let everyone see and be seen.” As an introvert, it’s easy for me to avoid sharing my thoughts in a meeting. By creating an opportunity for everyone to be identified and to share briefly, you ...
Priya Parker, author of “The Art of Gathering,” shared in a Wall Street Journal article four tips on conducting effective meetings. Let’s explore these tips this week. The first tip is to “Set the Stage.” Ms Parker recommends that giving forethought to a meeting can change the culture of your gatherings. Sometimes it can be as simple as jazzing up ...
When I started in public accounting, my boss informed me that during tax season it was mandatory that I work 55 hours a week. But, if I worked less than 70 hours others would view me as a slacker! During those 70 hour weeks, I remember many Mondays spending hours cleaning up the mistakes I made on Sunday. In a ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
