As a leader, is it better to be hands on or hands off with your workgroup? As with many leadership questions, there isn’t always a clear answer between one or the other. One of our clients had us develop their front line leaders because their tendency was to grab a wrench and solve all […]
Category: Career
Handling Turnover and Retention
Let’s discuss how you, as the front line leader, influence the turnover and retention in your department. Turnover is very expensive for leaders and organizations. You need employees to want to come to your place of business to work. You also need them to stay with you, so you can train them and help […]
To Promote From Within, or Not: That is the Question
Read, watch, or both: the following is a transcript of the video above. Promoting from within is still a good idea, despite many of the pitfalls involved. Most of the people in our training classes report being promoted from within. There are several advantages that come along with it. For instance, they know the […]
Leadership Strategies for Managing Millennials, Leading Culture Change, Resolving Conflict, Mentoring and Maximizing Maintenance Performance.
Isn’t it amazing how September feels like the start of the business year? To kick off the Fall, we wanted to share some ideas for increasing the capabilities of your leaders and employees. If any of them stir your interest, please send us a call or an email to discuss further. 1. Equip Your Front […]
5 Mistakes Newly Promoted Supervisors Make
I remember my first supervisory job back when I was 22 years old, supervising a group of peers my own age and five people who were many years more senior than I (and many of them had previous management experience). Partly based on a fear of making mistakes and an overactive ego/bravado I made many […]