You, as a front line leader, need to know how to conduct successful shift startup meetings to start your team’s day off right. Many leaders will conduct a short, five-minute meeting to start the shift. Sometimes it’s called a toolbox meeting or a tailboard meeting. It’s designed to be a standup gathering of your […]
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Praise: How to See and Say it
Let’s look at praise: how to see it and how to say it. Every leadership program, including ours, will tell you that positive reinforcement is a good thing. It helps motivate your team and builds on the good things happening in your department. The question for you is how many good things are happening […]
Help Employees Become Process Experts
Many leaders complain about having their team members relying on them to answer every question, troubleshoot every problem and make every decision. They want their employees to think for themselves, do basic troubleshooting and make certain decisions. When questions come up and machines break down, someone needs to come up with a solution. But, […]
Leaders: Hands on, or Hands off?
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 […]
Combating Entitlement
In this edition of Leader Feeder, let’s look at how you can combat a culture of entitlement. What is entitlement? Entitlement can be defined as thinking you deserve something, without having to actually work for it. Working for something (and achieving it) creates a sense of satisfaction; there’s nothing quite like the feeling of […]