Great news! You just hired a much-needed new person to join your team. But if you don’t do a good job making them feel welcomed, they likely won’t stick around. In a competitive job market, hiring people is tough enough, but keeping them is even more difficult. And organizations with lower wages and more grueling […]
Podcast: Leader Feeder
It can be a challenge to follow a bad manager but you can help the team excel and enjoy a more positive future. How do you take over a department from a weak leader who preceded you? First of all, assuming that you’re going to be more effective than the previous person leading the department, […]
Motivating Millennials, Gen Z, and more seasoned workers requires different approaches. This is a common question we’re asked: How do you motivate a multi-generation workforce, especially while integrating the millennials with the more seasoned workers in your group? First of all, retirements are accelerating. It’s estimated in the United States that 10,000 people a day […]
Show your team that safety is much more than checking the box. Do you want to really motivate your team? Emphasize safety and safe work practices to your team because you care about their well-being. When leaders focus on safety, it tells employees that leadership cares about them. Within the same corporation, there were two […]
No one likes being micromanaged, but could you be micromanaging without knowing it? Are you a micromanager? Or perhaps you’re micromanaged? I have asked the question, “Do you like being micromanaged?” many times. I have yet to find anyone in one of our classes who raises their hand and says, “Oh yeah, I like it […]