Team Building Activities That Work, Part 2
Last week, we shared some creative team-building activities that could be especially fun to do around the holidays. Read Part 1 of this post here. This week, we offer some insight on additional [...]
Team Building Activities That Work, Part 1
Team building activities are an important way to help colleagues learn to trust each other and better understand each other’s abilities. It’s especially fun to do around the holidays! But what [...]
How to Show Employees You Appreciate Them
Today, more employees have called me, feeling frustrated as they no longer feel appreciated by their employers. The comments have included: “I’ve taken on more responsibilities after the company [...]
5 Ingredients for Designing a Company for Growth and Success
Business leaders and entrepreneurs are creative, driven people. They are often great “initiators.” But successful organizations that want to be around for the long haul require a [...]
5 Healthy Signs of Growing Leaders
Leadership is one of the hottest topics in recent years. Hundreds of books and thousands of articles have been written and continue to be written about leadership – like this one! Through my [...]
GUEST POST: 5 Ways to Improve Workplace Communication
For years, I have reviewed employee engagement survey scores and inevitably the results show an interest in improved communications. Do we ever become experts at communication? What would that [...]
Integrating the Millennial Generation
Much has been written about the differences of expectations and thought processes of the millennial generation and how they approach employers and employment in general. With all of this as a [...]
Guest Post: Generation, Age and Leadership: Differences Matter
We have entered into a remarkable period where there are four (soon to be five) generations working side by side in the workforce. As the result of dwindling numbers of new entrants within the [...]
5 Habits of Highly Effective Organizations
Highly effective organizations are fearless in their pursuit of greatness. They engage in self-examination and promote crucial conversations with their employees and clients. Perfection is not [...]
8 Qualities Employees Desire Most from Their Company
Recently I attended the Best Companies to Work for in Colorado event. This 2012 awards banquet celebrated the top 30 companies in Colorado ranked by their employees as the best in the state. This [...]