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The key to positive reinforcement.
What I know to be true is, if we want better performance from our people, we must deliver feedback on their performance quickly, honestly, and consistently.
The GOOD: psychologists tell us behaviors that are reinforced are often repeated. Positive reinforcement is like oxygen. I actually had a business leader tell me “Why should I reinforce a compliment to someone I am […]
Do your key people feel known and valued?
If someone were to ask you if your key people knew they were valued by you, how would you answer? I recently asked that question to a business owner and he unequivocally said, “Of course they feel valued.” We took a deeper dive to determine how he was so certain.
Through our discovery, he shamefully admitted he wasn’t connecting with his […]
Get out of here.
As a reminder to all of us who lead others — your office may be your own trap! Yes, we may have a private office, perhaps the “corner office,” — the office may be a reward for hard work, dedication and getting results. But the physical office itself can be a trap. Well that may be a slight exaggeration. However, […]
The Five Components of Speaking.
As leaders we have numerous occasions to speak to groups, teams, classrooms etc. It is an opportunity to share knowledge, vision, mission, new initiative/project and many more.
Below are five components of effective communication and speaking techniques:
- THE ART OF THE START
- Capture attention with a strong opening statement.
- Communicate the WHY, what is in it for them?
- KEEP IT […]
How is your alignment?
Yes, your alignment. I’m not referring to your golf swing or your tires on your car. I am talking about your people and their alignment with your goals, vision and mission. As leaders we can’t hope for alignment, we need assurance we have it.
Below is what I have learned to be true when it comes to determining if we are […]
What happens in your absence?
I first learned the use of the phrase, “hit by a bus,” from reading Gallop Researcher Jim Collin’s book, Built to Last. Jim wrote that through his research and experience, all of the successful companies he had worked with passed the “hit by a bus” standard. Simply put, if you were to be hit by the proverbial […]