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The Top Eleven Things Employees Want From Their Leader

Rick Conlow

In most employee engagement surveys; leadership communication often has the poorest ratings and the most negative feedback. Think about it, with a little creativity could not this highly educated leader…learn. In a manufacturing company, we helped them set up process improvement teams in all areas of the business.

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Why Employee Recognition Matters in Today’s Workplace

Rick Conlow

” Employees can give each other virtual “kudos” for demonstrating Amazon’s Leadership Principles. Personal Development Support : Recognizing employees’ aspirations for growth and providing opportunities for further education or skill development is a valuable recognition program.

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How Good Companies Become Market Leaders (Without an Infusion of Capital): Interview with Charles Browne

Consulting Matters

After eight years of service, I left and worked at a couple of commercial nuclear power plants and earned a project management certification and a Master Black Belt Lead Sig Sigma process improvement black belt, along with my engineering degree. But what I really enjoyed doing was – I’m really kind of that in-between guy.

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Can Employees Really Speak Up Without Retribution?

Harvard Business

Thus not surprisingly, lots of leaders say they want to encourage their employees to speak freely, whether it’s by offering creative new ideas, identifying process improvements, or even calling out unethical behavior. When employees speak up, companies benefit.

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Scaling Customer Service as Your Startup Grows

Harvard Business

There are three very common shiny objects that derail customer success efforts in the early stage: Process improvements to issue routing, issue classification, and automated responses seem reasonable. It’s time to dedicate a full-time person to building your knowledge base and providing customer education support.

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