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The Top Eleven Things Employees Want From Their Leader

Rick Conlow

Always remember, this is not a one-time event. In most employee engagement surveys; leadership communication often has the poorest ratings and the most negative feedback. In a manufacturing company, we helped them set up process improvement teams in all areas of the business. This is called Servant Leadership.

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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. Employee Appreciation Events: Organizing events dedicated to showing appreciation for employees can be impactful. The 5 Dynamics of Servant Leadership: How to accelerate your career and inspire your team!

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Synergy Unleashed: The Power of Great Teamwork

Rick Conlow

Our assessment identified a silo mentality throughout the organization and minimal leadership development or training. We addressed the issues with new communication channels, customer service and quality initiatives, on-going quality leadership training for all leaders (executives, too), and team development applications.

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6 Turnaround Tactics for a Failing Team

Rick Conlow

Over 80% of managers fail according to leadership derailment studies. The antidote to terrible teams is better leadership. With training for multiple process improvement action teams, they won the JD Power Award. One-time events on any of these steps are almost useless. Create a 1–2-page summary of your findings.

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6 Turnaround Tactics for a Failing Team

Rick Conlow

Over 80% of managers fail according to leadership derailment studies. The antidote to terrible teams is better leadership. With training for multiple process improvement action teams, they won the JD Power Award. One-time events on any of these steps are almost useless. Create a 1–2-page summary of your findings.

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Change Management Is Becoming Increasingly Data-Driven. Companies Aren’t Ready

Harvard Business

Although projects have unique features, there are many similarities between process improvement, system change, M&A, and reorganization projects. What is the cause and effect of specific types of investment — for example, leadership development, large group events, and communications cascades? Build a Dashboard.

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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. Don’t put process over people. Don’t do it. Don’t tolerate isolation.

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