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The Top Eleven Things Employees Want From Their Leader

Rick Conlow

Always remember, this is not a one-time event. When consulting with clients we always find ways to do individual and team recognition at meetings. For example, use meetings, one on ones, virtual sessions, phone conferences, company portal, email, Zoom, and texts. For example, meet one on one with each employee monthly.

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Synergy Unleashed: The Power of Great Teamwork

Rick Conlow

External factors: Sometimes, external factors beyond the team’s control, such as external pressures, changes in market conditions, or unexpected events, can disrupt teamwork and make it difficult for team members to work together effectively. Increased employee turnover: Poor teamwork can contribute to higher employee turnover rates.

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Why Employee Recognition Matters in Today’s Workplace

Rick Conlow

For example, one of our clients wanted to increase sales results with existing customers. Through planning meetings, training, and coaching we ramped up the initiative. Management set a fifteen percent goal for improvement. We thought they could do more. So, we implemented a recognition program for customer reps and management.

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Scaling Customer Service as Your Startup Grows

Harvard Business

Along the way, I’ve talked to hundreds of founders, sales and marketing leaders, customer success VPs, and front-line reps about how to build a customer-first SaaS organization. Meet regularly to review common customer issues and build fixes into your product roadmap. Don’t put process over people. What to do.

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

Harvard Business

Organizations often seem obsessed by measuring fractional shifts in operational performance, capturing data on sales, inventory turns, and manufacturing efficiency. Although projects have unique features, there are many similarities between process improvement, system change, M&A, and reorganization projects.

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How to Discover and Own Your Consulting Superpower: Interview with Charles Browne

Consulting Matters

And through both of those processes, I served as an Operator, and then also as a Project Manager, and then a Master Black Belt Lead Sig Sigma process improvement black belt. And when I left the Navy, I worked at a couple of commercial sites, and then for a couple OEMs, Westinghouse and GE. Charles Browne : Yeah, absolutely.