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The Top Eleven Things Employees Want From Their Leader

Rick Conlow

There are too many examples in the media of ineffective and fallen leaders. For example, Vishal Garg, the CEO and founder of Better.com, laid off 900 employees on a Zoom call. For example, use meetings, one on ones, virtual sessions, phone conferences, company portal, email, Zoom, and texts. and leading by example.

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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. Management set a fifteen percent goal for improvement. 10 Examples of Company Employee Recognition Programs With a genuine commitment to employees, companies can creatively find ways to enhance their employee recognition and appreciation efforts.

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7 Employee Comments that Destroy a Team

Rick Conlow

However, these comments are also a wakeup call for a manager to improve his or her team leadership skills. Team Content and Process The bottom line is that a team’s success largely depends on the content and the process. I learned a valuable lesson about the lack of team leadership. “I’m too busy.”

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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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Leadership Development Should Focus on Experiments

Harvard Business

Leadership development represents a huge and growing investment for most organizations. Industry research, for example, shows that companies spent more than $24 billion on leadership and management training worldwide in 2013, an increase of 15% from 2012. For example, one participant focused on creating a new pricing scheme.

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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. For example, one organization I worked with had no training and were last in their market. With training for multiple process improvement action teams, they won the JD Power Award.

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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. For example, one organization I worked with had no training and were last in their market. With training for multiple process improvement action teams, they won the JD Power Award.