Signs of low performance—missed deadlines, stalled goals, low motivation—aren’t “people problems”; they’re alignment problems. Improve team alignment with clear quarterly goals and frequent 1:1s that build accountability, sustain motivation, and keep performance on track.
My new blog in Forbes offers two great tips to help you delegate responsibility for better results. When people don’t know how to delegate effectively, a lot of problems can happen. Often, managers who aren’t sure how to do it just take on the work themselves. That can lead to burn out. Others try to micro-manage and show direct reports exactly the steps to get things done. This can leave direct reports feeling powerless and frustrated. When things don’t go…
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My New Article in Forbes Explores The Real Reasons Behind Low Performance (And How To Help).
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Most people will meet your expectations. Give your team something to aim for. Our desire to fit in and meet expectations is a powerful innate motivator that is universal. It’s a powerful tool that leaders in every office can use to improve performance of whole teams. If you give people the conditions and expectations to grow, you will find that in nearly every case, they meet or exceed expectations. Imagine for a moment, a gardener taking two seeds from the…
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My new post in Forbes can help you remove judgment from your managing style and encourage others more positively.
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Find out what your leadership style is and why it matters in my new post on Forbes. Be a Leader, Not a Boss
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Good leadership is about finding your signature leadership style, a way of doing things that will have a lasting impact based on your unique signature leadership values. When your leadership is rooted in enduring human values, you begin to create a leadership style that will create a legacy.
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