Successful organizations need to support people in order for them to be fully committed to help execute the strategy of the organization. A healthy work environment is essential for an engaged workforce.
Do your organizational leaders have clearly defined written goals? Research shows that those people who actually sit down and write out their goals not only end up achieving them, but have higher incomes and ratings for overall success and life satisfaction.
Most of us have a poor sense of our talents and strengths. Throughout our education and careers, there is a lot of attention paid to our weaknesses. We are acutely aware of our faults and deficits, our “opportunities for development,” or whatever euphemism is popular for naming them.
I’ve listed four good habits shared by the best leaders I happily count among my clients. It’s every bit as important to monitor how you’re doing with the good habits as it is to monitor how you’re doing with the bad habits.
Earning an MBA is a big accomplishment, but applying what you’ve learned requires a particular skill set and mindset. While MBA’s probably get the most teasing about it, any leader can fall into bad habits that compromise effectiveness and minimize opportunities. In this article, I’ve organized the three bad habits into a list you’ll never forget, because the list spells B.A.D.
There is an awful lot of unnecessary mind reading and guess work being required in the workplace today. This article outlines three examples of it and how to breakthrough this leadership communication challenge.