Now deep in the throes of cocooning and sheltering-in-place, the American workforce is experiencing a shift like never before in our lifetimes. More than ever, organization leadership is faced with current challenges and future trends, as stress on the workforce shifts and grows. Here are 7 takeaways for leadership in …
4 Steps to Get Your Training Budget Approved
Most managers ask themselves the same question every year: “How do I justify a training budget?” Budgeting is always a tense time of the year with critical deadlines and company initiatives taking priority over other important aspects of the job. Training often becomes an afterthought in the budget process, but …
Millennials: How to Encourage and Motivate Our Future Leaders
“Entitled”, “lazy”, “selfish”, “large egos”… are some words used to describe Millennials in the workplace and many people tend to give them a bad rap!! One thing is for sure, Millennials are an important part of our future and they are here to stay. Therefore, this fastest growing segment of …
The Next Big Wave of Culture is Happening Right Now Look to Your Vision When Making Your Next Hire
By Laurie A. Pehar Borsh, and contributed by Dianna Wilusz, CEO of The Pendolino Group Did you know that first-time employees, those hired fresh out of college, and those returning to the workforce from either a stint of entrepreneurialism or from taking time-off, mid-career to volunteer, “retire”, or to reassess …
How to discover the honest truth — in almost any situation.
How to discover the honest truth — in almost any situation. What fuels your mission, your purpose, your career, your relationships? We have all read the research that shows how our motivations change over time, and yet, there are very few business strategy tools that consistently help us discover our motivations …
On Leadership: What Does it Take to Be a Great Leader?
The Three Qualities of Truly Remarkable Leaders Yesterday, while enjoying a delightful dinner with my best friend, he suddenly blurted out one of the most profound, yet self-evident, statements that I’ve heard in quite some time. It started innocently enough when he asked: “Do you know what it is about …
The Art of Delegation: an Old School Practice or the New Frontier?
I was curious about the impact of delegation on an organization’s business success, specifically the new hierarchy-free, Holacracy organizational structure that is steadily increasing in popularity. Of course I have my own opinions but I thought a quick poll of my colleagues would provide deeper insight. I asked around and …
How a Good Leader Makes People Feel Safe
I love this question! “Describe your favorite leader – what made the person a good leader in your eyes?” It is a simple question. It can also be a profound question. And, the answers, of course, will vary dramatically among respondents, while at the same time, provide you with some enlightening …
Why Ask Why?
It’s Not About Solutions… It Is About Asking Better Questions! What do great companies, great leaders, great people have that makes them so pronounced? What if it’s Not: “What they have?” But instead the better question is “Why they do what they do?” Simon Sinek did an inspiring Ted …