Today’s workplaces appear much different than those of just a few years ago—all in an effort to foster creativity, collaboration, innovation and teambuilding. Former cubicle farms have been transformed into open collaborative work spaces. Neutral decor hues have been replaced with bright colors that pop. Vacant seats are common due to flexible working schedules. Incandescent and punchy pendant lighting…
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We all have blind spots. The problem is we don’t perceive them. We don’t see them even when they are in plain sight of others. I was dealing with a manager this week who was so frustrated because one of his leaders could not see something that was obvious. So obvious, in fact, he should…
Five Steps to Delegate Effectively
The ability to delegate effectively is paramount to a leader’s success. Although many people assume delegating to others ultimately wastes time, it is necessary for employees to grow in their roles. Others fear losing control of a project, however this will not occur when delegating correctly. Here are five steps to delegate effectively. Determine what…
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Our world is changing and a new generation has arrived in the workforce: Millennials. They represent our future and want to be led not managed. They want to be valued and given a sense of purpose — a sense that they are truly making a difference. They do not want to wait to make a…
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Dale Carnegie Training will soon be releasing research stating that 2016 will be the year of Experience Innovation in the workplace and marketplace. This is exciting to me because it will invigorate leaders who are willing and committed to be focused on others rather than themselves by focusing first on their customers and prospects and…
Four Tips to Revealing Your Best Self This Summer
Most people are in their best physical shape during the summer vs. winter months. Warm, sunny days make it easier to stay active and maintain a positive attitude. Many set a goal of losing weight to look their best in anticipation of attendance at major milestone celebrations like graduations and weddings. Consider working your mental…
Build a Workplace People Love in Three Steps
In Joy, Inc. How We Built a Workplace People Love, author Richard Sheridan reveals his proven formula for cultivating joy in the workplace. He was able to capitalize on his experience at an aggressive, fear-filled corporation by creating his own ‘joy-full’ company, Menlo Innovations, a small software company in Ann Arbor, MI, where he serves as…
3 Questions to Determine if You Are an Enlightened Leader
As a graduate and former instructor of the Dale Carnegie Course, I enjoy comparing and contrasting other human relations and leadership principles, mantras and methods with those of Dale Carnegie. I recently read an article by another best-selling author, Deepak Chopra, and drew some interesting parallels between tenets outlined in his recent article, ‘The #1…
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Can you imagine what it would be like to be personally and professionally ridiculed in public? To be told to your face that you are odd, a little off? To be the laughing stock of your community? Oh, and even if you happened to succeed, your project/invention would have such little value no one would…
Three Ways to Improve Your Level of Employee Engagement
A recent Gallup Business Journal article reveals that employees are responsible for their engagement too. According to the Gallup study, 30% of all U.S. employees, and merely 13% of workers worldwide, are engaged in their jobs. There is abundant research revealing that managers have a key role to play in employee engagement, however the article…