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8 Ways to Increase Trust in the Workplace
Employees trust in you as a leader as well as the company they work for can impact employee productivity and engagement. Here are 8 ways to increase an employee’s trust.
Succession Planning: It’s a process Not an Event
There have been several recent leadership changes at high profile companies such as Apple and IBM. These changes were planned over years and what looks like an event to the public, was much more. Public companies who make successful leadership transitions are often...
5 Steps to Become A Transformational Leader
If you have read the book "Who Moved My Cheese" it really puts leadership and ownership in the most basic of terms. Essentially it asked, are you a “watcher” or are you a “doer”? And as a leader you should ask yourself, “What kind of leader am I?” The corporate world...
Developing Social Intelligence with Personal Strengths
Imagine you have a team member who has great expertise that is beneficial to the team and the organization, yet he has difficulty listening to and understanding other team members perspectives to the point that others start checking out in meetings. It may be that he...
3 Gifts of Leadership
As we get ready to celebrate Valentines Day, it is estimated that an average of $169 per person will be spent for Valentines Day including cards, flowers, and chocolates. So what are you as a leader going to give your team members as a gift? Leadership gifts should be...
Bloomin’ Employees
Down here in the wonderful South, the bulbs are sprouting and the lilies are springing up from the burnt red clay. As I watch and anticipate their future blooms my mind wanders back to the Northeast where I spent my younger years. Why does my mind go back to the...
Beth Armknecht Miller’s passion for learning and dedication to bringing out the best in others are strands woven throughout her career and are found in her work with Executive Velocity, a top talent and leadership development advisory firm.