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Wellness Programs Lead to Improved Company Success
Wellness programs, which support healthy behaviors of employees, may not be the top priority for leaders, but when you consider that well-run wellness programs can help companies save money, it’s clear that more attention needs to be paid to them. There are a number...
How to Use Assessments to Identify and Avoid Workplace Conflict
Conflict happens and can be healthy. And as a leader, you need to manage conflict proactively. On the flip side, not all conflict is good conflict, though. One effective way to avoid time-wasting arguments and tension at the workplace is to administer personality...
Measuring Employee Engagement to Improve Your Company’s Bottom Line
Measuring employee engagement—something most companies don’t do and many companies get wrong—can help leaders determine what actions they need to take to improve their engagement levels. Engagement is about emotions and emotions impact our behavior, so they are an...
Top 5 Behaviors Important for Executive Leaders in the 21st Century
Today’s world presents new challenges for modern leaders, and certain behaviors are becoming more important to excel at if you want to succeed. First, managers and leaders are not the same thing. Managers do well at the business side of things, and leaders do too—yet,...
A “Budget Friendly” Way to Handle Leadership Development
You want to develop the leaders at your company, but you have a limited training budget. Is it possible? One nonprofit, Open Arms Care Corporation in Chattanooga, developed a process that allows the organization to grow its leaders while keeping training expenses low....
Behaviors That Derail Leadership Success, and Why Your Habits May Be Holding You Back
We all know leaders who have failed, and the media is, of course, full of examples. But can leaders prevent their own failure? Are there certain behaviors that leaders can watch out for, or change, if they want to reach their highest potential? According to research,...
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.