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Preparing for the 360° Assessment
You may have some familiarity with 360° assessments if you have been working in a leadership position; their use has skyrocketed over the past decade, and with good reason. They are an extremely well-rounded and useful tool for finding ways to move ahead in your...
3 Steps for Getting Your Employees Involved in the Onboarding Process
When a new employee joins your company, they aren’t just joining you and the human resources department; they are joining a group of individuals they will be spending half their weekday waking hours with for the next several years. As such, it isn’t only important for...
Become A Better Leader By Consciously Modeling Leadership Behaviors
Leadership is not something that can be turned off like a TV. Leaders need to be always on because they are on stage constantly being observed. As a leader, you should take this awareness in and remember it daily. You are a constant model for other employees who could...
Recommended Books on Values-Based Leadership
In the past, I have written about the importance of values in an organization. Some of the blog posts include: BMW’s Values Driven Leadership Quick Tips to Create an Engaged Workforce Got Employee Engagement? Develop Your Company Values First Here are some books I...
Book Review: QBQ! The Question Behind the Question
QBQ! The Question Behind the Question by John G Miller is a quick read and a great message for today's business and social environment. This book is all about personal accountability and how questions can lead to pitty parties, blame games, and procrastination. Be...
In These Uncertain Times, Transformational Leaders Are Needed
Our future is uncertain and changing rapidly, which requires leaders who are able to transform themselves and others. Transformational leadership is a term James MacGregor Burns coined in 1978, and many experts agree that this leadership style is valuable for our...