The Secrets to Effective Team Leadership. 17 Tips to Get You Started.
All successful teams have good leaders. While there are many nuances to leadership, what are some best practices you can follow to improve yours? Research and common understanding demonstrates the crucial importance of communication in any relationship; it makes sense...
3 Places to Look for Mentors Outside Your Organization
I’ve written previously about the importance of mentoring in the workplace and the benefits that can be gained from a mentoring program In an article titled Top 5 Benefits of Internal Mentoring, I outlined the benefits that can come from mentoring within your...
Use Personality Assessments to Build Better Teams
Team members who seek to understand one another will likely improve their overall team effectiveness because their communication is better. And one tool that can help team members understand each other is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, also known as the MBTI, or...
From Performance to Future Potential, it’s all about Values
Why is it that so many companies continue to bring on employees with the perfect skills but fail when it comes to the perfect values? And what is really surprising to me is that this happens in both small and large companies. It seems that more often than not leaders...
5 Techniques to Increase Your Active Listening
Updated June 21, 2019 The other day I was facilitating a strategy meeting with a group of executives. During the meeting, I started to notice a familiar pattern of listening that you all have observed in the past. Of the 8 participants, two of them would ask questions...
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.