Don’t Leave Your Business at the Mercy of a Rock Star
So you’ve been wringing your hands over the fear of losing a key employee. Your top performers have read all the articles about how to become irreplaceable and they have executed the plan. They now own key client relationships or are in the critical path of a product...
How to Keep the Urgent from Distracting from the Important
One of the five top mistakes leaders make is falling into the vicious spiral in which the urgent takes over the important on a continual basis. This spiral leads to goals being unmet or slipping past their deadline. It causes a lack of focus for the organization as...
The Top 10 Signs that Employees are Disengaging
From 2008 to 2010, employee engagement dropped to 56%. This was the largest rate of decline in 15 years, according to Aon Consulting. So how can you measure employee engagement within your organization? Generally companies will deploy an employee engagement survey...
Secrets to Effective Conflict Resolution
We all have had to deal with conflict in the workplace. It can be a real energy drain as people within and around the conflict focus on the negative and not the positive. The result is decreased productivity and even worse, potential danger for other employees. As...
NLRB’s New Ruling, another reason to focus on Employee Engagement
The recent ruling by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has many business owners and executives extremely concerned. Using their unchecked powers, the NLRB is requiring all businesses, starting on November 1st, to have a mandatory posting reminding employees...
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.