Loyalty in organizations has become a premium over the past twenty years. It has been a two-way street, with employees chasing employers for first place status in disloyalty. But, there is good news for people who partake of what I offer as a professional trainer in the workplace. Training has become a factor that increases… Read More Training Improves Loyalty in Organizations
I wish I were as optimistic as Chris Anderson, who wrote today, “Anyone Can Give a Memorable TED Talk,” in the Wall Street Journal (April 30-May 1, C3). You can read the entire article by clicking HERE. Anderson, who is the President of TED, has a new book that hits the market next week entitled TED… Read More Anderson Misses the Boat Today on TED Talks
The problem is simple. Too many employees are not fully developed. In fact, too many employees develop very little after they are hired. And this is a problem. So, how does a company do a better job at developing employees? Here is a line from the 2002 book that kind of launched the “Execution” discussion… Read More A Training Session is Just the Beginning
“Forgive us our sins of omission and our sins of commission.” …sins of commission: the things we did and shouldn’t have. …sins of omission: the sins of not doing what we should have. —————- So, I was sitting in church on Sunday, and my mind kept making connections from my thoughts in church to my… Read More Two Ways We Fail to Build Effective Employees
The set-up-to-fail syndrome “is self-fulfilling and self-reinforcing – it is the quintessential vicious circle…” High expectations or low expectations both influence other people’s performance. Only high expectations have a positive impact on actions and on feelings about oneself. Only high expectations can encourage the heart. James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner, Encouraging the Heart:… Read More Here’s Our Assignment: Set-Up-To Succeed (Never Set-Up-To-Fail — Never!)
Recently, the Queen of England, Elizabeth II, asked some eminent economists why nobody had anticipated the credit crunch. She asked the question on a visit to the London School of Economics. She has received an apology, in writing, for their failures, signed by many of England’s top economists. I read this on Huffington Post, “British… Read More The Queen Gets an Apology regarding a pretty big Business Failure– the Rest of Us Should Get the Point
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