by admin | Dec 21, 2011 | Leadership Development, Management Tips
What company doesn’t face lean, tough times? I heard a great podcast recently that interviewed the former CEO of Campbell’s Soup Company, Douglas Conant. He shared some excellent recommendations and insight for keeping employees engaged during tough times. According...
by admin | Dec 14, 2011 | Leadership Development, Management Tips
I recently read an article in Bloomberg Business Week titled, “Three people to fire immediately.” I know what you’re thinking – you loathe the idea of discussing problem areas that a certain ‘You Know Who’ needs to address. However sometimes, no matter how effective...
by admin | Nov 29, 2011 | Generation Y, Generational Differences at Work, Management Tips
More and more, college students and young professionals are looking for specific characteristics within the workplace, not just a secure salary. This article mentions that 40% of Millennials, those born between 1981-2001, would accept less pay for more autonomy. Where...
by admin | Nov 21, 2011 | Employee Engagement, Leadership Development, Management Tips
Intangible rewards are often the best kind of reward. That’s where we left off on the last blog. Positive reinforcement is a way to remind employees of the type of culture and behaviors you want emulated. Intangible rewards are a great way to encourage a specific type...
by admin | Nov 15, 2011 | Leadership Development, Management Tips
A lot of big words for a simple theory. Or as Boyd so eloquently puts it in the recent Fast Company article, “People want to be inspired, not lectured. They tend to respond better to humor and gentle reminders than they do to dictates or presumptions of guilt before...
by admin | Oct 11, 2011 | Generation Y, Generational Differences at Work, Leadership Development, Management Tips
This AOL article highlights the success of one Gen Y entrepreneur, Farrah Gray. Gray crew up in inner city Chicago and from an early age spotted opportunities and turned them into dollars. He was a millionaire by age 14, which makes him a “NextGenLeader.” This term...
