Savvy leaders know that a way to inspire employees is to extend credit to individuals. Recognition contributes to employee motivation and produces job satisfaction. Sounds simple, right? But what usually takes place is managers don’t recognize workers. Management doesn’t recognize the people who came up with a concept. They overlook those workers who helped a program grow and blossom into a company success. Certainly, a worst ...
Category Management
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Good Leaders Know the Value of Influence
The art of using influence makes good leaders better. Most leaders don’t understand that leadership is a responsibility, not a privilege. Some people let authority go to their heads and they become conceited and arrogant. In the following article, John Maxwell explains to get influence instead of borrowing it from the position. The Key to Gaining Influence is ...
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Leading With a Vision Statement
A vision statement distinguishes good leaders from plain bosses. What is an organizational vision? It's a plan to success that can be reached in two to ten years. Effective leaders know it's not wise to create a vision for success in isolation. Instead, they include team members to develop their company's roadmap to success. Why? Because, ...
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What can you do for Employee Appreciation Day?
March 4th is Employee Appreciation Day in the U.S., and there are many ways that you as an employer can show your employees that you care. As well as providing a job and a salary, it is always a good idea to go the extra mile and let your team know just how much you ...
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Five Tips to Improve Your Listening Skills
Do you think you need to improve your listening skills? Even if you don't, check out this factoid -- we spend 65% of our interactions with others listening to them, yet we retain only 25% of what we hear. Wow, what does say about our listening? And, why are we not listening? One reason may ...
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How can a leader be a servant?
Lately I've been revisiting a tried-but-true leadership concept that took shape in the 1970's-80's--servant leadership. Robert K. Greenleaf is known as the father of modern servant leadership and founder of the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership. The concepts of servant and leader, naturally, bring thoughts of tension between the two concepts. Why? Because, frankly, most of us have ...