Employee performance – it’s something that leaders and HR professionals grapple with on a daily basis. When you’re dealing with people and their performance, the resulting conversations are not always simple or easy. But help is on the way! Recently HR pro Ben Eubanks of UpstartHR reached out to a few people to see if…
Business Management
Small Business Owners – The Difference Between Managing and Leading Your Company
Today I have the pleasure of having a guest post featured on the Biz Thinking blog. This site features savvy business strategies for small business owners. My post is called “Small Business Owners – Are You Leading Your Company or Simply Managing It?” Go check it out and tell me what you think. Food for Thought…
Surly Name Tent Ice Breaker
Do you lead meetings on topics that cause strong emotions and opinions amongst the meeting attendees? If so, you may want to consider this unique way of surfacing concerns prior to starting the actual meeting agenda. I’ve used this process many times and find that it can add a bit of levity to a “heavy”…
4 Ways Young Professionals Can Quash Gen Y Stereotypes
Mr. People Equation went to a company training session where the topic was “how to manage the Millennial workforce”. He even brought home a handy reference sheet* with tips for managing members of the Gen Y workforce. A few of the more interesting suggestions were: Unbundle complex tasks- teach them what they need to know,…
What Six Year Old Twins Can Teach Your CEO about Leading Change
Guest Post by Paul Smith, author, Lead with a Story Human beings are creatures of habit. Change is an unwelcome visitor. But what is it about change that’s so unattractive? Seattle-based author and workshop leader Evelyn Clark learned an insightful lesson on the cause and cure for human resistance to change from an unusual source—two…