I am very blessed to have CEO Connection as one of my clients. It’s an organization connecting CEOs of companies with more than $100 million in revenues and I spend time with the CEOs early on in their membership as Co-Chair of the Membership Committee. One of the perks of the job is that I am » Read More
Feedback, even if it stings temporarily, is a gift to an employee, not a curse, because it allows the employee to grow. It is also an opportunity to deepen a relationship with an employee, not damage it, if you follow the 10 steps in this post. If, after reading this, you still feel weak-kneed at the thought of initiating a performance discussion, find a coach or mentor who can help you explore what’s holding you back.
• Imagine knocking down walls that are limiting your success.
• Imagine accessing more funding because of strong partnerships.
• Imagine having more knowledge and support for your programs because of relationships.
Your personal beliefs can enhance or limit your effectiveness as a manager. These beliefs influence the way you communicate with others, make decisions, handle conflicts and much more. Here are 16 beliefs that can help you manage people optimally. What others would you add to this list?
Theory: all good managers have ready access to two fundamental skill sets—the ability to Relate and the ability to Require. “Relating” encompasses relationship-building behaviors: asking, listening, including, coaching and encouraging. “Requiring” refers to results-oriented activities: creating expectations, focusing on goals, insisting on excellence, setting appropriate controls, asserting your views and confronting problems. Over- or under-utilizing these skills can damage business results and/or relationships.
In anticipation of writing this blog post, I recently asked a question on my Facebook page: “What do leaders and managers do to cultivate a work environment of trust? What is successful, and what is not?” Overwhelmingly, the answer was this: “I want my supervisor to trust me.” Ahhh….trust. It seems as if it should » Read More
We have liftoff! For the last few months I’ve been working with a lot of new technologies preparing to build a leadership web destination. The community of leaders we have assembled on LinkedIn and Facebook and Twitter (@mikehenrysr/leadchange and @mikehenrysr/@leadchange-2) is unparalleled. Now it’s time to take it to the next level. Thanks to Shawn » Read More
As a lad, I lived for Saturday morning cartoons. Long before DVR, a boy needed an alarm clock catch the Super-Friends at 6 AM. And though a wide assortment of cartoons whizzed by until Noon, there was a consistent message throughout: “They’re GREAT!” See that was the catch-phrase of Tony the Tiger, the cartoon pitchman » Read More
This post by Tristan Bishop was originally published on his KnowledgeBishop’s Mission blog. A salty tear rolled past the border of my digital 3-D glasses.”It’s a cartoon, dad!” said my incredulous 11-year-old, “why are you CRYING?” The Saturday matinee was a cove of contrast: 400 giggling, wiggling kids: 150 weeping parents, each experiencing Toy Story » Read More
I watched Saving Private Ryan yesterday. It was the first time I had seen the movie all the way through. I enjoy great movies, but few sad ones. I knew enough about this movie to know it was sad. I also knew the plot and story. It is truly an inspired classic. James Francis Ryan » Read More
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