9 Critical Mistakes Leaders Make
In this succinct and informative video, Harvard Business Review interviews 9 experts on leadership to discover what they think are the most critical mistakes leaders make. 1. Irresponsibility Good leadership comes from being responsible – for your company, employees and customers. Poor leadership results when you put your self-interest before the interest of the institution that you run. 2. Betraying Trust Trust is the most valuable currency not only for doing...
3 Keys to Reviving Work Ethic in Millenials
Think younger workers lack a solid work ethic? Canadian HR Reporter interviewed Eric Chester, author of Reviving Work Ethic, on the matter. Here are his thoughts: Value Differences Younger workers don’t have a poor work ethic, just a different one. New workers are entering the workforce with a different values and beliefs. It is important to understand that these values and beliefs are not necessarily bad. They just offer a...
Adapt Your Leadership Style to The Size of Your Team
What separates a good leader from a great one is the ability to adapt and evolve as their team does. George Bradt give us guidance on the different focus leaders must adopt as the size of their team grows. Here’s how your leadership style might change and grow with your team: The Start-up Team Leading teams of under 10 people should be approached with a start-up mindset that focuses on problem...
6 Ways to Develop Future Leaders
There are many benefits to grooming potential future leaders from within the company. These include familiarity with company operations, the strength of existing connections with other workers, and a deeper understanding of the corporate culture. The Wall Street Journal offers these six tips to mould potential leaders from within your current team: 1. Job Rotation Give your workers a chance to broaden their expertise by working in different parts...6 Top CEOs Share The Key to Success
Success can be reached via many different paths. Some say it’s a strong idea. Others say it’s passion or drive. Six of BC’s top CEO’s agreed on one thing – people are key.
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5 Reasons to Hire Older Workers
Be the first to get access to vast amounts of untapped talent that is older workers. Just like with fine wine, age and character makes perfection. Most of the applicants over 50 are looking for employment because of relocation, the sale of a business or returning to work after a long holiday. That being said, here are just four reasons to give them a shot. Older Workers are More Focused Research shows that...
7 Strategic Planning Pitfalls to Avoid for 2014
Every year around this time we have the privilege of doing strategic planning with our clients to ensure the coming year is the best year yet for them and their business, so I thought I would take a few minutes ...
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3 Habits of a Successful Manager
Starting a new role as a team manager can be intimidating, even if you are already have management experience. The reason? The natural impulse of anyone in a leadership role is to feel that they need to be the expert, have all the answers, and be able to jump in, take control and solve everyone’s problems. This approach, unfortunately, assumes that those you are managing are nowhere near as...Leaders Ramp Up Results With Diagnostic Thinking
In the working world leaders are constantly bombarded with problems they are expected to solve – and fast! With this kind of pressure it is easy to get into the habit of making assumptions and jumping to conclusions in order to make faster decisions. Unfortunately it doesn’t always lead to better decisions. Ranjay Gulati, a professor at Harvard Business School, says that leaders must resist the urge to jump...The Number One Secret to Managing Millennial Employees
If you are a Boomer or Gen X leader tasked with managing a team of millennial employees, there is really only one thing you need to know – they aren’t that different from you. Much ado has been made in the media about the differences between generations, but there is also ample research on their similarities. One such study, conducted by Ben Rosen, a Ph.D. and Professor of Organizational...
