From ‘Command-and-Control’ to ‘Coach Approach’ leaders: How to Position Your Manufacturing/Distribution Company to Compete We had a company hire us to better prepare them to compete in today’s global marketplace. They recognized that effective leadership directly...
Struggling to retain top talent in the current marketplace climate? To engage & retain the best and brightest, it all starts with the leaders. Leadership is not just about RESULTS. It is also about RELATIONSHIP. It is commonly accepted that high rates of...
One of the painful mistakes I made as a leader… Earlier in my career, I was the Senior HR leader for a company that grew from 250 to 10,000 employees in less than 5 years through a series of mergers & acquisitions. As the company grew, so did my team –...
What leaders & their employees *really* think about leadership training that no one talks about… Often when leaders & their teams participate in leadership or team development, they come in nervous, distrusting, and slightly irritated. “This is a waste...
Why is it that so many leaders struggle with the ‘people’ side (aka the ‘soft skill’) of leadership? Most leaders become leaders much as I did. They perform their job really well…they’re results-driven, hard-working, committed and, as a result, they get promoted up to...
What happens when the ‘change agent’ you hire actually becomes part of the problem? A company we worked with brought in a senior operations leader as a ‘change agent’ to increase efficiency, safety, productivity & profitability – to...
