We all know about making New Year’s Resolutions at the beginning of the year. Some of us even do it thinking that this will be the year those resolutions will magically turn into personal commitments we actually honor over time…
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Stop-Start-Continue Your Way to Success in 2016
Posted in Albert Einstein, Bert Lance, Commitment, Goals, habit, insanity, Intentions, New Year's Resolution, Personal commitment, Resolutions, Stop-Start-Continue, strategic intention, success Tagged with: goal, habit, Motivation, new year, resolution, results
Essentials of Change Management: Five Critical Steps for Greater Project Success
Today’s organizations experience tremendous amounts of change. Whether these changes are prompted by the implementation of emerging technologies, the redesign of major business processes, or even the realization of a new corporate vision, they can, under the right circumstances, be…
Posted in Change, Change management, Communication, Implementation, Innovation, Large-scale change, Leader, Leadership, Lessons, Lessons Learned, organizational change, productivity, success, Transition, Transition Management Tagged with: change strategies, implementaiton, Leadership, leadership change, organizational change
The Pros & Cons of Virtual Teaming – Part II: The Pros
Creating a high-performing team that can achieve its strategic objectives can be quite challenging. Creating a high-performing virtual team that can achieve its strategic objectives is, unfortunately, still proving to be nearly impossible for many business leaders! I recently led…
Posted in Business Benefits, Corporate Objectives, Cost Savings, Face-to-Face, Face-to-Face Meetings, Follow-the-Sun, High Performing Team, Operating Expenses, Performance Incentives, productivity, recognition, Recognition Programs, Rewards, Team, Team Performance, Telecommute, Telecommuting, Virtual Team Members, Virtual Teaming, Virtual Teams, Virtual Teamwork, Virtual Workplace, Vision Tagged with: best practices, high performance, Organization Development, productivity, remote workers, Virtual teams
The Pros & Cons of Virtual Teaming – Part I: The Cons
Do you have a virtual team that isn’t quite clicking? Maybe you’re getting through the basics, but it seems much more mechanical and “out of sight” regularly turns into “out of mind” for your team. I remember when I first…
Posted in Best Practices, Communication, Executive Sponsorship, Face-to-Face, Follow-the-Moon, Follow-the-Sun, In-person, Management, Management Support, Project Managers, Videoconference, Virtual Leadership, Virtual Meeting Facilitators, Virtual Teaming, Virtual Teams, Virtual Teamwork, Virtual Workplace
Ten Pitfalls to Avoid with Your Family Business Succession Planning
Succession planning in any business can be challenging. Finding a qualified candidate to replace yourself; being ready, willing, and able to let go; and ultimately orchestrating the many handoffs with your customers and staff takes not just personal commitment but…
Posted in Family, Family Business, Feedback, Retirement, Succession, Succession Planning Tagged with: Board of Advisors, constructive feedback, family business leader, family business succession planning, family counselor, family leader, matriarch, next-generation leader, patriarch, succession plan, successor, trusted advisors
Ten Tips To Foster Innovation in Your Organization
I once wrote an article called “Breakdowns in Innovation: The 2 I’s vs. the 5 D’s” based on my experience with so many organizations that fail to implement their great ideas. In that article, I described the all-too-common pitfall that…
Posted in Achievement, Breakthrough, Breakthrough Performance, business, buy-in, CBS Pulse, disruptive thinkers, execution, executive champions, Goals, greater good, Ideal Future, ideas, Implementation, Innovation, innovation efforts, Inspiration, Intentions, Light Bulb, meetings, opportunity, Organization, Passion, Positive Change, Power, Presence, Resistance, Rich Lobel, SMB, tips, Vision
Eight Great Ways to Engage Your Employees & Make Your Mission Matter
I recently facilitated a leadership workshop with a group of @Vistage executives, and one of these leaders asked me how she could keep her Mission and organizational Values alive in her organization. She created her “current” Mission statement with…
Posted in employee engagement, Leadership, Leadership Offsite, Mission Statement, New Hire Orientation, On-Boarding, organizational culture, Organizational Performance, Organizational Values, Strategic Planning, Talent Management Tagged with: company intranet, Director of First Impressions, employee engagement, employee handbook, employee of the month, hiring manager, Leadership, leadership offsite, Mission, mission statement, new hire orientation, on-boarding, organizational culture, organizational values, orientation, receptionist, star performers, strategic planning, values, Vistage
Learning from a Legend: Letterman’s Legacy on Succession Planning
After 33 years on the air and over 6,000 shows, David Letterman is now the longest-serving late-night talk show host in TV history. He started “Late Show with David Letterman” in the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City for…
Posted in Baby Boomers, Chief Executive, Leadership Succession, Leadership Transition, Next-Generation Leader, NextGen Leader, Organization, Retirement, Retiring, Succession, Succession Planning Tagged with: 911, Baby Boomer, best practices, CBS, chief executive, courage, David Letterman, end in mind, family business, Foo Fighters, Gen Xer, Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with David Letterman, leadership succession, leadership transition, legacy, Legend, Les Moonves, NBC, NextGen leader, organizations, passion, Paul Shaffer, retire, Stephen Colbert, succession, Succession planning, successor
Plus Delta’s CEO to Lead Strategic Performance Management Workshop for NHRA
How often have you heard a business leader grimace or otherwise complain when HR announces it’s time to complete annual performance reviews? People often think of performance management as that thing they have to do for HR at the end…
Posted in Annual Performance Review, Feedback, HR, Human Resources, NHRA, Performance Improvement, Performance Management, Performance Management Process, Performance Review, Workshop Tagged with: annual performance review, behavioral change, feedback, HR, leading practices, NHRA, performance improvement, performance management, performance management process, Performance review, workshop
Plus Delta’s CEO Leads Succession Planning Workshop at Alliant International University
With 10,000 Baby Boomers reaching retirement age every day, succession planning has never been more important than in today’s multi-generational workforce. Unfortunately, there are not nearly enough GenX or Millennial leaders available to fill those shoes. In addition, those who…
Posted in Baby Boomers, GenX, Milennials, Multigenerational workforce, Next-Generation Leader, NextGen Leader, Retirement, Succession, Succession Planning, Workshop Tagged with: Baby Boomers, GenX, mentoring, Millennial, Motivation, multi-generational workforce, NextGen, NextGen Leaders, retirement, succession, succession plan, Succession planning, workshop
