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What Have You Done For Me Lately?

Posted on by Jeremy Lurey

Do you have anyone on your team or in your company who has lost his or her luster? I find that most employees deliver their most effective work within their first year or so of accepting a new job or transferring into a new position. The first month is usually all about getting situated. Then, it takes the next couple of months to establish the cross-functional relationships required to succeed. That means that months 3 through 9, or maybe 6 to 12 for some people, provide the best window of opportunity for individual leaders to prove they were good hires/transfers and make a difference in their new roles.

What Have You Done For Me Lately?

I was speaking with a senior HR leader at a multi-billion dollar financial services company recently, and he shared with me how frustrated he was with a particular employee who just seemed to be a bad fit for his role. This operational leader was apparently hired to turn around a struggling work group, and within about 6 months he did exactly that! He stopped the previous bleeding from high turnover and inconsistent performance across the group. He was even recognized for the strong results he and the newly-motivated team delivered. That was a year and a half ago though. Since then, what has this operational leader done? Apparently, not much beyond giving this HR leader a headache everyday! Read more ›

Posted in Accountability, Employee Performance, Job Rotation, Leadership, organizational culture, Performance Management, Strategic Culture Change, Talent Management, Workforce Management

Plus Delta Matches All CHLA Contributions Again This Year!

Posted on by Jeremy Lurey

There is so much we can learn from children and their passion for life. This summer, Plus Delta celebrates children by supporting Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) and matching all triathlon contributions we collect supporting the cause.

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Plus Delta’s CEO & Chief Architect Dr. Jeremy Lurey is participating in the annual Nautica Malibu Triathlon again this September. Please help us reach our goal of raising $2,500 for the event and especially for those children in need.   Read more ›

Posted in Charity, Children, CHLA, hospitals, Malibu, Nautica Malibu Triathlon, Triathlon

Declare It To Achieve It and You Can Have Anything

Posted on by Jeremy Lurey

For much of my adult life, I’ve had thoughts about the future I have wanted to create for myself.  The stuff I wanted to have. The relationships. The professional accomplishments. Wanting those things for my future is nice. At times, it may even be inspiring. It just isn’t likely to happen until I make it important enough to do something about it.

Declare It To Achieve It and You Can Have Anything

Whenever I hear myself say that I’ll get there “someday”, I immediately recognize that it probably isn’t important enough for me to do anything about it yet. Do you get that “someday” will never come? Someday simply doesn’t exist. There’s today and tomorrow. You can even set your intentions for a specific date in the future. I refer to that as making a declaration. Read more ›

Posted in Accomplishment, Accountability, Achievement, Commitment, Declaration, Goal Setting, Goals, Inspiration, Intentions, Results, Strategic Planning, Strategic Thinking, Visioning

Plus Delta’s CEO Presents “Making It On Your Own” Workshop to Fellow Solopreneurs at 2013 California HR Conference

Posted on by Jeremy Lurey

Need help getting your consulting practice off the ground? Are you already “in flight” and looking to take your boutique consulting firm to the next level?  If so, Plus Delta’s CEO & Chief Architect Dr. Jeremy Lurey is presenting a workshop that you don’t want to miss at this year’s California HR Conference!

Far too often, skilled practitioners leave their internal corporate positions to launch their external consulting practices without completely considering the challenges that await them. This interactive program will help solopreneurs review the steps required to successfully launch their firms and develop the critical skills they need to make it on their own once their firms are established. The program is based on Plus Delta’s critical lessons learned from being in business for more than 10 years – and even being named one of the fastest-growing private companies in America by Inc. magazine. Read more ›

Posted in Conference, Consulting, Learning, Management Consulting, PIHRA, Presentation, Professional Development, Professionals in Human Resources Association, Solopreneur, Training, Workshop

Rock Star Performers Eat Chocolate Cake and Apple Pie!

Posted on by Jeremy Lurey

I always enjoy working with companies who value their employees and recognize them for their individual and team accomplishments. I firmly believe that people want to contribute and make a difference and that the more they feel valued the more they will put into their work. I also believe that high-performing teams are comprised of rock star performers who are inspired by their leaders and feel connected to their work.

Rock Star Performers Eat Chocolate Cake and Apple Pie!

We all have at least 1 or 2 rock stars on our teams. We all wish we had a few more, right? One way to acknowledge these rock star performers for their jobs well done is to take the time to celebrate their successes as a group. Social recognition can be a powerful force in organizations, so when done well, this can even have an added affect on others who take part in the celebration. Having the best of intentions in this area though won’t always produce our intended results. Read more ›

Posted in Apple Pie, Chocolate Cake, employee engagement, Employee Recognition, High Performing Team, Inspiration, Leadership, Motivation, Organization Development, organizational culture

Going Where There is No Path: Entrepreneurship Defined by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Posted on by Jeremy Lurey

I don’t know what it was about Ralph Waldo Emerson’s writing that struck a chord with me when I was first introduced to it in high school. I just remember he, and others like him including Henry David Thoreau, had a profound impact on me when I was a student. Well, it appears it’s time for me to start reading – and learning – again!

Going Where There is No Path: Entrepreneurship Defined by Ralph Waldo Emerson

The other day, I happened to notice a quote from Emerson. To be honest, it wasn’t the language that caught my attention first. It actually was the imagery of a beautiful river and nature scene. Once I started paying attention though, I then read the words “Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” Pretty advanced thinking from an American lecturer and poet in the 19th century! I’m guessing nobody had a formal definition for what entrepreneurship was at that time. They surely weren’t offering countless graduate programs at top-notch business schools around the country. Reflecting on my journey for the past 10+ years though, I would offer this is the perfect definition of what it means to be entrepreneurial. Read more ›

Posted in Chris Gardner, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurial, Entrepreneurship, Henry David Thoreau, Innovation, Leadership, Pioneer, Pioneering, Pursuit of Happyness, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Trailblazing

How Much is Developing Your Employees Worth?

Posted on by Jeremy Lurey

I remember years ago when the cost of employee turnover was calculated to be 150% of an employee’s annual salary. That amount included any internal recruitment costs, external search fees, and hiring and on-boarding expenses as well as the simple loss in productivity associated with losing and then replacing a talented worker. While that may have been more accurate for higher-level leaders and professional staff, recent research still suggests that the average cost of replacing an employee who earns less than $50,000 per year, or more than 40% of the workers in America, amounts to 20% of the person’s annual salary.

How Much is Developing Your Employees Worth?

So you tell me. Is it worth up to $10,000 per year for you to develop and retain your talented workers? What about $300,000 for your most senior executives? Read more ›

Posted in Coaching, Employee Development, Employee Retention, Learning, Mentoring, Organization Development, Professional Development, Training, Turnover

Different Patterns…Different Results!

Posted on by Jeremy Lurey

Insanity is commonly defined as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. This makes perfect sense logically, although I rarely recognize it when I get wrapped up in my daily routines. Different Patterns...Different Results!

Last Friday, my SiriusXM radio happened to be set to The Highway when I started my morning commute. I suppose I got tired of listening to all of the other radio stations I more regularly listen to during my long commute home the day before because I don’t typically listen to country music. Having made fun of my mom literally for years for listening to country music, I’ve only recently come to appreciate the sounds of Luke Bryan, The Band Perry, Jason Aldean, and the like. I still turn to other music genres as my first pick though and only default to country when everything else isn’t working for me. Read more ›

Posted in Breakthrough, CEO, Country Music, Innovation, Leadership, Music, Patterns, Performance, Performance Improvement, Rituals, Routines, SiriusXM, transformation

Communication 101: Manage the Message Yourself or They’ll Do It For You!

Posted on by Jeremy Lurey

Today’s organizations experience tremendous amounts of change. Whether these changes are prompted by the implementation of new technologies, the redesign of business-critical processes, or simply the introduction of different leadership practices, the people who are most impacted by these changes are less likely to accept them if they don’t know what’s going on. In fact, these same people will likely make up their own assumptions about what’s happening and what impact it will have on them if you don’t share regular and relevant updates with them.

Communication 101: Manage the Message Yourself or They'll Do It for You!

At the heart of all organizational change efforts then is communications. Change communication is more than the tangible tools that convey information though. It is the glue that binds stakeholders to your vision, and effective communication truly engages the hearts and minds of all your key stakeholders. Read more ›

Posted in Best Practices, Change Communications, Change management, Communications, Employee Communications, employee engagement, organizational change, Performance Improvement, Resistance, Stakeholder Management

Leadership Coaching as a Present, not Punishment

Posted on by Jeremy Lurey

I was speaking with another leadership coach yesterday, and we began discussing how the culture for executive coaching is slowly shifting in organizations but is still well-rooted in the past. Several years ago you see, coaching was seen by many – senior executives included – as punitive and only fit for those in need of corrective action. That’s so unfortunate though given the tremendous value coaching can offer a high-potential leader.

Leadership Coaching as a Present, not Punishment

Coaching can be tremendously beneficial for someone who is transitioning into a new leadership role. Coaching is equally beneficial for talented leaders who possess the necessary hard skills to manage a work function or task and simply need a little polishing in the area of soft skills. Read more ›

Posted in Executive Coaching, HR, Human Resources, Leadership, Leadership Coach, Leadership Coaching, Leadership Development, Performance Improvement, Performance Management

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