Everyday Excellence Leadership Academy
Envision - Empower - Engage
Whether you are looking for a new approach, trying to fix a problem or need a creative solution, engaging your team in a brainstorming session is a great way to generate new and innovative ideas. There are several ways to go about it, my favorite being the ‘popcorn’ method where participants throw out ideas as they Read More …
Getting back on track after COVID-19 may very well require a reset-restart. Have you identified reset-restart goals? More importantly, have you created a “Line-of-Site” to these goals to fast track your recovery? Defining a Line-of-Site for reset-restart goals will help you align your organization, facilitate employee ownership and identify the motive force needed to accelerate change. When each employee understands Read More …
When asked about their leadership brand, many leaders will default to their DISC profile, Myers Briggs personality type or their Strengths Finder summary. These tools provide a perspective of behaviors that contribute to their brand, but I wouldn’t say they point to a ‘leadership brand’. So what is a leadership brand? Your leadership brand is not Read More …
“Challenging Times” is an understatement for what most leaders are facing today. COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on our daily routines and businesses. Leaders will need to step up their game to manage the chaos. Here’s 3 things that Leaders can do to make things better: Instill calm. Panic doesn’t solve problems and running around with your hair on Read More …
For most of us, life as we know it has changed and it’s impacted us in different ways. Some are working from home, some aren’t working, some have had to close their business while others ponder if things will ever be OK. For me, I spent months creating workshop materials, marketing and launching a leadership academy and Read More …
For centuries, people have used stories to pass on knowledge. Stories connect the audience to a message and reshapes concepts and data into something meaningful that people remember. And according to Psychology Today, telling stories is the best way to teach. After serving more than 25 years in leadership roles, from front-line to executive, I’ve accumulated Read More …
Companies with engaged employees are: 21% more profitable Have 40% less turnover Have 70% less safety incidents Are 17% more productive Have 40% less defects Have 41% less absenteeism Have 10% higher customer satisfaction With so many benefits, companies have realized that increasing employee engagement not only makes for happier employees, it’s just good business Read More …
Before their organization learned continuous improvement tools, leaders would ask the same old questions and get the same old answers. After employees learned continuous improvement tools, leaders would still ask the same old questions but now they would get new answers. Once Leaders learned continuous improvement tools, they started asking new questions.
Strong leaders improve financial performance, attract top talent, execute strategy, engage employees and deliver sustainable results. Most executives agree that strong leadership is one of the most important variables in their company’s success and many are investing in developing their leadership talent. That’s the good news. The bad news is that after spending billions of Read More …