Leaders: How Do You Look at Seniority?

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Andy Uskavitch

Have you heard this statement before? It is: “I have seniority.” So what do you mean exactly by “seniority? And why does this matter? sen·ior·i·ty    [seen-yawr-i-tee, -yor-] noun 1. the state of being senior;  priority of birth; superior age. 2. priority, precedence, or status obtained as the result of a person’s length of service, as in a profession, trade,company, or union. Barring unionized workforces, I just don’t believe this statement has as much meaning as it used to.  I remember, at the time I was coming into [...]

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Leaders: What the Heck is DISC?

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Wayne Kehl

This is the first in a series of blogs in which I will explain the most common personality survey on the market today. DISC is the foundation of understanding for virtually every human personality type. Originally published by Dr. William Marston in 1928, the science of DISC is proven and trusted all over the world as [...]

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Leadership Follies – Lipstick on a Pig Does Not Make it Sexy

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Anil Saxena

Changes in organizations  and managers are often essential in order for your business to grow and thrive. Let’s just be very clear about something. If there is a need to make big changes in how an organization is performing and being managed, there are three things that will not make a difference. Giving people new titles. [...]

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Leaders: What Does the Future Hold for Our Aimless Youth?

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Wayne Kehl

The young people we know as Generation “Y” will soon overtake the rapidly retiring boomer generation in the workforce. When that changing of the guard comes to full fruition, the young people of today will be expected to keep the country running by filling all of the jobs and running all of the organizations that their Boomer [...]

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Leadership Follies: Training Is Not A Cure-All

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Anil Saxena

For many years consultants and experts have tried to convince leaders that training can impact performance. It seems like the problem is no longer that they don’t believe that training is important, but that now those same leaders thing that training is the “cure-all” or “silver-bullet.” “What has made people think that training people will [...]

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Leadership Follies: Yes You Are Unique, But Not That Different

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Anil Saxena

Best practices and methodologies within organizations are useful and effective. It is not realistic to think that everything must be created or invented in an organization. But, it’s important to leverage strengths and weaknesses of the organization to select and implement the practices that will have the greatest positive impact. Making sure to involve key [...]

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Leading Change When it Bursts Through the Doors

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Delana Mckinsley

Whether it is a planned or unplanned change, the disruption through a transition is often underestimated. Are you ready for change? 4 Key Drivers  Common to businesses are four key drivers and the organizational strategy for each one of them. Once a successful link has been made to each area, each team and individual goals are understood alongside execution and fair metrics. Keep in [...]

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