This executive coaching client is a rising star in his company.
Working in a Fortune 100 company with 300,000 employees, Jonathan (not his real name) has consistently received high performance marks and has for 12 years. He is acknowledged for adding value to the company and consistently promoted from entry level to a senior manager role.
With each promotion he received the standard 5% pay increase.
Recently, his boss was…
What is the pace of your life these days?
That is the question I posed last week during a group coaching session. We were about to discuss “The Path to Future Success” — what is the pace of your life?
Here are the some of the responses those leaders gave:
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What is your most important asset?
“People are our most important asset.” That is the slogan, right?
If they are, then why the rush to reduce headcount when the economy hits a tough spot?
Consider the plight of the airline industry following 911. In the Newsweek article, “Lay Off the Layoffs” Jeffrey Pfeffer writes about business overreliance on downsizing and the effect it is having. Consider…
How will you move your engagement to the next level?
Whether you lead the company, own your business, manage a department, or “work for…” — employee engagement matters.
Reality check: employers & employees, leaders & teams, managers & staff – you are in this together, or not.
In light of the fact that the “or not” path is very expensive, it pays to give attention. Yes, there is a reduction…
What is the cost of low people engagement?
The reality is this: chronic employee disengagement is costing businesses plenty today. In Part 2 of this series, I suggested that the growing disconnection, detachment, and disengagement of today’s employees demands that leaders focus on core (people) skills.
Part 1 of this blog explored four key words associated with engagement: Connecting, Respect, Value, and Voice.
These core concepts are really…
How important is engaged leadership?
When it comes to relationships, we understand the implications of a certain agreement between two people before marriage. A couple’s engagement tells everyone of their commitment to each other and to the rugged journey of marriage which starts sometime after the honeymoon.
Commitment gets at the heart of what employee engagement is about. The commitment is between you, the “employee”, and involves this rugged journey…
