Prepare for Questions Applicants Will Ask
As a leader, if you’re hiring you need to attract applicants to your business. You probably already have your candidate interview questions in mind. Remember, you’re being interviewed too. Prepare for questions applicants will ask you. There are lots of help-wanted signs up. The job market is getting highly competitive. Candidates have choices. They care […]
Here’s THE Most Important Leadership Skill
If you had to pick one, what is the most important leadership skill in your business? What would it be? Communication? Organization? Delegation? Motivation? Flexibility? Creativity? Feedback? Of course, you need to be able to communicate with your employees, customers, and vendors. Organization and delegation are crucial because you can’t do it all yourself. You […]
Four Ways to Inspire Employees
As a leader, you can increase business performance if you figure out how to inspire employees. The most important way is to model your company’s mission – show your people the difference their work is making for your customers, clients, or community. Do that daily so your team can perform on the fly. But there […]
The #1 Thing that will Grow Your Business
Traditional advice for leaders to grow their business is plentiful. It’s all over the web and fills the pages of business success books. It tells you things like: Have a plan. Keep detailed records. Delegate. Analyze your competition. Understand risks. Stay focused. Make sacrifices. Provide service. Don’t get me wrong – these things are all very […]
Here’s the Best Solution for Workplace Mistakes
Everyone makes mistakes – even leaders! As a business coach, I often hear about a poor choice my client made. He only tells me because I’ll keep his confidence. He wants to smooth it over and get past it. Is that the best solution for workplace mistakes? Or, another client tells me about a mistake […]
5 Keys to Adaptability
As a leader, you’re flying your business by the seat of your pants through turbulence every day. You need to know how to increase adaptability. Although “winging it” may have a bad rap, it is crucial to know how to do it for peak performance. Here are 5 keys to adaptability. To start, develop your […]
Dialogue is Better than Discussion
Business leaders can always learn more about communication. Like when we converse with another person – at work, at home, or socially – we may call the conversation a dialogue or a discussion. However, these two words mean totally different things, and pointing out those differences might help you communicate better with the people close […]
The Power of Teamwork
My business clients ask for new ways to demonstrate the power of teamwork. Here’s one you can use as a leader. Look at this picture briefly, and then turn away. Write down every item you can remember. How many out of the 20 did you get by yourself? You’re probably disappointed in the answer. I […]
Leaders Need to Know Dining Etiquette
I was at the final banquet of the National Speakers’ Association Conference. The room was set with a formal flair appropriate for some of the big-name speakers in attendance, with round tables set for eight people. I was about to remind myself how leaders need to know dining etiquette. Once I was seated, I noticed […]