Self-leadership is needed now more than ever before. If you just look around, you’ll discover Every family and workplace needs more of it. I understand Seattle Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll has an approach to unleash imagination, initiative, and passion. He has incorporated “tell the Truth Mondays.” Trust makes feedback possible. A key element in creating amazing teams.
The Process of Management is More Contemptible Than Productive
Just think about it for a moment. The one job despite the training that is replete with bureaucracy is management. The people are generally good employees. They are well-intentioned. But they do what they see their bosses do. Presume they have all the answers. Slow to harvest suggestions from “underlings.” Everyone else is broken but them. They succeed, however never beyond good enough. They are the great Oz.
Workplace culture: Accelerating change for sustained results
Your workplace culture defines who you are as an organization, and some have aligned their culture to an organizational change strategy.
But how can HR executives rally the organization around actions that effect tangible change and sustain the results? We'll discuss:
Why organizational culture is important to creating a consistently positive experience for your workforce.
Driving business results by aligning business strategy with organizational culture – without having to rely on command and control.
Balancing long-term culture change with short-term wins.
Participants will explore ways to narrow the scope of their culture initiatives for maximum impact and identify ways to assess progress and help ensure continuous improvement.
About Jim Woods
Jim Woods is President of Woods Kovalova Group. A leadership and human resources training and development company located in Denver, Colorado. He has been an adjunct professor of business and organizational development at Dickinson College, Villanova, and Colorado Technical University.
Happy Mother's Day to the Grand Examples in Our Lives. We Celebrate. Not Blame.
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If we are going to blame other’s for the mishaps in our life we must also thank them for blessings in our life.
The Best Ever 27 Quotes on Leadership and Trust
I remain uncertain if any of us quite appreciate the importance of trust. We retain the unconscious position that trust is black and white with others while an ever expanding gray area in ourselves. Trust webinars, books, and conferences prevail upon us at an increasing rate when the need for trust in those particularly in top roles continues to reign elusive beyond lip service. In the Ben..
20 Ways of Never Seeing Failure as Quitting Again
Nearly 70% of managers are untrainable. Here is what the other 30% do better.
As a management consultant and executive coach, I work quite a lot of people who are shifting from an individual contributor to manager. There are many changes to be aware of during this transition. One of the essential element is the mindset of focus. As an individual contributor, the mindset is about getting things
Three Ways Great Leaders Build Empowerment Through Trust
The element of trust is the most significant challenge facing any organization. The circle of trust dwindles in command and control systems where it’s “My way of the highway” and “This is the way we have always done things around here.” When managers and leaders foster a command and control style of governing