November

The Five Dimensions of Trust Trust is at the very heart of every working or personal relationship. If trust is high, almost any obstacle can be overcome. If it is low, most issues are almost impossible to overcome. When trust is low, there is an enormous drain on people’s emotions and productivity. Here are some […]

10 Rules for Effective Meetings How often do you attend a meeting where you would rather be sitting in a dentist’s chair? When meetings are not effective, there is an enormous drain on people’s productivity. Here are some things to consider: Purpose and ground rules should be clear to all Have a clear, realistic and […]

How to Focus Your Efforts and Build a Synergistic Team How often have you been part of a truly effective team? Sometimes, it is just a matter of having the “right” people working together. Do you wish that you could re-create that environment with your current team? By understanding the crucial elements of effective teams, […]

Ways to Deal with Negative People or ‘Prisoners’ in a Meeting How often do you attend a meeting where some of the participants clearly do not want to be there? This can, and most often will, result in low productivity and lack of results. Meeting participants who are truly committed can produce amazing results. Most […]

How often does your organization give employees responsibility without a clear direction or an understanding of the expectations? This can, and most often will, result in low productivity, confusion, and lack of results, that creates low morale and possibly high turnover. However, employees that are empowered will produce amazing results in the workplace. Guidelines For […]

It is a human tendency to identify people as being difficult or easy to get along with and that affects how we interact with them. The question is – is it that some people are difficult or is it their behavior that bothers us? How Labeling People As ‘Difficult’ Causes Problems Most, if not all […]

As was stated in the first article of this series, one of the hidden costs for every business is the issue of employee engagement and it’s impact on productivity. This article will cover the importance of understanding employees in terms of both behavioural differences and value/attitude differences. It will also suggest some additional strategies for […]

One of the hidden costs for every business is the issue of employee engagement. This article will cover some of the real costs of employee disengagement and the subsequent benefits of employee engagement and retention. Some effective strategies will be offered to improve employee engagement in any organization. If employees truly are a company’s most […]