Communication
Insist on clarity
- February 15, 2012
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Conversations around your conference table may not be clear. PowerPoints may elicit blank stares every time but never change. Bottom line: Make yourself understood.
Attack using '3-D chess'
- January 31, 2012
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As a federal prosecutor, DeMaurice Smith never backed off. That’s precisely how Smith, more lately as head of the NFL Players Association, secured a good contract for his members in 2011. His secrets? Three P’s:
Align their goals with yours
- January 24, 2012
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Your essential job as a leader is to help your people reach their own goals in service of the organization’s goals. That’s why you need to set goals collaboratively. Three reasons:
Playbook of a basketball king
- January 19, 2012
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You don’t win, as a coach, more men’s college basketball games than any other coach, without being a phenomenal leader. Duke University coach Mike Krzyzewski is a leader who happens to coach basketball ...
5 metrics to better team-building
- January 16, 2012
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Measuring output without measuring input is a little like telling a Little League team to score more runs, without explaining how to swing a bat better. That’s why James Slavet believes great teams should measure five metrics:
Turn mistakes into opportunities
- January 5, 2012
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Leaders who excel at developing talent use every opportunity to squeeze in a learning moment. Mistakes, especially, are a prime opportunity.
Walmart's CEO, manager at heart
- December 20, 2011
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Walmart CEO Mike Duke "is not only a good leader but a really good manager,” says Duke’s predecessor, Lee Scott, who moved Duke into various parts of the business before handing over the reins in 2009.
The power of brutal transparency
- December 19, 2011
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The power of transparency is that it speeds trust and collaboration, says Dov Seidman, founder and CEO of compliance training firm LRN. And, surprisingly, it’s incredibly disarming.
At Wegmans, every employee counts
- December 16, 2011
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On-the-spot, creative problem-solving is something that Wegmans’ team members are known for. That’s because Wegmans gives its talented employees the power to meet customer needs using creativity and flair—and good judgment.
Does your team have the skill set?
- November 28, 2011
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Most employees have skills in creativity, collaboration, problem-solving, critical thinking and adaptability. They simply need more. “Brain work is more important than ever,” says Pat Galagan of the American Society for Training and Development.
