Every business owner or CEO’s greatest dream is for their company to be successful, but that cannot be due to the hard work of one individual – you need a team to help you reach the top. How does one obtain their goal with the help of their employees and keep them motivated simultaneously? Ensure […]
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‘When a manager gives the order to “put this nut on that bolt, at this rate,” those receiving that command can feel used and dehumanized, but the only obvious choices for them are to either comply or quit.’ This extract from the third chapter in Chuck Blakeman’s Re-HUMAN-izing The Workplace sums it up well. Although […]
“The organizational pyramid emphasizes power, promotes insecurity, distorts communications, hobbles interaction, and makes it very difficult for the people who plan and the people who execute to move in the same direction.” — RICARDO SEMLER, SEMCO A functioning organization is a well-oiled machine. Every part works as it was designed, that was the belief of […]
Distributed leadership is a fundamental shift from relying on an imposed management hierarchy to developing everyone’s four leadership traits (be, do, inspire, relate) The world today is shaped by technological and commercial innovations and disruptions. With change being a constant for all business domains, good leadership has evolved to become more flexible and highly […]
Are you passionate about helping others achieve their goals? Then get yourself acquainted with the participation age for your businesses sake. A Participation Age company causes people to get their brains back in a workplace setting. To name a few, the major principles Participation Age organizations have adopted are as follows: 1. Participation and sharing […]
Have you ever found yourself having one type of persona when entering your workspace in the morning, only to become a completely different persona when you clock out and go home? It seems that employees see it as the status quo for you to leave your creative personality at home, only to climb into the […]
“Great leaders are important here because they understand that the art of leadership is to make as few decisions as possible and to instead teach others how to make those decisions. The more decisions get pushed across the organization to the people who must carry them out, the more engagement will increase.” When giving unnecessary […]
“Help your employees help you. Give your employees more responsibilities instead of repetitive tasks that drain their creativity.” Keeping their minds focused on creating meaningful work can be challenging and often lead to frustration and burnout. When you allow employees more responsibility, it will enable them to share their ideas and thoughts freely, which will […]
“Great organizations are focused on building relationships and developing both intuition and emotional intelligence.” Co-workers in the workplace are responsible for forming good relationships to share ideas, express how they feel, and recommend great ideas for the workplace. Having these qualities within the workplace will make your work more enjoyable. Emotional intelligence within the workplace […]
“Research across fifty-seven countries found that nearly half of the top fifteen drivers of company greatness are about building peer team community.” Peer team communication provides an environment for those working in a business to share ideas and learn through one another’s experiences. It’s a change of pace for employees to communicate with people they […]