In coaching individuals, one of the questions I often choose to begin a dialogue on leadership is, “What is your primary responsibility as a leader of this … Read more
Critical Questions to Ask Before Building a High Performing Team
Building teams can be a messy, lengthy, and all around daunting task. Managers are faced with placing several different personalities with varying … Read more
6 Ways to Cultivate Corporate Culture to Sharpen Your Competitive Edge
Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. We’ll be reposting each of the top … Read more
The 15 Characteristics Of A Highly Productive Team
Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the year. This is No. 26 of 2015. Our regular content … Read more
It’s Not About The Beer When Your Workplace Has A Beer Fridge Culture
Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the year. This is No. 27 of 2015. Our regular content … Read more
How Recognition Can Align Values — and Drive a “One Company” Culture
There’s an interesting post over at strategy+business that takes a look at the barriers that large companies have in achieving one deceptively simple goal: … Read more
What We Can Learn From Companies Revamping Performance Management
Traditional performance management processes have come under fire for being outdated, time consuming, and ineffective. Rather than contributing to the … Read more
Making Sure Quality Doesn’t Get Crunched When Employees Are Short on Time
In this new economy, time is the commodity that is the most prized. Seldom do you run into a colleague or associate who is looking for a way to fill some … Read more
What Chick-fil-A Teaches Us About the Incredible Power of Company Culture
Very few companies have a stronger culture than Chick-fil-A. That doesn’t happen by accident. The founder of Chick-fil-A was a man named S. Truett Cathy. … Read more
Drive Performance by Focusing on Process, Not Outcomes
Note: In this four part series, Kim Shepherd details how her agency, Decision Toolbox, uses a performance driven workforce model to achieve success. In … Read more