Are You Having Fun Yet?
Tim Duncan recently announced his retirement from the San Antonio Spurs after a remarkable career as a superstar forward in the NBA. It was reported, [...]
Fight-Ending Techniques to Engage Your Workforce
It is a fight, an all-out, knock-down, drag-out brawl. U.S. workforce engagement levels of just more than 32% (Gallup, 2016), mean that roughly 7 [...]
Tube Steak Blindness
Scene: Organization-wide meeting. Celebrating success. 350+ in attendance. Site leader introduces new division president in attendance, “...now Cindy will be feeding you all tube [...]
10 Reasons Why You Don’t Need an Executive/Business Coach
10. Your team clearly knows their expectations and consistently meets their targets 9. Your business/area of responsibility is secure after you leave, get sick, [...]
Emotional Intelligence for Manufacturing Leaders
Mounting evidence continues to stack up supporting that emotional intelligence is a key factor in leadership effectiveness. Whether it's a fad or program of the [...]
10 Reasons Why Investing in Your Front-Line Leaders is a Bad Idea
We help manufacturing site leaders assess, design, and implement a strategic development process for their front-line leaders inside of 30 days without all the guru jargon.
Worried About Turnover, Absenteeism, or Workforce Engagement? Try This!
Front-line leaders in manufacturing would be the first to tell you "if you want to make everyone happy - go sell ice cream to kids!" [...]
Fence Line Leadership: Recognizing Critical Elements
Fences. Practically everyone has been in one, outside of one, climbed one, has tried to get through one, but few have built one. [...]
Promotion from Within… Is It Your Best Option?
Harold was promoted from within. On his first day, he came in dressed as the boss. Practically overnight he pulled a Jekyll & Hyde [...]