by Christi Barrett | Communication, Supervision
You are a dedicated supervisor, and you take the time to engage in conversation with your people on a regular basis. Great job! Yet you may not be having the right kind of discussions – the ones that build employee engagement. Kristi Hedges, who wrote Four...
by Nancy Owsianowski | Communication
Today’s guest blogger is Nancy Owsianowski, friend of Humanergy and founder of RoundTable Consulting in South Bend, Indiana. “Leaders {who} refuse to listen will quickly be surrounded by people with nothing to say.” This quote by Andy Stanley...
by Christi Barrett | Coaching, Development
John Maxwell’s 4th level (of 5) of leadership is People Development. He and many other experts believe that great leaders invest a lot of time and energy helping others grow. If you’re struggling to cultivate capabilities in your people, your mindset may...
by Christi Barrett | Creativity
You have a problem to solve or a new idea to cook up. What do you do? Pile lots of people in a room and brainstorm, right? Wrong. It turns out that free association in a group uncovers predictable options, not innovative, creative ones. In the presence of others, we...
by Christi Barrett | Leadership, Organizational Climate
An article by Krisztina Holly and Jim Clifton in Business Week recently postulated that the answer to our economic woes is to inspire and empower employees to innovate. They challenged leaders to stop focusing on layoffs and unemployment and start paying attention...
