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RUMBA Your Way to Achievable Goals
How do we set goals that are rigged on the side of success? If you know us, you know how much we love to dance — so we decided to use one of our favorite dances as a model! So … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Supervisor Skills
Tagged employee engagement, Goal setting, Holton, leadership, performance, supervisor skills, teamwork
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The One Question to Ask Every Team Member
There is one great question every leader can ask every team member — and it comes from what Bill Gates said about Steve Jobs! Continue reading
Posted in Employee Engagement, Leadership, Team Building
Tagged extraordinary leadership, leadership, leading teams, teams, teamwork
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How to Be an Authentic Leader: Avoid Mass Confusion By Practicing Mask Unfusion
With Halloween approaching, it’s a great time to talk about masks — but not the kind you wear to a holiday party. Those are fun! The masks we’re talking about are those dangerous masks we wear as leaders — masks … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership
Tagged authenticity, employee engagement, extraordinary leadership, leadership, masks
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7 Lessons About Engagement We Can Learn From Children
This past weekend we had the joy of keeping our 9-year-old grandson. As part of our weekend adventures, we made the highly anticipated dinner stop at a local McDonalds – the one with a great outdoor playground, of course! As … Continue reading
Posted in Employee Engagement
Tagged children, employee engagement, leadership, play, productivity, team, teamwork
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5 Steps to Jumpstart Your Team
I am so honored and excited to have this article published in the Lab Manager magazine! Even though this article is focused on those working in a lab environment, the five steps are appropriate for any team setting! Enjoy reading! … Continue reading
Posted in Team Building
Tagged empowerment, Holton, lab environment, leadership, Team Building
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Employee Engagement Tip: Using HR as Your Advantage
As a past HR (Human Resources) professional who worked in both the government and private sectors — and then moving into a consulting business focused on helping leaders be extraordinary — I never cease to be amazed at how rarely … Continue reading
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Tagged employee engagement, Holton, Human Resources, leadership
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5 Reasons Team Members Don’t Play Well — and How to Fix It!
As leaders, we rely so much on teams to accomplish the myriad of things that must be done. For some of our folks, team work comes naturally and they thrill at the challenge of using their skills and creativity in … Continue reading
Employee Engagement: How to Help Employees Be Accountable
One of the biggest complaints I hear from managers and leaders is that employees will not take initiative or be accountable for the things that are theirs to do. One of the biggest complaints I hear during employee focus groups … Continue reading
Developing Wisdom as a Leader: A Self-Directed Activity to be Extraordinary!
Catch Yourself … There’s an old management leadership book called the One Minute Manager, by Ken Blanchard. The key principle in the book encourages leaders to catch a person doing something right every day, and say something positive to reinforce … Continue reading
Transforming Ordinary People into Extraordinary Performers 