It’s unusual to find an executive today who isn’t aware of the benefits of engaged employees. But despite its being a priority for nearly every leader, engagement gains overall have been minimal. Many leaders are wondering what they are missing.
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Feedback: The very word makes us uncomfortable, but upon reflection, that’s odd. After all, we’re introduced to feedback early in life. The tests and quizzes at school, corrected and graded by the teacher, was all feedback, and we were OK with it.
Do you keep problems to yourself for fear of being seen as rude, negative or mean? You’re not alone. In a recent survey by Fierce Inc., eight of 10 full-time workers in the U.S. said they don’t speak up about issues because of a desire to seem...
Acknowledging that you cannot climb into someone else’s brain, that people tend to resist obvious attempts at making them accountable, and that some of this process is going to have to be sneaky, here are techniques to create accountability in your team.
Skip-level meetings, if done well, can enhance trust among teams. Skip-level meetings are between a leader and one or more direct reports of a manager who reports to that leader — without that manager.
Fellow.app, the company by the serial entrepreneurs who founded Fluidware (acquired by SurveyMonkey), announced $6.5 million in seed capital and Shopify as its first customer.
M. Tamra Chandler, founder of the thriving consultancy PeopleFirm, and co-author Laura Dowling Grealish tell us we can take the sting out of feedback and make it what it should be: a positive and healthy experience for the Extender, Receiver, and Seeker.
Texting is great when you need to convey information, confirm a plan, check in on a status or send a warm reminder photo of home. But supervision by text, email or smoke signal doesn’t cut it.
Cornerstone OnDemand announced Cornerstone Conversations, a new product that helps organizations foster higher levels of employee productivity, engagement and growth by driving regular, ongoing conversations among their teams.
No one has perfect communication skills; some just keep trying, while others stay the same in their place of comfort over courage. Be the person who tries! Here are some tips to use as a leader for some of the more challenging types of conversations.