Posts Tagged ‘teamwork’
This week’s most clicked
Why you can’t be the only go-to person on your team; how Brian Henson strives to live up to his father’s legacy; and tips for ensuring you’re an effective manager. It’s all in this week’s top five most-clicked links in SmartBrief on Leadership: Are you being a good manager or just a pain? Build a [...]
6 ways to create a credit-sharing company culture
Joel Garfinkle is recognized as one of the top 50 coaches in the U.S., having worked with many of the world’s leading companies, including Oracle, Google, Amazon, Deloitte and The Ritz-Carlton. He is the author of seven books, including “Getting Ahead: Three Steps to Take Your Career to the Next Level.” View his books and [...]
How much of your team’s work is irrelevant or a waste of time/efficiency?
SmartPulse — our weekly nonscientific reader poll in SmartBrief on Leadership — tracks feedback from more than 160,000 business leaders. We run the poll question each Tuesday in our e-newsletter. Last week, we asked: How much of your team’s work is irrelevant or a waste of time/efficiency? Less than 5%: 15.5% 6% to 15%: 33.04% [...]
How often do you overcommit yourself and your team?
SmartPulse — our weekly nonscientific reader poll in SmartBrief on Leadership — tracks feedback from more than 160,000 business leaders. We run the poll question each Tuesday in our e-newsletter. Last week, we asked: How often do you overcommit yourself and your team? All of the time. I never say “no” to any request of [...]
This week’s most clicked
2011′s worst CEO blunders; the reason you shouldn’t curse like a sailor; and how to ensure forward motion for your team in the new year. It’s all in this week’s top five most-clicked links in SmartBrief on Leadership: Satellite photos reveal Kim Jong Il’s North Korea Why Sears is the anti-Apple 5 serious CEO failures [...]
Great gift idea for a leadership team: an execution tune-up
Jocelyn Davis is executive vice president of research and development at Forum. She is responsible for the company’s strategy to create and leverage intellectual property, including original research, learning ware, consulting and coaching tools, assessment and all other core content. Davis is an author of Forum’s recent book “Strategic Speed: Mobilize People, Accelerate Execution.” She [...]
11 ways to build trust within your team
This post is by Mike Henry, founding instigator of the Lead Change Group, where they’re instigating a leadership revolution. He’s @mikehenrysr on Twitter and is also active on LinkedIn. Trust is flexibility. It allows you to achieve more than you ever thought you could. Trust lubricates relationships and provides freedom of movement necessary for great [...]
How to effectively lead a sales team
John Treace is head of the sales and marketing consulting firm J.R. Treace & Associates. He focuses on helping publicly traded companies develop sales teams that will produce consistent results. SmartBrief recently asked Treace to offer some thoughts about how to lead a sales team. How is leading a sales team different from managing other [...]
