On a recent visit to an ambulatory surgery center with my daughter I found myself curious about how “current” the surgeon was on the procedure she was about to perform. It was evident that state of the art equipment had been installed in the pre-op suite. A roll across the forehead takes one’s temperature. A [...]
The dreaded performance review! There are very few managers or employees that look forward to performance reviews. But maybe that’s because they are focused in all the wrong places. Instead of focusing on the past – looking back at last year - shift your focus. Focus forward! Where is the organization headed? Where is your [...]
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By Michael Holland Great leaders are life long learners consuming blog posts, articles, videos and books to gain perspective and increase knowledge. Leverage that driving or flying time – or get away from the in-laws time – this holiday with a good book! Here are 4 books I recommend for this year. Get Back to [...]
By Michael Holland To reap the benefits of a highly engaged workforce, you must have really good leaders. Really good leaders know their behavioral styles and the traits and habits that work well in various situations and environments. They know their leadership DNA. They gained this insight because they were randomly picked to be leader [...]
By Michael Holland Your time in the role of leader has little impact on your effectiveness. Evaluated experience on the other hand has tremendous impact on your effectiveness. We tend to equate time with wisdom. We see a Senior Vice President and immediately assume that his 20 years in leadership positions have allowed [...]
Most everyone I work with is looking to improve their communication skills – and for most of us it’s effort worth making. How effective we are in our work and personal lives is often a factor of how well we communicate with others. So what to do? Step outside of yourself! Rather than thinking about [...]
I have always viewed being able to touch my toes as an indicator of my flexibility. And occasionally I’ve worked hard enough to be able to place my palms on the floor. Recently I’ve thought that this same level of stretching and flexibility is exactly what leaders need to be doing as they lead their [...]
All goals are not created equally. And no two employees are the same. So how do you establish goals that both challenge an employee and motivate them? When creating goals for your staff, go further than just making them SMART goals – consider their DiSC style and what drives them, as you create goals this [...]
