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December 1, 2021 by Greg

Leader vs. Manager: What Are the Differences?

Leader vs. Manager: Important Differences You Should Be Aware About Should a manager be a leader? Check 6 aspects that differentiate these roles and find out whether managers should embrace leadership. Organizations try to blur the boundaries between positions, leveraging multitasking. The same goes for managers and leaders. Can you use these concepts interchangeably, or […]

Filed Under: Leadership, Leadership Development, Leadership Keynote Speaker, Leadership Speaker, management skills, Talent Management, Team Building Tagged With: Drivers of Employee Engagement, employee engagement, leadership development, motivational speaker, transformational leadership

April 29, 2013 by Greg

Five Ways Leaders Turns Doubters into Doers

This past February Yahoo!’s fledgling CEO Marissa Mayer made her first misstep. In a company-wide email, she announced Yahoo! was changing its telecommute policy. Effective June 2013, all employees were required to work in the office. The email shortly went viral as the modern workforce gasped at her audacity. A former Google executive- wasn’t Mayer […]

Filed Under: Case Studies/White Papers, Employee Turnover, Free Business Articles, Good Places to Work, Human Resource Management, Job Satisfaction, Leadership, Talent Management, The Navigator Newsletter Tagged With: employee engagement, employee motivation, employee retention, employee turnover, human resource management, leadership development, leadership training, management skills

November 10, 2010 by Greg

Bad Bosses Force Good People to Quit

Scott Adams has never been a fan of management. Adam’s cynical view of work life is illustrated in his Dilbert cartoons. In the November 6-7 edition of the Wall Street Journal, he said, “The primary purpose of management is to kill any hope that staying with your current job will work out for you.” Basically, […]

Filed Under: Human Resource Management, Leadership, Talent Management Tagged With: bad bosses, conflict at work, leadership development, management skills, managing employee retention

October 18, 2010 by Greg

How to Motivate Workers: Rock The Office With Fun And Watch The Profits Roll In

“Work is either fun or drudgery. It depends on your attitude. I like fun.” —Colleen C. Barrett President Emerita of Southwest Airlines. Can you put in eight to 10 hours at work every day and still have fun? Many experts say, yes. In fact, more and more agree that a workplace filled with laughter increases […]

Filed Under: Employee Turnover, Good Places to Work, Human Resource Management, Job Satisfaction Tagged With: employee motivation, employee retention, employee turnover, how to motivate workers, human resource management, leadership development, management skills, managing employee retention, motivational speaker, reward and recognition, team building activities

July 23, 2010 by Greg

Leadership Mentoring Programs at Work

How do you retain and prepare your best talent to lead? Mentoring programs are one of the most effective tools in achieving business results. The authors of the book, War on Talent reported, “Of those who have had a highly helpful mentoring experience, 95 percent indicated it motivated them to do their very best, 88 percent said it made them less likely to leave their company, and 97 percent said it contributed to their success at the company.”

Filed Under: Leadership Tagged With: coaching, employee retention, human resource management, job satisfaction, leadership development, leadership mentoring, leadership training, management skills, mentor programs, mentoring, mentoring programs, starting a mentoring program

February 16, 2009 by Greg

Dynamic Leadership Need Only Apply

Fear and anxiety dominates the workplace. People are feeling depressed and scared. Those who have jobs are waiting anxiously for the next shoe to drop. Millions of people feel victimized by the economy. Others have given up on hope. The effect is lowering motivation and job productivity the world over.   Well–It is a good […]

Filed Under: Leadership, Talent Management Tagged With: employee motivation, leadership development, leadership speaker, leadership training, management skills, transformational leadership

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