Whether training has been a focus or “back-burnered”, those you lead still need regular development. For some, training has not been made a priority in the budget and for others the investment is not possible given the current budget, which is not always about money. The amount of time you have budgeted for each person… read more
We interrupt our regularly scheduled Monday Moment to celebrate our Anniversary with you! Today, March 11, Contagious Companies, Inc. celebrates our 16th year. Our success is a direct result of your support and each member of our team is grateful for your continued contagious enthusiasm about our leadership training and coaching services. As we return… read more
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Communication. A fundamental, unavoidable element of any leader’s day and yet something that so infrequently occurs in the way we think. A leader says one thing. An employee hears another. There’s no absence of hearing, but a questionable presence of listening. There’s no absence of saying what one means, but a question of clarity for… read more
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Ask a leader to record pet peeves and lack of follow through will often make the list. Ask employees for similar data and they will usually say the same of their leader. Making a commitment is easy, follow through is different. Keeping one’s commitments takes effort. Keeping a commitment can depend on whether one had… read more
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Giggling, the photographer snapped this picture. What was not funny was the realization that managers are asked to play at least this many roles, if not even more than the hats depicted. The question is not how does one make it all fit, but rather, does a manager have a state of awareness? Does he… read more
Monica Wofford, MBA, CSP, is an international speaker, trainer, and author who helps managers who were promoted , actually become prepared to lead.
Your leadership style and strengths change how you lead and are perceived by others. Find out how you lead with this quick online assessment. You’ll discover your most dominant personality preference, and how that personality responds and acts under stress.
Your leadership style and strengths change how you lead and are perceived by others. Find out how you lead with this quick online assessment.
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