The concept of power in the workforce has a negative connotation. It brings to mind such associations as coercion, manipulation, and even corruption. This does not have to be the case. Power has many positive aspects, and everyone can learn to explore and harness different sources of the individual power they have in the workplace. […]
Archives for April 2011
Should You Reprimand or Should You Redirect?
Before you give a reprimand—think! In many cases an employee needs to be redirected rather than reprimanded. In today’s workplace with constant changes in technology, people are continuously learning new skills. With all that learning, mistakes are bound to occur. For this reason, generally speaking, the need for redirection is much more prevalent today than […]
How to Evaluate Your Leadership Style
Today, I’m going to give a short, one-question quiz. Here’s the question: How do you rate as a leader? I don’t ask this question flippantly. It is a question I’ve asked countless people at the leadership seminars we conduct. As leaders, most people rank themselves as being very close to a minor deity or at […]
Feedback is Great Motivation
If you went around your office and asked each person, “Are you doing a good job?” what would be the answer? Would most people respond by saying either “I don’t know” or “I think so”? And if their answer was, “Yes, I think so,” and your follow-up question was, “How do you know?” would you […]