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Getting Input From Others – Part I

A Mini Case Study

Jane is an employee within the marketing department. She has been tasked with getting input from her peers in her own department (marketing) but also in sales in order to map out processes around engaging clients. This process information is needed to customize the newly purchased Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. […]

Setting Goals as a New Leader

The biggest challenge I hear from new leaders is setting goals achieving them given all else that needs to be done in the role. Here is one tip that I have used throughout the years – when I started my first job, got my first leadership position, transitioned to having my own business and today […]

Conferences = Benefits for the Employee and the Company

I was talking with a friend who tells me his company has stopped reimbursing for attendance at conferences and for fees for participation in professional memberships and communities of practice. When I asked their reason, he noted, “The company doesn’t see the value to supporting such things. My boss told me the company can’t continue […]

What’s Your Attitude?

“Whether you think you can; or you think you can’t…you’re right.” (Henry Ford)

Do you have a positive attitude or a negative attitude? Are things usually good or are they always bad? Do you always see the bad in people, or do you seek out the good in others?

Your attitude makes a difference in […]

What is Your Brand?

What is your brand? What do people say about you to others?

Do they say you are reliable? Or, are you never on time? Do they comment on how you are always willing to help others? Or, do they say that if it isn’t in your job description, you aren’t pitching in? Do they look […]