A Leader’s Guide to Building Relationships and Employee Engagement: Tip #4 Clarify Expectations
Are you ready to learn more about how to build better work relationships and employee engagement? The first statement in Gallup’s 12 key indicators of employee engagement says: I know what is expected of me at work. If any employee answers “no” then their level of engagement isn’t optimal and here’s why it matters. Gallup […]
A Leader’s Guide to Building Relationships and Employee Engagement: Tip #3 Communicate
What we say and how we say it, can make or break a relationship. In our Leader’s Guide to Building Relationships, Tip #3 is communicate with care. Concept: How often do you experience miscommunication issues at work? Frequently, right? That’s because it’s not only what you communicate (words), but how you communicate (voice, body language) that either conveys the message you intended or causes misunderstanding and even conflict. Ask Yourself: How do I perceive my communication is being received by others? What do I […]
Ready, Set … Ask
It is so easy for our communication with others to get derailed. There are infinite distractions that can get in our way and often we are so busy preparing our response that we aren’t truly listening in the first place. So I would encourage you to stop thinking about communication in terms of talking and […]
The Lightness of Being
The moment we try to be still, we discover just how restless our mind can be. The harder we force it to be calm, the worse it gets. With practice we can come into a space of observance or mindfulness and over time we can calm the mind. Mindfulness is the awareness that arises by […]
Mastering Challenging Conversations
The measure of successful dialogue is not whether or not you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it’s the same problem you had last year. We all have to face challenging conversations in a variety of areas –from having awkward or failing business relationships, to dysfunctional teams, to poor employee performance, etc.\n\nPaying attention to both content […]
The Horse Whisperer
Human Options board members and staff recently gathered at the The Shea Thereputic Riding Center for a day of team building and strategic alignment. Representing OneOC, Janine McDonald joined the team at the Shea Center to facilitate the day. Groups visited multiple stations, interacting with horses, exploring the horse/human relationship and discovering how it relates to leadership, communication and […]
Leading in a Matrix Organization
In a matrix organization the emphasis is on sharing expert/specialist resources across projects that may, themselves, have shared leadership between project management and functional management. Because of this, for a matrix organization to be successful, it must emphasize team, collaboration, communication, relationships, accountability and shared systems and processes.\n\n \n\nThe ability to be proactive and act independently, […]
The ROI of Off Site Staff Retreats
The “corporate retreat” a high return on investment or a big waste of money? Group outings on the company dime, food and drinks for everyone –the ultimate escape or quickest way to improve team work and communication? \n \n It’s not a get away…it’s a get “with.” It’s about spending time with your peers, […]
Resolve to be a People Person
10 Resolutions every leader should make in 2011 \n\n \n To get to know people on a more personal level \n To make time for professional development for yourself and others \n To communicate more frequently, and then communicate some more \n To interact and collaborate with internal and external peers \n To recognize and […]
Success Through Relationships
Many of us will resolve to improve our relationships in the coming year. Guest blogger Casey Mauldin shares his personal insights on the subject. \n We’re getting closer to the end of the year and this last quarter has so far been filled with amazing learning lessons, trials and tribulations, and as always a […]