As a leader, you’re responsible for leading your team to achieve organizational goals. Sometimes that involves changing processes, adopting new technologies, or learning new skills. What do you do when one or more of your…
Feedback is an essential part of any manager-employee relationship. However, a lot of managers are reluctant giving corrective feedback. They either fear offending the employees or damaging the good rapport built over a course of…
As it’s important for leaders to give constructive feedback, in order to help their employees grow, develop their skills, confidence, etc. which results in organizational growth. Similarly, it’s important for an individual to ask for feedback…
An important part of planning a successful meeting is deciding who should attend the meeting. In the previous course, we have learned that less is more. Invite only those persons who are necessary to achieve…
Did you know that average American professionals attend over 60 meetings a month? About 39 percent of the meeting attendees doze off during these meetings. Another source claims that 50 percent of meeting time is…
Meetings are necessary, but they become intolerable when they drag on and on, start late, or the discussion goes off the track. It’s annoying when you feel that your time has been hijacked—especially when other…
The journey of a successful leader begins with both personal and professional development. Leaders stay on top of their industry and economy. They are future-focused, positive, and strong communicators. Leaders spend time in self-reflection and…
Kotter’s 8-Step Change Model was created by Harvard University Professor, John Kotter. He perceived the change process as having 8 essential steps. The 8 Essential Steps in this model are: Create a sense of urgency…
This model breaks into three-stages: Unfreeze, Transition, and Refreeze. In the “Unfreeze” stage, an organization prepares for the change. In the “Transition” stage, the change takes place and in the “Refreeze” stage, the change becomes…
McKinsey’s 7-S model was created by McKinsey consultants Robert Waterman, Tom Peters, Richard Pascale, and Anthony Athos. It provides a framework to plan and execute mid-term organizational change. It is based on the premise that…
Innovation by itself is a challenging and draining process. The unpredictability of the results of innovation adds to the stress of the innovator or innovation teams. Combining the task of innovation with a predictable process…
Do you want to mentor an environment of innovative thinking in your organization? A leader needs to have some qualities to promote innovative thinking among their team members. The leader also needs to know the…
