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Leader talking to star performer

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Is Your Employee a Star Performer? How to Identify and Lead Them

Every once in a while, you get the opportunity to lead and work with an employee who stands apart from the rest. Leaders sometimes describe these...

Team synergy

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5 Team Synergy Secrets Every People Leader Should Know

Henry Ford once famously said, “Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is a success.” Most leaders would...

Talking to employees who show a resistance to change

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How To Overcome Resistance To Change With Employees: 7 Practical Tips

The word change strikes fear in many people. For employees, change means the fear of the unknown, and for the ones leading the change, the fear of...

Causes of High Turnover and What People Leaders Should Do About It

5 min read

Are You Experiencing High Turnover? Here’s Why and What To Do About It

Did you know that 52% of voluntary resignations are avoidable? As the Gallup study that found this states, “People leave because of fixable issues.”...

Assertive vs Aggressive Communication in the Workplace

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Assertive vs. Aggressive Communication in the Workplace

The assertive communication style is typically seen as the communication style to strive for. It can help you establish relationships, build trust,...

Heavy workload management

3 min read

Are Heavy Workloads Causing Problems? You May Be the Solution

Let’s say you have a highly ambitious and accountable employee with a proven track record of delivering projects on time. This employee typically has...

Giving Employees Reasons to Trust and Respect

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Quiz: Are You Giving Employees Reasons to Trust and Respect You?

If you haven’t heard the following statistic before, prepare to be surprised. According to a study conducted by Harvard Business Review, it was found...

The Number 1 Reason Employee Goals Fall Flat

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The Number 1 Reason Employee Goals Fall Flat

Why do employee goals fall flat? Many people leaders find themselves questioning why hours are spent creating professional goals only to be forgotten...

Post mortem-meetings

3 min read

How To Host Post-Mortem Meetings That Actually Add Value

Have you ever wondered why a project didn’t turn out the way you had planned? Or why a task you delegated to an employee went sideways? If the answer...

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[GUIDE] The Professional Goals Workbook

This goal-setting workbook includes editable and printable worksheets and templates so that you can set strong and effective professional goals.

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