http://blog.informedleaders.com Leadership Development and Accountability Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:44:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have read and reread Jim Collins book 'Good to Great'. The information that he presented regarding the Intersection of Three Circles is a very novel idea for a business. For those of you who have not read this book... (please do), here are the basics of the Hedgehog concept I ... http://blog.informedleaders.com/an-intersection-of-three-circles/ How important and valued is recognition to ALL employees?  Just completed a class on team building using the DISC reports to show how people are different and how critical it is to HONOR the differences.  Had almost 100 broken up into several classes so the mix was really unique.  Ninety ... http://blog.informedleaders.com/commend-what-you-want-to-see-repeated/ Unlocking the economic value of your employees. This is not about how many units of production, or how many service calls or how many times the employee did wha i pay him/her to do. This is about unlocking of the knowledge and abilities of the people who come to work ... http://blog.informedleaders.com/64/ The 'rules of engagement' or 'the code' or 'the unwritten rules' or how about just common courtesy... When you run a meeting do you have a set of ground rules that everyone must abide? For example... Only one person talks at a time.   Or, no one can talk more than 1 minute and ... http://blog.informedleaders.com/code-of-conduct-does-your-team-have-one/ Recently I was challenged by Don to simply say 'Thank You' when someone gives me a compliment. He told me that he has heard me on numerous occasions that I always try to defer the compliment by giving a bunch of reasons why I was NOT the reason nor deserving of ... http://blog.informedleaders.com/saying-thank-you/ How will you Coach your new employee? What will you ask of him/her? Are they capable of doing it? Do they fit the job they have been hired to do? DISC reports are very thorough, but for them to be useful to the hiring company, you ... http://blog.informedleaders.com/60/ Coaching impact on the family is sometime not recognized. Was called to help a manager who was not accomplishing things that their boss the President of the company needed done. I spent several hours and several sessions both face to face and on the phone with the individual. I ... http://blog.informedleaders.com/59/ What are you asking of your new employee? If you are responsible for their leadership development, take coaching them serious. DISC reports are very thorough, but for them to be useful to the hiring company, they must know what the job entails. Remember, DISC only measures HOW a person ... http://blog.informedleaders.com/58/ Just got off a coaching call with a wage roll employee that his company values him enough to pay for the service. He was the most outspoken, arrogant, untrusting person in the plant. Every meeting with management, he did everything possible to disrupt the meeting and question the leadership in ... http://blog.informedleaders.com/disc-as-coaching-tool/ I was doing a DISC Triad this week with a client who always completes one with everyone who comes to work for her in the first 2-3 weeks.  This is simply to sit down together with a certified DISC trained third party, exchange reports and review each section.  As we ... http://blog.informedleaders.com/disc-triads/