Leading Across Generations: Baby Boomers
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Leading Edge – Leading Across Generations: Baby Boomers
Leading Across Generations: Baby Boomers
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Video Library – Leading Across Generations
Leading Edge – Leading Across Generations: Why It Matters
Leading Across Generations: Why It Matters
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Leading Edge – 2019 Goals and Objectives Part 2
2019 Goals and Objectives-Part 2
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Video Library – 2019 Goals and Objectives
Leading Edge – 2019 Goals and Objectives Part 1
2019 Goals and Objectives-Part 1
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Leading Edge – Volume 97 – Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
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What is Your Box Jump?
Make a Great Start to the New Year
See that black box? I have a confession to make. One year ago, I stood staring at it ready to cry when Coach Ong told me to do box jumps. What had happened to my body that it would not respond to my brain asking it to take flight? To do something that as a third grader I did so easily without a second thought now seemed impossible. Coach said if you can’t jump then step up. So that is what I did, stepping up day after day until the day I took flight.
My question for you, as the new year approaches is “What is your box jump?” What new skill would you like to add to your repertoire? As you set your goals for 2019 we at Aegis Learning want you to know we are here for you. Looking for a promotion, to refine your communication skills, feedback on your blind spots? We are here to help. Coaching you to success is our passion.
Professional coaches can make all the difference. Whether the coach is in the gym or in the boardroom we can all benefit from having someone who can help us develop a plan, encourage us to follow the plan, give us feedback, provide clarity and support us throughout the process.
A coach can help us break down into incremental steps what might otherwise seem to be an insurmountable goal. With small steps comes a series of successes that can provide the positive energy we need to continue to move forward. Coaches can provide ongoing feedback to insure good habits are formed and bad habits eliminated. Never underestimate the power of positive feedback. You would be amazed at how hard I will work in the gym to hear my coach say, “Good Job Teresa!”
For many of us the added layer of accountability to another person may be just the motivation we need to complete the daily task that moves us towards our goal. Understanding our individual drivers and motivators is important. Our strategy may be a little different if we are highly competitive and extrinsically driven. Working with others with similar goals may be the key to our success. While those of us who are motivated by reason and logic will want to do our research and due diligence to support and motivate our taking that first step.
A few tips to get started:
Announce what you want to do.
Schedule it, calendar it, put it on the daily to do list.
Enlist the help of others to help keep you accountable.
Start small.
Expect setbacks.
Reward yourself for incremental improvement.
This coming year commit to investing in your personal success. Take the first step to having the support you need to take flight.
Teresa Lowry is a passionate advocate for learning, growth and generating real organizational change.
Leading Edge – Volume 96 – Preventing Toxic Environments
Toxic Workplaces: Preventing Toxic Environments
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Toot Their Horn
What is your opinion on recognition? If you are a leader do you do it often? If you are a team member, do you value it? Most leaders, supervisors and managers don’t realize the value of recognition, and as a result they don’t give enough praise and recognition to their team members. They probably think that the “good” team members must be happy…they are productive and doing a great job, right? Wrong.
The following is based on a true story. The names have been changed to protect the innocent, high-performer. Jackie is a great team member. She has exemplary evaluations, always going above and beyond to finish projects on time. Her customer service is outstanding, she is always upbeat and a great team player. Jackie is pretty much the perfect employee. Jackie is such a perfect employee, in fact, that she only sees her supervisor about once a week for about 5 minutes at the coffee machine.
Is this ok? Not ok at all …but it happens all too often. Team members want (AND NEED!) interaction and praise from their leader. Here are some points to follow when giving positive feedback to your team members:
- Be consistent and be fair (recognize everyone equally and in the same manner)
- Be specific (outline what the team member is doing RIGHT)
- Offer praise as close to the event as possible (don’t wait until the quarterly one-on-one or the annual evaluation)
- Remember recognition is personal (some team members want recognition given in private, while others want it in the team meeting in front of their peers)
There is no such thing as too much “horn tooting” when it comes to recognizing your team members. Happy and productive team members are key to the success of your business. Leaders play a pivotal role in keeping them happy and productive…simply by offering praise and recognizing their value as often as possible.
Polly Walker’s areas of focus include leadership development, quality management, customer service, team member engagement and process improvement. She is an engaging and experienced facilitator, team builder, trainer, and change manager.