Recent surveys show that most senior execs don’t believe they have the right management talent in place to move their business forward in 2011. The economy and corresponding attrition are factors but it’s also important for companies to determine if their behavior is driving mediocre, under-leveraged management. A lack of confidence in your management team [...]
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Is Your Management Team Equipped For What’s Coming Next?
Posted in Employee Development, Leadership, Training, tagged Employee Development, Empowerment, Leadership, Training on February 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Social Media And Carnac The Magnificent
Posted in Social Media In The Workplace, Training, tagged Social Media in Workplace, Training on November 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I hold in my hand the envelopes…No one knows the contents of these envelopes, but you, in your divine and mystical way, will ascertain the answers having never before seen the questions. [Ed McMahon] I once had a boss who loved the book How Will You Know Unless I Tell You? (author Jerry D. Twentier) and [...]
Managing In The Digital Age: No Policy? Use Your Judgment
Posted in Change Management, Gen Y, Personal Branding, Social Media In The Workplace, Training, Workplace Challenges, tagged Change Management, Gen Y, Social Media in Workplace, Social Media Risks, Workplace Challenges on July 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When it comes to newest challenges in the workplace, one phrase always comes to mind. I can’t take credit for it but I will say it was in a Manager’s Handbook from a past employer and I suspect it’s still there—in the absence of policy, there’s judgment. As I went through my reading material today [...]
TMI-YI-YI: When Privacy Is Only Part Of The Problem
Posted in Social Media, Social Media In The Workplace, Training, tagged Privacy, Social Media, Social Media in Workplace, Social Networking on June 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Privacy vs. TMI vs. Education and Understanding If a guy goes to the doctor to get tested for “something” and then alerts his former girlfriends via Facebook that the test was um, positive, is this bad behavior, bad judgment, ignorance or a lack of caring? If someone is willing to share such intimate details to [...]
Social Networks: What’s A Mistake Vs. Fireable Offense?
Posted in Corporate Policy, Management, Social Media, Social Media In The Workplace, Social Networking, Training, Workplace Challenges, tagged Management, Social Media, Social Media in Workplace, Social Media Risks, Training on June 21, 2010 | 2 Comments »
We all have opinions and bad days but in today’s world, the line is getting blurred regarding freedom of speech, a business conflict or a mistake. Social Media complicates employment matters today. We all make mistakes, so how do you decide what’s a fireable offense or just bad judgment when it’s posted on Facebook, MySpace, [...]
A New Twist To Managing For Inclusion: Social Media In The Workplace
Posted in Management, Social Media, Social Media In The Workplace, Training, Workplace Challenges, tagged Management, Social Media, Social Media in Workplace, Training, Workplace Challenges on April 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Is it possible that HR and Employee Relations groups are taking on increased responsibility to mediate and resolve front line issues because the employee complaints escalated beyond the manager’s skills? With Social Media in the mix, do you know what skills and knowledge gaps you need to address to increase their effectiveness? The people problems [...]
Can You Defriend A Crazy Coworker And Keep The Crazy Out Of Work?
Posted in Corporate Policy, Social Media In The Workplace, Social Networking, Training, Workplace Challenges, tagged Social Etiquette, Social Media in Workplace, Training, Workplace Challenges on April 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A friend of mine told me a story last weekend about two of her employees which illustrates two key points for companies today: Helping employees manage the balance between work and personal lives in Social Media and preventing work dysfunction by educating your employees on Social Media. There is a lot of talk about the [...]
They’re Trained! Now What?
Posted in Change Management, Training, tagged Change Management, Portfolio Selling, Training on March 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There was a great question posted this week about how to create meaningful change with your sales team when you evolve from product to portfolio selling. I don’t consider it to be a simple question—for a lot of reasons—but I’ll focus on what she really wanted to know—how do you ensure that what you teach [...]
Is Social Media A Required Job Skill If You’re Not In Marketing?
Posted in Skills Gap, Social Media, Social Media In The Workplace, Training, tagged Job Skills, Skills Gap, Social Media, Training on March 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Given the amount of change in business environments in the past few years, there have been several studies about the resultant skill gap in organizations. The challenge for many is identifying what capabilities are needed to drive the business forward in the New Normal. One thing is for sure, companies are starting to realize [...]
Managing Social Media In The Workplace: Policy, Policing Or Practice Change?
Posted in Social Media, Social Media In The Workplace, Social Networking, Training, Workplace Challenges, tagged Social Media, Social Media in Workplace, Social Networking, Training, Workplace Challenges on March 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I just read a Discussion thread on LinkedIn regarding Social Media which I found interesting. The essence of the original discussion point was that Social Media can create risk inside an organization and that companies should build effective policies to manage the risk. I agree. Whether you want to “police” Social Media activity inside your [...]
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