Have you ever had an employee who was a pain in the neck? One who you just didn’t like interacting with, and who created more work for you than everyone else? If you’re honest, the answer is yes. Don’t feel bad, every manager has, and we won’t ask the person’s name. Your secret is safe with us. What have you learned from them? I recently heard that a former employee of mine … [Read more...]
Avoiding Cliques on Your Hybrid Team
When you have a hybrid team, some of your team works in the office, some work from home, and some work who-knows-where depending on the day. That can make it hard to create a cohesive team. It isn’t that the team intentionally doesn’t want to work with people who don’t share their workspace, or that managers mean to exclude certain people from team tasks. But whether or not … [Read more...]
Why Leaders Need Empathy Now More than Ever
How have the events of the past couple of years affected you? For some they've been among the most difficult ever. For others, they've been inconvenient at worst. No matter which end of this spectrum you're on personally, realize that those you lead need you to have empathy as a leader. https://youtu.be/SYDNz7k3ImQ Make sure you and your team are registered for our free … [Read more...]
Why Your Culture Will Be Different in the Future
by Kevin Eikenberry The title implies an important point: Your organizational culture is changing. And by the way, “changing” doesn’t mean going back to the way it was in 2019 (even if you hope so). I will tell you why your post pandemic culture will be different. But first let me share a simple definition of organizational (or team) culture. Culture is the way we do … [Read more...]
The Biggest Worries about the Future of Work
Welcome to the Future of Work! We're all moving forward in what will be viewed in hindsight as a major change in how we all work. In the first of a series of videos, Kevin and Wayne take a look at what some of the biggest concerns are facing both leaders and team members as we go through this process. Each week on LinkedIn, Kevin dives deep into an issue of … [Read more...]