Focus on removing de-motivators vs. trying to motivate. Managers often focus on incentive programs and other “flavor-of-the-month” ideas to improve employee morale. But But there’s a simpler way to attack this: Identify and change the behaviors that are crushing motivation. When employees start a job, most have tons of energy. MORE >>

Posted in Career Development Leadership Development Master the art of asking and you will enrich your understanding of employees, the challenges they face, and their ideas for meeting those challenges. Workers will sense that you care about what they have to say, and that will lead to higher employee engagement and stronger business results. MORE >>

'As an FBI undercover and counterintelligence agent, I spent twenty-four years investigating people. But the most important life I ever investigated was my own. Future Leadership Issues Leadership Lessons Learned Leading & Developing Other Leaders Professional Development adversity leadership Strengths strong minded MORE >>

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Wasting time and energy may be one of my biggest pet peeves as a leader. Some days I leave work and feel I never got off the treadmill. It’s physically and mentally draining. Does that ever happen to you? firmly believe if we get rid of common energy wasters we can dramatically improve our performance as leaders. Even reading a book. MORE >>