article thumbnail

How to Become a Better Manager by Exhibiting These 3 Leadership Traits

Strategy Driven

It’s worth noting that a team that works under great leadership tends to be more productive and happier as they tend to be easily connected to the organization’s goals and business objectives. As it is only through coaching that managers can realize improved team engagement and growth in the office environment.

article thumbnail

April 2021 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Liz Weber of Weber Business Services provided Your Silence Speaks Volumes: Speak and Lead Proactively. Liz writes: “ Do you find yourself reserving your input in meetings until after your team has shared or brainstormed? Your silence may be doing more harm than good. ” Follow Priscilla on Twitter at @PrisArchangel.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Drive Performance by Focusing on Routine Decisions

Harvard Business Review

It took two days for the materials managers to reorient themselves from process details to business goals and operational performance, and some further coaxing before they would brainstorm a list of the 47 decisions in 6 categories that they were responsible for. This happens often, for instance, in larger IT projects.)

article thumbnail

To Sound Like a Leader, Think About What You Say, and How and When You Say It

Harvard Business Review

But just as she was about to move into her recommendations, Jack interrupted and said, “Nancy, I appreciate your hard work on this project, but it is not relevant to our agenda, and it doesn’t have merit for the business objectives we’re covering today.” Brainstorm fresh ideas that go beyond the obvious.

article thumbnail

CMOs and CEOs Can Work Better Together

Harvard Business Review

The CMOs will need to be much more attuned to the business objectives and strategies of the company in general and the CEO in particular, while the CEO must become more immersed in the customer perspective. He has to invest the time and energy not just reading documents but really problem solving.”

CEO 8
article thumbnail

7 Steps to Deliver Better Customer Experiences

Harvard Business Review

A surprising thing happened during a recent brainstorming session I led for a retail client. It’s a framework for designing and delivering the optimal experiences to different customer segments in different business segments with different business objectives.

Brand 8