HR Digest

APRIL 1, 2023

This helps new employees feel more connected to the organization and helps build a sense of belonging. Focus on Culture and Values An effective onboarding program should include a focus on the company’s culture and values. This can be done through orientation sessions, team-building activities, and discussions with leadership.

Long-term 69

Long-term Mentor Training Objective 69

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Some ways to uncover how to create a positive work environment include: Encourage immediate communication and conflict resolution Train employees on conflict resolution strategies that they can employ as necessary Provide training for managers and HR professionals on constructive communication Encourage regular interactions between senior management (..)

Company 98

Company Environment Policies Metrics 98

Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

ABOUT Contact Us Create-Learning.com Get Connected Facebook LinkedIn RSS Feed Log in Join and Receive 9 Team-Building & Leadership Activities:That work and allow people to learn from the experience. Tuesday, November 02nd, 2010 Posted by: mike Met some friends for a focus group at a local coffee place.

Process 149

Process Team Building Focus Group Learning-by-Doing 149

Lead Change Blog

JUNE 5, 2018

We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, employee performance and engagement, personal and professional development, productivity, team building, and more. Sean Glaze of Great Results Team Building submitted Top 11 Inspirational Songs to Motivate Your Team.

Leadership Development 248

Leadership Development Development Leadership Simon 248

Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 12, 2012

In the ‘ High Performance Team Building ’ class a smart friend Brian Pagkos shared an idea he had ‘SNOT Analysis’ strengths, needs , opportunities, threats. While preparing for a focus group meeting it came to me NOISE. I have never been a fan and wondered if there was an alternative. Opportunities. Improvements.

Strategic Planning 158

Strategic Planning SWOT Analysis Planning 158

The Practical Leader

JUNE 30, 2020

The consulting firm usually interviews people, runs focus groups, and gathers input from a variety of sources. To fix organizational problems or make major changes, managers often hire consultants to analyze what’s happening and provide improvement recommendations.

Hamel 130

Hamel Power Absenteeism Compliance 130

Mike Cardus

MAY 24, 2011

Executive Coaching and peer coaching groups were established to highlight and sharpen existing great behaviors and actions. Set-up plus facilitation of monthly internal customer focus group meetings. Using the focus group for targeted and necessary areas of success and improvement. Resolution.

Case Study 116

Case Study 360-Degree Feedback Execution TRIZ 116

Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Create-Learning Team Building & Leadership, Inc. Michael Cardus has a focused expertise on team building, managerial, leadership and organization development working with a variety of businesses, teams and individuals. Clement “Executive Leadership” Cason Hall & Co. Publishers, 1994. __. About the Author.

Metrics 161

Metrics Objective System Resources 161

HR Digest

AUGUST 14, 2023

When training was nothing more than a mere suggestion, and the only development opportunities were the occasional team-building retreats? Use surveys, interviews, or focus groups to gather their insights and opinions. Remember the good old days when employees were left to figure things out on their own?

Training 98

Training Succession Objective Learning-by-Doing 98

Management Craft

JUNE 2, 2011

Team building. Employee relations assessments, focus groups, surveys. Coaching sessions (I prefer to do the first one in person, but then we can do follow-ups over the phone). Talent management alignment and optimization. Talent assessment work. Leadership strategy facilitation. Creating an informal learning environment.

Workshop 50

Workshop Travel Training Talent Management 50

Mike Cardus

JANUARY 9, 2013

Focus groups to determine what is working well. Interviews of existing managers. Observation of managers and employees involved in the work. Reviewing job descriptions and determining time-span and complexity of the work.

Leadership Development 154

Leadership Development Skills Development Leadership 154

Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Integration of Managerial-Coaching to the direct managers of the High Potential employees; Use of rapid PDCA steps for continuous improvement of people and processes; Utilization of ‘Cascade of Planning’ plus ‘Autonomy Context Setting’ at each level of the organization that develops a synchrony of goals and objectives from the CEO to the front lines; (..)

Mentor 114

Mentor Training Process Development 114

Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Could we gather small focus groups of Managers, Directors, and front-line staff to take on their own initiatives for Director Training and Improvement? Over the past several years we have sent many of our Managers, Directors, Front-Line staff to training and Executive Coaches.

Operations 128

Operations Training Tools Planning 128

Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 25, 2011

Nobody would have told Jobs in a focus group that they want a thousand songs in their pocket because it’s impossible for most people to imagine something that doesn’t exist, if not knowing what your company is capable of creating. A: I’m a big believer in leading your customers, not following them.

Engineering 182

Engineering Reference Incentives Merchandising 182

Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 25, 2011

Nobody would have told Jobs in a focus group that they want a thousand songs in their pocket because it’s impossible for most people to imagine something that doesn’t exist, if not knowing what your company is capable of creating. A: I’m a big believer in leading your customers, not following them.

Engineering 182

Engineering Reference Incentives Merchandising 182

Management Craft

JULY 25, 2011

I am asked to evaluate teams, departments, and managers quite often. This work is sometimes done in the form of focus groups, interviews, or team training sessions. People ask me for my opinion about what needs to change to reduce dysfunction or improve team engagement or performance.

Team 84

Team Management Stress Resistance 84

The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

This can range from the least rigorous such as self-assessment by the executive team (next step) to interviews, focus groups, surveys, or a rigorous audit. Leadership Team Planning ( click for typical agenda). 6 Dysfunctional Leadership Team Behaviors. Culture Change Starts with the Management Team.

Agility 110

Agility Team Leadership Storytelling 110

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2017

.” Examples include rounds, conducted by senior leaders, with both staff and patients; staff focus groups and anonymous surveys; and CEO feedback meetings with small groups who speak openly about what prevents them from delivering better care.

Balanced Scorecard 12

Balanced Scorecard Contingency Plans Active Listening Guidelines 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2015

We started with focus groups drawn from both our graduate class at Northwestern University and a global high-potential program we run at Aon. The team building Google+ was looking for ways to differentiate their product from Facebook and the ability to control personal information was seen as compelling.

Strategy 8

Strategy Power Idea Generation Project 8

Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 12, 2010

This is an informal focus group of sorts, where employees can freely and without feeling pressure, share their ideas, see others ideas, and then suggest even more ideas. Grossman recommends that when you have something you want to get your employees input on, post a question on a flip chart in your department or office.

Mentor 50

Mentor Mission Statement Tips Learning-by-Doing 50