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Leadership When a Key Employee Becomes Defiant

Do problem employees challenge your leadership? An employee which is often a key employee refuses to follow company procedures and dictates how they will do their job. The leader becomes handcuffed because he is afraid to hold the employee accountable and/or reprimand them for not following company policy. The employee knows the leader is afraid to act and continues […]

A Business Lesson from The Seattle Seahawks

There are some life changing lessons that managers and business leaders can learn from one of the most dramatic and intense sports comebacks in history. January 18, 2015. The NFL Seattle Seahawks won the NFC Championship in overtime by a score 28-22 over the Green Bay Packers. The Green Bay Packers did a masterful job of […]

Every Manager Should Know the “Story of the Hog”

A new manager started his first management job running a wood manufacturing plant. He was determined to increase productivity and whip labour into shape. His boss warned him that the employees “owned the Hog”. The Hog is a machine used to chip unusable raw material for waste removal. The new manager, being determined to drive […]

Great Leaders Don’t Demand Respect, They Earn It

Has a leader ever said “do as I say not as I do” to you? While a number of countries took time on Nov 11 (Remembrance Day in Canada) to honour and remember their current and fallen military heroes who sacrificed themselves for their country I was reminded of one of my first experiences with […]

The Secret to Building a Productive & EffectiveTeam

Many leaders are frustrated with a less than effective team. They are either dealing with constant infighting and conflict or trying to get their team fired up to take action. In most cases the root cause can be traced to the original assembly of the team. Most leaders hire managers and staff in their own […]

Achieve Greatness with The 3 Stages of Leadership

The success or failure of an organization is determined by the effectiveness of its leader. Effective leaders are so invaluable that many companies, sport teams and organizations pay millions of dollars to attract them. How often have we seen team members acknowledge their leader for their success? On the other hand, how many times have […]

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