Archive for August, 2007

Ready or Not — Strategies for Dealing with the Challenges of Change!

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

By JP Maroney
Unless you’ve had your head in the sand you realize that we are living in a changing world, a changing universe, a changing marketplace. Change is everywhere.
You can’t avoid change. You can’t ignore change. You can’t prevent change. You just have to live with it!
And if you fight change you’ll ultimately end up [...]

Celebrate Success: How to build employee morale by rewarding excellence!

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

By JP Maroney
Organization’s desiring to improve employee satisfaction need a system in place which consistently rewards employee achievements. I’m always surprised how few organizations have such a system.
Three key approaches to rewarding excellence and improving employee satisfaction include: appreciation, recognition, and compensation.
APPRECIATION
Many times, positive behaviors and achievements are not acknowledged by leadership, so people don’t [...]

Building a Team of Specialists: How Great Leaders Surround Themselves with People in Order to Build a Strong Organization

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

By JP Maroney
Great leaders know their personal strengths, and look for people who will offset their personal weaknesses. They surround themselves with people who are strong in areas where they are weak, knowing that in order to build a strong organization, they must build a team of specialists who can excel in their own unique [...]

Which Bale Of Hay Is Yours?

Friday, August 17th, 2007

By JP Maroney
Imagine entering some sort of archery contest.
You walk out there.  You have your bow. You have your arrows. You have all of your equipment.
You see a crowd of people standing up in front of you.  You walk up and kind of work your way through the crowd.
You get in between them, and work [...]