Coaching for Success and Performance Improvement Plans

5 Behaviors of Loyal Employees

What qualities mark a genuinely loyal employee? The answers may surprise you. Every organization hopes to have loyal employees. Yet loyalty has absolutely nothing to do with length of employment.

How to Establish a Strong Corporate Brand

Corporate branding refers to a business’s image or identity and the way it’s presented to clients while promoting the corporate entity, as opposed to specific products or services. A company’s brand typically represents its values, brand voice, and…

Don’t Shoot the Messenger

If you work for an organization that marginalizes, ridicules, or in extreme cases re-assigns, demotes, or fires people that bring negative news or criticism to the organization’s top leaders, how likely will you be to speak up? Not very. It is a matter of self-preservation. Unless you want to leave…

Create a Simple 6 Step Marketing Plan

For the vast majority of businesses, a 75 page marketing plan isn’t necessary. By developing…

Signs of Organizational Dysfunction

I have written and lectured on the topic of organizational health in a variety of organizations…

Malicious Obedience

During the armed conflict in Vietnam there were incidents of “fragging” whereby American infantry soldiers killed their…

Creating a Compelling Vision Statement

Vision statements and mission statements serve two distinctly different purposes. In this…

Exit Planning for Small Business Owners

As an owner, your business is very likely your most valuable asset; often 80 to 90% of…

Seven Deadly Sins of Leadership

In business circles, leadership is a hot topic. A recent search on Amazon.com using the keyword leadership resulted in over 10,000 book titles! Yet most people can’t entirely agree on what makes a great leader. I have had the good fortune to work for a great leader early in…