“Quiet Quitting” is the latest buzz word for what has been an age-old problem for organizations – employees who, when they do show up for work, only do the bare minimum to “get bye”. For some employees, it means setting boundaries and not taking on additional work, for others it just means not going above…
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I’m pleased and honored to announce that Great Lakes Profiles, an authorized partner for Wiley’s PXT SelectTM and their Everything DiSC®, has added The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team®, another of Wiley’s excellent products, to our portfolio of leading edge assessments and training programs. The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team® is a simple,…
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There is no greater tragedy in business than hiring competent individuals for jobs in which they’re destined to fail. When this happens, the cost to both the organization and individual is huge. When that person leaves or is fired, not only does the organization lose a competent individual, but there is also the cost of…
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Organizations create functional, cross-functional, and cross-company teams to garner ideas and initiatives from the diverse experiences and talents of their employees. They do so because teams bring numerous advantages – they typically increase productivity, communications, and decision making since members are often closer to the issues. Additionally, teams often bring different backgrounds and a wider…
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“What we wish, we readily believe, and what we ourselves think, we imagine others think also.” ~ Julius Caesar This quote nicely sums up why some of today’s good managers and leaders struggle in their roles. They wish to be seen as considerate, effective, trust-worthy, decisive, innovative, or open-minded and so they believe others see…
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