Improving Team Effectiveness by Leveraging Motivation
The idea that some people simply are not motivated is flawed. Is it possible some people seem unmotivated? Absolutely. The issue is not that they lack motivation completely, but rather that they are...
View ArticleThe 100 & the 1,000
We are a number. We are a filled vacancy within XYZ department. We are a statistic. We are an expense. We are assigned these – and many more – labels during the course employment. And, when you think...
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Essential Productivity Hacks for Young Leaders
According to Gallup survey only 13% of employees are engaged at work, worldwide. Inspiring young leaders need to collaborate and motivate 6 people out of 10. Innovative methods like paying employees to...
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Conquering the World with Distributed Teams
What does it mean to be a member in a remote team? Well, it means that conquering the world is made easier and achievable. Why do I sound so confident? I have experience in Weekdone that supports it....
View ArticleThis Place Sucks…I Hate Working Here!
“Ugh, This Place Sucks, I Hate Working Here!” Believe it or not about half your employees say that to themselves or out loud every day! I’m not scared of you, I can tell you the truth with no fear. As...
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Why Should I Manage Up and Not Out?
Growing up in a large family, I’ve seen and experienced a variety of methods to teach, correct and reinforce behaviors. When my cousins and I would successfully recite our Easter speeches, we’d get...
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Delivering Feedback that Doesn’t Beat Down Employees
Companies are notorious when it comes to feedback. There are countless systems developed, executed and utilized at all levels of an organization. We want to know what people think !! Or do we ??...
View ArticleConductors, Musicians, Coaches, and Players … Don’t Just Analogize, Practice!
I am very excited to be part of the PIC team, and I am looking forward to sharing ideas about getting great performance from teams and being a better leader. As a reader, I hope you enjoy what I have...
View ArticleSlow Down and Be Kind To Yourself
As I head into 2015, like everyone else, I’m thinking about the things I want to achieve and how to go about making it all happen. The list is very long and includes goals that are physical, mental,...
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My Kids Won’t Dust
I was dusting the other day…I hate dusting…and all the while, I was thinking to myself, “I have two children…why aren’t THEY dusting?” I pondered that as I dusted off bookcases, dusted in between the...
View ArticleRacism Would Have Been Easy
As you know, February is Black History Month and here at Performance I Create, we were all challenged to write, if the spirit moved us, a post regarding such. As February winds down and we see March...
View ArticleFrom 18 to 18 Million – How Big Does Your Network Need To Be?
In 2008 my team leader, who was new to the company, asked me about my network. “Well,” I told her, “I have connections in most of our US manufacturing plants, and quite a few people at our corporate...
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Just Carry The Darn Monkey!
Monkeys! I’ve had a few meetings lately that served to remind me about something my mentor, Joel, use to tell me: “Heather, your job is to get people to carry the monkey!” WHAT? He’s referring to the...
View ArticleCrafting A Communications Strategy
Communication is Critical Communication strategies, systems and practices play a major role in high-performance workplaces. How you collect and process this information can have a huge impact on the...
View ArticleCommunication is a Wonderful Way to Make Something Better
If you turn on the news or pickup the latest edition of the newspaper, it is very easy to become jaded with people in general simply because unfortunately, media has a tendency to only focus on the...
View ArticleTell Me You Want Me
I’m not afraid to admit it…I like country music. (I’ll give you time to judge me before you read on…) The song “Wanted” by Hunter Hayes resonates with many on a personal level but in reality, it can be...
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What If The Motivator Needs Motivating?
You see all kinds of articles and comments about how a “good leader motivates their people.” Leaders, Managers and even HR folks are tasked with solving problems which include improving morale and...
View ArticleI Used to Know Everything About My Job, Until I Didn’t
I used to know everything I needed to know for my job. Until I didn’t. We all hit that spot in our careers. You’re killing it. You’re knocking it out of the park. They’re standing in line for your...
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You Can Keep Your Focus Group
Early in my career, I worked for a company that thought focus groups were the end-all-be-all of employee engagement. If we could get 8 or so of our 200 employees to dialogue and offer up their opinions...
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Sure, All Employees Are “RockStars”, But What Do They Really Do?
I met with a client the other day who was telling me about one of his favorite employees. Words like high performer, rockstar, favorite and value-added team member were used generously by this man – I...
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