Articles Tagged - Influence

October 27, 2013

4 Key Strategies to Engage Your Employees

You have more influence over employee engagement than you might think.

Many managers and supervisors tell me that they wish their employees would be more engaged. They want to see higher degrees of enthusiasm, ownership, commitment and accountability throughout the ranks on a daily basis. Maybe you have felt this way. But as a manager, you have more influence over employee engagement than you might think. Read on to learn 4 ways that you can positively influence employee engagement.    As managers, we dream of having employees that...Continue reading

By Claire LaughlinPosted in Management on October 27, 2013

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December 13, 2012

Building International Leadership Credibility

What content, actions or practices will influence your leadership credibility; the ability to face and work through struggles on overseas assignments?

By Debbie Nicol, Managing Director, 'business en motion' According to Kouzes and Posner, credibility is the currency of leadership.  Credibility is ‘smelt and felt’ by all around you, and is mirrored in self-confidence and following.   With the world changing, the context of leadership is most certainly changing, yet Kouzes and Posner’s research shows that content remains the same.  What content, actions or practices will influence your leadership credibility; the...Continue reading

By Debbie NicolPosted in International Management on December 13, 2012

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November 8, 2012

Can You Teach an Old Dog New Tricks?

Six preferred learning styles for adults-Adapt your message for a better response.

By Deb Calvert, President, People First Productivity Solutions It’s been said that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks (I can say that because I’d qualify as an “old dog”). There would be a true statement if it were slightly modified to read, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks the same way that you’d teach a puppy.”   That’s because adults do not learn the same way that children do. Children are like sponges, soaking up...Continue reading

By Deb CalvertPosted in Communication Skills on November 8, 2012

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September 24, 2012

Successful Project Managers - The ‘Ninjas’ of Influence

What behaviors define successful project managers and the people who sponsor them?

By Ron Montgomery, Management Consultant & Owner, OnPoint, LLC It’s a common complaint among project managers; “I have the responsibility, but I don’t have the authority.”  It’s true that project managers rarely have formal authority, and the lack of such authority makes it difficult to meet project objectives and ensure that issues are resolved in a timely manner. However, successful project managers still manage to get the job done without formal authority. ...Continue reading

By Ron MontgomeryPosted in Project & Process Management on September 24, 2012

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