by Bill Bliss | May 30, 2017 | Teams
Would you agree it is sometimes challenging to coach someone on your team to better performance? In these cases, our natural tendency as results-oriented leaders is to tell that person exactly what to do. While this method will accomplish the task at hand, it doesn’t...
by Bill Bliss | May 22, 2017 | Teams
This week, I presented the results of an employee opinion survey conducted on behalf of a client to the organization’s senior leadership. This was a follow up to a survey I conducted for them two years ago. The client is a professional services organization and in the...
by Bill Bliss | Apr 25, 2017 | Leadership, Teams
It has been said that people fall into one of three camps. I think the same can be said about someone’s leadership style. As you read on, I hope you will make an honest assessment of which camp you fall into. If you don’t like the camp you’re in, that’s ok...
by Bill Bliss | Jan 24, 2017 | Teams
Without thinking too much, how would you rate the level of trust among your team or department? Use a scale of one to ten with one being “nonexistent” and ten being “exceptional.” What is your rating? When I ask leadership teams this question, I usually get the whole...
by Bill Bliss | Jan 17, 2017 | Leadership, Teams
Do you agree trust is the foundation of any relationship? I’m sure you do; trust is equally foundational in a healthy leadership relationship. This is a practical guide for examining your trust habits and traits and is based on the content of an article that was...
by Bill Bliss | Oct 10, 2016 | Communication, Teams
Surely you have taken your fair share of training programs or courses during your career. No doubt, some you have liked and others you didn’t find worthwhile. Training generally provides the same content to multiple people expecting all attendees to change or improve...