Is your leadership style a motivator or morale killer?
How you lead needs to vary as your team and situations change. Here’s a guide to the different leadership styles and when to use each.
Leadership and management
Lisa has been improving human performance for over 20 years. During this time, she has led many performance improvement, business strategy, training, and change management consultants in a variety of industries to improve performance at the people, process, and organizational levels. As a certified performance technologist, her work includes alignment of people, process, and strategy, business strategy design, performance and needs analysis, workflow assessment and redesign, change management, implementation planning, and performance measurement . She’s proficient in Six Sigma, Human Performance Technology, Business Process Management, and many change management methodologies. She holds her Masters in Business Administration, along with designations from Society of Human Resource Management, Project Management Institute, and the Association of Change Management Professionals.
Leadership and management
Is your HR strategy making a difference?
Learn how key performance indicators (KPIs) can help track your company's goals amidst rapid workplace changes.
Strategy and planning
What is intrapreneurship – and why should it be part of your HR strategy?
Fostering intrapreneurship is vital for staying competitive and relevant. Here are some actionable ideas to turn your business into a hub for innovation.
Strategy and planning
Why do HR strategies fail? 8 common mistakes
In the process of building an HR strategy? Here’s a must-read about why many HR strategies fail and how you can avoid these frequent mistakes.
Strategy and planning
High-potential leadership programs: The bridge from individual contributor to leader
Do you have exceptional employees with the traits of effective managers? A high-potential leadership program is a must have. Here’s how to get started.
Strategy and planning
5 ways to become the optimistic leader your team needs
The benefits of optimism go far beyond a good mood. Did you know that optimistic leaders can inspire their teams to greatness? Learn how here.
Leadership and management
Why and how leaders should foster bottom-up ideas
Fostering ideas from all levels can make a positive impact on your company’s bottom line. Here are five strategies to ensure bottom-up ideas reach the top.
Strategy and planning
Multiple layers of management: Pros and cons of organizational structures
Organizational structure can influence culture, performance, morale and more. So, is there a winning model? Learn the pros and cons of the two primary structures.
Strategy and planning
8 answers to the question: How to become a great leader?
Good news: Figuring out how to become a great leader doesn’t include deciphering a secret code. Successful leadership can be found with these eight tips.
Leadership and management
6 tips for young leaders to successfully manage more experienced employees
It can be awkward when a manager is younger and less experienced than their employees. Learn how young leaders can improve these relationships and earn respect.
Leadership and management
New to leadership? Learn how to delegate effectively
Knowing how to delegate tasks effectively is a necessary skill every leader should master. Here’s why and how delegation can better your business.
Leadership and management
5 surefire new supervisor tips for success
Ready to promote a worker to be a first-time supervisor? Here are five tips to ensure your new supervisor successfully navigates their new role and thrives.
Training and performance
Job fit: when the right person is in the wrong job
Could poor job fit be the root cause of poor employee performance? You may have the right person in the wrong role. Learn how to tell and what to do about it.
Leadership and management
Reverse mentoring: 5 key reasons your business needs it
Ever heard of reverse mentoring? Not sure what all the buzz is about? Find out what it is and why your business needs it. Here are five key reasons.
Leadership and management
6 tried-and-true tips to successfully implement new workplace technology
Planning to implement new workplace technology? Use these six tips to help ensure your next business technology upgrade goes smoothly.
Strategy and planning
Mentor matching: How to match mentees with the right mentor
Workplace mentoring can be of value, but what’s the best way to build a top mentor matching program? Here's some tips to consider.
Leadership and management
5 tips to coach and mentor future leaders
Do you have a few employees who have “leadership” written all over them, but you’re not sure how to harness their potential? Use these tips to get you started.
Training and performance
How to Master the Delicate Art of Coaching Your Boss
Sometimes even business leaders need coaching just like their direct reports. Here’s how to master the delicate art of coaching your boss.
Training and performance
Workaholic culture: Why it doesn’t work, how to fix it
Studies show that a workaholic culture doesn't equal a more productive outcome. Learn how to increase quality and maximize productivity in less time.
Leadership and management
How to deliver stand-out employee training and development
From gamification to e-learning to on-site classes, how do you decide what type of training is best for your employees? Learn about your options and how to choose the best training delivery method.
Training and performance