Team Management

Becoming the Other-Focused Manager People don’t leave companies, they leave managers. As a result, when hiring or succession planning teams do not differentiate between the positive skills that make an efficient and diligent worker versus the skills that make an effective leader, organizations can be left with high turnover rates rather than engaged employees. Contrary

Succession Planning Across All Levels When you think of succession planning, what comes to mind? Do you imagine training high-potential employees to eventually become the CEO of your organization? This mindset is often the case for many organizations. What many key stakeholders within the hiring and succession planning process often forget is that succession planning

“If your organization was a sports team, where would you be in the standings?” This is a thought provoking question for two reasons. First, it does cause you to put yourself in a ranking in relation to your competition. Second, it allows you to ask yourself the next critical question: “is where you are good

Avoiding the Workplace’s Greatest Enemy Despite being a major area of concern for HR professionals and workplace leaders, engagement can lead to an employee’s greatest enemy: burnout. With employee engagement maintaining its position as one of the most controversial topics amongst business leaders and HR professionals, one can often overlook the difference between smart engagement

In recent hiring cycles, many employers have discovered that the values and practices of new talent has shifted. This has a great impact on an organization. Dominant cultures start to shift while sub-cultures have the possibility of emerging. Ultimately, when these changes are realized it is time for the organization to adjust. Why the Shift?

As 2017 comes to an end it is important to adopt a forward-looking lens, especially when assessing leadership. According to the Conference Board of Canada, leadership capacity and development continue to be prioritized by employers. As a result, for 2018 and beyond employers must plan an escape from their leadership crunch by creating an effective

Often, it is difficult to determine why we connect with the people that we do; however, connections are undeniable once established. As discussed in a previous blog found here, warmth is usually that je ne said quoi that inevitably results in our valuing of the best workplace leaders. Once warmth is sensed and trust is

Although capability and expertise are undisputed characteristics of successful leaders, there are some traits that truly differentiate a good leader from a great one. According to Loran Nordgren, an associate professor of management and organizations at the Kellogg School: “a leader’s overall effectiveness is predicted more by warmth than competence” (Nordgren, 2017). To quantify this

When people first hear analytics when referring to sports, their mind tends to instantly think of performance metrics. Pages and pages of complex data that supposedly communicate information about players and teams. Now of course these stats are useful when it comes to playing strategy and team systems, but there is another aspect of competitive

Leadership is an important skill in today’s business environment. Although top executives are considered leadership positions, not every boss is an effective leader. Leadership is a combination of an innate ability and an acquired skill. For business professionals, we have developed the 5 C’s to transform you from a boss to a leader.