Who’s In Charge? Leading Corporate Culture
It’s the behavior of the leaders that shapes the culture of an organization. Do you agree? As leaders, we make a conscious decision to lead well. But how successful are we if we don’t understand the impact of our own behavior on the culture of the organization. As leaders, we are always under the microscope […]
Bad Attitudes Are Contagious
Workplace attitudes influence every person in the organization, from team colleagues to the leadership. Attitudes can control the workplace environment by impacting morale, productivity, and team effectiveness. Understanding and recognizing the behaviors that are at the root of poor attitudes is essential to the ongoing success and security of the business. It only takes one […]
Donald Trump – Making Behavioral Insights Great Again
Part 1 of 3 – How well he knows himself! Well, the Trumpster beat the odds and has jumped over everyone to win the Presidency. How did he do it? The answer is deeply rooted in Donald Trump’s behavioral insights – his natural, hard-wired Influencer DNA Behavioral Style. These personality insights identify the primary drivers […]
What Contingent Liabilities are Your Employees Causing?
Rogue behavior costing $36 billion in legal bills since the financial crisis should give every Board member and Executive sleepless nights. Then add the cost to hire significant compliance and security management and staff to curb rogue behavior, and some serious questions need to be asked! What part does pressure to chase profitability encourage a […]
Which Employee is Your Molotov Cocktail?
Potentially 5% of your workforce includes employees that are a high-security risk. The cost of all types of fraud is a staggering 5% of turnover, per the 2014 Global Fraud Study by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE.) So, what’s the cost of rogue employee behavior to your business? Simply identifying the personality type […]
Dysfunctional Boardroom Behavior – 5 Steps to Manage
A dysfunctional board of directors can cause multiple challenges for any organization. Industry leaders, celebrities, and subject experts often make up Boards. Many of these individuals are not accustomed to having their opinions challenged. So while they may add credibility, there’re not always a mutual fit. Dysfunction arises when: Individual behaviors, cognitive biases, decision-making styles […]
Maximizing Organizational Potential Through Learning
In his 1990 book The Fifth Discipline, Peter Senge coined the term learning organization: “Organizations where people continually expand their capacity to create the results they truly desire, where new and expansive patterns of thinking are nurtured, where collective aspiration is set free and where people are continually learning to see the whole together.” Today, […]
Who’s Currently Atlanta’s Greatest Business Leader?
There are not many business leaders out there who are truly great – leaders that inspire, you can look up to, and immediately trust. It is not easy to discover your purpose in life, and then, at all times, live it. Today, I was fortunate to meet Dan Cathy, the CEO of Chick-fil-A, an iconic […]
When Should an Entrepreneur Hire Operational Leaders?
It takes a very unique individual to become a successful entrepreneur. They have to understand the current marketplace, identify (or create) an unfulfilled need, develop a product or service that people want, know how to market and sell it and successfully deliver it to achieve a satisfied customer. Often, they start with just themselves or […]
