How to Encourage Collaboration in the Workplace

How to Encourage Collaboration in the Workplace

Why is it important to encourage collaboration in the workplace? What can you, as a leader, do to foster collaborative relationships amongst your team members? The success of your project and your leadership depends on a sense of shared creation and shared responsibility. Consistently, research shows that leaders who cultivate collaborative relationships in their teams are viewed as highly effective and inspire the highest levels of engagement.  To encourage collaboration in the workplace, follow these four practices:

Learning From Success: 2 Lessons From 2 Tragedies

Learning From Success: 2 Lessons From 2 Tragedies

When you achieve something, do you fall into the trap of complacency, or do you learn from success and keep growing? In what ways can complacency hinder you? Success can be dangerous if you fail to analyze it and understand why you succeeded. Success is never final—there’s always another task to achieve and another goal to reach. Just as you can learn from failure, you can learn from success and never stop succeeding and growing. Read more to discover how to learn from success.

The Consequences of a Lack of Accountability at Work

The Consequences of a Lack of Accountability at Work

Does your team have accountability issues? How can a lack of accountability harm your business in the long run? Not every leader understands nor is willing to hold their people accountable for their actions or lack thereof. As a result, many organizations run into harmful issues which require time, resources, and change to resolve—but to leave them unresolved is to ensure that your company never achieves its full potential.  There are three issues that stem from a lack of accountability: employee development, communication, and individual motivation. Learn more about each one below.

A Leader’s Guide to Challenging the Status Quo

A Leader’s Guide to Challenging the Status Quo

Why is it important to challenge the status quo? What can you, as a leader, do to make sure your organization is keeping up with the times and always improving? People in organizations get used to doing things a certain way and are often reluctant to change their habits, defaulting to the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” mentality. Even if they know a procedure could be better, they’ll often resist changing it simply because it’s easier to carry on as usual. However, challenging the status quo is your job, as a leader. To challenge the status quo, always stay

Attributes of a Great Leader: Would You Make the Cut?

Attributes of a Great Leader: Would You Make the Cut?

What makes a great leader? What qualities would you ascribe to a leader you’d be willing to follow? Since the mid-1980s, Barry Posner and James Kouzes, the authors of The Leadership Challenge, have been conducting studies asking people in both business and government what qualities they value in a leader. They’ve found that consistently people want the same qualities in a leader whose leadership they would be willing to follow. Here are the four attributes of a great leader, according to Posner and Kouzes.

How to Play With Philosophical Thought Experiments

How to Play With Philosophical Thought Experiments

Have you ever conducted philosophical thought experiments? How can they help you reach your goals? Philosophers aren’t the only ones who use thought experiments. Anyone who has a big task to undertake or a huge goal to reach can play with thought experiments. Think of them as a form of unstructured play that can unleash your curiosity and creativity, pushing you toward new ways of thinking and doing things. Keep reading to learn how to use philosophical thought experiments.

How to Kickstart a Great Coaching Conversation

How to Kickstart a Great Coaching Conversation

How should a coaching conversation begin? How can you start a session on the right foot? The Coaching Habit by Michael Stanier discusses seven questions that all coaches should ask. The first question sets the stage for the coaching conversation, so it is crucial. It fits well with the book’s underlying principle to say less and ask more. Keep reading to learn how to kickstart an effective coaching conversation.

6 Effective Study Techniques (Plus 3 Note-Taking Tips)

6 Effective Study Techniques (Plus 3 Note-Taking Tips)

What are some effective study techniques you can implement to learn anything? How can you take better notes? Limitless author Jim Kwik shares six effective study techniques to help you accomplish limitless learning in any area of life. He also provides three tips for taking good notes. Keep reading to learn effective study techniques and note-taking methods.

How to Build a Habit: The 3 Steps to Do Something New

How to Build a Habit: The 3 Steps to Do Something New

Do you want to know how to build a habit? What practical steps can you take? The book The Coaching Habit discusses how to build a habit in three steps. Whether it’s a coaching habit or any other habit, this practical system can help you do new and different things to move forward personally and professionally. Keep reading to learn how to build a habit.