How to Instill a Sense of Purpose in Your Employees

How to Instill a Sense of Purpose in Your Employees

Why is having a sense of purpose so important in the workplace? What can you do to foster purpose in your team? In their book Who Not How, authors Sullivan and Hardy explain that your personnel will give their best work when they have a purpose in what they’re doing. There are a few things you can do to instill purpose including encouraging collaboration, trusting your team, and avoiding micromanagement. Here’s how to instill a sense of purpose in your team.

Ostrich Effect Bias: Why People Avoid Negativity

The 25 Cognitive Biases: Ostrich Effect Bias

What is the ostrich effect bias? How dangerous is denial syndrome? The ostrich effect bias is the tendency to avoid negative information and refuse to accept that objective truth exists because it causes pain. This bias is dangerous because it can lull you into believing that a situation is better than it really is, which causes things to deteriorate further. Read on to learn more about the ostrich effect bias.

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: Quotes by P. Lencioni

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: Quotes by P. Lencioni

Are you looking for The Five Dysfunctions of a Team quotes by Patrick Lencioni? What are some of the most noteworthy passages worth revisiting? The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni explores the five most common obstacles (“dysfunctions”) to successful teamwork. Lencioni presents the five dysfunctions like a pyramid—each one builds on the next. And to solve all the dysfunctions, you need to start at the bottom and most fundamental dysfunction. Below is a selection of quotes with explanations.

Invest in Your Employees to Make More Money, Faster

Invest in Your Employees to Make More Money, Faster

Do you own a business? How do you use your earnings? How can you use that income to generate even more income? If you run a business, you may be tempted to save your income for a rainy day (or to put in your pockets). However, the authors of Who Not How say that you’ll actually make more money, and faster, if you use that money to invest in hiring more employees. Here is why you should invest in employees rather than saving your money.

Vision and Values: Insights From the Book Scaling Up

Vision and Values: Insights From the Book Scaling Up

What does the book Scaling Up say about your business’s vision and values? How do they impact growth? In his book Scaling Up, Verne Harnish discusses what you need to do to successfully guide your business as it grows from a small company or sole proprietorship into a firm employing hundreds or thousands of people. He argues that, first, you must articulate a clear vision for what you ultimately want your company to be—anchored by a core set of values. Keep reading for insights from the book Scaling Up.

Don’t Be a Jack of All Trades—Hire an Expert

Don’t Be a Jack of All Trades—Hire an Expert

Why should you hire an expert rather than trying to do everything yourself? In what three ways are you wasting time if you don’t hire an expert? Many business owners and managers struggle when it comes to giving up control—they strive to do everything on their own. However, rather than saving you time and money, doing everything yourself will often cost more money and waste your valuable time. Here is why you need to give up control and hire an expert.

Scaling Up: Rockefeller Habits for the 21st Century

Scaling Up: Rockefeller Habits for the 21st Century

How do Scaling Up and the Rockefeller Habits compare? How do they address 21st-century business realities? Author Verne Harnish presents the ideas in his book Scaling Up as a “2.0” version of the Rockefeller Habits—the business principles that guided the career of John D. Rockefeller. Both frameworks provide insights for successfully growing your business, with Scaling Up modernizing the Rockefeller Habits for our time. Read more to learn about Scaling Up and the Rockefeller Habits.

How to Find the Right Person for the Right Job

How to Find the Right Person for the Right Job

Why is it better to hire an expert to do a difficult job for you rather than trying to do it yourself? How can you go about finding the right person for the right job? In their book Who Not How, Sullivan and Hardy say that you will always be better off hiring somebody to do a job for you than trying to figure it out yourself. Not only are you guaranteed to get a better result, but it may even end up cheaper than if you try to do it yourself and end up making the situation worse. Here’s

Cognitive Inertia: The Status Quo Bias

The 25 Cognitive Biases: Cognitive Inertia

What is cognitive inertia? How do you overcome status quo bias? Cognitive inertia is the tendency to resist change and ignore new information that contradicts prevailing beliefs. You can overcome inertia by considering counterarguments to your position and forcing yourself to act in ways that contradict your stale beliefs. Read on to learn more about cognitive inertia.