Culture of Open Communication
Peter Drucker once stated that "the best employees are volunteers, not slaves." If your team is engaged and feels like part of the organization, they will be effective.
COC (KOK), or what does fashion have to do with business communication? You might say, she's gone mad. After all, she's a woman, she must have written something about fashion and clothes, another fashionista... Well, no, it will be about business communication, or rather about organizational culture. As usual, life and our business market inspire and make us think. Read more ...
Fear of the Unknown
Many of us want to achieve good results or prove themselves. But “new” means stepping out of the comfort zone. That’s when one of the worst advisors speaks out: fear.
A sheriff in the Wild West once offered every condemned criminal a choice: thegallows or a closed door. Just before the execution he was always asking onequestion: “What do you choose — the gallows or the door?” What would you choosein this situation? Prettyoften, during my workshops I’m telling this story. Read more ...
Typical Attitudes and Poses of Employees
To avoid unpleasant or new situations, employees begin to dig trenches like soldiers on the front lines so that the enemy (read: the boss) doesn't shoot them.
Employer Branding (EB) — for many people, this termin stantly brings to mind one thing: attracting top talents. The best of the best. The dream team. So what if our campaigns and PR activities are top-notch, attract attention, and, above all, cost you a fortune, when insidethe company is a grocery and pet store. You might say, “What is she talking about?” She's talking, and she's making sense. Read more ...
Lucky 7 aspects of Organizational Systems
A lack of communication can seriously hurt results. Demotivated and misinformed employees don’t just feel frustrated, they affect how the whole company runs.
Lucky 7 A four-leaf clover, a blackjack 21, and the number 7 all classic symbols of luck. Let’s hope these seven simple tips bring some of that good fortune andsuccess to all of us in business. Because, truth be told, hitting 21 or rollinga 7 takes work… and as for the clover? Well, turns out you can grow one yourself. Here’s what I call the Lucky Seven — a set of principles that may not guarantee success, but definitely make it more likely to achieve. Read more ...
The Power of Clearly and Well Stated Goals
It's a shame for the company and its employees. Without the ability to set and specify goals, we also lose an excellent tool for managing talent, engaging and motivating.
“Can you tell me where I should go now?” asked Alice. “That depends entirely on where you want to go,” replied the cat. “Actually, I don't really care,” said Alice. “Then I don't care where you go either,” said the cat. “I just want to get somewhere,” explained Alice. “Oh, if you walk long enough, you're bound to get somewhere,” replied the cat. Read more ...
Candidates' Experience and Loyalty
So, if executives and managers do not recruit, i.e., do not participate in the hiring process, then in my opinion, they clearly contribute to the slowdown of business, leading to the collapse of the organization.
"I don't recruit" I often hear from CEOs and business owners that they don't recruit and that recruitment is not their responsibility, because someone else, HR, takes care of it.
So what is the situation with recruitment? Do executives and managers recruit or not? Should they do it or not? Read more ...