Even with the pervasive anti-meeting bias in companies today, the all-hands meeting — sometimes referred to as a town hall — is likely the second-most important meeting that you should be having. Your leadership team meeting takes the top spot. After all, if there’s no coordination there, then there’s no need to gather everyone for an all-hands.
Making the right choice is key to achieving the best response from a prospect.
Many people have suggested moving away from quarterly earnings reporting as a way to reduce short-termism. But such a change would probably not change how resources are allocated or businesses operate.
Imagine that one of your employees walks into your office and says “Boss, we’ve got a huge problem with the ACME account; they’re angry and I think we might lose their business!” This is one of those situations that rightly spikes a leader’s blood pressure. But as much as the wrong response risks losing the ACME account, the wrong response also risks ruining the effectiveness, accountability and future growth of your employee. So, in responding to the problem our employee just brought us, we’ve got a few different options, from worst to best.
There are four distinct personality types in every office. Recognizing the key differences in how people work and then flexing your own working style accordingly will go a long way to improving your performance on the job.
Every organization has a pool of change agents that usually goes untapped.
Buzzwords, while these aren’t necessarily incorrect, they can create confusion for employees when you’re trying to have a conversation with them about expectations.
As CEO, don’t overlook the need to communicate effectively. Walk the thin line between being realistic and optimistic
