Executive Summary • Saboteurs quietly undermine trust and accountability. • Focusing only on the individual rarely solves the problem. • Patterns of deflection and disruption reveal the issue. • Strong team norms expose and neutralize toxic behavior. • Culture is the leader’s most powerful corrective tool. What is a Saboteur? It’s important to point out
Kerry Creaswood
If you have had the unfortunate experience of working with a leader who was ineffective, a bully, or who seemed to lack even the most basic communication skills, you know which kind of leadership strategies you want to avoid. The question is, how do you select a leadership strategy that
Dr. Mary Kay
In today’s competitive world, an organization that is successful is a learning organization—they invest in employee engagement and in leadership development. Toward this end, progressive leaders use a learning curve when working with their teams to present priorities and tasks so that the information will stick. Doesn’t it drive you
Rick Riddle
Motivation strategies produce motivated, productive employees. They are also happy employees. For these reasons, it is no wonder that good leaders are dedicated to finding ways to motivate their team members. After all, doesn’t a leader who cares about both staff development and good results want to use motivation as
Dr. Kirk Hallowell
While people under 35 seem to be taking the world’s transformation to social networking in stride, I am finding a trend of indifference or even resentment toward social networking among my fellow Baby Boomer Generation business leaders. These are the kind of comments I’ve heard: “Oh, this is just a
Luisa Brenton
If employees are inspired, they will give their all. They tend to strive continually to do their best in their work. Employers should ask themselves if their team is energetic or restless. Do they seem disinterested, or are they doing everything they can to reach their goals? Most employees could
Al Gonzalez
Although there are times when downsizing takes everyone by surprise, there are many times when organizations alert employees about pending layoffs and give team members time to prepare. I met with an old colleague who went through the “waiting” period, and we spoke about how helpful it would be for
David McCuistion
This week we have David McCuistion, who grew up in Tennessee and loves teaching about Servant Leadership. Thanks for doing this interview! Could you tell us a bit about yourself and how you got to where you are today – where you’re from, your educational and/or work background? I grew
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