by Misti Burmeister | Jul 13, 2015 | Leadership |
Reader Question: How do I get more opportunities to contribute? Why doesn’t my boss (or colleagues) pick me for projects? How do I get chosen? Another great question! Not only have I gotten this question, I’ve heard many leaders get the same one. Back in January,...
by Misti Burmeister | Jul 9, 2015 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
Getting work done through others is exhausting when your team is full of complainers. They come to you with problems, rather than solutions, and find creative ways to engage their co-workers in their negativity. Cheryl, the chief operations officer of a technology...
by Misti Burmeister | Jul 7, 2015 | Leadership |
Primarily, we measure the success or failure of employee (and even customer) engagement by how dedicated they are to us, our product/service, our company, etc. Yet, we fail to measure the actions that motivate such caring. By “engagement,” I mean getting them to focus...
by Misti Burmeister | Jul 5, 2015 | Interviews with Provokers, Leadership |
Kate Erickson is a creator, engager and implementer over at EntrepreneurOnFire, a 7-day a week podcast that interviews today’s most inspiring and successful entrepreneurs. She is also the host of Kate’s Take: The EntrepreneurOnFire Audio Blog and author of...
by Misti Burmeister | Jul 1, 2015 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
“Before you can inspire with emotion, you must be swamped with it yourself. Before you can move their tears, your own must flow. To convince them, you must yourself believe.” Winston Churchill What comes to mind when you hear the word provoke? Most people...
by Misti Burmeister | Jun 23, 2015 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
Another great question from you, my listeners – Thank you! Your Question: How do I make my company a best place to work? Thousands of leaders have visited Zappos to learn about what it takes to build a strong company culture. Ultimately, they want to become a magnet...
