Tag Archives for " Leadership "

How to Lose Even When You Shouldn’t

By Kelly Riggs | Sales + Leadership

Discipline – poise under stress – is absolutely critical to winning. All the talent in the world will be compromised by a lack of discipline. And discipline is a leadership function, pure and simple. It starts with the head coach and extends directly to field leaders as well. But there’s more. When leaders fail to own their own mistakes, it is a huge indication that an organization doesn’t have championship mettle.

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Effective Communication in the Workplace

By Kelly Riggs | Sales + Leadership

Ten minutes with a group of employees anywhere below the executive or ownership level will quickly uncover of host of unresolved communication issues. However, a bit of digging usually reveals that what employees are really concerned about is NOT how poorly their immediate supervisors or managers assign job tasks, set deadlines, or update projects. Instead, what makes employees crazy is the lack of communication in these areas.

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The Corporate Curse of Mediocrity

By Kelly Riggs | Sales + Leadership

Do you realize how difficult it is to find people who pay attention to detail? Who care about excellence? Who care about improving the workplace culture? Who have pride in their work? Who are willing to do what it takes to be successful? Mediocre is not an exception – it is now the NORM.

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Doing Damage to Your Leadership Credibility

By Kelly Riggs | Sales + Leadership

There are, in fact, some mistakes that are guaranteed to derail a manager’s effectiveness; mistakes that undermine a manager’s ability to lead his (or her) employees. And if your employees don’t trust your leadership, not only will performance suffer, but talented employees will start looking for the door. Let’s take a look at three fairly common mistakes that are sure to undermine your leadership credibility.

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