Meetings. Meh. Have I lost you already? Just the thought of yet another meeting can dredge up a painful memory.”Remember that meeting that lasted for 2 ½ hours and nothing was decided?!” Not all meetings need to be bad. In fact, meetings when run correctly – can be very productive and informative. The following is a framework intended to improve your meeting management skills. […]
Most entrepreneurs share a similar personality type. They are generally self-starters, results oriented, have a high sense of urgency, and are a risk taker. They also challenge status quo/the world around them, usually communicate directly and to the point, and have difficulty delegating authority. […]
BOSTON, May 19, 2016- MCG Partners, a Greater Boston-based management-consulting group, today announced that it and its subsidiary Career Advisors, has received a national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Center for Women & Enterprise, a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). […]
Written by Adrienne Mollor How many sales people does your company have? So you're thinking, hmmm... that person we just hired is in sales, right? You're running the number in your head depending on the size of your company. But the answer is the same for every company, small or large. Everyone is in sales. Everyone represents your brand. Each person's approach to sales is different and unique to their role but still impacts your [...]
Written by Michele Barnett Berg Through the power of E'³: * Educate * Engage * Empower Change is no longer an initiative or strategy, but a daily part of being “ the constant shifting of direction, priorities, expectations markets, needs, interests, and environment. Change is the new normal. Many organizations are realizing that to effectively deal with today's change and the next inevitable one, they need to be more adaptive about change. In order to do so [...]
Written by Chuck Mollor Leadership team alignment begins when there is a high level of trust and member's share consensus on the organization's business objectives and strategy. Aligned teams have a high level of clarity and agreement on their purpose, vision, values, goals, procedures and roles. Leaders should be determining whether they are aligned. While everyone may be nodding around the table during leadership meetings, what happens outside the conference room is more telling. Are [...]
By Carol Malysz Ever wonder why some people seem to bounce back quickly from setbacks while others seem to fall apart when the unexpected happens? The key is resilience. Resilience is the ability to adapt well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy or extreme stress. Whether a job loss, losing a client, a failure, family or relationship issue, serious health problem or financial setback, resilience allows you to rebound from these difficult experiences. It's [...]
Written by Erinne Tripp You did it! You hired the perfect candidate for the job. From here on out all should be smooth sailing, right? Unfortunately, the answer is most likely, no. Unless you provide your new employee with appropriate on-boarding, even the most perfect candidates can struggle and ultimately end up a number in your turnover statistics. And as we all know, turnover is expensive, disruptive and painful. […]
Written by Heather Wood Development Planning is an important piece of the annual performance management process and when done correctly is designed to help you: Think through your job/career goals Focus on developing knowledge and skills for your current position and for future job opportunities Think about how to better utilize your strengths, talents, experience, and passion in your work To assist with planning, don't forget the following tips: Completing a development plan should be [...]
Written by Adrienne Mollor I had the recent opportunity to attend a Women's Leadership Conference sponsored by Eisenhower Fellowships (www.efworld.org) and Global Network Forums. As a 2010 Eisenhower Fellow, I look forward yearly to reconnecting and meeting talented sector and global leaders at their annual meeting. This conference (not all their conferences are women-focused) was an amazing three days with female and male leaders from 45 different countries. The broad spectrum of participants made the [...]
