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- Inspire Encore-Worthy Performances from Your Team - by Submitted on May 07, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffExperiencing Yanni live in concert is an incredible journey of musical magic through sound, showmanship and his dynamic persona. It is also a masterful journey of visibly obvious leadership. Yanni is not only a genius composer but is also an engaging, enabling and empowering leader. Usually ...
Views: 1306 - Integrity – the Leadership Gap between Excellence and Mediocrity - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2018 from Pat Heydlauff“Somebody once said that in looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence and energy. And if you don’t have the first, the other two will kill you. You think about it; it’s true. If you hire somebody without [integrity], you really want them to be dumb and ...
Views: 1068 - Is Tired the New Norm? - by Submitted on May 20, 2019 from Pat HeydlauffDowntime is a necessity in today’s warp-speed world. We are so busy making a living and consumed in day-to-day activities that we often do not have time to enjoy life. We tend to over-commit, never say no and turn into workaholics – always doing something or going somewhere. Are you someone ...
Views: 807 - Knowledge Applied is Leadership - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffThere is a new breed of leadership surfacing in organizations. According to an article on informationmanagement.com by Stacie Capshaw and Thomas M. Kuolopolous, this new breed, “knowledge leaders” is evolving. It no longer fits into the nice square organizational chart boxes used since the ...
Views: 1303 - Leaders Lead and Appreciate Employees to Create Success - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2014 from Pat Heydlauff“A paycheck is what an employee lives on. Recognition and appreciation is what they live for,” according to Mac Anderson, the founder of Successories and Simple Truths. Recognition is fast becoming the buzzword of today’s modern workplace. Does your leadership roadmap include scheduled rest ...
Views: 1283 - Leadership Accountability Needs Transformation - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2015 from Pat HeydlauffWhile most leaders are measured on the basis of business results, organizations must begin holding leaders accountable for building a strong and enduring culture, listening to feedback, and engaging and retaining their teams, according to a new study just released Global Human Capital Trends ...
Views: 1349 - Liquid Leadership Removes Employee Barriers - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2017 from Pat HeydlauffYou can actually engineer your workplace environment to be more productive and to be more focused. The natural flow of that environment and the flexibility of its leader determine how engaged the people are when working there and affects the overall sustainability of the business. The flow of ...
Views: 1246 - Logic and Vision Aren't Enough to Achieve - by Submitted on May 16, 2018 from Pat HeydlauffLogic and vision aren’t enough; you need passion and ambition to be a great leader according to Leonard Lauder, Chairman Emeritus of The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. His mother, Estee Lauder had passion and ambition. She took risks and her philosophy on life was “beauty is an attitude, ...
Views: 1068 - Make Room for Innovation - Discard Old Systems - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffAre organizational boxes keeping you imprisoned in the “we’ve always done it this way” mode? Are you finding it impossible to rapidly adapt to change within existing bureaucratic confines? The workforce that begins in confining boxes stays confined and cannot work to its highest potential. ...
Views: 1240 - Management Accountability - The Secret Ingredient to Employee Performance - by Submitted on May 10, 2016 from Pat HeydlauffAccording to the report, Global Human Capital Trends 2015 by Deloitte University, global organizations today must navigate a “new world of work” – one that requires a dramatic change in strategies for leadership, talent and human resources. The research went on to state that when comparing ...
Views: 1314 - Poor Management Dramatically Reduces Engagement - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2017 from Pat HeydlauffPoor management dramatically reduces engagement but the nouveau “no management” philosophy, known as holacracy, destroys engagement. Zappos may have discovered that employees need managers after all, according to writers, J. Brandon Rigoni and Bailey Nelson at the Gallup Business Journal, ...
Views: 1006 - Real Leaders Prioritize, Nurture and Recharge - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2013 from Pat HeydlauffNothing improves by accident. Being a real or Intentional leader is making a conscious choice to transform the way you think. It isn’t just about creating balance but about changing your perspective about the way your approach your personal life and professional life. It’s about how you approach ...
Views: 1204 - Reinvent Balance to Improve Employee Well-being - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2016 from Pat HeydlauffDoes the concept of work/life balance make you cringe? Do you envision the scales of justice meeting out the exact amount of minutes you should perform work duties, spend time on social media and engage in personal life activities? Is there is a solution? Nobody seems to get the fact that it ...
Views: 1220 - Reinvent Balance to Improve Employee Well-being - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2018 from Pat HeydlauffDoes the concept of work/life balance make you cringe? Do you envision the scales of justice meeting out the exact amount of minutes you should perform work duties, spend time on social media and engage in personal life activities? Is there is a solution? Nobody seems to get the fact that ...
Views: 926 - Room Dynamics Fuel Success - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2014 from Pat HeydlauffAlthough it was a beautiful sunny spring day outside, there was a dark cloud hanging over attorney Steve and his office reflected it. Steve was the managing partner of a multiple-city law firm spread across the state. He complained about how unfocused, distracted and disorganized he felt. He ...
Views: 1298 - Social Technologies – A $1.3 Trillion Opportunity - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffUnlike the 1980s and 1990s, the speed of change today is transformative. The cause of this warp speed change: social technologies, according to a July 2012 study, “The Social Economy: Unlocking values and productivity through social technologies,” by the McKinsey Global Institute. The study ...
Views: 1849 - Stop Shifting Gears and Stay Focused - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2013 from Pat HeydlauffResearch shows that a three second distraction doubles errors and a four-and-a-half second interruption triples errors. Are numerous daily distractions wreaking havoc on your productivity and efficiency? When was the last time you placed a “do not disturb” sign on your door? If the answer ...
Views: 1440 - Super Ordinate Goal Strengthens Businesses - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffDo you have a super ordinate goal (SOG) for your organization; one that drives you above and beyond basic needs for your organization’s success? Is it at the core of your vision? Take the Disney Corporation as an example. One of their objectives is to maintain and build the integrity of the ...
Views: 3590 - The Engaged Workforce: Who is Responsible? - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffWalt Disney once said, “Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with me and aiming their efforts at a certain goal.” He understood perfectly whose responsibility engagement was – it was his. He was a hands-on leader, personally involved and engaged with his ...
Views: 1117 - The Golden Age of Leadership –Has It Arrived, Are you Ready? - by Submitted on May 20, 2011 from Pat HeydlauffThere are many ways to describe Leadership and an organization's operational model through the centuries since its evolution out of the Dark Ages in the 1700s. Its progression through the Iron Age, Bronze Age and Silver Age is very evident whether described by those exact names or something else ...
Views: 874 - The Golden Age of Leadership –Where are You, The Bronze Age? - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2011 from Pat HeydlauffLike millions of others, has your world been turned upside down? Have your responsibilities at work and at home escalated and the time you used to have for yourself been depleted? The old norms just aren’t working and everywhere you turn someone is trying to provide you advice on how to live ...
Views: 788 - Three Leadership Keys to Sustainability - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2017 from Pat HeydlauffLeadership is complex and exponentially evolving. There are many rules but there is no guarantee that they all work or whether one will work in circumstance A but not B. However, you cannot afford to negate the so-called rules of leadership – or can you? In discussions about the qualities of ...
Views: 1063 - Three Leadership Strategies Fuel Personal Energy - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2017 from Pat HeydlauffIn today’s workplace, leaders have much to manage: inspire managers, motivate employees, connect with customers and keep profits coming. Unfortunately, with so much on their plates, leaders can sometimes feel overwhelmed, overworked, overstressed and just plain burned out. Taking time to ...
Views: 1120 - Transform Your Surroundings to Improve Your Prosperity - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2018 from Pat HeydlauffAre you running on almost empty when it comes to encouragement, motivation and self-confidence? Has self-empowerment fled the scene leaving you drained, alone and discouraged? You are not alone. According to a study by Gallup-Healthways, stress is spiraling upward as the economy continues its ...
Views: 1063 - Un-Cluttering Your Time Puts You In-control - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2019 from Pat HeydlauffAs a middle management sales team specialist, Judy didn’t have a moment to spare. She didn’t have time on her hands to worry about what tomorrow would bring; she had so many things to do within a 24 hour period that an army of six couldn’t possibly accomplish in a month. She thought her time ...
Views: 993 - Unleash Focus – Improve Productivity, Performance and Profitability - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffAre you dealing with more regulation, a reduced workforce and a shrinking budget leaving your organization with decreased productivity, mediocre performance and waning profitability? Are you hoping to push a button that will delete all old programming and thinking and magically upgrade your ...
Views: 1279 - Use Color to Energize Your Home or Office - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2018 from Pat HeydlauffAre there rooms in your home you absolutely hate to go into? Do you always wince when you open the door to your office? When you are in your family room do you want to say “go away, leave me alone”. Does one room in your house make you feel too relaxed and another make you feel jittery? It’s ...
Views: 1491 - Use Silence as a Leadership Strategy - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2015 from Pat HeydlauffSilence, yes, silence, is a powerful leadership tool. There are many adages about silence such as “he who speaks first loses,” or “silence is golden” which comes from a longer phrase “speech is silver, silence is golden,” placing a much greater value on silence, not just the spoken ...
Views: 1563 - Use Silence as a Leadership Strategy - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2018 from Pat HeydlauffUse Silence as a Leadership Strategy Silence, yes, silence, is a powerful leadership tool. There are many adages about silence such as “he who speaks first loses,” or “silence is golden” which comes from a longer phrase “speech is silver, silence is golden,” placing a much greater value on ...
Views: 1310 - Use Technology to Influence Millennial Workforce Productivity - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2013 from Pat HeydlauffWith 105 million strong in the US, the Millennial generation is now larger than the number of Baby Boomers and Generation X combined. Their presence is felt in the workplace and is creating great diversity in age, work ethic, interpersonal social and communication skills. Instead of silver ...
Views: 1426 - Yesterday's Leadership Roadmap Needs Remodeling - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2018 from Pat HeydlauffIt isn’t working. Almost nothing about the way a leader led in the Nineties works today. If you need proof, just look around. Businesses are gone that should be thriving, new businesses are sprouting that weren’t even a dream back then. Yesterday’s roadmap for success doesn’t work for today’s ...
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