Teamwork is an essential part of healthcare. Healthcare professionals must be able to collaborate and communicate effectively in order to ensure the safety, quality, and effectiveness of care. Working as a team can help to improve patient outcomes, reduce errors, and create a more efficient and effective healthcare system. When healthcare professionals work together, they …
The first thing organizations may think of when they want to develop their leaders is management training. While this is an excellent strategy for gaining the basics of leadership, the difference between adequate managers and truly inspiring leaders has more to do with their development as human beings. The CEO of a very well-known and …
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If the last time you had a coach was in your childhood Little League baseball team, it might be time to learn about a different type of coaching: Executive coaching. Executive coaching is for high-level professionals or high-potential professionals, and it consists of working with an external individual to develop the skills and competencies necessary …
The idea of remote work isn’t new. Since 2009, the number of people working from home has grown by 159%. No, that’s not a typo. More people are looking for remote work every day. The pandemic indeed skyrocketed this search. But the data shows that people have been searching for quite some time. This means …
No one really likes micromanaging, yet it is a popular management strategy at almost every level. Most managers who micromanage express that the best way to ensure success is to take control. While that may sound reasonable, it ultimately doesn’t work. The Problem With Micromanagement Micromanagement is an organizational disease similar to silos in that …
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Every company wants to have engaged employees. These workers are vital to your business, and they often adopt your company’s values, purpose, and vision. As a result, they make stunning colleagues, innovating problem solvers, and passionate contributors. Unfortunately, disengaged employees have the opposite attitude. If you have these disengaged employees, you want to know the …
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Being a leader isn’t an easy role, but so much hinges on how well you do it. The way you manage doesn’t only direct the resources of the company or organization toward goals and achievements, but you’re responsible for bringing clarity of purpose, motivation, and even inspiration. Your style of leading is a major factor …
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“Leader” isn’t just a title you’re given at your job. It’s a way of being in which you take accountability not only for your actions but your outcomes. A leader isn’t afraid to commit to their vision because they know that failure is a mindset, not a reality. Anyone can be an accountable leader if …
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If you are looking to set some professional goals for your organization, there are ways to achieve long-term success. In theory, it is nice to set personal resolutions, but those often go by the wayside in a few weeks. With organizational goals, you can help your business achieve success. But remember that goal tracking and …
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One of the questions we hear from leaders the most is, “How do we hire effectively and retain our best employees?” Improving employee retention is a huge goal for most organizations, and one that can seem elusive and confusing, especially in today’s market where work-shortages abound. In this article we’ll cover: Why Employee Retention Matters …
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Have you ever wondered how large companies like Amazon and Apple continue to stay successful? People continue to buy their products and use their services, and it seems like there’s no dropoff coming soon. You could say the increase in sales has been a big part of why they’re successful. But that’s not what business …
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By Mark Samuel – Leaders in an organization wield a lot of power and responsibility. They set the tone for their team, make decisions that affect business outcomes, foster leadership in others, and bear the brunt of responsibility when things go wrong. With so much responsibility, it can be easy to fall into mental traps …
By Mark Samuel – Creating virtual trainings, and especially translating in-person trainings to virtual trainings takes skill and an understanding of the inherent differences between sitting in a room with people and sitting in front of a screen, but it isn’t hard when you know what to do. Being an in-person experienced trainer and facilitator, …
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By Mark Samuel – The viral pandemic of 2020 has become the Great Game Changer, not only for the decade, but most likely for the century. There has been so much tragedy—lives lost and people getting sick, huge job loss, financial insecurity, and business closures with entire industries being devastated by the result of shelter-at-home …
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By Mark Samuel – So far we’ve explored two of the most common traps that even seasoned content designers and facilitators can make when they turn to offering virtual events: #1 Underestimating the difference between environment and facilitator skills are the same #2 Assuming activities that work well in the in-person environment will work the …
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By Mark Samuel – In Part 1, we shared one of the most common mistakes made by seasoned content creators and trainers—to underestimate the differences between live and virtual events. We all know they are different mediums to deliver content, but often aren’t clear on what those differences are…and more importantly, now to play to …
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By Mark Samuel & Licia Rester – Those of us who are experienced in delivering in-person training workshops with a high degree of success are finding the move to a virtual learning environment much more difficult than imagined. The assumption for many is that you just need to transform the “same” training program into a …
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By Mark Samuel – Business is always shaped by external drivers: those circumstances beyond our control that we must respond to if we want to succeed. Economic conditions, customer demands, government regulations and technology are common drivers that I’m sure you’re familiar with. Responding to a viral pandemic like the one we’re experiencing now is …
by Mark Samuel I recently talked to a frustrated senior leader who said… “I’ve communicated the new picture, why we need it, and how urgent it is to our success. In our meetings together, the facts are clear and everyone nods their head in agreement, but as soon as they leave the room, everyone goes …
by Mark Samuel – So you’ve created your Picture of Success – a new vision that’ll take your company to new heights. You’re excited and you can’t wait to get started sharing this Picture with your team, your managers, and your employees. But hold on a second. The biggest mistake leaders make in communicating their Vision is jumping too quickly …
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