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- Can't Get There From Here - by Submitted on May 31, 2012 from Liz Cosline“Can’t get there from here” is a New England statement that has to be said with a very thick New England accent. It’s used because, especially way up north, all roads do not connect. And wouldn’t you know it. This idea applies to business too. “Here” is a work environment where employees are ...
Views: 1589 - Keeping Engaged Employees - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2011 from Liz CoslineThere has been a lot of talk about employee interaction or employee engagement. Human resources is talking about it because this is so costly not to have engagement. The McKinsey report, Forbes, Harvard Business all know that this costs billions of dollars a year to have employees disengaged. ...
Views: 1676 - ***Business Culture Change - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2011 from Liz CoslineFirst let's have the same definition of business culture. Business culture is the way your organization operates, it's customs, attitudes, protocol, procedures, and etiquette etc. On the web (google) culture is defined as: Etiquette (pronounced [,eti'ket]) is a code of behavior that ...
Views: 1510 - ***“From the Front” – The Heart of Business – Customer Service - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2011 from Liz CoslineThis may be the most discussed aspect of business. Why? Because it is extremely important to any company no matter what the industry. Then it would make sense that most of the training given to employees would be about customer service. Yet this is not what I have seen through the years in ...
Views: 1382 - ***Team Greatness Indicators - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2011 from Liz CoslineEvery business, every company, and sport team wants to have the team that excels in is consistent. In business the employees are the ones and especially the frontline employees, where they are in contact with the customers daily. It is here that the customers will see attitudes, moods, plus ...
Views: 1765(3 votes) - ***Human Touch of Business - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2011 from Liz CoslineMotivation of employees has been talked about for many years in the business world along with how to have the most productive teams. There are team building exercises, ways to watch and keep track of employees with paperwork and efficiency standards, performance reviews, along with standards and ...
Views: 3164(1 vote) - ***Why Teams Fracture - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2010 from Liz CoslineThere are symptoms that teams are beginning to not function well even if they have in the past. These manifest in different ways. The most obvious are that more ansences begin to happen along with people being late. But more will occur that has to do with attitude. Employees will seem to lose ...
Views: 1489(2 votes) - ***Fight For What? - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2010 from Liz CoslineEveryone wants to get ahead, make progress, do better, learn more, work their way up, get recognized, receive praise, and be of value. It is no different for the front line employees and managers. They wish to take care of themselves and their families, have a comfortable life, have some fun, ...
Views: 1645(2 votes) - ***Employees Think About Companies - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2010 from Liz CoslineFirst we will get the pay out of the way. Though employees should be paid market value this is simply fair. Pay is not a long term motivator but it certainly can be demotivating. The pay scale should be understood by employees along with market values with the ability to ask for a raise should a ...
Views: 1498(3 votes) - ***What Is Success Really? - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2010 from Liz CoslineSuccess is talked about throughout society and people seem to be working towards being successful with almost every job that is done. It is interesting that people even decide at an early age at times which profession will be looked at as a successful one. A prestigious job so to speak is one ...
Views: 1653(1 vote) - ***Dealing With Work Problems - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2010 from Liz CoslineWhat is a problem? It is anything that is real or it can be imagined that becomes an obstacle. It is anything that is halting the forward progress to reaching the goals. Take the fear of public speaking and when thought about much of that fear is false. The fear of being judged by the ...
Views: 1687(1 vote) - ***How Do You Know It’s Working? - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2010 from Liz CoslineManagers, team builders, leaders, directors or anyone that leads a team works hard to get it on track, keep it on track, and be as productive as possible. But what are the steps that it takes to know that all that hard work is actually working. Take the time to do the following steps making them ...
Views: 2718(2 votes) - ***Ways to Get to Know Employees - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2010 from Liz CoslineOne of the greatest tools a manager has is knowing about the employees that make up the team. This is not meant to seem like a manager should be friends with the employees and buddy around because really a manager should never do that. But it does mean that a manager needs to know what works for ...
Views: 2703(4 votes) - ***Things That Cause Failure - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2010 from Liz CoslineNo Trust Between Team Members When team members don't trust each other or are suspicious of each other, the end result is a team that is not working together. This usually means they are stand offish and not helping each other. It also can be noticed that they do not support each other. ...
Views: 2743(7 votes) - ***Reasons Teams Fail - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2010 from Liz CoslineTeams often fail because: Teams will look for recognition as a team and also individual recognition. This is a fantastic motivator because people want to know that what they do matters. Often it seems that only recognition from their manager is what counts but that is not true. Praise from ...
Views: 3050(7 votes) - ***Attendance Discipline - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2010 from Liz CoslineThis is probably the most cut and dry aspect of a business. An employee is present or not. Employees are very important and need to be at work. But how is this done fairly when there are full time employees, part time employees, and some places have per diem (as needed) employees. What should ...
Views: 2296(2 votes) - ***Ongoing Maintenance of a Team - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2010 from Liz CoslineSometimes a team has to be trained or at least some members have to be trained. Then there are times when discipline of a team is necessary. New projects may have to be implemented or a change in a procedure may occur. There may be some problems that have to be solved. When this occurs things ...
Views: 2198(3 votes) - ***Behavior and Discipline - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2010 from Liz CoslineThere are two types of discipline happening in business or regarding teams or there should be. The is the job performance discipline which is usually done in a progression to correct a problem. In other words there is some lee-way knowing that people make mistakes. It is a corrective and ...
Views: 2271(2 votes) - ***Relating Team Building to Life - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2010 from Liz CoslineTeam building is an everyday task. There is practicing, tasks to be completed and checked, time restraints which cause time management, customer service, scheduling, and evaluation to state a few. There is giving the instructions in a way that is understood by the team and by each individual. ...
Views: 1775(7 votes) - ***To The End - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2009 from Liz CoslineSo through the centuries we have wondered what this is all about, why we are here, what is the purpose for the existence of the human race. There have been books, paintings, philosophical discussions, poetry, and pondering through the ages. There have been mistakes and fighting by countries ...
Views: 1539(5 votes) - ***Change is a Friend - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2009 from Liz CoslineChange seems to make many people nervous. I suppose it is the unknown and there is comfort in things being the same. When they are the same everyone knows how to act and what to say or at least that is the perception. Funny thing though, things are changing constantly. This is good because ...
Views: 2797(16 votes) - ***When Conflict Happens in Teams - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2009 from Liz CoslineIn any group or team sooner or later there will be a conflict that arises. This is not a bad thing at all. People disagree and if presented and handled properly it can be very productive. Great ideas or learning from different perspectives can happen from disagreements. However at times it ...
Views: 1428(5 votes) - ***Thinking Like a Team Player - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2009 from Liz Cosline1. First have the Coaching clarified - This involves skill and knowledge. It recognizes when a team member is having trouble with a skill and implements things to correct this. However this can be done by the leader or by other team members. The coach recognizes this and starts the ...
Views: 1291(3 votes) - ***Things That Hold You Back - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2009 from Liz CoslineWaiting Meet people all along the way. Make contacts and keep in touch. Don't wait till you need to network. You never know will be a great contact some day. What are you looking for? Define your goals. You have to know what you are working towards. Write them down. Be specific. ...
Views: 1394(4 votes) - ***Empowered - Not really - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2009 from Liz CoslineWhile many companies claim to empower their employees and even have company policies that say their employees are empowered in decision-making, some may simply give lip service to the concept. Employee empowerment is hardly a new concept. But what is this empowerment thing? Business advisers ...
Views: 1255(4 votes) - ***Secret of Success - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2009 from Liz CoslinePeople have tried to be successful in so many definitions that to nail down that definition is something that has been hard to do. Normally when meeting someone the question of what do you do expects a job related answer. Immediately there is a judgement as to whether that is good or not. ...
Views: 1109(6 votes) - ***Bottom line - What Do You Want? - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2009 from Liz CoslineThis is the question that really cannot be answered lightly or with answers that are temporary. This answer is going to involve taking at very good look inside yourself and figuring out plus take a hold of the things that make you up as a person. The best way to say this is for you to figure out ...
Views: 1132(7 votes) - ***Happens All the Time - If Allowed - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Liz CoslineThere is nothing wrong with doing what works for you. In fact that probably a good idea. What is not so beneficial is closing off to new ideas. Personal growth is something that should be strived for daily. It allows listneing to fresh and new concepts, and get the mind into discovery modes. ...
Views: 1490(5 votes) - ***We Got It Wrong - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Liz CoslineHere in the U.S. and I suppose other places, people seem to be cynical at times. It seems that faith or trust in feelings is taken away or shied away from at an early age. We seem to be taught to disregard anything we cannot see or touch. You know, seeing is believing. This leaves people to ...
Views: 2012(7 votes) - *** Discipline for Children - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2009 from Liz CoslineOften when discipline is mentioned it seems that the first thing that is thought of is punishment. A child does something that an adult feels is wrong and this needs to be punished so that the child has something bad to relate to whatever the child did. In this way it is believed that the child ...
Views: 1326(2 votes) - *** What Stops You? - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2009 from Liz CoslineIt doesn't matter if we're talking about business, team building, jumping off a diving board, dieting, playing a sport, in a relationship with others, or a million other endeavors. It isn't about the task or endeavor as long as it isn't harmful to you or someone else. Instead it is about what ...
Views: 1147(4 votes) - *** When The Days Begin to Look the Same at Work - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Liz CoslineEveryone likes to get to the point where going to and being at work is comfortable. People like it when they know what to expect and they know the people they are going to encounter with pretty much the same things happening. It feel grounded and fairly calm or at least secure. Everyone knows ...
Views: 907(3 votes) - *** Employees - The Front Line Deserve Respect - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Liz CoslineIn many companies there are the front line employees doing the work that gets the companies promises completed. The company has said that they will do certain things for the customers and it is these front line employees that fulfill those promises. In most cases the employee comes in to work ...
Views: 1487(4 votes) - *** Team Building- Are there More C's? - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Liz CoslineYes there are. I have put C's to team building simply as a way to remind me of all the aspects that go into team building. There are many different areas that need attention from time to time if not daily. But that does not mean it takes an incredible amount of time. It is more about ...
Views: 1219(2 votes) - *** What Are We Going to Decide to Do? - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Liz CoslineSo as everyone else I continue to hear that things are going bad in the economy. More and more it’s being reported that programs are suffering and budgets are being cut. People are getting stressed, even though they are working, wondering what is around the corner. Who can blame anyone for ...
Views: 1052(7 votes) - *** 5 Tips for Building teams - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Liz CoslineThere are many aspects to team building. The more that is applied the better the team will be. Here are five different aspects of team building that allow the team to keep going to the next level. 1. Competence - when a leader puts a team together he or she tries to pick the best people ...
Views: 1585(16 votes) - *** Individual and Team Awareness - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2009 from Liz CoslineThis is the chance like no other for people to give themselves the time and energy that each deserves. There are now life coaches that not only assist people with self but also with business, projects, and home life. Being self aware is the key to having life run smoother. This includes ...
Views: 1426(2 votes) - ***Team Building- What Does the Leader Look Like? - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2009 from Liz CoslineTeams usually not only have a coach or leader they often have a captain or lead person. These people are important to the team. They are not only important for the guiding, teaching, and communication given but also for the way they present themselves to the team. Team members get cues from ...
Views: 2629(9 votes) - Maintenance of a Team - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2009 from Liz CoslineSo let's say that everything is being done to build and excellent team, communication is clear, individual skills are recognized and utilized, goals are defined, the jobs are getting done, and most of the time things are running smoothly. Seems like this team doesn't need much attention at all, ...
Views: 991 - ***A Thank You For a Team Isn’t Enough - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2009 from Liz CoslineOne of the most important things a manager can do for the employees is to say thank you. It shows the employees that the manager has noticed that the job is completed or that there is confidence that the job will be completed. It also indicates appreciation for the employee. This is a simple ...
Views: 2374 - Conduct of a Leader Tells the Story - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Liz CoslineThere are certainly attributes that a leader must exercise such as listening skills, communication skills, empathy, and caring about the team to name a few. Most of the time when techniques are discussed on how to be a leader it is not discussed how to act. In others words the conduct of a ...
Views: 964 - Manage or Lead? - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2009 from Liz CoslineIn my experience in the supervisory and management world I have found that getting the job done in a consistent day to day way, comes down to the view of the managing person no matter what the actual title the person holds. I have separated these views by using the words manage and ...
Views: 1743(1 vote) - What is Success to You? - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2009 from Liz CoslineSuccess is talked about throughout society and people seem to be working towards being successful with almost every job that is done. It is interesting that people even decide at an early age at times, which profession will be looked at as a successful one. A prestigious job so to speak is one ...
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