Category: Leadership Development

  • How to be productive in a chaotic environment

    By Damon Brown | March 14, 2018 Being focused, creative and productive in your ideal work environment can be easy. Unfortunately, much of our environment is out of our control. Open-air offices and public areas are clearly a mixed bag, but even working from home or on the road can bring its own challenges. If you find yourself…

  • The Best-Kept Secrets of Exceptional Leaders (No. 5 Is Key)

    Article | Accountability Insights by Craig Hickman | Aug 22, 2017 Leaders who have the most impact know how to hold others accountable. But how? Here are five secrets they know (and you probably don’t). Read the original article published on Inc. Magazine: The Best-Kept Secrets of Exceptional Leaders (No. 5 Is Key) Accountability gives impetus to greater results. Getting accountability right can…

  • Disruptive Behaviors: Is Your Company Enabling A Hostile Work Environment?

    By: Margaret Wood 4/18/2018 Encouraging employees to work as a team, improving productivity, employee morale and promoting the basic doctrines  of civility and respect all trickle down to the bottom line: increased customer satisfaction. Unfortunately, when employees conduct themselves in disruptive or  inappropriate behaviors, your goals may be difficult to achieve.  These types of behavior…

  • Is It Legal: Pot Use, Rude Conduct Lead to Problems for Teacher

    JANUARY 5, 2018 BY TOM D’AGOSTINO LEAVE A COMMENT Ohio’s Court of Appeals upheld the revocation of the teaching license of an intervention specialist.  The revocation was based on administrative findings of conduct unbecoming a teacher, including charges of inappropriate physical contact with students and marijuana use. After receiving reports that caused “professional conduct concerns” about the specialist,…

  • Why Silence at Work Can Sabotage Team Camaraderie

    It’s better to break the silence than to let the silence break you. By Help Scout@helpscout By Gregory Ciotti, marketing at Help Scout Silence can seep throughout an organization, sabotaging motivation, enthusiasm, and camaraderie. Hard language, harsh reality. If you don’t agree, it’s because you haven’t felt it looming. Silence allows small setbacks to snowball into bigger…