4 Steps to Protecting your Company’s Brand – Values

CEO resigns after VW found cheating on their emission promise. CEO convicted for selling food that the company knew was unsafe. CEO of a major auto manufacturer is in a media firestorm because her company did not disclose or order a recall for a known ignition switch problem. These are just three of the BIG…

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Seven Steps to Collaboration in Disagreement

When all parties are agreeable, collaboration is easy. It is when the parties are not agreeable that a leader goes to work. Disagreements can come from many sources and for many reasons, but the key to connecting opposing positions starts with understanding all sides. How can a leader create a collaborative effort when disagreement is…

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3 Steps to Team Alignment

How often have you worked with a team that isn’t on the same page? This familiar work situation of being misaligned is not the team’s fault, but the leader/manager’s responsibility. What Elements are required for Team Alignment? 1. Purpose 2. Culture 3. Values When any of these three elements are out of alignment, the result…

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