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How to Inspire Employees to Give Meaningful Feedback and Collaborate

By Cheryl Lauer / July 17, 2020 / Comments Off on How to Inspire Employees to Give Meaningful Feedback and Collaborate

I was talking with a company owner last week who craves useful feedback from his employees, but never receives it.

This is a guy who exudes confidence. But even those who seem totally in command have doubts.

We all benefit from positive reinforcement or constructive conflict that comes from an engaged and empowered team.

But how can we make that happen?

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How a Stressed Owner Let Go and Got Away

By Cheryl Lauer / June 8, 2020 / Comments Off on How a Stressed Owner Let Go and Got Away

I know a business owner who rarely enjoyed time away from his business. If he got away, he always stressed about how it would turn out. It often didn’t turn out well.  Sound familiar? That all changed a few months ago. Before the pandemic, he made it out of town, and everything went well. Here’s why…

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Are You Delegating Or Dumping?

By Cheryl Lauer / January 11, 2019 / Comments Off on Are You Delegating Or Dumping?

ARE YOU DELEGATING OR DUMPING? Delegating properly is one of the most important leadership skills. Delegation is typically not a natural skill that we learn growing up; however, it is critical to company growth and it’s a game-changer on many levels. When delegation is done poorly, it is better known as dumping, and it’s not…

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Change Curve Management

By Cheryl Lauer / November 5, 2018 /

CHANGE CURVE MANAGEMENT Wow, our ERP implementation is complete! Now we have all functional processes integrated in one system. Yes, it took longer than expected and we went over budget, but the lessons learned are priceless! I’m proud to say I did my best work moving everyone through the change curve during this project and…

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