"Even if you're on the right track,
you'll get run over if you just sit there.
- Will Rogers"
Posted Culture Change
I get questions all the time from clients asking how can I change our culture. The quick answer is it depends on a variety of things starting with who you are. If you are the CEO or business owner or perhaps an influential member of the C suite you can change the culture. You first… Read More
The post Culture Change appeared first on From Ok to Excellence.
Posted Executive Coaching
Executive coaching is most effective when the client is ready.The question is, when is the client ready?The easy answer to the question is, when they know they are. How will they know they are? Executive coaching in the true sense can only be successful when the candidate recognizes that they are stuck or needing additional… Read More
The post Executive Coaching and Timing appeared first on From Ok to Excellence.
Posted Culture Change, High Performing Culture
I read an interesting article in my local paper on Sunday about a billing error that cost a public entity thousands of dollars in lost revenue for failure to implement a rate change and not noticing it for a few years. According to the article the error was first detected in March of 2014 and… Read More
The post Leading Culture appeared first on From Ok to Excellence.
Posted Excellence, Motivation, Workforce Engagement
Gallup announced recently that their engagement index which had been growing to above 33.0% for the last couple months has slipped to 32.7% in May. I’m wondering what there is to celebrate about 33.0% of the workforce being engaged. Does anyone think a workforce engagement level of somewhere in the 30’S is OK? What does… Read More
The post Who is Responsible for Workforce Engagement? appeared first on From Ok to Excellence.
Posted Best Places to Work, culture, Culture Change, Workforce Engagement
More and more organizations are noticing that their people are their main differentiator in today’s competitive knowledge economy. The Friday May 27 Wall Street Journal had an inserting article titled “Goldman Workers Are More Than a Number”. The article goes on to say, “While subtle, the changes at Goldman mark a softening of Wall Street’s… Read More
The post The Culture Difference appeared first on From Ok to Excellence.
Posted Inspiration, Leadership Development
I take the topic of leadership very seriously and have developed my philosophy taking in to consideration all of the various inputs I have received relative to leadership. I have seriously considered the following: • My fundamental beliefs about people as productive or unproductive members of society in whatever role they are playing • My… Read More
The post Leadership Commitment Statement appeared first on From Ok to Excellence.
Posted Inspiration, Motivation
What Color are Your Glasses? Many of us travel through life without really thinking about who we are. That statement may sound a bit strange because we must know who we are because we just are who we are. What’s the big deal? The problem may be that because we just are and think we… Read More
The post What Color Are Your Glasses? appeared first on From Ok to Excellence.
Posted Culture Change, Excellence, High Performing Culture
I recently heard a very interesting definition of company culture. “The way the work gets done”. This definition is very easy to remember and truly does encompass the elements of what culture is. Although the core driver behind culture is the core beliefs of the key cultural influencers (Business Owner, CEO, Sr. Team etc.) it… Read More
The post Culture Defined appeared first on From Ok to Excellence.
Posted High Performing Culture, Workforce Engagement
What sets the high performing companies apart from those just wishing and hoping? I listened to a very good CD recently that said that the differentiator is marketing. Perhaps that’s true and marketing is clearly critical. However does marketing grow out of the ground, can you pick it from a tree or pull it out… Read More
The post Your Workforce is Everything appeared first on From Ok to Excellence.
Posted Excellence
Stress, or at least the perception of stress seems to be everywhere in the workforce today. It doesn’t matter if I am working with a business owner, senior leader, front line manager or supervisor the topic of stress seems to crop up. What’s driving the feeling of stress in the workplace? There is no doubt… Read More
The post Clarity Can Reduce Stress at Work appeared first on From Ok to Excellence.
