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Quest for Workplace Excellence    Past issues of our monthly newsletter for every CEO, manager, and HR professional who wants to build a culture in their organization where employees love to come to work and customers love to do business.

 

Fall 2006 Ethics - Doing the Right Thing Is Not Always Easy, But It Is Always Right

November 2006  (online edition) Powerful Presentations, Part II

September 2006 (online edition) Powerful Presentations, Part I

Spring 2006 Teamwork

Winter 2006 - The Power of a Positive Vision

June 2006 (online edition) Leading Organizational Change

May 2006 (online edition) Don't Be Caught Off Guard - Taking the Mystery Out of Organizational Change

April 2006 (online edition) Feedback - Is it Better to Give or Receive?

March 2006 (online edition) D.E.V.E.L.O.P. Your Employees

February 2006 (online edition) Ten Tips for De-stressing Your Life (Part II)

January 2006 (online edition) Ten Tips for De-stressing Your Life (Part I)

October/November 2005 (online edition) - What Matters Most to Employees

Fall 2005  Executive Coaching

September 2005 (online edition - Workplace Excellence from the Best of the Best (Part III)

August 2005 (online edition) - Workplace Excellence from the Best of the Best (Part II)

July 2005 (online edition) - Workplace Excellence from the Best of the Best (Part I)

May 2005 - Great Leaders = Great Organizations

May 2005 The Best-of-the-Best Share Tips for Success, 2004 Award for Workplace Excellence Winners

November 2004 - Employee Retention

July 2004  What Separates the Best-of-the-Best from the Worst-of-the-Worst Companies

 

Leadership Articles

Will They Stay? Or, Will They Stray?
What Matters Most to Employees


Making an intentional effort to keep talented employees is not an option today. Wise leaders know that it is no easy task to attract and then retain great employees. This article briefly outlines what employees are telling us about what it is that keeps them where they are and offers some helpful tips on how to become a retention expert with a loyal "following."

Building Trust with Employees and Your Manager

The best leaders are trusted leaders. Building trust as a leader is not difficult, but it takes time. If you are a leader who values being trusted by the people around you, this article provides some suggestions that will help you achieve that.

Becoming the Leader You've Always Wanted to Be

A leader's success does not depend on their position or title, but on the values they uphold and the choices they make on a daily basis. This article offers some powerful insights and "relationship savvy" that will help you become the kind of leader that is worthy of being respected and followed.

Great Leaders Care About Their People

Most likely, the greatest leaders you have ever worked for were the ones that cared about you and your success. If we asked the people who report to you if their supervisor really cares about their personal and professional success, what would they say? In this article, we recommend seven leadership principles that will help you demonstrate that you really do care about your people.

Employee Satisfaction Determines Your Total Return to Shareholders (TRS)

According to recent research conducted by WorkUSA 2000, employee satisfaction has been undeniably linked to bottom-line results. This article briefly outlines the research we have done in this area and will help you determine if the time is right for your organization to take action toward improving the satisfaction of your employees and what it will cost you if you do not.

How Accessible and Approachable Are You?

Learn how to be more accessible and approachable in order to alleviate problems with employees. This article suggests five ways for you to become the kind of leader whose employees feel comfortable coming to them.

Loyalty Based Leadership

There seems to be an increasing number of managers that are becoming distressed by employees whom they perceive as lacking loyalty. True loyalty from an employee comes when you are able to build a relationship with them that is based on deep trust. This article provides some proven strategies to help you develop the type of mutual trust that will lead to a sincerely loyal workforce.


Great Leaders Are Great Listeners

Some people may believe that the only important reason why leaders should become good listeners is to enable them to gain accurate information from employees. Receiving valid information is extremely important, but a superior concern of the great leaders is that their employees also believe that their leader truly listens to them. This article suggests some practical guidelines to help you listen more accurately while at the same time being able to impart the feeling to others that you in fact do value them and their views.


Change Articles

Why Employees Resist Change

When we know the reasons why our people tend to resist change, we can then start to help them overcome the obstacles that are keeping our change efforts from succeeding. This article suggests ten reasons that best describe why some people have a tough time changing their mind set and behavior.

Why Employees Respond Differently to Change

No matter what type of change is initiated in an organization, employees have no choice but to respond to it. Even "no response" is still a response. Just by being aware of the reasons why employees respond to change so differently can help managers and supervisors design an appropriate change strategy. This article is helpful as it outlines the different factors that may influence a person's response to change.

Employee Responses to Organizational Change

Being aware of the most common positive and negative employee reactions to change will help you as a manager or supervisor begin to view these responses as a normal part of the change process. This article gives brief descriptions of typical employee responses during periods of change.

Leading Employees Through Organizational Change

Managers and supervisors have to implement changes within their organization whether they like it or not. When the time comes for them to begin the implementation process, there are several specific actions they can take to help steer employees through the winds of change successfully. This article suggests some powerful strategies to help make the tough times of change both rewarding and productive.

Peter Barron Stark and Associates, Inc.

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