Submitted by Sal Silvester on February 16, 2010
Have you ever stepped back and watched team members respond to a decision?
It’s really an interesting dynamic to watch.
I just watched a group of mid-level managers react to a decision that their management team made - three months ago. There clearly is not commitment amongst this group (once again, these are mid-level managers).
Submitted by Sal Silvester on November 25, 2009
Hello Everyone
I wanted to wish you all a very healthy and happy Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving for me is a time of reflection and a time to come back to the present. It is a time for me to be grateful for all of the wonderful things in my life.
Submitted by Sal Silvester on October 23, 2009
On September 17, 2009 the Wall Street Journal featured an article titled "Soldier to Receive the Medal of Honor."
President Obama awarded Jared C. Monti a posthumous award for repeatedly braving enemy fire to rescue a wounded comrade in the Afghan mountains. The article went on to say that Sgt. First Class Monti twice ran into the open to try to retrieve the wounded man, only to be forced back by rocket-propelled-grenades and machine-gun fire.
He was killed on his third attempt.
Submitted by Sal Silvester on October 14, 2009
I hear a lot about the importance of coaching in the workplace, and for the most part I agree that coaching an important aspect of every leader's role. In fact, as a leader, I think you should be spending 20-30% of
your time coaching your direct reports.
But my intent for this post isn't "how to" coach someone (that will come in a future post), but rather "when to" coach someone.
Submitted by Sal Silvester on October 13, 2009
Submitted by Sal Silvester on September 15, 2009
One of the common questions I hear from people is, “how do I know what motivates my people?”
Well, the answer is pretty simple.
Just ask.
Then listen.
Submitted by Sal Silvester on September 9, 2009
I was recently at a meeting with a group of Human Resource executives, and one of the HR Directors mentioned that her slogan for her supervisory training was “would you work for you?”
That is a great question to ask - regardless of whether you have the title of leader or not. There is a tremendous amount of research, supported by the Gallup Organization and others, that indicates that people don’t leave their organizations, they leave their managers.
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