How to Help Your Employees Stay Positive Through Layoffs and Downsizing

You never want to see someone lose their job, and as an executive, it is challenging to see beloved employees go through the process. However, layoffs and downsizing are often necessary in today's business climate, so it's best to prepare for this scenario.One issue you'll encounter during a period of layoffs is declining employee morale. After all, your workers are friends with the people being laid off and don't want to see them go. They might also believe they…

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How to Stay Resilient When Working for a Start-Up

For many, working at a start-up is a dream come true because they have the chance to help build a company from the ground up while being part of something special. Many start-ups also offer a relaxed workplace and flexible hours, which employees see as positives. The Bay Area where Leadership Development Institute is located and Silicon Valley are some of the most popular areas for high tech startups.At the same time, start-ups come with a lot of uncertainty and…

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Team Building with Accelerated Velocity

Building a Team That Executes and Makes Decisions with Accelerated Velocity The business world is incredibly competitive, and leaders are always making decisions that could make or break a company. When you find yourself up against a deadline or dealing with a decision that could define your year, it’s crucial that you get it right.But, you’ll also want to make a quick decision so that you don’t miss out on an opportunity.So, how do you implement a team that will…

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The Business Benefits Of Leadership Development

In today’s business world of ever increasing change, it is always easier to justify focusing on the immediate needs of the bottom line or latest crisis; and pay less attention to the underlying issues that ultimately drive long-term success.   One of top underlying issues for most organizations is leadership development.   Companies that develop effective and adaptable leaders are those that stay ahead of the change curve, learn to adapt and consequently grow and prosper. Are today’s employers confident that they…

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Be a Better Meeting Facilitator

We all spend more time in meetings than we would prefer to and for most of us they are energy depleting and at best moderately productive. Here are 3 simple suggestions that might improve the quality of the meetings you facilitate.1. Give Each Agenda Item an ObjectiveEssentially what are we trying to accomplish with each agenda item? The objective for each agenda item can be provided by the meeting owner or the person who asked to have a particular item…

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A More Effective Way to Look at Succession Planning

Time marches on, and with it go corporate leaders. Everybody retires at one time or another, and to maintain solvency in the leadership ranks, companies must know in advance how they’re going to deal with these departures. The traditional way of addressing this is with succession planning.It’s important to have a plan in place to make the changing of the guard for executive management positions smooth and uncontroversial. The plan itself, however, is not as important as what the plan…

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New Website Launch

Today is the official launch of our new website and we are excited to share it with all of you.We are also beginning our 15th year of business here in the Bay Area.Our passion and vitality for our work seem stronger than ever. Much of this has to do with our continuous learning during the last 18 months.First we engaged with Phil Sandahl and his staff at Team Coaching International (TCI), where we went through their unique team coaching certification.…

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