Covey was asked to consult on a project with a large banking institution. They needed to evaluate and improve their management training program. At the time, they selected college graduates and put them through two-week assignments in each of the 12 departments, creating a 6-month training program. At the end of the 6 months, the […]
I think it’s safe to say we’ve all had an unpleasant car repair experience. In this episode, we share an experience we had, but through the lens of leadership vs. management. Within the same company, the manager was lacking, but the leader was not. We really aren’t using our platform to complain, although it’s a
Mission statements aren’t meant to be generic words to fill a checkbox. Listen in as we continue our mini-series on The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and share Covey’s experience with a hotel chain and their mission statement. In “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” Steven Covey checked in late to his hotel where
Albert Einstein said, “The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.” In this episode, we discuss the importance of using fresh eyes to solve your significant problem.
Borrowing Strength – a Seven Habits podcast. The simple fact is that you have very little control over others, but you have enormous control of yourself. So what to do when you need to influence the behaviors of others? It’s a tough one. It boils down to really, we just have three options. We can
Starbucks started in 1971 and Howard Shultz joined in 1982 with the intent to make Starbucks the 3rd space, somewhere between work and home, but lets be honest, something has gone wrong since Shultz left in 2000. In the 80’s and 90’s you could get a REAL ceramic cup, but you know nothing says stay
“What Gets Measured Gets Done” that sums it up. So what you measure matters. Be aware that folks will sacrifice their time, their effort, and your customer’s time and effort, so be certain your measures that your people are held accountable to drive not just the results but the behaviors to get there while supporting
“If you are not taking care of your employees, people are not going to buy into it.” In today’s episode we are exploring why so many of us get an “icky feeling” where we maybe don’t get at others like Target or Costco. Seems there is some basic trust that has been broken, and we
Today’s episode is the first one we’ve actually sat down to record in a while. We’ve been busy putting out content from conferences recently. But today’s episode is a lot of fun. Darci aka the Boss Lady has been amazed at the amazingly wide array of organizations that download some of our Free resources online
Communication is a sorely overlooked and vital component of any Quality Management System. What do you do when your communication fails? We are so accustomed to “turning the box green” but so many aspects of our communications cannot be measured by turning a box green. What about when there is conflict between contractor and client?
