There Comes a Time

There comes a time in the life of every business when a transition happens. It does not have to be due to changing technology and new competitors in the market. Sometimes, transitions happen simply because it’s time for a transition. Organizations go through a natural lifecycle. At some point, they start. For whatever reason — […]

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Reinforcing Feedback

Feedback is something we focus on when things go wrong. But how about then things go right? You need to reinforce value-adding behaviors just like you would change ineffective behavior. Otherwise, you are likely to maintain the status quo but not improve performance. If an employee is working in a way that is really effective, […]

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STRONG and Cohesive Leadership

Last Friday and Saturday, Designing Leaders’ Chief Teaching Officer, Dr Thomas, spoke at the 1st Philippine Leaders’ Convention, which was held in the Clark Freeport Zone, about 100km from our office in Manila. It was an especially interesting opportunity for Doctor Will since, despite growing up with a father in the US Air Force and […]

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Population Drop

Employees in class

Native populations continue to get smaller in many countries across Asia. If you’re in one of those countries, you’re likely seeing the immediate impact, and even if you’re not, there are some indirect effects hitting you. Don’t plan on the situation improving any time soon…if ever. Japan is the country most often discussed in this […]

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Make Some Motivation

Office meeting

All too often I hear people say “I’m just not motivated.” If this sounds like you, you should focus on finding that motivation rather than waiting for someone to give it to you. If that sounds like your employees, you need to help them spark their internal motivation rather than trying to motivate them yourself. […]

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