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Mid-Year Reflection on Leadership, Goals
July 31, 2013 - 7:36 pm
Tags: Goal Check-Up, goal planning, goals, leadership, Mid-Year
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We are past the half-way point. Mid year. Well into the third quarter. How are you doing? Often times we begin the year with fresh perspectives and aggressive goals and dreams for the upcoming twelve months. Now, at the year’s halfway point, you may find that your focus on goals has slipped. You’ve neglected or […]
Pre-Employment Assessments and Employee Development Boost Revenue, Confidence at Local Recycling Company
July 31, 2013 - 7:35 pm
Tags: Automotive Recycling Magazine, boost confidence, boost revenue, employee development, metro recycling, northstar360, Pre-Employment Assessment
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Auto Recycling Magazine Features NorthStar360 “When it comes to businesses our size, you hear consultant and you think $60,000. Six months later, you’re broke and the consultant wasn’t much help,” describes Steve Dykstra, owner of Metro Recycling and Metro Auto. NorthStar360 began a partnership with Griffith, Ind. based Metro Recycling and Metro Auto Recyclers last […]
Supervisors Master the Management Essentials
July 31, 2013 - 7:33 pm
Tags: Mastering the management essentials, northstar360, supervisor training, training
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Managers from across Chicagoland attended NorthStar360’s Management Seminar last month held in Munster, Ind. The two-day seminar focused on key skills like self-awareness, management traits, and creating employee engagement. Well-trained, engaging managers have a positive impact and direct impact on things like employee performance, engagement, and retention… 50 percent more productive according to a recent […]
Top 10 Ways to Motivate Your Team This Summer
July 31, 2013 - 7:25 pm
Tags: employees, engaging, motivate, office activities, summer, team
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Summer break is coming to a close for most school-age children in our communities. Although there is still plenty of time to bring the fun spirit of summer into your workplace, resulting in an engaging, motivating environment for employees. And we know motivated, engaged employees yield better, more productive and all-around happier work environments. So […]
The High Cost of Doing Nothing: Lack of Supervisor Training Results in Lower Productivity, Profitability
May 29, 2013 - 11:03 am
Tags: employee engagement, Gallup, ineffective supervisors, Mastering the management essentials, supervisor training
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June 13-14 Workshop Helps Managers to be More Effective, Engaging Most business leaders understand that effective supervisors are essential for overall organizational success. However, in most organizations, there is a lack of urgency to improve and address training needs. Study after study confirms the direct link between development strategies such as training and coaching to […]
10 Ways to Connect and Mobilize Your Team
May 29, 2013 - 11:02 am
Tags: employee engagement
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A leader values and engages others. A leader takes the time to know people beyond job titles and responsibilities. They understand their strengths and weaknesses. They recognize what motivates their people. They say thank you! A leader understands that in order for the team to perform most effectively, everyone must connect and engage. There are […]
Keeping Your Talent in Your Company
May 29, 2013 - 11:01 am
Tags: employee development, employee engagement, Employee retention
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You’ve spent significant time and money hiring and training good employees. Now how do you keep them? If you are happy to have them, your competition would be too, especially since you made the initial and often costly investments of taking them from the “maybe” group to the “proven” stage. Before you look up to […]
Words of Wisdom Found in Commencement Speeches
May 29, 2013 - 11:00 am
Tags: commencement, Conan O'Brian, graduation, JK Rowling, leadership quotes, Oprah Winfrey, Steve Jobs, Winston Churchill
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No matter how long ago you sat listening to your commencement speech, you can learn from the advice of these writers, thinkers and leaders. Click HERE for more quotes, videos and transcripts. STEVE JOBS: Don’t settle. From his 2005 commencement speech to Stanford: “I didn’t see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from […]
Gallup: “Immediate Supervisor is Number One Reason Why Employees Leave”
April 22, 2013 - 9:58 am
Tags: Gallup, ineffective supervisors, Manager training, Mastering the management essentials, supervisor training
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Upcoming Events To Help Managers Master Skills That Engage Employees and Build Productivity We’ve all heard the expression, “People don’t leave jobs; they leave bosses.” Gallup concurs. In a recent study, Gallup found bad bosses are the number one reason employees leave. Ineffective supervisors are costing organizations turnover and productivity. Gallup found that poorly managed […]
Employee Engagement: Supporting Employee Development
April 22, 2013 - 9:56 am
Tags: employee engagement, empowered leadership, trust
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Employee engagement affects every corner of your organization, from productivity and efficiency to quality and customer service. When you have engaged employees, it shows! And, unfortunately the opposite is true for disengaged employees. Nearly two-thirds of U.S. employees are not fully engaged in their work and are less productive as a result, according to a […]