How to Improve Team Synergy
“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” is an old saying that properly sums up the meaning of “synergy.” When individuals must work together as a team to accomplish a goal, it […]
Bridge the Gap to an Engaged Workforce
As a business owner, how would you describe your workforce: enthusiastic or miserable?
In a recent study, Gallup found that employees in the United States reached their highest level of engagement in 20 years with 35% […]
Four Steps to Better Training
Zig Ziglar rightly said, “What’s worse than training your workers and losing them? Not training them and keeping them!” But most conventional training programs are a waste of time and energy.
Failure to train and failure […]
A New Way to Hire Well
Every business has a hiring process – some more deliberate than others. Traditional hiring practices focus almost exclusively on cognitive abilities (skills and experience) and affective traits (personality and motivation). But this leaves out one […]
Biggest Pitfalls of Hiring
Avoid These Pitfalls When Hiring Your Next Employee
We had a client in the financial profession who needed another advisor on her team. She posted the job, reviewed resumes, and interviewed several people. She settled on […]
How Do I Create a 1×1 System?
How do I Create a 1×1 System?
A 1×1 System is simply a deliberate effort to hold one-on-one meetings with each of the team members who report directly to you. While it may seem simple, many […]
Set Your Team Up for Success with an Effective One-on-One System
In recent articles, we have spent some time discussing two major components to effective leadership:
- Deliberately giving feedback – both, positive and constructive.
- Having tough conversations through a Performance Management System
But what is one key […]
Don’t Avoid Uncomfortable Conversations: Creating a Performance Management Process that Makes Your Team and Business Better
In your business, what is simple and necessary, but hard to do? In our experience, it is the company’s Performance Management Process. A Performance Management Process is a consistent, effective, system to deliver constructive feedback […]
Why, When, and How to Give Better Feedback
At Illuminate Business Advisors, we help businesses hire the right fit, train effectively to build better teams, and increase team engagement. One of the ways that we do that is by helping them develop, improve, […]
Bad Employee or Leadership Failure? How to Minimize Employee Turnover
Very little can tank a company’s momentum, morale and productivity more than high employee turnover. Indeed, high employee turnover leads to higher stress, inadequate staffing, lower communication, and lower peer collaboration.*
But what if the employee […]