There are a plethora of articles that talk about how to  find good employees.

This one switches things up and focuses on expectations that stellar employees do and SHOULD have for their boss.

Well worth the read, some of these may surprise you. 

Every single person contributes either positive or negative energy to a team environment. 

Nothing negatively affects a company culture more than an ENERGY VAMPIRE. 

Identify your energy vampires and make a plan to remove them  by the end of the month. 

Call ISC to help make a plan in top grading your team with positive energy infused peak performers who will help drive your team UP  to the next level, rather than driving them down.   

Truth.....your team will only produce what you expect and hold them accountable to produce. 

FACT....holding people accountable is the single most important skill that a manager can have, and it is undoubtedly the single biggest weakness that managers self report as being the thing that they struggle with the most.  

TAKE AWAY....learning how to have POSITIVE, PRODUCTIVE meetings, where you can hold your team accountable and HELP THEM ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS is the single most empowering thing you can do as a leader.   

FOOD FOR THOUGHT; 

There is an absolute correlation between what you expect from  others, and what you will receive.

Taking the same group of people, they will produce at different levels of intensity, dependent on what they are asked to produce. 

If the goal of a great manager/COACH is to help his team achieve MORE, learn to ASK FOR MORE.  

FANTASTIC article that gives SCRIPTS to help your team create a road map to achieve MORE in 2018. 

7 EXCELLENT responses when giving negative feedback to someone that is not open to hearing it. 

If someone is worth developing, they are worth your time in sharing with them your insights into what they need to do to improve.

Becoming comfortable with sharing and receiving feedback  is an essential skill if you are going to grow and develop your team, as well as yourself as a manager.   

These responses are something that can be role played and shared in a team meeting, where upper management can help field managers improve their coaching skills.

I do believe for skills like this, in addition to reading them, it really takes live role playing to become proficient, because we all know that  only when you are genuinely comfortable with the verbiage,  will you start to employ it on a regular basis. 

Terrific article that highlights Peter Druckers 5 most important questions that every leader should be asking themselves about their company, and every individual, should be asking about themselves.  

When you get your answers, decide if your current  team is who you need to get you where you want to go. 

If you need help building or top grading your team,  please feel free to Contact US    Since 1999 ISC has been providing exceptional candidates to companies across the US for critical fill roles. 

TRUTH BOMB....

Every single person has generates  energy....and that energy is primarily comprised of either Positive Energy, or Negative Energy.

Which Energy field would people describe YOU as having?

If you do not leave people infused with POSITIVE ENERGY after interacting with you, you are depleting them with after every exchange. 

Inspect what you expect. 

Holding people accountable is undoubtedly the toughest part of managing others, and the most important skill set to improve if you want to elevate your teams performance in 2018. 

Did you know that there are 3 primary types of complainers?

There are also 5 ways that effective leaders point out areas of weakness that are distinctly different than non-leaders. 

Make a point of learning what these  critical differences in nuances are, and set yourself apart from the pack. 

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5 ways to harness END OF YEAR POWER!