Category: Leadership Plus
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Critiques and Criticism: Never Easy-But Necessary
Supervising the work of others will eventually result in having to critique and offer constructive criticism. It can be uncomfortable for everyone involved. But there is a way you can do it that should make it easier. Learn how to manage even the most difficult employees HERE
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What’s In My Everyday Carry Bag?
What’s in your everyday carry bag? In this episode, Dave shares what he keeps inside the bag that he carries every day.
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Why Your Emails Aren’t Getting Returned
You won’t be very productive if the emails you send are not returned. Here are some tips for sending emails that are more likely to get a prompt response.
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Don’t Forget Your Next Great Idea: Write It Down
Our brain isn’t very good at allowing us to remember everything we find interesting. When you make time to write down your next great idea you are less likely to forget it.
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Be The Boss Everyone Wants
If you are the ‘boss’ how would people describe you? Do people want to work with you? Here are 5 things that will make you the boss everyone wants to work with.
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What Are Your Employees Worried About?
As employees have had to adapt to new working conditions and deal with Covid and other issues, it is only natural that some of them have concerns over the future of their job. Here is how effective managers can work with workers who have these concerns.
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Don’t Let Fear Stop You
We all worry about making the wrong decisions. But delaying a decision in hopes of getting new information, can be just as disastrous.
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Take A Vacation For Your Own Well Being
If you haven’t already, there is still time to schedule your vacation this summer. It’s important. Here is my approach.
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How Safe Is Your Data?
If you manage a nonprofit, how certain are you that the data you keep on your donors is safe and secure? Recent security breaches should serve as warnings. The experts offer some ideas on how to protect yourself.
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How To Start A New Job As “The Boss”
When you begin your new job as ‘the boss’ your staff will be concerned about changes you might make. They will try to figure you out. Start your new leadership position successfully by following these tips.
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Who has the ‘Real Power’ in Your Organization?
Sometimes the most influential individuals in an organization are not the senior executives. In our knowledge-based economy, we have seen hierarchies break down, and functional leaders have a greater ability to influence change. Who has the ‘real’ power in your organization?
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Sometimes You Have To Say “No”
As a manager…get used to the fact that you may have to say “no,” even when you want to say “yes.”
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Things A Boss Should Never Say
Your employees are listening to every word you say, and it impacts the way they behave and their productivity.
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How One-On-One Meetings Can Actually Save You Time
You might think that scheduling regular one-on-one meetings with the people who report to you could be a waste of time. Actually, they might be a time saver.
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Creating A Successful Workplace Culture
Would your employees say that there is a positive workplace culture in the office? There are ways you, as a manager, can improve the mood and increase productivity.
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Closing The Pay Gap
It’s hard to believe that we are still discussing discrepancies in salaries between men and women. But research shows that it is still a problem in the workplace. Here are some ideas for closing the gap.
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The Importance Of Having A Career Path
Is the job you have today, the job you want 3 years from now? When you think about your ‘dream’ job, do you have a plan on how you will get there? Let’s look at some of the reasons why you need to have thought through your career path before you apply for your next…
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How The Job Search Process Has Changed
Anyone laid off due to the economic downturn triggered by the coronavirus may be concerned about their employment prospects. Similarly, if you aren’t happy in your current position, you may fear that you are now stuck. While the job market is still tight, certain fields are beginning to open up as organizations are prepared to…
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How To Get The Job You Want
Companies are beginning to hire again, but the process has changed. From online applications to Zoom interviews, you have to be prepared for this new reality. But it won’t really matter unless you have a strategy for finding your next job.
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4 Tips For Leading During Covid
As employees continue to work from home, there are things leaders can do to keep their staff motivated. Here are 4 tips for managers to consider.
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When Its Time To Return To The Office
As more and more employees return to their offices after many months away due to the COVID virus, it is essential to consider how it can be done safely. Today we look at information you need before your staff heads back to the office.
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How Has Your Workday Changed?
We are starting to hear of more instances where companies are getting ready to bring their workers back to their offices. While others are thinking about letting everyone work from home……or maybe a mix of the two approaches. There’s a good chance that since you’ve been working from home…..your approach to work has changed a…
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Why A Coach Can Be Your Guide To Greater Success
Tiger Wood had a coach at the height of his career. Working with someone who can be objective about your skills can be helpful in making you become a better manager and leader, plus being more productive. Today, we explore why this is true and what to look for in a coach.
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Assessing Your Work From Home Performance
How will your boss measure your performance when you have spent most of the last year working from home? Here are some proactive things you can do to demonstrate your value to your organization.
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Should We Do Performance Evaluations During Covid?
Even in ‘normal’ times, performance evaluations are not very popular. Here’s some advice for how employers may want to handle the process during these challenging times.
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Are You Seen As A Good Communicator?
Leaders spend most of their days communicating with different stakeholders. Yet many employees complain that the directions they get from their bosses are often unclear. Moreover, even if the instructions are clear, sometimes expectations are vague.
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5 Ways to Demonstrate Your Workplace Integrity
If I were to ask the people you supervise or work with to assess the level of your integrity what would they say? Leaders have a high level of integrity. Here are 5 ways you can demonstrate your integrity every day.
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Never Be Late Again
Are you an on-time person? Are you regularly ‘fashionably late?” Or, are you just chronically late? Here are some tips so that you are never late again.
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New Research Helps Nonprofits Raise More Online Dollars
A new report indicates that nonprofits need to find ways of getting potential donors to spend more time on their websites. It’s a pathway to future contributions.
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Increase Your Productivity By Writing Things Down
I used to forget a lot of things until I adopted the habit of writing things down. On this edition of LEADERSHIP PLUS, I describe how I have adapted David Allen’s “Getting Things Done” methodology into my daily routine.
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Fundraising Is Not Just About Raising Money
The heads of nonprofits should know their major donors. People want to know the people behind the organizations they want to support. If executives are able to build an honest relationship with their donors, it will be easier to ask for financial support in the future.
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Answering Commonly Asked Management Questions
On this edition of LEADERSHIP PLUS, we answer commonly asked questions: How to handle a micromanaging boss, how to avoid getting bogged down with emails, prepare for the most important question in a job interview, and how to stay productive while working from home?
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The Power of Writing Things Down
“Every idea you have and everything you need to do should be written down.” That’s the subject of today’s LEADERSHIP PLUS.
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How Evernote Can Increase Your Productivity
Evernote is a powerful online tool that will help increase your productivity by allowing you to keep your notes and files in one place, searchable and sharable. In part 1 of this introductory series, we show you how to get started and how to use notebooks within Evernote.
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David Allen: Dealing With Your “Someday Maybe” List
In his book “Getting Things Done”, productivity guru David Allen discusses the benefits of putting everything that you are thinking about, or have to do, on lists. One of them is the “Someday Maybe List.” It is for things that you want to do in the future. In this conversation, Allen tells Dave Edwards how…
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Return to Work, or Work From Home?
Since the onset of the Coronavirus, your staff has been working from home. What happens after everyone has been vaccinated? What if your staff still wants to work from home? Here are some things to consider.
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Getting Things Done During Covid-19
Do you find it hard to focus while working from home during Covid-19. Is work blending into your home life? Productivity expert David Allen shares his thoughts with Dave Edwards.
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Increase Your Productivity By Taking Notes
My world changed when I read the phrase, “Your brain is for having ideas, not holding ideas.”
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Keeping Millennials Happy In The Workplace
By 2025, Millennials will represent 75% of the working population. How are you planning to keep them engaged and with your organization? Or, are you resigned to the fact that they will move on if they can find a job that pays more than you can afford? That’s the subject of today’s LEADERSHIP PLUS.
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Aligning Your Fundraising Values with the Needs of Your Donors
On this LEADERSHIP PLUS, we explore a more effective fundraising method that will help your nonprofit succeed.
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Text Messages Kill Your Productivity
When it comes to destroying your productivity, text messages are becoming the new email.
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Ten Tips For Keeping Your Best Employees
A Gallup poll that showed the main reason why people leave their jobs is that they don’t feel appreciated. And yet, many managers spend a lot of time trying to improve a slacking employee while ignoring the top flight worker.
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Things You Say At Work Can Get You In Trouble
Today on LEADERSHIP PLUS, you may think something you say is funny, but the person on the receiving end may not. We explore how what you say at work, can get you in trouble and sideline your career.
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Should Nonprofits Have Cash Reserves?
Today on Leadership Plus, while some struggle with the concept of cash reserves, nonprofit leadership always appreciates forward thinking during a time of crisis. You especially appreciate a strategy like this when you face a recession or even a pandemic and fundraising declines.
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Show Leadership Through Words and Actions
On this edition of LEADERSHIP PLUS, being an effective leader is not about writing memos, it is about showing your leadership through what you say and what you do. Consider the behaviors you want to exhibit to your team.
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Managing All The Inputs That Distract Us
Today on LEADERSHIP PLUS, it seems like we all have too many things coming at us at once: emails, Slack, texts, and teleconferences. Here are some tips for getting it all under control.
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Are Your Online Meetings Boring?
Today on Leadership Plus, how do you engage participants in an online meeting who are not paying attention?
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Tips For Managing Remote Workers
Today on LEADERSHIP PLUS, there’s an excellent chance that as a manager, you never thought you would be supervising employees who work remotely. But now you may need to adapt to the new reality brought about by Covid 19.
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Do You Encourage Employees To Stay Home When Sick?
On this edition of LEADERSHIP PLUS, does your organization have a policy or practice that states when an employee is too sick they should stay home?
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Stop – I Have Enough Coffee Mugs
In this edition of LEADERSHIP PLUS, what if nonprofits focused on a unique experience related to their niche?
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