Today we are going to debate a problem that I have encountered thousands of times during my executive coaching sessions, loyalty versus accountability. More specifically, we’ll address why the outlook, ‘Everyone is important, but no one is required,’ is the best guiding principle you can adopt as a leader. In my book, Serve Up, Coach…
As a leader, I know that you have a lot on your plate on a daily basis, be it home or work. This is where I remind you to practice organizational leadership for your soul. As much as you give out, you have to replenish within yourself. A strong leader must always maintain line-of-sight to your long term results. Let’s talk today about how you can accomplish that.
In this week’s blog post, I’ll share three leaderships tips that will help keep you at the top of your field. After all, growth is constant and learning is a life long journey.
“[Employee] empowerment is created with owning the decision, not the need to be a part of the decision.” – Nathan Jamail Ahhh…employee empowerment, the sense of autonomy, recognition, and confidence we all want to experience in a workplace. For employers, it is the trust that employees are well trained and capable enough to own their…
“A thriving corporate culture is achieved when all employees understand and believe in the cultural principles of the group. It is the leader’s job to ensure all employees are doing their part to help the culture thrive.” -Nathan Jamail Understanding corporate culture builds the necessary framework to create a thriving organization. It defines the attitudes…
“Want the best sales team? Hire the best sales coach” -Nathan Jamail, Keynote Speaker, Bestselling Author Running an efficient sales team is similar to managing a world class sports team. You need a great coach, a solid sales performance plan and training, training and more training. Let’s face it, as technology improves the world seemingly shrinks…
“Having the right people is imperative for a winning team” -Nathan Jamail, Keynote Speaker, Bestselling Author At first glance “Hire fast, fire faster” might sound harsh, but it is the exact opposite. It is about being clear and transparent to those we hire and those we currently lead. As leaders we make bad hires more…
The speed of change is the greatest competitive advantage in any industry “The organization that adapts or changes the fastest will win every time” -Nathan Jamail, Keynote Speaker, Bestselling Author Most organizations in business are looking for their competitive advantage via marketing, competitive analysis reports, R&D and anything else they can think of in order…
The normal of the future might be new, but how we will succeed is not “Success in the “new normal” is anything but new” -Nathan Jamail, Keynote Speaker, Bestselling Author I just watched a great virtual keynote by a futurist and like many of us we are not sure what the future holds, except that…
Engaging Employees “The number one challenge for leaders and organizations in 2020 and 2021” -Nathan Jamail, Keynote Speaker, Bestselling Author Engaging employees has been a goal and focus for organizations for years, but since this crazy pandemic of remote working and isolation it is more difficult than ever. Many leaders are finding this to be…