The Importance of Employee Motivation

The success of any business is greatly dependent on its employee motivation. Regardless of business strategies or the marketing prowess of the person in charge, without a hardworking and dedicated workforce at the center of operations, a company cannot have a stable foundation. Keeping employees motivated is paramount; a motivated workforce means a highly productive […]

Team Building in the Workplace

Team building in the workplace is an important part of any business because it brings employees together and reminds them why they came on board in the first place – to be a part of a team. Team-focused exercises encourage collaboration and partnership, while allowing employees to see each other in different lights and connect […]

Managing Personalities with DiSC

Every workplace is made up of various and distinct personalities. A good leader recognizes the differences in each employee and doesn’t take a “one-size-fits-all” approach to management. Management would be easy if everyone was hard-working, collaborative, and always had a great attitude. If this were the case, your job would consist of watching a team […]

What To Do: Employee Underperformance

Every manager at some point in their career will have to learn to deal with employee underperformance issues. If your staff isn’t performing at their best, it can decrease morale and your business’s ability to meet its’ objectives. It is both important and fair for leadership and the underperforming employee to find a solution to […]

7 Tips for Providing Effective Employee Feedback

In many workplaces, a communication gap exists between leaders and employees – 91% of employees in a recent survey report that their manager does not communicate effectively. Often, the most difficult type of communication with an employee involves giving feedback. When managers fail to provide effective employee feedback, employees become disengaged, resulting in losses of […]

Listen Up – Listening Habits of Effective Leaders

Effective leaders with effective communication is key to the success of any business. Leaders must be able to accurately decipher and communicate their missions, objectives, and visions for their company to their managers, and those managers to their employees. However, no matter how precisely these things are communicated, it is possible that ineffective listening on […]

Stop by Our Booth at the CareerTech Summer Conference!

Front Line Leadership will be attending the 51st Annual CareerTech Summer Conference taking place on August 1st at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The CareerTech Expo is held in conjunction with the conference, and showcases vendors in partnership with the CareerTech conference. Front Line Leadership will have a booth at the exposition portion of […]

Coaching – Best Behaviors

Leadership coaching is the process of developing people’s skills and abilities to inspire growth within the members of an organization. Oftentimes managers find themselves needing balance between managing people and creating an environment where team members can grow and flourish. In every organization there will be areas for improvement. A good leader will have the […]

The Root of Conflict: Part 2

While conflict is inevitable, a good manager will know how to spot the signs of conflict before it gets out of hand and be well-versed in tools to combat and stop conflict in its tracks. As discussed in Part 1, there are four main types of conflict in the workplace. A good manager can learn […]

DiSC and Conflict: Part 1

Conflict in the workplace is a normal occurrence. It is the expression of that conflict which determines whether it is constructive or destructive. In The Root of Conflict, Part 1 we discuss the main causes of workplace conflict; poor communication, differences in personalities, different values, and competition. Picture negative conflict as a disease in an organization. Left […]