Archive for June, 2010
Trust is the basic foundation for healthy relationships, effective communication, retention and motivation of employees, and most importantly… is the catalyst for the discretionary energy that employees put forth in their work. Discretionary energy is the extra effort and passion that employees voluntarily invest in their work…even when no one is looking.
Productivity and financial success comes easily to a company when there is a strong foundation of trust. The importance of trust has been taught and written about for ages. Aristotle wrote of the importance of “ethos” in his work, the Rhetoric. He defined ethos as the level of trust held by the listener for the speaker. The three characteristics that we looked at in a blog earlier this week came from Aristotle’s Rhetoric. They are: Ability, Integrity, and Goodwill/Benevolence.
Having trust in the workplace allows for increased cooperation, creativity, confidence, and communication… all very important to the success of your business!
“The glue that holds all relationships together…including the relationship between the leader and the led is trust, and trust is based on integrity.”
Brian Tracy
Share, Email, Print or Bookmark this
Posted by Inneractive Consulting Insights on June 30, 2010 at 12:32 am under Ethics.
Tags: Brian Tracy quote, Ethics, Ethos, Judy W Bell, Trust
Comment on this post.
“To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved.”
– Lao Tzu
Trust is the foundation of all great relationships, whether personal or professional. Many people have a keen awareness of how another person feels, so if your words, actions, or energy says that you don’t trust them, it is likely they will not trust you.
There are effective ways to build trust into your relationships. This starts with YOU! Continue reading ‘The Importance of Building Trust’ »
Share, Email, Print or Bookmark this
Posted by Inneractive Consulting Insights on June 29, 2010 at 12:25 am under Trust.
Tags: Building trust, Building Trust tips, Effective communication skills, Judy W Bell, Lao Tzu quote, Listening skills, Trust building
Comment on this post.
Trust is defined as the assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something; one in which confidence is placed. Simply stated, trust can be regarded as an expectancy that a person or a thing can be relied upon.
Many psychologists believe that certain people have a higher ability to trust than others. On the flip side of this equation is the belief that yet other people have a lesser ingrained ability to trust; thought to be a function of the level that trust has been honored in that individual’s culture, family unit, or previous social interactions.
Trust is often observed in three primary behavioral areas:
Share, Email, Print or Bookmark this
Posted by Inneractive Consulting Insights on June 28, 2010 at 12:17 am under Trust.
Tags: Benevolence, Character, Integrity, Judy W Bell, Trust
Comment on this post.
Five Overlooked Leadership Skills….
ssshhhhh… they’re the silent skills
Much has been written about leadership skills… what they are, how to develop them, which skills stand out, etc. Many of the same skills show up on most lists. A few often un-touted leadership skills are also very important to a leader’s success; and a leader’s success means success for the group! These skills are quiet leadership skills that don’t usually bid well at the boardroom table or in the frenzy of a stock market dip. Continue reading ‘Five Overlooked Leadership Skills’ »
Share, Email, Print or Bookmark this
Posted by Inneractive Consulting Insights on June 25, 2010 at 12:09 am under Leadership.
Tags: Character, Compassion, Connectivity, Emotional Intelligence, EQ, Judy W Bell, Leadership, Leadership Skills, Wisdom
Comment on this post.
We have recently looked at the importance of mentors in our lives as well as taken a look at some famous mentoring relationships. We have also looked at tips on how to be a good mentor. Let us now look at how to be a good student.
Mentee: Pronunciation: men-ˈtē
Function: noun
Etymology: mentor + -ee
Date: 1965
: one who is being mentored : protégé
Usually a mentor will automatically be drawn into your life through a working or personal relationship. Many times a person will notice your talent and enthusiasm and the mentoring relationship just happens. Sometimes you will reach out to someone you admire to ask for their guidance and support. Below are some simple but important guidelines for being a good steward of your mentor’s time and expertise. Continue reading ‘Looking for a Mentor? Be a Good Protégé’ »
Share, Email, Print or Bookmark this
Posted by Inneractive Consulting Insights on June 24, 2010 at 12:10 am under Coaching.
Tags: Executive Coaching, Judy W Bell, List of Mentee Guidelines, Mentee, Mentor, Protege
Comment on this post.
Mentoring Tips – Making the Relationship Count
“We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.”
– Winston Churchill
Tips for Making Mentoring Relationships Work… Continue reading ‘Mentoring Tips – Do’s and Don’t’s of Mentoring’ »
Share, Email, Print or Bookmark this
Posted by Inneractive Consulting Insights on June 23, 2010 at 12:12 am under Coaching.
Tags: Coaching, Executive Coaching, Judy W Bell, Mentor, Mentoring, Trust, Winston Churchill quote
Comment on this post.
No matter how experienced we are in life or in business, we each need a good mentor with whom to bounce ideas, ask for trusted advice, or maybe even give us a hug. Younger or less experienced business people use mentors as a trusted advisor. Young and inexperienced new mothers often hook up with a trusted and more experienced mother for much-needed advice!
So, where did the word originate? The wordsmith in me always finds word-origin interesting. Mentor, in Greek Mythology, was the son of Alcumus and a friend of Odysseus. When Odysseus left for the Trojan War he placed Mentor in charge of both his son and his palace. The myth goes on, but…you get the idea. Continue reading ‘Everyone Needs a Good Mentor’ »
Share, Email, Print or Bookmark this
Posted by Inneractive Consulting Insights on June 22, 2010 at 12:46 am under Coaching.
Tags: Executive Coaching, Greek Mythology, Judy W Bell, Mentor, Trusted advisor
Comment on this post.
What the heck is the Hawthorne Effect? I’m so glad you asked!
To sum it up in only a few words, the Hawthorne Effect describes the results you receive when you give people attention. The simple act of showing people that you care about them inevitably spurs them to better job performance.
The Hawthorne Effect was discovered by researchers at Harvard who were studying the relationship between worker productivity and work environment. The experiments were conducted at the Hawthorne Works plant of Western Electric in the 1920s and 30s. The original study was conducted in order to determine if increasing or decreasing the amount of light workers received would increase or decrease worker productivity. Continue reading ‘The Hawthorne Effect’ »
Share, Email, Print or Bookmark this
Posted by Inneractive Consulting Insights on June 21, 2010 at 12:20 am under Leadership.
Tags: Creativity, Hawthorne Works Plant, Judy W Bell, Leadership Tip, productivity, Somebody upstais care's syndrome, The Hawthorne Effect
Comment on this post.
What’s that? The Pareto Principle is also known as the 80/20 Rule. We’ve all heard of this rule and it is in practice in most aspects of our lives. Simply stated, the principle submits that 80% of effects come from 20% of causes. Additionally, the Pareto Principle is referred to as the “law of the vital few” and the “principle of factor sparsity”.
Italian economist, Vilfredo Pareto, first wrote about this phenomenon in 1906. Pareto developed a mathematical formula to document his findings that 20% of the population owned 80% of the land. Pareto was also able to establish that 80% of the peas in his garden came from 20% of the plants. Continue reading ‘What is the Pareto Principle?’ »
Share, Email, Print or Bookmark this
Posted by Inneractive Consulting Insights on June 18, 2010 at 12:12 am under High Performance Factors.
Tags: Dr Joseph Juran, employee productivity, Judy W Bell, Law of the Vital Few, Pareto Principle. 80/20 rule, Quality Management, Vilfredo Pareto
Comment on this post.
Do you have Success Habits or Failure Habits?
Review the lists of Success Habits and Failure Habits below and think about how each one impacts your business and personal success. It is your choice as to which list you join.
Success Habits
- Time Management = Time Freedom
- Positive Outlook on life and work
- Willingness/Openness to people/processes/things
- Structure and purposeful planning in life and work
Versus
The failure habits are listed next. Continue reading ‘Your Habits – Success or Failure?’ »
Share, Email, Print or Bookmark this
Posted by Inneractive Consulting Insights on June 17, 2010 at 12:47 am under High Performance Factors.
Tags: Failure Habits, Judy W Bell, List of Failure Habits, List of Success Habits, Success Habits
Comment on this post.
![[Ask]](http://insights.inneractiveconsulting.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/ask.png)
![[BlogBookmark]](http://insights.inneractiveconsulting.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/blogbookmark.png)
![[Bloglines]](http://insights.inneractiveconsulting.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/bloglines.png)
![[del.icio.us]](http://insights.inneractiveconsulting.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/delicious.png)
![[Digg]](http://insights.inneractiveconsulting.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/digg.png)
![[Facebook]](http://insights.inneractiveconsulting.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/facebook.png)
![[Faves]](http://insights.inneractiveconsulting.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/faves.png)
![[Google]](http://insights.inneractiveconsulting.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/google.png)
![[LinkedIn]](http://insights.inneractiveconsulting.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/linkedin.png)
![[Newsvine]](http://insights.inneractiveconsulting.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/newsvine.png)
![[Reddit]](http://insights.inneractiveconsulting.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/reddit.png)
![[Squidoo]](http://insights.inneractiveconsulting.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/squidoo.png)
![[StumbleUpon]](http://insights.inneractiveconsulting.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/stumbleupon.png)
![[Technorati]](http://insights.inneractiveconsulting.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/technorati.png)
![[Twitter]](http://insights.inneractiveconsulting.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/twitter.png)
![[Yahoo!]](http://insights.inneractiveconsulting.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/yahoo.png)
![[Email]](http://insights.inneractiveconsulting.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/email.png)
