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Eight Great Ways to Engage Your Employees & Make Your Mission Matter

  I recently facilitated a leadership workshop with a group of @Vistage executives, and one of these leaders asked me how she could keep her Mission and organizational Values alive in her organization. She created her “current” Mission statement with

Posted in employee engagement, Leadership, Leadership Offsite, Mission Statement, New Hire Orientation, On-Boarding, organizational culture, Organizational Performance, Organizational Values, Strategic Planning, Talent Management Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Plus Delta CEO Leads Discussion on Organization Design and the Evolving Roles of HR & OD in Getting the Right People in the Right Place

Later this month, ASTD Los Angeles and the California School of Professional Psychology are partnering together to host a panel discussion on organization design and the evolving roles of HR and OD in getting the right people in the right place in

Posted in HR, Human Resources, OD, Organization Design, Organization Development, Organizational Alignment, organizational culture, Professional Development, Training, Workshop

Getting Our Employees to Think “My Company” Instead of “My Paycheck”

Just imagine what it would be like if everyone in your company related to your company as if it were his/her company too. What else could you accomplish if everyone didn’t just show up to collect a paycheck? How much

Posted in employee engagement, Employee Ownership, Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Empowerment, ESOP, Leadership, Open Book Management, organizational culture, Strategic Culture Change

What Have You Done For Me Lately?

Do you have anyone on your team or in your company who has lost his or her luster? I find that most employees deliver their most effective work within their first year or so of accepting a new job or

Posted in Accountability, Employee Performance, Job Rotation, Leadership, organizational culture, Performance Management, Strategic Culture Change, Talent Management, Workforce Management

Rock Star Performers Eat Chocolate Cake and Apple Pie!

I always enjoy working with companies who value their employees and recognize them for their individual and team accomplishments. I firmly believe that people want to contribute and make a difference and that the more they feel valued the more

Posted in Apple Pie, Chocolate Cake, employee engagement, Employee Recognition, High Performing Team, Inspiration, Leadership, Motivation, Organization Development, organizational culture

What You Don’t Know and They Won’t Tell You

It always amazes me how many business leaders believe they have a pulse on their organizations yet they never stop and ask their people how they’re actually doing. That’s a pretty self-centric way of looking at the world – and

Posted in Employee Survey, Leadership, Leadership Coach, Organizational Assessment, organizational culture, Organizational Performance

Honoring Our Past While Being an Agent of Change for the Future

Marshall Goldsmith may have said it best when he declared, “What Got You Here, Won’t Get You There”! That was a powerful A’ha moment for me as I’ve always known that I am likely the greatest obstacle getting in the

Posted in Change management, Continuous Improvement, Evolution, Innovation, Learning, Marshall Goldsmith, Organization Development, organizational culture, transformation, values

Designing the Organization of the Future…TODAY!

An effective organization design can make or break your ability to achieve your business strategy. This is particularly true in today’s ever-changing environment. As a result, Plus Delta has seen a growing need for our clients to redesign their organizations

Posted in Business Strategy, Customer Requirements, Future, Innovation, Organization Design, Organization Structure, organizational change, organizational culture, transformation, Work Processes

“Horrible Bosses”: A Powerful Wake-Up Call for Any Leader

Have you seen it yet? The movie “Horrible Bosses”… I’d like to think I’m not a horrible boss. Fortunately, when I asked my staff about this, on Facebook of all places, telling them I’d pay for their movie ticket and

Posted in Leadership, Management, organizational culture, Performance

Taking a Break to Recharge: An Organizational Imperative for a Sustainable Future

Summer has quickly come and gone again, so it must be time to dig in and get back to work, right?  Wrong! In today’s fast-paced, ever-changing business environment, business leaders must continually make “getting away” an organizational imperative to ensure

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