This tool explains the skills of effective crisis leadership. It is inevitable at some point in your career you will face a situation that requires extraordinary courage under fire. More than at any other time, you will feel a lack of control. This is a frightening feeling. In a crisis: Events are unfolding more quickly …
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Once you’ve defined your corporate core values, you can reinforce them by incorporating them into your performance appraisals and organizational assessments. In order to do that, you need to identify the specific behaviors associated with each core value. For example, “being flexible and adapting to changes in customers’ needs” might be a core behavior associated …
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In high performing organizations, company core values are linked to “we statements” that list the specific behaviors needed to support each core value. These “we statements” can be used for recruiting, hiring, promotions, and performance appraisals. In this way, all the work of the organization is tied to the core values. The following sample set …
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This is a balanced scorecard example tied to an organization’s core values. Each core value has at least one performance measure. Core Value: Reliability Goal Statement: Provide timely, accurate, and cost effective products and services the first time, every time. Performance Measures: Percentage of individuals who receive products, benefits and services without adjustment. Percentage of …
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Business core values are the activities essential to the success of the organization. In healthy organizations, people share a clear understanding of what these core values are and how they are measured. This tool helps people identify and develop core values. It is best used in conjunction with the “Six Rings Model: Integrated Strategic Planning.” …
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This tool outlines 15 habits that highly effective facilitators focus on. Facilitators organize the conversations that other people have. Their role is to guide the conversation by defining the desired outcomes, deciding the sequence of topics, ensuring that everyone’s voice is heard, asking relevant questions, limiting non-productive communication, and summarizing the conclusions reached. Highly effective …
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Understanding intent is key to improving the quality of communication. This tool describes each of the four types of intent in detail and provides useful tips for people who want to display positive intent. Introduction There are four types of intent that underlie all communication: affirming, controlling, defending, and withdrawing. Everyone displays all four types …
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Leaders can use this tool to help people express their underlying conflicts and resolve them. It gives people a way to talk about their differences without triggering defensive responses. When used regularly, Inner Scripts can dramatically increase morale and cut down on the time spent dealing with conflicts. What are Inner Scripts? Imagine a situation …
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These are some favorite “small group ice-breakers for meetings” to help teams and groups get into a relaxed and open frame of mind for discussing important issues. Each of these group icebreakers has proven successful many times over – so they’re guaranteed to work. Pick and choose – or try them all. This is a …
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This tool describes a process for conflict resolution, both organizational and personal. By following this map, you will be able to identify the kind of conflict you encounter, determine your role in it, and figure out the shortest, easiest path to resolving the conflict. Both individuals and groups can use this tool. Download the PDF …
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