by Dwight Mihalicz | Oct 6, 2014 | Dwight Mihalicz, Managers
Hailed by Business Week as “the man who invented management,” the late Peter Drucker influenced many leaders with his theories on modern business. One of the greatest thinkers in management in modern times, your organization can still benefit from his ideas. 8...
by Dwight Mihalicz | Jul 14, 2014 | CEOs, Dwight Mihalicz
Intended to measure the health of your company, employee engagement surveys are great tools that identify employee issues such as morale, but continued low survey results show that remedial action fails to remedy a lack of engagement and to improve overall...
by Dwight Mihalicz | May 26, 2014 | CEOs, Dwight Mihalicz
When was the last time you approached a conflict expecting to do more listening than talking? Author Stephen Covey reminds us that, “Most people don’t listen to understand, they listen with the intent to reply.” Strong communication skills are critical to any...
by Dwight Mihalicz | Feb 3, 2014 | CEOs, Dwight Mihalicz
A recent study released by Gallup called “The State of the American Workplace” revealed some pretty discouraging facts. According to the survey, employee engagement levels are stagnant among U.S. workers. In years past, we relied on “satisfaction surveys” to gather...
by Dwight Mihalicz | Jan 24, 2014 | CEOs, Dwight Mihalicz
When it comes to organizations and management, conventional wisdom says that the CEO is the leader and therefore, gets to engage in all the exciting, high profile activities, leaving managers to execute strategy and ensure things are done right. This view is wrong....