Ryan Mead's Blog – September 2014 Archive (5)

Is Mr. Smarty Pants Skewing Your Team Alignment?

Experts and high-profile business leaders everywhere are telling employers “Hire people who are smarter than you are.” It makes a lot of sense, smart people are generally good at what they do, they can be an excellent resource, and your informal training ends up being pretty rock star status. However, what are the Joe Schmoes, and the Michael Scotts of the…

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Added by Ryan Mead on September 30, 2014 at 3:36pm — No Comments

5 Must-Have Tools for Managing Flex Work Teams

The way we work is steadily changing; traditional 9-5 jobs are turning to flex hours and workstations are wherever you can bring a smart device.  If you aren’t already part of the flex work movement, with about 29% of full time employees having flexible work schedules, it probably won’t be long until your organization taps into this opportunity.

Flex work…

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Added by Ryan Mead on September 23, 2014 at 4:00pm — 2 Comments

Virtual Insanity: It’s Not Just a Jamiroquai Song

Leading a team can be hard work; leading a virtual team can be even harder. We all get it, telecommuting is great for the environment, it can lower stress levels in workers, increase productivity and drastically reduce costs for the organization. That being said, virtually managing a team comes with its own hardships. In order to truly reap all of the benefits of…

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Added by Ryan Mead on September 15, 2014 at 3:20pm — 2 Comments

The 3 Egghead Words That Can Transform Your Workforce

“Psychometric assessment implementation” –see why I didn’t put that in the title? I hope I haven’t already lost you, because this science isn’t as complicated as it sounds, and it can have some pretty powerful affects on your workforce.

Psychometrics are used to measure things like skills, knowledge, abilities, attitudes, personality traits and…

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Added by Ryan Mead on September 8, 2014 at 9:30am — No Comments

The Single Most Important Leadership Skill for Scaling

The goal in business isn’t ever to stagnate, or keep hitting the same numbers. Barring another major economic recession, every organization has the united goal of growing and being successful. Scaling is really a business must, and according to Barry Schuler (@BSchuler), who is credited with being one of the…

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Added by Ryan Mead on September 6, 2014 at 10:00am — No Comments

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