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Welcome to the premier issue of
HPS Leadership Best Practices™
The theme of this issue is New Year SOLUTIONS.
This issue also provides an introduction to Human Performance Strategies.
We work with leaders who want to perform at their best and inspire
the best from their people. Our only mission is to help you improve
productivity, competitive advantage, and bottom-line business results.
We invite you to peruse the topic links to the right to learn more
about current leadership best practices and how to improve individual,
team, and organizational performance.
Future issues will feature articles written by HPS staff and other
experts on a variety of challenges facing today's business leaders.
These articles will be concise and informative while offering practical
and cost-effective solutions. We hope you will find this information
to be of value as you discover new SOLUTIONS to help you develop
exemplary leaders and strive for world-class levels of individual,
team, and organizational performance.
New Year "SOLUTIONS"
OK, let's admit it. Most of us at least think about and perhaps
even commit to a few New Year's resolutions, right? How many of
these resolutions actually result in any sustained change? According
to experts, for most of us these well-intended resolutions soon
become faint memories as the weeks and months of the New Year ensue.
Unfortunately, as these resolutions lose momentum, they can quickly
lead to disappointment and a sense of failure.
Most New Year's resolutions are about things we want to stop doing.
Focusing on stopping a particular behavior will not lead to sustained
change. Do you know why? It's because resolutions have a built-in
failure mechanism which focuses our attention toward the "not
doing" rather than the desired results. Rather than focusing
your energy on stopping, how about redirecting your energy on starting.
You will likely achieve very different and much better results.
Why do so many productivity and business improvement initiatives
so often resemble failed New Year's resolutions or in best case
scenarios evolve into flavors-of-the-month? Could it be that our
focus is on the stop versus start? The answer will likely require
a paradigm shift and a laser-like focus on results-oriented SOLUTIONS.
It will also likely require letting go of some old behaviors and
habits which are typically more reactive than proactive in nature.
What do you want to accomplish in the New Year? What SOLUTIONS
might you be seeking by stopping versus starting? As Stephen Covey
suggested in his best-selling book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective
People, "Begin with the End in Mind." Also, start
reframing those resolutions into SOLUTIONS with clear, results-oriented
goals and objectives.
Until next month and kindest regards,
Larry Fehd, Human Performance Strategies
Office: (512) 415-0748 Fax: (512) 335-6630
www.hp-strategies.com
Coming Next Month
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The HPS Mobile Enterprise™: Aligning Resources for Optimal
Results |
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Talent Development: A Research-Based Perspective on Performance |
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What's Your Organization's Unique Employee Proposition? |
Coming in Future Issues
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What CEOs Really Want from HR Leaders |
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Emotionally Intelligent Leadership |
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Leadership Development and Return on Investment |
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Creating and Sustaining High-Performance Teams |
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Organizational Culture and Business Performance |
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Customer Service/Loyalty and Competitive Advantage |
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Balancing Strategic and Tactical Workloads |
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Building Effective HR Strategic Partnerships |
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The Future of "Traditional" HR Professionals |
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Building Sponsorship for Key Organizational Initiatives |
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Emotional Intelligence: Practical Applications |
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Establishing Lasting Trust with Employees |
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Managing Up the Organization
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Coaching & Assessment
According to recent studies conducted by McKinsey & Company,
coaching significantly improves employee productivity and bottom-line
business results. [more]
High-Performance Teams
Are you struggling to motivate and inspire the best from your people
and teams? Are you frustrated with ongoing and unresolved conflicts
among team members? Are you interested in improving the performance
and productivity of your teams? Are you interested in learning why
some teams work more effectively than others? [more]
Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence is the single most significant factor influencing
leadership effectiveness. Research studies confirm that leaders
with well developed Emotional Intelligence competencies ascend,
remain and consistently perform at higher levels within the organization.
[more]
Leadership Development
Business leaders often disagree on the best approach to leadership
development. However, business leaders agree that leadership can
literally make or break organizational performance. One significant
variable distinguishing exceptional versus mediocre performance
is the ability to consistently and flawlessly execute. [more]
Organizational Effectiveness
Why is balancing such a difficult act for leaders and organizations
to achieve these days? Why do we waste precious energy struggling
to become more independent while working in an interdependent environment?
[more]
Human Resources Management
If you are a CEO/President or member of a senior management team,
you may sometimes question the overall value and contributions of
Human Resources. If you are a senior Human Resources professional
you may be struggling to gain more credibility and influence with
the CEO/President and senior management team. [more]
Leading Successful Change
Why do some changes go so smoothly, yet others are nightmares from
the very beginning? Why is planning change so important, yet it
does not guarantee desired outcomes with 100% accuracy? [more]
Restructuring/Downsizing/Closure
Restructuring, downsizing, or closing an organization can be a difficult
decision and even more difficult to lead. Why do you think some
LEADERS are so successful — while others are not — in
managing a restructuring, downsizing or closure?
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