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What if employees don’t buy-in to the mission?

From time to time, I get a question similar to this: “What do you do if someone doesn’t buy-in to the company mission or purpose and resists your attempts to link these ideals to their job responsibilities?” It’s true that not every employee will buy-in to the organization’s mission, vision,

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How to create an inspired workforce: Connect

This post is the fifth in a series devoted to creating an inspired workforce. I will share additional posts over the coming weeks to support leaders, managers, and supervisors in this effort. In summary, the first four steps are to 1.) discover the total job role, which consists of both

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How to create an inspired workforce: Reveal

This post is the fourth in a series devoted to creating an inspired workforce. I will share additional posts over the coming weeks to support leaders, managers, and supervisors in this effort. In summary, the first three steps are to 1.) discover the total job role, which consists of both

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How to create an inspired workforce: Uncover

Earlier this week, I posted the first blog in a series aimed at creating an inspired workforce. I will share additional posts over the coming weeks to support leaders, managers, and supervisors in this effort. In summary, the first two steps are to 1.) discover the total job role, which

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How to create an inspired workforce: Articulate

Yesterday I posted the first blog in this series. Over the next several weeks, I will share additional posts to support the efforts of leaders, managers, and supervisors to create an inspired workforce. In summary, the first step is to discover for yourself, and then reveal to all team members,

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How to create an inspired workforce: Discover

Over the next few weeks, I will share several blog posts to support the efforts of leaders, managers, and supervisors to create an inspired workforce. Thankfully, my counsel does not include pretending to be someone you’re not by donning a cheerful, animated disposition and leading the team in a pre-shift

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How principles, purpose, and core values link to culture

Stephen Covey used to tell a story comparing principles to lighthouses. The moral of the story was that you don’t break principles. You break yourself against them. Principles are timeless, natural laws that cannot be broken. They exist whether you choose to recognize them or not. Principles are guidelines for

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The 3 Ps of purpose-driven customer service (Part 2)

Last week, I presented Part 1 of an activity that will enable supervisors, managers, and leaders to produce fresh suggestions for how the team can consistently deliver purpose-driven customer service. Part 1 introduced terms to distinguish between actions and behaviors, job knowledge and job skills, job functions and job essence,

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The 3 Ps of purpose-driven customer service (Part 1)

Last month, I presented to a group of hotel general managers. These were the presentation’s three main objectives: Reveal the totality of employees’ job roles. Connect daily work activities to the higher purpose of the job role. Inspire greater employee engagement. Studies confirm that learning retention evaporates quickly without reinforcement.

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