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Doug’s New Book & Leadership Workshop

Mia — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:38:35 +0000

Improve your company’s productivity through improved employee engagement.

You already know what an engaged workforce can do for your company; now its time to find the right inspiration for your company to excel. Enhance your productivity by boosting employee engagement with GO Positive! Lead to Engage. McKinley Leadership founder and CEO, Doug McKinley, has developed the GO Positive! Lead to Engage workshop using the holy trinity of employee engagement: awareness, alignment and action. Your most profitable resource is your workforce. His GO Positive! workshops (either half-day or 1-day sessions) help engage this lucrative resource to enhance the profitability of your business.

Let’s get to the bottom-line. Here are the benefits:

A study of 23,910 business units compared top and bottom quartile engagement scores and found that those in the bottom quartile averaged 62% more accidents(Source: Gallup Q12 Meta-Analysis, Gallup)

Companies with high employee engagement scores had twice the customer loyalty (repeat purchases, recommendations to friends) than companies with average employee engagement levels.

A Fortune 100 manufacturing company reduced turnover from 14.5% to 4.1%, while absenteeism dropped from 8% to 4.8% after boosting employee engagement.

Highly engaged employees are 87 percent less likely to leave their companies than their disengaged counterparts.

Are you ready to GO Positive! and increase your company’s productivity? Contact us today to request more information for you and your HR team.

Employee Engagement

Mia — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:20:14 +0000

The days of punching your timecard are dissipating and much of the workforce is transitioning well. Gallup identifies these well-adjusted employees as ‘actively engaged’. However, many more are becoming what Gallup describes as ‘actively disengaged’ employees. Watch the video below to discover more about employee engagement. Then, talk with us about helping employees shift into full engagement in the blog comment section below.

Inside Out Leadership

Mia — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:10:24 +0000

Leadership is not simply a combination of excellent and skilled behaviors, it is a state of being. Becoming a leader begins with the values and beliefs of the individual first. Select the video link below to watch this 3 minute video then tell us what core values are the platform for your leadership in the comment section below.

Ask Yourself

Mia — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 16:06:16 +0000

You want to set yourself apart as a leader, be more effective and authentic. In this video blog, you’ll discover that taking responsibility for your actions can propel you toward top-notch leadership. We’re not saying this is easy, in fact its one of the tougher aspects of leadership. Many people refuse to take responsibility despite the consequences as you’ll hear in the example describe in the video.

Let’s hear your success stories! When did you take responsibility for your actions and reap benefits?

Results

Mia — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:24:24 +0000

Getting results is important for your team and for your individual career. However, your individual agenda can often keep your team from achieving its highest potential. Watch the video below and be challenged to make the team your priority.

We’d like to hear from you! What are the biggest distractions in making the team your priority? Tell us in the comment section below.

This is the final video in a 5 part series based on Patrick Lencioni’s 5 dysfunctions of a team. Follow the links below to watch the other videos in this series.

Watch the first video blog in this series:  tmgleader.com/leadership/trust/
Watch the second video blog in this series:  tmgleader.com/leadership/conflict/
Watch the third video blog in this series:  tmgleader.com/leadership/commitment/
Watch the fourth video blog in this series: tmgleader.com/leadership/accountability/

Accountability

Mia — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:59:04 +0000

In the last three blog posts, Dr. Doug McKinley encouraged viewers to examine their behavior concerning Trust, Conflict and Commitment in the workplace. These are the first three dysfunctions of a team identified by Patrick Lencioni. If you missed these videos, find their links below the video.

Now, he’s addressing Accountability and the positive effect it can have on your team. After watching, tell us your accountability success stories in comments section below.

Watch the first video blog in this series: tmgleader.com/leadership/trust/
Watch the second video blog in this series: tmgleader.com/leadership/conflict/
Watch the third video blog in this series: tmgleader.com/leadership/commitment/

Commitment

Mia — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:43:45 +0000

Commitment to decision-making and honest flow of discussion are important components of a thriving executive leadership team. Dr. Doug McKinley discusses this third dysfunction of a team identified by Patrick Lencioni. Watch and be encouraged to better understand your commitment to your team. If you missed the first two blogs in this series, see the links below this video.

We want to hear from you. Talk to us on our LinkedIn Group (click here) and discuss the questions posed at the end of the video: What is the impact of not showing up in a meeting and complaining about it later?

Video Blog 1: Trust
Video Blog 2: Conflict

Conflict

Mia — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:12:59 +0000

Conflict is unavoidable, especially in the workplace. Productive and effective teams address it in a healthy way. This video blog will encourage you to effectively face conflict in the workplace. Join the discussion on the LinkedIn group called McKinley Leadership and tell us about the workplace conflict with which you struggle.

If you and your team need help addressing conflict in the workplace, talk to us about doing a one-day workshop on conflict in the workplace. Contact us

This is the second of 5 video blogs in a series where Doug McKinley discusses the 5 dysfunctions of a team identified by Patrick Lencioni. If you missed the first one on Trust, watch by clicking here.

Trust

Mia — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:33:43 +0000

The first of 5 video blogs, Trust is based on Lencioni’s 5 Dysfunctions of a Team. We’d like to hear your reaction to the bold challenge in this blog. So, after you’ve watched, tell us how you’re going to choose trust by visiting our LinkedIn group.

Becoming an Expert

Mia — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:49:16 +0000

Dr. Doug McKinley references Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell in a brief discussion on the road to becoming an expert. Have you put in the hours necessary to become an expert in your field? Watch this short video and reflect on the path to excellence; some of you may need to realize how far you’ve come, other may need to realize you can’t take shortcuts to greatness. Afterwards, tell us where you are in your journey and in what field on our LinkedIn Group.