When your team’s energy level is low it not only affects productivity but also members’ ability to think innovatively and carry new ideas forward. Allowing energy to drain is very costly Several things can affect energy but a major one that we commonly see is team members giving too much attention to things over which…
Have you and your team started your spring cleaning? You don’t need dusters or brooms, other than metaphorical ones, but it is likely that your team has some things that are no longer useful, are weighing your team down or are just collecting dust but you have simply been ignoring them. Here are a few…
As has forever been the case, or so it seems, new labels and buzz words abound. Those that stick are able to clearly describe something in a word or two. Those describing our present day economy and by extension our businesses and workplaces are definitely sticky. The On-Demand Economy Some economists describe it as the…
I am always in search of stories of exceptional leaders and the practices that make them special. I’m referring to everyday leaders, not the ones that get the headlines and write the books. Some of them come, I confess, from eavesdropping as did the one I discovered at a reception. It was during a harsh…
Imagine trying to win the Grand Prix with less than a fine tuned engine. And yet that is not unlike what many leaders do every day. In fact, they often try to be the first to the finish line with an engine that sputters. Henry Ford was someone who knew engines and realized that he not…
This month Kinect’s President, Nicole Bendaly, and Founder, Leslie Bendaly, were special guests on the popular Toronto based radio show Career Buzz with host Mark Franklin. The interview with the mother-daughter team looked at their career history plus discussed how and why Leslie launched the team performance company. Host Mark Franklin led a very interesting chat which…
Kinect Founder and well-known author Leslie Bendaly was recently interviewed by The HR Gazette magazine on here career journey, new book and her thoughts on how to create better, more cohesive teams. Here’s the scoop: Leslie Bendaly is one of Canada’s most respected thinkers and practitioners in areas of organizational leadership, teamwork and change. Leslie’s books…
You’re not going to get where you need to go if your team is running on empty. Leaders need to know how to create the energy that will fuel their teams. Occasional team celebrations and motivational events provide energy spurts but they don’t have staying power. Energy that carries a team the furthest is…
