Today, I Was Referred by a Billionaire

It is not everyday that a billionaire tells the world about you, so today I get to toot my own horn.  Wednesday night on the CBS show “Person to Person” Warren Buffett was profiled.  He walked the audience through his office and discussed the things there that were important to him.  I will let him do the talking instead of me:

Skip to minute 6:00 if you only want to hear the part about Dale Carnegie.  (I would recommend watching the whole thing though as he talks about his philosophy of investing throughout.)

Team Member Engagement through Engaging Your Team

Team member engagement has been a topic coming up over and over again in working with our clients at Dale Carnegie.  One way for managers to increase team member engagement is by doing less.  Allow me to explain.

The role of a true manager almost doesn’t exist in this day and age.  Most every manager we come across has to be a manager as well as a doer.  This has benefits in the form of the manager staying more connected with the day to day workings of what is going on in their business on the ground.  It also allows them to develop stronger relationships with their employees, which can lead to increased buy-in and higher morale.