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Voices: Human Capital
Three legs of the digital transformation stool
Connectivity, mobility, and usability are foundational. By Sheila Kennedy for Plant Services Magazine Plant Services, December 14, 2017 That today's technology has the power to transform industrial business is without question. Digital transformation, or...
Leadership: How to cede control and not go crazy
Effective Leaders Empower Employees. Empower your team to make decisions and take action. By Tom Moriarty Plant Services, December 12, 2017 Teams perform better when managers and supervisors empower them to make decisions and solve issues with the least amount of...
The Power of Consistency in Leadership
Powerful leaders create principles with which they want to be consistent and stick to them. By Tom Moriarty Plant Services, November 28, 2017 When an individual in a leadership position doesn’t act or behave in a consistent manner, the people around him or her don’t...
Leadership best practices: Dealing with counterpunches
Learn how to defuse tense situations properly when you’re trying to correct behaviors. By Tom Moriarty, Alidade MER Plant Services, Oct 23, 2017 Leaders need to have thick skin. You need to be accountable for the performance of other people. You must be involved in...
Leadership lag: Are you investing in leadership training? – Part 2
Fail to develop your leaders and your whole organization will suffer – both in the short and long term. By Tom Moriarty, Alidade MER Plant Services, Oct 12, 2017 There is fierce competition to find and retain qualified tradespersons, supervisors, and managers. If your...
Leadership lag: Are you investing in leadership training? – Part 1
Fail to develop your leaders and your whole organization will suffer – both in the short and long term. By Tom Moriarty, Alidade MER Plant Services, Oct 12, 2017 There is fierce competition to find and retain qualified tradespersons, supervisors, and managers. If your...
Responsibility is Yours for the Taking
Recognize and own your situation – it’s the only way you’ll get out of it. By Tom Moriarty Plant Services, Aug 30, 2017 In our Productive Leadership© workshops, one of the topics we cover is the importance of taking responsibility. In that segment of the training...
‘I get it…my boss doesn’t’
Is your boss risk-averse? How to boost leadership credibility and your chances of getting projects approved. By Tom Moriarty, Alidade MER Plant Services, August 23, 2017 I’ve been delivering to supervisors and managers a set of workshops on the Accountability Model©,...
Why ‘culture change’ efforts fail
Focus on the process rather than the desired outcome to drive the changes you seek. By Tom Moriarty Plant Services, Jul 05, 2017 You can find Ph.D.-written articles in Forbes magazine and the Harvard Business Review that discuss the poor outcomes of many change...
How to listen, understand, and leverage different generations’ strengths
Overcome generational discord. Leaders would do their best to listen across generations and avoid snap judgments. By Tom Moriarty Plant Services, June 06, 2017 I came across a quote and found it very amusing. It goes like this: “Our youth now love luxury. They have...
Voices: Human Capital
Human Capital is a monthly column for plant managers, department managers, supervisors and aspiring leaders. This column provides a blend of leadership and organizational development concepts with practical applications and insight.