By: Beth Miller, a Special to Overdrive We all have had to deal with conflict in the workplace. It can be a real energy drain as people within and around the conflict focus on the… Read more »
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Managing and Working with Negative People
By Beth Miller, founder and president of Executive Velocity. We’ve all been there. You find yourself working on an important project and one of your team members, co-workers, or even the manager is an eternal… Read more »
Disengagement During Meetings
By Beth Armknecht Miller, Special to Overdrive Have you ever been in a meeting where one person decided to display a negative attitude? You know, the person who starts reading their personal digital assistant (PDA), or… Read more »
Measuring Employee Engagement to Improve Your Company’s Bottom Line
By Beth Armknecht Miller special to Overdrive Measuring employee engagement can help leaders determine what actions they need to take to improve their engagement levels. Research shows that highly engaged companies outperform other companies. Tools… Read more »
Rounding with a Purpose
By Beth Armknecht Miller, president and executive coach at Executive Velocity, Inc. One of my clients recently returned from the Baptist Leadership Conference, and during his management meeting he was reporting back on his learnings from the… Read more »
Becoming Talent Obsessed in Business
By Beth Armknecht Miller, president and executive coach at Executive Velocity, Inc. The talent-obsessed are companies like GE, IBM, and Procter and Gamble who really know their people: what strengths they have, what they value… Read more »
8 Ways to Increase Trust in the Workplace
By Beth Armknecht Miller, president and executive coach at Executive Velocity, Inc. So why is it important to have a trusting workplace? And how do you know if you have one? Studies show that a trusting… Read more »
Effectively Handling Leadership Transitions
By Beth Armknecht Miller, president and executive coach at Executive Velocity, Inc. In the October 2009 edition of Chief Learning Officer, Michael D. Watkins’ article “The Eight Toughest Transitions for Leaders,” outlined the top transitions… Read more »
Leadership: How Important Is Integrity?
By Beth Armknecht Miller, president and executive coach at Executive Velocity, Inc. I don’t know about you, but reading and hearing about leaders who have either lost, or never had integrity, has become all too… Read more »
Employee Engagement – A Leading Indicator of Employee Retention
By Beth Armknecht Miller, president and executive coach at Executive Velocity, Inc. A June 2008 Employee Engagement Survey by HR Solutions of Chicago revealed that employees were more engaged with their work when they felt:… Read more »