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BRIGG PATTEN

Brigg Patten writes in the business and tech spaces. He’s a fan of podcasts, bokeh and smooth jazz. His time is mostly spent learning the piano and watching his Golden Retriever Julian chase a stick.

5 Strategies for More Effective Employee Onboarding

Over 69 percent of employees are still employed by a company three years after they start if they receive great onboarding. While training for job-specific skills should be part of an onboarding program, it is important that the program helps create connections between new employees and mentors, communicates the company's mission and core values and allows managers to make wise use of their time when bringing a new employee onboard.

Ideascale2021-12-14T12:56:40-08:00July 28th, 2017|Categories: Organization & Culture|Tags: Communication, employee onboarding, employee training, hiring, HR, human resources, leadership, onboarding, team building, training, vision|

Charisma is Important for a Leader, But There are Other Qualities to Consider

It is important for any group or organization to have one or more strong leaders. To be a leader, it is critical that an individual has charisma as it will increase the odds that others will follow their words and believe in their ideas. However, charisma is not the only thing that an individual needs to be a good leader. What are some other qualities that are just as important?

Ideascale2021-12-14T08:04:55-08:00May 25th, 2017|Categories: Leadership|Tags: Best Practices, charisma, leadership, listening|

Leaders Should Listen More and Talk Less

Want to improve your leadership skills? Well, you can start by talking less and listening more. While your oratory skills may impress some, your ability to listen will impress even more. Great leaders understand the importance of surrendering the floor. Unfortunately, most leaders choose to dominate the conversation with rhetoric and fail to engage in proper communication, which requires listening.

Ideascale2021-12-14T07:55:59-08:00April 25th, 2017|Categories: Leadership, Organization & Culture|Tags: Collaboration, collaborative innovation, Communication, Employee Engagement, idea management, Ideation, influence, insight, knowledge sharing, leadership, listening, recognition|

5 Traits that Make a Good Leader

Whether leaders are the captain of a team, the head of a household or the president of a company, their quest usually revolves around one thing: success. Quality leadership skills are often hard to measure on a daily basis, but their long-term effects are obvious and undeniable. Leaders are a lot of things and contain many traits, but there are five essential habits that, if practiced and pursued in an honest and consistent fashion, can help turn anyone into a leader and enable them to create their own success.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:22:34-07:00September 24th, 2015|Categories: Leadership, Organization & Culture|Tags: Communication, generosity, habits, innovation, integrity, leadership, passion, soft skills, Success|