Mike Bensi
Use the Small Moments in Learning
There is this vicious cycle that I see in organizations when it comes to employee growth and development. Employees want more of it....
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Mike Bensi
Sep 3, 20192 min
How much is too much?
I have a friend who is a physician. When I bring up the mantra of "fail fast and fail often", her response is that the patient would be...
Mike Bensi
Aug 5, 20193 min
Responding to Employee Burnout
"We need to fire her." My client was at the end of his rope with this employee. He went on to say that for the last three months, this...
Mike Bensi
Jul 9, 20193 min
Help Your Team Set and Accomplish Their Goals
As the summer has progressed this year, my five-year old has started to love the idea of helping me out with errands and chores. He's...
Mike Bensi
Jun 3, 20192 min
Stuck in the Middle with You
I feel for mid-level managers. They're like my middle child in our family. He gets forgotten about. The older sibling will go through a...
Mike Bensi
May 6, 20193 min
A Path to Letting Go
My wife and I both work. Thus, we have stuff and things we're responsible for at work and at home. And we have three kids. They all go to...
Mike Bensi
Apr 2, 20193 min
If it Isn't Broken, Fix it
Spring is here. Meaning that, at least in the midwest, we're closer to warmer days ahead - even if there might still be flurries in the...
Mike Bensi
Mar 1, 20193 min
How to Recognize Employees as a Reserved Leader
"Don't screw it up." A former manager said this to me many years ago after he told me I was receiving a promotion in the company. He...
Mike Bensi
Feb 4, 20194 min
Building an Unbreakable Culture
I was faced with a big dilemma last month. I was with my nine-year old son, teaching him to ski for the first time. I made a wrong turn...
Mike Bensi
Jan 7, 20193 min
Time Made Me Do It
Time gets a bad wrap. We’re always blaming Time for not getting things done. Time’s close cousin, Busy, also finds a way to get into the...
Mike Bensi
Dec 4, 20182 min
Avoid These Five Common Pitfalls When Restructuring Your Team
I have to admit, I'm a big fan of Ben Franklin's saying "A place for everything and everything in its place." At home, my self-diagnosed...
Mike Bensi
Nov 9, 20182 min
What is Your Plan to Plan?
Fall is one of my favorite times of year. The leaves are changing. It gets darker earlier. Kids then go to bed earlier. And I get to eat...
Mike Bensi
Oct 9, 20183 min
Make it Easy to Create a Psychologically Safe Team
We all can agree that performance and productivity are critical to teams in the workforce. However, where leaders can struggle is...
Mike Bensi
Sep 11, 20184 min
Ask for Negative Feedback to Show Employees how to Receive
Contrary to what many of us think, employees really want to receive more negative feedback from their leaders than they are actually...
Mike Bensi
Aug 28, 20183 min
Measuring Success in the Journey
We live in a world that seems to only ask, “What have you done for me lately?” You see this in sports as coaches and players who were...
Mike Bensi
Aug 14, 20184 min
Six Reasons Why You're on the Hiring Struggle Bus
When we make a bad hire, we often look at the hire and not ourselves. We blame their lack of progress or lack of connection with the team...
Mike Bensi
Jul 23, 20184 min
Reach for Talent by Selling Your Culture
If I asked you to think about your favorite company brands, it probably wouldn’t take long to come up with a solid list. Giants like...
Mike Bensi
Jul 9, 20182 min
Help Your Team Move Mountains Together
How about this stat to start your day: "Only one-third of managers could correctly identify their firms’ top three priorities, a survey...
Mike Bensi
Jun 25, 20182 min
Create Discovery Opportunities for New Hires
Trying to organize all the "to-dos" for new hires can be overwhelming for both hiring managers and HR. And when things start to feel...
Mike Bensi
Jun 4, 20183 min
The Biggest Mistake You Make in Talking about Employee Performance (and Five Ways to Fix it)
When the topic of employee performance comes up with leadership teams, I typically hear two challenges: Challenge #1. The process is too...
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