How to Calculate Your Employee Retention Rate
Do you know your employee retention rate? If not, it's time for you to learn how to calculate this critical metric. Ignoring retention issues can
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How to Respond to an Employee Resignation the Right Way
“What’s up?” You ask, somewhat concerned with what may come next. <Your team member takes a deep breath…>“I’ve accepted an offer at another company. I
How you can get more feedback from your team
Do you want more feedback from your team? Do you wonder what they think and how you could improve? We share 5 key tactics get more feedback from your team.
Servant Leadership: Everything You Need to Know
What defines great leadership? What makes you a great leader vs. a poor one? It’s all about the actions you take, and your mindset. While
The Complete Guide to Dealing with Toxic Positivity in the Workplace
Do you ever feel like you can't be honest at work? Like you have to put on a smile and pretend everything is fine, even
Your Guide to Building Good Rapport With Anyone You Work With
Building rapport at work can be a challenge, but it's crucial to strong relationships. We share how to build rapport with anyone you work with.
Why People Leave Managers not Companies (and 5 things you can do about it)
It's a familiar saying: "People leave managers, not companies," but is it true? We look at why people leave, and what managers & leaders can do about it.
How to Praise Your Team Members: The Best Ways to Motivate through Praise
Praise is one of the most powerful things a leader can offer their team.
When delivered well (and well-deserved), praise gives people the drive and motivation to continue doing the caliber of work you want to see.
Today, we break down 9 approaches to help you on the path to regularly praising everyone on your team.
The Best Questions to Ask a CEO in an Interview to Ensure a Healthy Company Culture
How can you tell if a company's culture is on a good track or not? If you care about culture, how do you know if you should join a company, or invest them? Today we give you 7 key questions to ask a CEO that tell you a lot about the culture, and if you're an executive leader, how you can improve your culture.
How to Get Team Buy in for an Important Change You Want to Make
Do you need team buy in for a change or new initiative? Struggling with a change you've already started to make? This post will tell you how to get team buy in so you can succeed with your team.
How Managers Can Cause Low Employee Morale
Employee morale is on the mind of many HR leaders & managers alike. Learn how you can combat the real causes of low employee morale at your company.
4 Types of Managers Employees Love to Work With (and What Managers Can Learn from Them)
Ever had a manager you knew you’d never forget? Learn 4 types of managers employees love to work for + what you can learn from them to become a better manager.
13 Key Andy Grove Quotes on Leadership from High Output Management
Andy Grove is the legendary CEO of Intel. We highlight 13 of the best Andy Grove quotes from High Output Management that you as a leader need to know.
14 Things You Didn’t Plan for When You Started Hiring Remote Employees
Hiring remote employees comes with its own unique set of challenges. Learn what to expect and what to do when you start hiring remote.
3 Important Benefits of Bite Sized Learning in Management Training (aka - microlearning)
How can microlearning help improve what you and your managers remember from training? What is the science behind microlearning? Learn those answers and more in this post.
How to Motivate a Team with Low Morale in 5 Easy Steps
Low morale is all too common in the workplace. Fortunately, there’s much you can do to boost your team’s low employee morale. Find out how in this guide.
How a Bad Boss Turns One on One Meetings Into Torture
A bad boss can be just as much to blame as a disengaged team when one on ones aren't working. A few bad habits by managers make one on ones painful events.
Led Tasso: Season 2 Ted Lasso Management Lessons You Must Avoid
Ted Lasso season 1 taught us many great leadership lessons. Unfortunately, season 2 did the opposite, so this edition looks at anti-lessons to teach you what not to do as a leader.
4 Important Things to Do When You Start Managing Former Peers
Managing former peers can be awkward and challenging. We cover 4 key approaches you can take to make the best of managing your former peers.
Your Favorite Lighthouse Posts of 2022
The last week of any year is a great time to look back and reflect. It is powerful to ask yourself: Knowing what you did
11 Awesome Patty McCord Quotes in Powerful about Building a Great Culture at Netflix
Patty McCord helped create Netflix's amazing culture. In her book, Powerful, Patty McCord shares her most important lessons on building a great culture filled with high performers.
Could ChatGPT Be a Good Leader? We Ask the AI for Management Advice
We asked ChatGPT some common leadership and management questions to see how good it is at helping managers like you. Read on to see our grades on how they did on 5 key questions we asked.
The 4 Best Gifts for Managers: Smart Ways to Show Your Appreciation
Holiday season is in full swing, which means it will soon be time to gather, celebrate, and give gifts. If you’re struggling for gift ideas
6 Proven Ways to Help when Your Team Member can't Answer "What are your career goals?"
"What are your career goals?" can be a tough question to answer. Whether you struggle with it or you're a manager helping someone, this post will help you.
Building Better Coaches, Reinforcing On Site Training: How Textron uses Lighthouse Lessons
Learn how global manufacturer Textron uses Lighthouse Lessons to build their managers' coaching skills, and complement their in person training programs.
The two words leaders should fear most that cause employee disengagement
Learned helplessness comes from a lack of control over bad things happening at work. Learn simple tactics to overcome this cause of poor employee engagement:
How to Ensure a New Manager Succeeds
Learn tips on how to support a new manager and develop them into an effective leader, or use these tips for yourself as a new manager.
6 Surprising Reasons Good People Become Bad Bosses
Bad bosses are all too common in the workplace. Yet, it's not always the manager's fault. Learn the 6 factors working against managers, and how to overcome them.
The Leadership Paradox: How being Consistently Inconsistent makes Great Leaders
The leadership paradox makes leading difficult. You must be consistent in some areas & inconsistent in many others. We share how you can succeed in our post.
