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James Walton
- Mar 5
- 2 min
3 Things to Implement Today to Get More Done Tomorrow
The ability to execute, more so than innovation or capital, is what separates great organizations from the rest. If you're struggling to...
James Walton
- Mar 2
- 2 min
Increasing Employee Engagement Starts with this Conversation
The data suggests that employee engagement - the emotional commitment between the employee and the organization and its goals - is low. ...
James Walton
- Feb 26
- 2 min
Average Organizations Respond to Needs, Great Ones Do This
To receive these in your inbox Tuesday and Friday mornings, click here. No matter the industry, the core behaviors that drive customer...
James Walton
- Feb 16
- 2 min
The 1st Step in Coaching Your Team
If you'd like to subscribe and receive these 2x weekly insights on business and leadership, click here. Strong leaders prioritize the...
James Walton
- Jan 15
- 1 min
The Golden Rule of Recruitment
A quick way to distinguish yourself as an employer of choice is to treat job candidates the way you'd want to be treated. Only one person...
James Walton
- Dec 22, 2020
- 2 min
How to Avoid a Bad Hire
A bad hire is costly. The pain of lost productivity, diminished morale, and the burden of having to rehire after a bad hire is terrible....
James Walton
- Dec 15, 2020
- 1 min
Three Ways to a Better Thank You
One of the most effective actions a leader can take to build trust and encourage performance on their team is to say "Thank you." Here's...
James Walton
- Dec 4, 2020
- 1 min
What the Best Leaders Do
The best leaders make it their priority to develop other leaders. A few points that you're on the right path of developing leaders: You...
James Walton
- Nov 24, 2020
- 1 min
WD-40 and the Power of Persistence
Stopping squeaks is a wildly unsexy business problem to solve, but WD-40 does it better than anyone, and has the stock price to prove it....
James Walton
- Nov 10, 2020
- 2 min
The Fastest Way to Prevent Confusion and Conflict
Everything depends on communication. All the work we do is moot unless we can find a way to communicate it effectively to others. This...
James Walton
- Oct 30, 2020
- 1 min
2 Tips for Increasing Leadership Empathy
Empathy is that rare quality of being able to feel along with another, to put yourself in their emotional position and experience the...
James Walton
- Oct 27, 2020
- 1 min
Levers You Can Pull to Impact Work Culture
Culture is the system of shared beliefs and behaviors that shape the environment we work in. Organizations have a culture, as do...
James Walton
- Oct 20, 2020
- 1 min
The Cocktail of Overwhelm
As a leader, it's easy to get caught up in the day-to-day whirlwind of business. Mix pressing deadlines and tight budgets, garnish with...
James Walton
- Oct 16, 2020
- 1 min
Three Questions to Ask a High Potential Employee
Exit interviews attempt to capture why someone left the organization. Stay interviews attempt to capture why someone remains with the...
James Walton
- Oct 6, 2020
- 1 min
Who We Are and Who We're Not
A while back, I was tasked with helping articulate the culture of an organization. As a general rule, these kinds of exercises are...
James Walton
- Oct 2, 2020
- 2 min
The Fundamental Rule of Organizational Economics
If two people in the organization can do the same task, who should do it? The one with more free time? The one with more seniority? The...
James Walton
- Sep 11, 2020
- 1 min
Do This Before Providing Feedback
They say the culture you get in your workplace is either what you create or what you allow. So over time, you'll have plenty of...
James Walton
- Sep 8, 2020
- 1 min