Ideas for rewarding your team
Rewarding your team is part of your role as a leader. You need to provide them with feedback. When goals are achieved you must do something to keep the motivation high, and we would like to share some ideas about how to do it. Remember, it is not all about money. Talk to your team […]
Apollo-Optik uses a serious game to put on the “leader glasses”
Apollo-Optik is a German optician company and is part of Grandvision Group. Apollo was founded in 1972 and is based in the Bavarian city of Schwabach. With more than 850 stores, Apollo is the largest optical retailer in Germany. The challenge: Offer new ways of learning regarding leadership There are over 1,000 managers in Apollo-Optik […]
Packt Publishing reasserts its technological leadership thanks to the videogame Pacific
Packt Publishing is a global on-demand technology book publishing company based in Birmingham (United Kingdom). Founded in 2004, the company is a sector bellwether, providing IT professionals worldwide with tutorials, guides, specialized books, e-books, videos and courses. The British company (with a solid foothold in India) is known for its extensive knowledge of new technologies […]
The 5 leadership principles you should know before becoming a boss
Managing a team is complex, especially since as a leader, in addition to your technical knowledge, you are going to be dealing with other people and, therefore, with different needs, expectations, and personalities. When talking about leadership, it’s advisable to consider a progression from the inside out; that is, from the potential manager’s initial self-reflection […]
Coca-Cola FEMSA provides training to hundreds of distributors with a videogame
Coca-Cola FEMSA is the largest public bottler of Coca-Cola products in the world. This Mexican based company operates 64 plants in ten countries and serves 381 million consumers daily. With 2.8 million points of sale, 324 distribution centers, Coca-Cola FEMSA produces and distributes beverages such as Sprite, Fanta, Lift and, of course, Coca-Cola, with an […]
Sonepar uses the serious game Pacific to provide hundreds of its employees in 16 countries with leadership training
Sonepar is the global market leader in B2B electrical distribution. Founded in France in 1969, the company currently has activities in 44 countries, over 24,000 employees, and an annual turnover of 21,000 million euros. Its mission is to identify and select the electrical products that its customers need and make them available to them at […]
BCD Travel provides its employees across the globe with leadership training thanks to a serious game
BCD Travel is a company specialized in corporate travel management. It was created to provide companies with a quality service to keep their employees safe and productive during business trips. With 13,500 employees in 109 countries, the company’s 2017 turnover topped $25,000 million. To provide its customers with a high-quality experience, BCD Travel needs employees […]
The best-kept secret for learning leadership and overcoming your fear of making mistakes
Reciting a list of the surefire steps isn’t the best approach to learn leadership, since each leader’s personality is an instrumental factor in shaping a leadership style and therefore not all guides work the same for every leader. We can, however, identify three basic concepts behind any effective leadership, though we should nevertheless bear the […]
Is Democratic Leadership Effective?
Democratic leadership, also known as participative leadership, is a type of leadership style in which members of the group take a more participative role in the decision-making process. Democratic leaders are characterized for allowing all members of their teams to share their ideas, who also share the decision-making responsibilities. Democratic leaders focus on quality rather […]
The top 10 articles on leadership and team management
Everybody is talking about leadership and team management, but the exact meaning of these skills cannot be easily defined. While these two terms are shrouded as mysterious, charismatic and inexplicable; the demand for them in the corporate world continues to grow. If you want to know some of the best advice and tricks regarding leadership […]
