Therefore, the development of business silos is ultimately a leadership issue. Developing separate entities inside a business with their own managers, employees, goals, and metrics create this sense of division within a company. What are Business Silos? Unlike many terms in business jargon that seem to come and go with little lasting impact, business silos…
As anyone who has worked on a team will tell you, team alignment is important. The problem is, if your team isn’t on the same page about the vision for the company, it becomes incredibly difficult to achieve. So, if you want to work toward better team alignment? Then you need to begin by getting…
Do you have team engagement on your mind? Now more than ever, with many businesses operating from a remote or hybrid model, it’s a challenge that plagues leaders in several industries. Team Engagement Requires Creativity and Innovation Despite the best efforts of management teams to maintain morale and team engagement throughout the upheaval of the…
Over the past few years, the team at X5 Management has facilitated many strategic planning sessions. We work with organizations and companies looking to reflect on the previous year, share information with their teams, and plan for the upcoming quarter and year. They want to know, among other things, how to do strategic planning. And…
Look around you – the workforce has changed in recent years. Now there are as many as four generations of people working together at any given workplace. And, “working together” doesn’t necessarily mean everyone is successfully collaborating and capitalizing on each other’s strengths. Without bridging the generational gap in the workplace, these differences are even…
The key to succeeding in any industry is to have productive and effective employees. You can hire the best people and create a compelling company vision and structure. But you still need to bring your employees on board to ensure they’re performing at their best level as individuals and as a team. Whether you’re selling…
