Author: Roberto Alvarez

  • HOW ENGAGE PEOPLE WHILE CUTTING COSTS

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    Here is how a non-profit healthcare facility turned the budget over to its employees and reaped a windfall. George Mikitarian is the president and chief executive officer of Parrish Medical Center (PMC) in Titusville, Florida. Mikitarian and his executive management team run a 210-bed, 1,025-employee, non-profit healthcare facility in North Brevard County, where economic trends Read more

  • SIX TRAITS OF THE BEST MANAGERS

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    All executive leaders have many things in common: they all accept greater responsibility and accountability than non-management employees, they all exercise control over particular organizational functions, and they all focus on getting things done through others. Yet, certain particular operating characteristics have been identified that are common to the best leaders, managers, and supervisors, the Read more

  • LEADERSHIP THAT WORKS

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    “New research suggests that the most effective executives use a collection of distinct leadership styles –each in the right measures, at just the right time. Such flexibility is tough to put into action, but it pays off in performance. And better yet, it can be learned.”  (Daniel Goleman) Many managers mistakenly assume that leadership style Read more

  • HOW TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP CAN CREATE VALUE AND POSITIVE CHANGE IN YOUR ORGANIZATION

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    A transformational leader not only challenges his people to grow professionally, but also personally, emotionally and intellectually. Working for a transformational leader can be a wonderful and uplifting experience. The traditional or transactional leader says, “I’m the leader — you’re the follower; I have something you need (money) and you have something I need (labor). So let’s Read more

  • THREE WAYS TO ALIGN EMPLOYEES TO THE CORPORATE STRATEGY

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    How can companies gain a competitive advantage when their employees are focused on changes, and productivity is on the decline? Focusing employees on the right activities can reap unsuspected rewards In the wake of economic uncertainty, many organizations are re-inventing their businesses to not only survive the downturn, but to emerge with a measurable competitive Read more

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