Dinamico

💜SPREAD THE LOVE!💜 After spending last week in NYC spreading the love at an AAIE conference, this week I am in beautiful San Diego at the AASA, The School Superintendents Association annual conference. A great way to spread the love is by networking AND it is integral to success as a leader. Spend some time today expanding your network. You will be better off for doing so. 🦬This is leadership. 💯You can do this. 🍀Good luck. #leadinglikeabuffalo #spreadthelove #networking #dinamico #leadership

LEADERSHIP QUANDARY: WHAT WOULD YOU DO? It is news to no one that leaders encounter new situations all the time. I am going to start presenting scenarios for you to comment on so that we may learn from one another. WHAT WOULD YOU DO if you discover that your employees are unhappy with recent policy changes? 👇🏼Let us know in the comments how you would respond.👇🏼 🦬This is leadership. 💯You can do this! 🍀Good luck! #leadinglikeabuffalo #dinamico #whatwouldyoudo #leadership #leadershpmatters

GUARANTEE COMPENSATION EQUITY! Do you want to guarantee compensation equity? Hopefully, everyone said "YES!" Here is how you can do it: 1. Create compensation systems based on objective, quantifiable criteria. 2. Advertise the criteria embedded in your compensation systems. 3. When making a job offer, utilize your compensation system as a tool to determine the appropriate compensation the candidate should get. 4. As your organization evolves and your employees deliver on the things you have put in your compensation systems, they are compensated accordingly. A succinct summary: 👉🏼Define what you value. 👉🏼Put these things in your compensation systems. 👉🏼Advertise your compensation systems. 👉🏼Attract people who fit your organization. 👉🏼Compensate your people for the great things they are doing. 👉🏼Retain great people. 👉🏼GUARANTEE equitable compensation practices!!!! 🔥🔥Together, we can make inequitable compensation practices a thing of the past! 👉🏼Email me today at [email protected] so you can create and easily manage compensation systems that GUARANTEE EQUITY. 🦬This is leadership. 💯You can do this. 🍀Good luck. #dinamico #compensation #lead #leadership

Leading Equtitable Practices Equity: a relatively short word that has so much meaning and history. Regrettably, if one desires to do so, one can look at most places in our society and discover inequity. As we start the new year, here are some tips to help you meet your diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) goals: 👉🏼Examine your brand. Does it match your goals? If not, clean it up. 👉🏼Post job openings where your desired candidates are. Go. To. Them. 👉🏼Remove bias in the interviewing process. Trust me, it is there. 👉🏼Create compensation systems based on tangible criteria that employees possess. 👉🏼Examine your inclusion and belonging efforts. 👉🏼Did or can you hire a DEI director? Ideally, this person is from an underrepresented population of employees. 👉🏼Are you promoting people from underrepresented populations at the same rate as others? 🔥Traditional, inequitable practices in organizations are leading many to adopt DEI goals. Let’s work together to reach your DEI goals and make equity the new standard. 👉🏼Email me today at [email protected] so you can start creating compensation systems that GUARANTEE equity. 🦬This is leadership. 💯You can do this. 🍀Good luck. #dinamico #leadinglikeabuffalo #leadership #compensation #compensationmanagement

COMPENSATION SYSTEMS SHOULD BE CONSISTENT, CALCULATED, AND TARGETED Comp systems should be consistent. With longevity-based compensation systems, it is easy to make hiring and raise decisions outside of the established parameters. This can get you in trouble! The dollar amounts in your comp systems should be calculated (not arbitrary) and targeted towards things you KNOW MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Identify what’s important and put it in your comp systems. 👉🏼Are you ready to take the guesswork out of compensation? Then email me at [email protected] today! 🦬This is leadership. 💯You can do this. 🍀Good luck. #dinamico #leadinglikeabuffalo #compensation #lead #leadership

COMPENSATION SYSTEMS SHOULD BE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE If you are using longevity-based compensation systems, then you are dealing with inefficiencies and ineffectiveness. Comp systems should be efficient. Are your top performers being paid the most? Are your low performers being paid the least? If you are using longevity-based systems, this is most likely not the case. And guess what! Both scenarios WASTE MONEY! Top performers who are underpaid are looking for new employment and underperformers who are overpaid will NEVER LEAVE because they know they have it made. Comp systems should be effective. Do you provide any impetus for your people to perform at a high level? If you are using longevity-based systems, you are not. Employees are then left with this thought: “Why go above and beyond when we all get the same raise regardless of performance?” If you are utilizing traditional, longevity-based compensation systems, it is time to upgrade. 👉🏼Do you want to win in today’s employment market? Then email me at [email protected] today! #dinamico #compensation #lead #leadership

Check out this week's newsletter to learn about two questions to ask every candidate and two questions to avoid at all times! #dinamico #leadinglikeabuffalo #leadership #lead #compensation #interviewing

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS TO AVOID!! I have evolved in my 30+ years in leadership and I realized there are two specific questions you should AVOID when interviewing: 1. “How much have you made in your previous jobs?” 👉🏼NO, NO, NO! 👉🏼Our society has inequitable compensation practices. 👉🏼When candidates from underrepresented groups are forced to answer this question and you in turn base your offer on their answer, you are perpetuating the inequity! 2. “How much compensation are you willing to accept for this position?” 👉🏼NO, NO, NO! 👉🏼Again, you may be perpetuating inequity to which the candidates have already been subjected. 👉🏼It is incumbent upon employers to lead the compensation discussion because they should have well-articulated objective compensation systems that take the guesswork out of any compensation decisions. Employers, we need to ensure there is compensation equity. Avoiding these questions can help you accomplish this. 🦬This is leadership. If you want to learn to learn to lead confidently and create equitable systems, DM me or contact me at [email protected]. 💯You can do this. 🍀Good luck. #leadinglikeabuffalo #dinamico #leadersamplified #leadership #interviewing #DEIB #DEI

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS TO ASK EVERY CANDIDATE I have interviewed countless candidates in the last 30+ years and my approach has improved each time I have done it. Years ago I realized that regardless of the position in question, the following two questions help me find candidates who fit my organization: 👉🏼Why do you want to work here? 👉🏼In five years, how will you have impacted our organization? In other words, “Considering all the employers out there, why are you applying for employment with our organization?” and “What are you going to do for us?” Most people are seeking to determine the answers to these questions in a roundabout way. My stance is ASK these questions! If you start with these two questions and the candidate nails them, you are on to something. 🦬This is leadership. If you want to learn to lead confidently, DM me or contact me at [email protected]. 💯You can do this. 🍀Good luck. #leadinglikeabuffalo #dinamico #leadersamplified #leadership #interviewing

LEADERSHIP: AUTOCRATIC OR DEMOCRATIC/PARTICIPATORY? In my 30+ years in leadership, I have made democratic decisions and I have made autocratic decisions. Which leadership approach is the best? It depends. It depends on these types of things: 👉🏼Your confidence. You may feel vulnerable by embracing the collective voice of your followers. It’s OK to be vulnerable!!! Embrace their voices! 👉🏼The size of your team. You may be the sole decision-maker for your small organization, so, by default, you take an autocratic approach. 👉🏼Emergencies. Do you really have time to be democratic when there is an emergency? When you have the luxury of choosing your approach, I posit that a democratic/participatory approach to leadership is better than an autocratic one. If you embrace a democratic/participatory approach to leadership, you will become a better leader as you learn and grow with the diversity around you. Regardless of who you are, you can lead. Just be ready to accept leadership's ambiguity. 🔥This is leadership. If you want to learn to lead confidently, DM me or contact me at [email protected]. 💯You can do this. 🍀Good luck. #leadinglikeabuffalo #dinamico #leadersamplified #leadership #situationalleadership #lead #leaders