Managing as a Ground Floor Leader
How can managers ensure that employees are empowered to do their best work? What actions can managers take today to influence culture change and develop people? What are the essential questions to ask when helping an employee?
“Managing as a Ground Floor Leader” provides real-life examples about how exhibiting certain values influences culture change that can lead to business results, and lists nine characteristics of a ground floor leader. This issue of TD at Work explains how managers can:
- Bring out the best in their employees by becoming ground floor leaders.
- Use ground floor leadership principles to align talent with strategic goals.
- Empower their team to be ground floor leaders and create an engaged culture.
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![Dan Schwartz]()
Full ProfileDan Schwartz is an HR communications manager with BKD CPAs and Advisors. In his role, Dan is focused on executing communication initiatives for BKD to support the firm’s culture and communicate the Employee Value Proposition (EVP). He is responsible for developing, writing and overseeing the release of internal and external communication documents and programs that promote the firm's key people initiatives. Dan has published articles, books, videos, and podcasts related to career development and leadership development. He is the author of TD at Work: Managing as a Ground Floor Leader, Winning Strategies: Achieving Success in the Classroom, Career and Life and is a contributing author to Find Your Fit: A Practical Guide to Landing a Job You'll Love.
