February, 2011

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Holding Powerful & Arrogant Bosses Accountable

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Michael G. Winston, a former executive responsible for leadership development at the Countrywide Financial Corporation, spent three years in a legal battle against Countrywide, the once-mighty mortgage giant, and its current owner, Bank of America, contending that he was punished and pushed out for not toeing the company line. On Feb. 4, he won: a jury in California awarded him $3.8 million in damages.

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How does changing behavior and practices happen?

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In the last few years, insights from neuroscience have begun to answer that question. New behaviors can be put in place, but only by reframing attitudes that are so entrenched that they are almost literally embedded in the physical pathways of employees’ neurons. These beliefs have been reinforced over the years through everyday routines and hundreds of workplace conversations.

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Tips on Firing Employees

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By Guest Author Todd Dewett , Ph.D. Given economic challenges in recent years, it is surprising that books, articles, and the blogosphere have not focused more on the art of firing people. . Call it what you’d like, “releasing” the person, “letting them go,” “separating,” etc., are all euphemisms for firing someone. Firing is expensive. Do not forget the costs associated with turnover.

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Leadership Pathways

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by Guest Author, Tom Cleveland , former Group EVP and Treasurer of VISA International. Some people are born leaders , others are molded by the best educational institutions our nation has to offer, but many often rise up from very humble beginnings to seize the mantle of leadership to achieve incredible results in the world around us. The pathway for developing leadership skills is not always smooth.

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Integrated Marketing and Social Networks

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Borders Group Inc., gutted by the Internet, threatened by electronic books and plagued by inconsistent management - filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today, 40 years after Borders started as a used bookstore on South State Street here in Ann Arbor, MI. To be sure, some see new opportunities in the problems facing Borders. “The way something is sold influences the way it is made, and the book industry has always been about bookstores,” said business book writer Seth Godin.

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Talent Management Challenges in 2011

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“Retaining, recruiting and managing high performers will become more difficult and complicated in the new year,” said Douglas Matthews, COO of Right Management. “We already see the signs from both job candidates in our programs as well as directly from client companies. And we’re finding it in our research. Concern is growing because talent is increasingly the only sustainable differentiator organization have.

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The Greatest Risk to Your Business

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By Vanessa Hall, author of The Truth About Trust in Business. As a leader in business, you are familiar with the fact that you have risks that need to be managed or avoided completely. But let me ask you this – have you ever considered a breakdown of trust as the greatest risk to your business? If you’re shaking your head, you’re in the majority – but if you truly want to outshine and outstrip your competitors, if you want to significantly increase what I call the 3 R’s of trust – Results, Reten