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MARCH 21, 2011

A few days ago, one of my daughters shared an interesting story about a recent event that happened at her school. My daughter and a few of her friends had noticed that Peter*, the school’s custodian, wasn’t out in the hallway greeting the kids like he usually did every morning. They went to their teacher to ask her if she had seen Peter and she told them that he no longer worked at their school.

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Drucker Learning-by-Doing Tactics Open-book 275

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MARCH 14, 2011

Last week, Mike Myatt wrote an interesting post on the differences between flattery and praise. After reading his piece, I got to thinking about this subject in terms of how leaders communicate and guide their teams, and the impact these comments can have on their employees. Perhaps the best known story regarding the downsides of flattery is Aesop’s fable “The Fox and the Crow”, where a fox comes upon a crow perched on a tree branch, holding a piece of cheese in its beak.

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Self-aware Report Motivation Positioning 264

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MARCH 7, 2011

Last week, my wife and I decided to take advantage of the kids’ being off from school for March Break (what we call here la semaine de relâche ) to go on a family vacation at a nearby resort. On the day we headed out from the city, we drove straight into one of this season’s biggest snow blizzards, turning a typical road trip into a more daunting and worrisome affair.

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Policies Report Organization Course 238

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MARCH 28, 2011

Last week, I had the pleasure to attend a presentation given by my friend S Max Brown where he talked about what employees can do about how they approach work, asking the question of what it’s like for others to work with you. During the course of the talk he asked the audience a number of thought-provoking questions, one of which he accompanied with this poignant story that I wanted to share and discuss here on my blog.

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Drucker Handbook Goal Commitment 235

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MARCH 16, 2011

In the second edition of this series, I’ll be reviewing the book “ Wikibrands: Reinventing Your Company In a Customer-Driven Marketplace ”, which examines the issue of brand marketing in this social media age, as well as providing a blueprint for organizations to help them navigate and showcase their brand in this increasingly noisier communications world.

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Review Books Brand Hotels 178

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MARCH 9, 2011

They say that March comes in roaring like a lion and that certainly seems to be the case on my end as I have two exciting news items to share with my readers. First up, I’d like to share the news of a new monthly column called “Real Leadership” which I’ll be co-writing with S Max Brown for Incentive magazine. Our first piece can be found in this month’s issue and it’s called “ Real Leadership: The Power of a Compliment ”.

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Magazine Incentives Media Article 131

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MARCH 25, 2011

Some wonderful comments/responses being shared over my latest piece on # leadership and employee value [link] #. RT @ mikemyatt : 10 warning signs you’re in need of a brevity makeover: [link] # Leadership #Communications #. Why I Won’t Read Your Cover Letter by @ greatonthejob (via @ CornOnTheJob ) [link] # career #jobsearch #. Thx David RT @ ProforceJobClub : A Lesson From School on Understanding Your Employee’s Value [link] Thx for the good read Tanveer. #.

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Rogers Sharpe Leadership Styles Letter 112