March, 2012

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A Springtime Leadership Lesson From The Birds

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As this week marks the official start of Spring for most northern countries, I wanted to take the opportunity to revisit an idea I wrote about sometime ago about a seasonal event in these parts and the lessons we can glean from it on leadership and organizational success. In addition to the appearance of the first seedlings in our gardens, one of the most emblematic symbols of the arrival in Spring in this area is the return of Canada geese flying in V-formation across the sky.

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Are You Effective In Giving Praise To Your Employees?

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When it comes to what we communicate to our employees, few messages have as much impact as offering words of praise to those we lead. The importance of praise to an organization’s success has been shown in numerous studies performed by management experts, psychologists, and neurologists. One study even demonstrated how just saying ‘thank you’ to your employees can lead to an increase in productivity and employee engagement.

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3 Truths About Keeping Our Focus In A Sea of Distractions

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These days, it seems all of us are grappling with an increasing number of distractions popping up during our workday. While some can be trivial or annoying, others can turn out to be more pressing and demanding a shift in our focus and attention. It’s the latter that I’ve been dealing with and which gave rise to the thoughts below on how we might better address this fracturing of our time, focus, and attention.

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Are You Employing This Tool To Fuel Your Organization’s Growth?

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As more organizations continue to shift their approach from recovery to growth, there’s naturally a growing concern developing about the potential risk of losing their key talent to competitors, as well as how to attract the talent they need to help their organization strengthen their competitive edge. In most cases, these discussions tend to focus either on discovering key talent within your organization or how to attract the talent you need to join your team.

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Leadership Biz Cafe Podcast #7 – Joel Garfinkle On How To Get Ahead In Your Career

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Regardless of whether the economy is going well or not, one thing that’s remained consistent in the workplace over the last few decades is the reality that each of us is responsible for managing our careers and with it, the opportunities we obtain for professional growth and development. But how exactly do we obtain these opportunities to get ahead in our career?

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Talk About Your Brown Shorts If You Want To Hire Stars

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The following is a guest post by Mark Murphy. It’s a fascinating exercise to read your own job ads and ask: “How many other companies could say the identical thing that we’re saying?” If your answer is one or more, then you’re probably not giving the high performing stars you want much incentive to apply for a job with your organization.

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