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JUST ASK LEADERSHIP: WHY GREAT MANAGERS ALWAYS ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS

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Just Ask” leadership Business schools don’t teach courses on question asking, so leaders typically don’t study and analyze questions the way they would a quarterly report or a performance review. He or she is asking questions. Almost like leading itself, “asking” has different techniques and styles. I’m enjoying it. John Sullivan FORA.tv

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Four Reasons why Civility in the Workplace is a Must | You're Not.

You're Not the Boss of Me

Leaders who operate from a platform of good manners and civility know that: Everyone likes to feel acknowledged and important I started my work life in the mailroom of a bank. Reply Derek Irvine, Globoforce November 8, 2010 at 5:19 pm Thanks, Gwyn. Thank you for coming by and for your thoughtful comment.

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Breaking the Rules

You're Not the Boss of Me

They are also imposed to provide structure in organizational settings that support the work and build a broad framework within which individuals are free to operate and contribute. They stifle creativity and innovation. Some people are of the opinion that rules are made to be broken. Now I’m off to watch a juggling show.

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Ten Years After Ford’s Spectacular Turnaround, What Alan Mulally Reveals About Brand-Inspired Cultural Revolution

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With One Ford, he put the purpose and values of the Ford brand at the center of the organization and unified the company’s people, plans, operations, and products to restore the brand to automotive leadership. In 2010, Motor Trend named one of Ford’s newest cars, the Ford Fusion, “Car of the Year.”

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Is the Customer Always Right? | N2Growth Blog

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Posted on March 24th, 2010 by admin in Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Is the customer really always right? Much like you have performance reviews for your employees you should conduct an analysis of how your customers are performing. I Think Not.

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People Skills Are Hard Skills - More Than You Know

Building Personal Strength

The perception is that getting along with people is nice, but “nice-to-have” — secondary to the operation of the business. People skills are “hard” skills because in almost every job, they’re crucial to workplace performance. But most books on this topic focus on mentoring and executive coaching, not skills for operational leaders.

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Workplace Democracy – A Genie in A Bottle | You're Not the Boss of Me

You're Not the Boss of Me

This company operates its democracy to the extent that: Employees set their own work schedules They don’t use the same workstation more than two days in a row so that no one really knows when they go to work or how long they stay. But what does a truly democratic workplace look like?

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