Sales Wolf Blog

JUNE 6, 2010

  Dan McCarthy  presents  A View from Inside the Leadership Pipeline  posted at  Great Leadership  where he provides a summary of research from CCL and his recommendations on how to manage high potentials.    Nissim Ziv presents Teamwork Motivation: How to Motivate a Team?

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 10, 2011

Craft a strategy as if you were developing a strategic plan for your organization – but this one is for you. Work with a coach to develop an action plan based on what you find out. Act on the action plan. Help yourself by planning your career and getting the help you need from the real people around you.

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JANUARY 19, 2011

January 19th, 2011 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus Today’s guest post is from Mike Figliuolo at The thoughtLEADERS Blog. Whether they are looking within their own team, the broader organization, or outside the company, a good leader always has a notion of who will be sitting in their chair next. Carry that mindset over to your team.

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DECEMBER 20, 2010

Dan McCarthy, DDI's Talent Management Intelligence :   Talent Management by the Numbers - The 20 Best Leadership Blog Posts of 2010 - The good folks at DDI (Development Dimensions International) asked Dan to take on the seemingly daunting task of identifying the 20 best leadership blog posts of 2010.  Enjoy!  Enjoy! .

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FEBRUARY 13, 2012

So to use a sports analogy, I ask you to consider the mindset of 2-14 coaches Jim Caldwell of the Colts and Hue Jackson of the Raiders as they neared the end of the 2011 NFL season. Now compare that mentality to that of the 49er’s Jim Harbaugh or the Packer’s Mike McCarthy. Harbaugh and McCarthy were having great seasons.

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Sales Wolf Blog

AUGUST 2, 2010

 However, this is an area of responsibility that many managers struggle with and consequently avoid or half-heartedly engage in due to a lack of understanding of how to effectively develop important skills in employee team members. Lola Kakes, Effortless HR : Do We Need Succession Planning? -

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Five Keys to Better Decision Making in Meetings Nine Steps for Creating and Maintaining Team Ownership of Ideas and Goals Blogs I Like Get Uncomfortable! Do You Really Need a Meeting to Make a Decision?

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DECEMBER 24, 2010

  Also, with the Centers for Disease Control's recommendation of universal influenza vaccination for everyone over six months in age, the flu shot is sure to be an important part of your organization's health and wellness plan this year.  Quite frankly, companies today cannot afford preventable losses in productivity. 

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MAY 10, 2010

  Twenty percent of the sales team brings in eighty percent of the results.    We often will sample assess a sales team's high and low performers in order to show the "spread" between the top and bottom performers.  The "symptoms" are fairly obvious. 

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JULY 26, 2010

Art Petty, Management Excellence : Team Conflict? As Long as it's not Personal, Run With it - It is natural to think that successful teams are one that are filled peace and harmony. However, most successful organizations welcome (and even encourage) conflict within their teams.  How can this be? .

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Five Keys to Better Decision Making in Meetings Nine Steps for Creating and Maintaining Team Ownership of Ideas and Goals Blogs I Like Get Uncomfortable! Do You Really Need a Meeting to Make a Decision?

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NOVEMBER 26, 2010

The Resource:   DailyHRTips.com What It Covers:  Daily HR Tips is a blog started by and featuring the father-son team of Ben Nash and Dr. Kevin Nash.  You cannot name your blog "Daily HR Tips" if you do not plan on being an active blog site and Ben and Kevin are definitely up to the challenge. . 

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

 Don't miss this great podcast where Wally and Wayne talk about ways to keep your team focused on key business objectives. .   Don't miss this great podcast where Wally and Wayne talk about ways to keep your team focused on key business objectives.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership announces a penalty in Individual Development Plans are Worthless….if is on Steve’s team as she carries the ball toward the goal line with Do Feelings Have a Place in Business ? Dan McCarthy : October 4, 2010 at 12:34 am Mary Jo – Terrific job leading the Carnival this month!

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

 If your team is willing to embrace change, but can't seem to get over the hump, Steve suggests outlining specific behavioral changes that need to happen in order to realize the broader vision of a proposed cultural transformation. 

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JULY 19, 2010

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MAY 25, 2010

During a recent review of a sales team for a national company, we identified that the bottom sales "performers" produced less than 20 percent of that of top performers.   When low performers are removed from the team, the team actually performs at a higher performance level. " Ouch. We see this all the time. 

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Sales Wolf Blog

JULY 21, 2010

Instead, the role of HR is held as one of several tasks by a senior team member who takes risks without realizing they are taking risks. Instead, the role of HR is held as one of several tasks by a senior team member who takes risks without realizing they are taking risks.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Developing Your Leadership Cojones – a Guest Post by Dan McCarthy And just think – there are six more great posts to come over the next few weeks! Five Keys to Better Decision Making in Meetings Nine Steps for Creating and Maintaining Team Ownership of Ideas and Goals Blogs I Like Get Uncomfortable!

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LDRLB

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

So to use a sports analogy, I ask you to consider the mindset of 2-14 coaches Jim Caldwell of the Colts and Hue Jackson of the Raiders as they neared the end of the 2011 NFL season. Now compare that mentality to that of the 49er’s Jim Harbaugh or the Packer’s Mike McCarthy. Harbaugh and McCarthy were having great seasons.

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Sales Wolf Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

  Nina Simosko, Nina Nets it Out : We All Need to be Critical - Have you ever worked with an employee or fellow team member who spoke with the utmost conviction about the importance of their position within the organization?  She goes on to explain why we all need to feel we are critical to our employer's success. .

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Sales Wolf Blog

JANUARY 14, 2011

Great leadership begins with self leadership  - It is impossible to inspire and lead a team if you do not first lead yourself. Great leadership begins with self leadership  - It is impossible to inspire and lead a team if you do not first lead yourself.  Enjoy!  Oh, and did I mention it is free? .  Enjoy!

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

  The Management Center even takes things a step further and offers up suggestions for how you can tweak their materials so they make sense for your team or organization.    Pretty impressive I must say! Bottom line, this is a great collection of resources that is well worth your time to look over. 

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NOVEMBER 12, 2010

  The show is a beautiful blend of reality television and business case study that gives you a front row seat as Jack and Suzy guide executive teams to solutions to the challenges they are facing.  Together the two make up a powerful team to guide corporate executives in reaching solutions to the challenges they face.

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Sales Wolf Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

 Others suggest that this form of ranking can hurt morale and inhibit cooperation among competing team members that ultimately puts individual interest ahead of what is best for the company.  In many cases, both sides have valid arguments.  In many cases, both sides have valid arguments.

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Sales Wolf Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

  Lance Huan, TLNT : Stop Empowering Employees With a False Sense of Control - Ever since its rise to buzzword status, most managers are quick to agree that employee empowerment is valued and encouraged within their team or organization.  Lance makes a call for managers to stop empowering employees with a false sense of control.

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AUGUST 16, 2010

 But what happens with under performing team members - should their pay be decreased?  But what happens with under performing team members - should their pay be decreased?  In other words produce more, get more in return.  Todd thinks so and provides some interesting food for thought on this delicate topic.

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Sales Wolf Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

The topics of discussion are wide and varied - covering anything from team building to leadership development and even neurological science - but they always tie back to the workplace and how managers can be more effective at leading their teams to greatness.

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Sales Wolf Blog

APRIL 18, 2010

  However, these mistakes can be especially costly when it come to your high potential employee team members.    Michael explores this leadership metaphor and challenges you to create adequate white space in your team or organization to encourage your employees to reach their full potential.   Enjoy!

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Sales Wolf Blog

JUNE 13, 2010

Leadership: Building Success - In the latest installment to his Little Big Things series, Tom shares a great lesson learned from RE/MAX founder Dave Liniger about the importance of working to help make your team members wildly successful in order to best serve the customer.

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Sales Wolf Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

motivate) the team members within your organization or are you trying to fix the systems that manage their work? motivate) the team members within your organization or are you trying to fix the systems that manage their work?

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Sales Wolf Blog

JULY 23, 2010

Leveraging his passion for developing engaged teams and organizations, David has built a community of 2700+ like-minded individuals who recognize the value of employee engagement (EE) and seek to expand the knowledge base and conversation surrounding this often misunderstood and recently popularized concept.

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Sales Wolf Blog

JULY 18, 2010

 - Perhaps you have seen this situation before: a poor performing employee is allowed to linger on with a team or organization because management fears what will happen in the interim of finding a replacement, or worse is worried that "corporate" won't approve of hiring a replacement.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 13, 2010

Showing your humanity by admitting them and apologizing can help you develop better relationships with your followers Create an action plan and ask someone – mentor, friend, coach – to hold you accountable; meet with them regularly to discuss your progress and challenges. We all make mistakes. Karen, welcome.

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Sales Wolf Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

  It is a small difference in wording that can have a big impact on the way your team members view and feel about their organization and its managers.   It is a small difference in wording that can have a big impact on the way your team members view and feel about their organization and its managers.

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Five Keys to Better Decision Making in Meetings Nine Steps for Creating and Maintaining Team Ownership of Ideas and Goals Blogs I Like Get Uncomfortable! Do You Really Need a Meeting to Make a Decision?

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JULY 15, 2010

These more important things include planning and strategizing for the future. We can all learn a lot from her with a few of her action plan items: She changed her mindset from being the person who knew everything and who did everything herself to one who trusts her staff to know and do the daily work. I know this leader.

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