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Motivate with a Memorable “Vision Phrase” that Matters

Michael Lee Stallard

When you communicate a memorable vision phrase that matters, the people you lead will be more motivated to help achieve it. At TCU, people are motivated by a vision phrase TCU uses as a tagline: “Learning to Change the World.” The foundation is projected to touch the lives of 50,000 children by 2014.

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Why Are 2013 Graduates Considered Unprepared?

Chart Your Course

While the National Center for Education Statistics is projecting nearly 1.8 Meanwhile, of the hiring managers that are looking at 2013 graduates, the majority only plans to hire one or two this year. Meanwhile, of the hiring managers that are looking at 2013 graduates, the majority only plans to hire one or two this year.

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Insights for Women Leaders: Motivate Team Members for Success

Women on Business

Guest Post by Grayce Belvedere Young, president of the Organization Development Practice at Prouty Project (learn more about Grayce at the end of this post). How can they tap into their team members’ intrinsic motivations to fully engage them for both personal and professional success? It’s not the rugged, go-it-alone individualism.

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25 Coaching Questions to Create your 2013 Leadership Development Plan

Great Leadership By Dan

What’s motivating you? What are some challenging assignments or projects, both on the job and outside of work that would give you an opportunity to learn and apply these new competencies? Why are you interested in developing your leadership skills? Are you challenged in your current role? Do you have aspirations for a new role?

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Five Ways Leaders Turns Doubters into Doers

Chart Your Course

Effective June 2013, all employees were required to work in the office. Your business is adding a new time-management system, which requires employees to log their hours on specific projects. This past February Yahoo!’s s fledgling CEO Marissa Mayer made her first misstep. In a company-wide email, she announced Yahoo! Create a vision.

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Quiet Time: The Introvert’s 5 Keys To Influence

Persuasive Powerhouse

Take a look at the new book by this author, Quiet Influence: The Introvert’s Guide to Making a Difference (Berrett-Koehler, April 2013); I find myself pumping my fist and saying “yes!” ” out loud as I read, knowing that the wisdom in it is good for all leaders, not just Introverts.

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Riverside Auto Group: A Roadmap to Improved Customer Service, Employee Engagement and Increased Profits

Chart Your Course

But a recent Chart Your Course International project led by Greg Smith and Patricio Porras not only achieved success for Riverside Auto Group but outlined a blueprint that virtually every company can follow when trying to change its culture. Among the successes of this project are: Service department sales up 22% in less than one year.