Curious Cat

DECEMBER 27, 2016

I created the management sub-reddit many years ago. The management sub-reddit provides links to worthwhile management improvement content and the members indicate those links they liked. Unintuitive Things I’ve Learned about Management by Julie Zhuo on Medium. Edwards Deming Institute blog.

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Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 22, 2014

This blog will run through Spring 2015 (50 written and video blogs for 50 weeks). At work, and even more so at home, even if we succeed at winning with this whine, it’s not worth the cost. Leadership Is a Contact Sport. And, I am very excited for 2015 as my new book Triggers will be published in May/June 2015 by Crown.

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 3, 2022

A big excuse managers have for not having a conversation is “I already know what they’re going to say.” When we’re at capacity, we use the one or two tools in our toolbox to manage conflict: shaming, intimidating, or some other tactic. Looking to the future is a great motivator. What happens if you keep avoiding?

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Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Fostering Group Cohesion: Promoting unity at the cost of critical thinking. Although these clichés might serve short-term management objectives, they often hinder long-term innovation, suppress employee morale, and foster a culture of compliance over mutual growth. Deflection and Power in Management. “You have to wear many hats.”

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 23, 2015

Like smart investment managers, smart people managers figure out how to shift their investment of time and energy from some parts of their portfolio so they can invest more in other parts where there is more potential for improvement. Some leaders shy away from managing their Passengers because it is uncomfortable.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MARCH 6, 2016

I was reminded of this people-oriented leadership mindset when I recently spoke with Jim Weddle, Managing Partner of Edward Jones, a brokerage firm with 14,000 financial advisors who are solely focused on helping individual investors. Weddle and the leadership team at Edward Jones walk the talk. Different DNA Than Wall Street.

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CoachStation

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

We may well be overcomplicating the language of leadership and business. Gabrielle Dolan: The Future of Leadership Conference, Bris, Sept 2015 After attending the Future of Leadership – Workplace Culture conference in Brisbane last week I have been reflecting on the content from some of the speakers.

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Coaching Tip

AUGUST 9, 2015

If you see your employees as an expense, you will treat them as an expense, cutting costs, and they will feel like a burden. Then, have the leadership courage to take action, invest more into those in whose return is exceptional , and discard those in which your return is mediocre. Source: Leo Hamblin: Attitude Reflects Leadership.

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Chart Your Course

MARCH 29, 2016

It’s a feat for businesses to retain employees for five years or more in today’s market, and the cost of losing them is high. The Center for American Progress claims that for workers earning $75,000 or less per year, the typical cost of turnover is 20 percent of the salary. Foster Mentorship.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Timelines stretch while costs skyrocket. Editor’s Note: Scott is donating December 2015 proceeds from the sale of his book, Make It Matter: How Managers Can Motivate by Creating Meaning , to the United Way. It can create doubt, uncertainty, lack of focus, and even resentment. We admire and applaud your generosity, Scott!

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Coaching Tip

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

The “message from the media, from the business community, and even from many parts of the government has been that a college degree is more important than ever in order to have a good career,” Peter Cappelli, a professor of management at Wharton, notes in his informative and refreshingly skeptical new book , “Will College Pay Off?”

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Chart Your Course

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

They will not prioritize companies that may let them go, at the cost of relationships that will endure. The cost of turnover related to this statistic is significant. A few changes to organizational culture, even if they cost some money, are well worth it if they increase employee retention. Used with permission.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

hospitals and health systems experienced an average 39% reduction in their operating margins from 2015 to 2017. This was because their expenses grew faster than their revenues, despite cost-cutting initiatives. Barnacle removal is a key element of serious cost control. Eliminating layers of management.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

We continue the servant leadership interview series with a real treat. I was honored to have Jim Hunter sit down for an interview on Servant Leadership. Jim has over 30 years of experience teaching and consulting on servant leadership principles. Steve: It’s Leadership 291, it’s called, “Becoming an Influential Leader”.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

We continue the servant leadership interview series with a real treat. I was honored to have Jim Hunter sit down for an interview on Servant Leadership. Jim has over 30 years of experience teaching and consulting on servant leadership principles. Steve: It’s Leadership 291, it’s called, “Becoming an Influential Leader”.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 19, 2014

As a 10-year board member of the Peter Drucker Foundation, I had many opportunities to listen to Peter Drucker, the world’s authority on management. During this time, Peter taught me some very important lessons about life and leadership. How do you use “What to Stop” in coaching and leadership development? 1-858-759-0950.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Timelines stretch while costs skyrocket. Step back and evaluate the true impact of a wrong decision Fear of making an incorrect decision can paralyze the well-meaning manager. Consider the risks/costs of not doing something Asking the question, “What are the risks/costs of not making a decision?” We’re not evil.

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ExactHire - Leadership

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

The following blog post is adapted from a speech given by Harlan Schafir at the Collective Alternative Executive Speaker Series on September 17, 2015. Today, I’d like to talk about staffing our organizations to meet the demands of growth and turnover–or simply, talent management. labor force ( Pew Research Center).

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 30, 2016

” “In one year alone 2015 there were a thousand anaphylactic events in schools and 25% of the time people had no idea they had a known allergy. It costs something to develop the product. But, I’m sure that the crisis management team at Mylan is hard at work to spin the story behind the story correctly.

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Coaching Tip

APRIL 15, 2015

Managers said a new test, administered online , has reduced turnover and allowed Delaware North Cos., The automation of the job application process, combined with powerful data tools and inexpensive online software, have led to falling costs, more accurate results and a surge in use. Source: The Wall Street Journal, April 15, 2015.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 29, 2022

They focused their attention on Denmark, and looked at data from the Danish Working Environment Authority (WEA) covering over 70,000 Danish firms between 2008 and 2015. They examine the impact living close to the office has not only on the work environment but also on performance and profitability. Location matters.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 23, 2014

For those in leadership positions, this means closely monitoring how you hand out encouragement and how you “help” others improve. It creeps into our conversations even when the discussion is trivial, even when we should be hyperaware of our word choices, and even when it might cost us $100. We all know negative people. 1-858-759-0950.

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Skip Prichard

MAY 10, 2021

Former government official and management expert Kristen Cox teamed up with business consultant Yishai Ashlag in the book Stop Decorating the Fish: Which Solutions to Ignore and Which Problems Really Matter. As I went blind, I had to learn how to manage many of the negative stereotypes society has about the blind. Why is that?

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Deming Institute

MARCH 16, 2017

Kevin Murphy’s presentation at the 14th In2:InThinking Annual Forum Weekend Conference: Application and Lessons of Deming’s Perspective on Leadership: Kevin is the President at Triumph Accessory Services. He also showed the importance of using data when possible to help manage your organization. quote: 81m 30s).

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

People analytics is how companies collect and analyze data regarding their employees so they can make improved decisions on workforce planning, training and development, and performance management. The goal is to determine areas for improvement for managers and employees in order to enhance people-based business outcomes.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Favor developing general managers. There is a decline in opportunities for executives to develop general management skills to equip them for the most senior general management roles. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. These were my top 3 recommendations: 1. This is due to two phenomena.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 2, 2015

In addition to cyber security, she is an industry expert in the fields of infrastructure, application development, application platforms, cost reduction, process improvement, computer operations, and software quality assurance. nuclear power industry which reduced costs with economies of scale, shared content, and secure student data.

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Deming Institute

MAY 26, 2016

Lean coffee session at the 2015 Deming Research Seminar. Jim Manley, Former GM & Supplier Manager, Chair of Michigan Lean Consortium. 2016 Deming Institute Annual Conference. September 16 – 18, 2016. Michigan State University. East Lansing, Michigan. Find more information and the registration form. Facilitators. Clifford L.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 15, 2015

StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC announced the launch of an online business performance assessment forum; providing innovative thought leadership and collaboration opportunities to help executives and managers better assess the performance of their business operations. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Steve Farber

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Here’s a sample of how bad things really are: The National Automobile Dealers Association’s 2015 Dealership Workforce Study (the most current study of its kind) found that car sales consultants had the highest turnover at 72 percent annually (non-luxury turnover was 80 percent, luxury turnover was 48 percent).

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 7, 2016

And yet we continue assuming the bottom line is about minimizing costs and maximizing profit. The costs of degrading and ignoring employees and making customers conform to our money-saving practices cost us high turnover, a paucity of fresh ideas and new leaders, and the need to hire more supervisory managers to handle the fallout.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2018

which cries out for breakthrough healthcare delivery innovations that aim at significant cost reductions and wider coverage. costs quite dramatically over the next decade. Forus brought down the cost of 3nethra by locally sourced mechanical components, PCB, and shell. There is a healthcare crisis in the U.S. In 2016, the U.S.

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Curious Cat

MARCH 21, 2016

I have previous written on my belief that excessive executive compensation had reached the level of a deadly disease of western management (building on the W. Twitter has given executives $2,000,000,000 in just stock based compensation from 2011 through 2015. Edwards Deming’s list of 7 deadly diseases ). of revenue.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 19, 2015

And yet we continue assuming the bottom line is about minimizing costs and maximizing profit. The costs of degrading and ignoring employees and making customers conform to our money-saving practices cost us high turnover, a paucity of fresh ideas and new leaders, and the need to hire more supervisory managers to handle the fallout.

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Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Here is another of those articles: How Intermountain Trimmed Health Care Costs Through Robust Quality Improvement Efforts by Brent James and Lucy Savitz (2011). Edwards Deming’s process management theory. … Intermountain has been identified as a low-cost, high-quality provider.1

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Medicine involves leadership. Nearly all physicians take on significant leadership responsibilities over the course of their career, but unlike any other occupation where management skills are important, physicians are neither taught how to lead nor are they typically rewarded for good leadership. STOCK4B-RF/Getty Images.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Quality is not something that managers assign others to achieve. Rather than assume all is wrong or right with an organization and take a defensive posture, management must view quality as essential to their economic survival or growth. Make-good efforts cost more on the back end than doing things right on the front end.

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