Thu.Jan 17, 2013

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Is Your Brain Undermining You?

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Posted in Self Leadership Get Ahold of Yourself When Interactions go Awry. “I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element… I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis is escalated [.].

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What’s in it for me is what’s in it for you

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Posted in Leadership Coaching Leadership Development [link] I talk to people all the time about what motivates them at work. The most common answer I hear is, “I like to help people.” The human motivation to be of service is as natural as rain in Oregon this time of year. When we serve others, its gives us purpose and calls us to [.].

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CEOs and leaders: Are you rewarding rabbit tricks?

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Posted in SmartBlog for Leadership [link] Listening to the CEO of the $500m manufacturing firm describe the exploits of his operations vice president was fascinating: “Louis was incredible … again. When the product defect was discovered, he told his team to do whatever was needed to fix it. After two weeks of all-hands-on-deck work, Louis got the glitch fixed and we [.].

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