September, 2016

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How to Win Well, When Winning Feels Impossible

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Last week I was doing a Winning Well workshop with the United Nations, when one of the participants, “Pete,” looked at me sincerely and said, “I hear you, and all these tools sound good, and I’m going to use them. But what do you when Winning is impossible?” I waited for more. . “Our mission is world peace.” Okay, Pete has a point. .

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Internal Internships- A Winning Well Best Practice

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Have you ever been an intern? Have you ever hired an intern? . There are many reasons to hire an intern. Sure some see it as a short-cut to cheap labor or to appease HR. . But if you’ve ever been part of a great internship program–on either side of the desk– you know that it can be an amazing job preview– an extensive 2-way interview process… to try before you buy.

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What’s Really Killing Morale and Employee Engagement

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Janice shared: I’d had enough: the gossip; the veterans scaring the new hires; more and more people doing just enough to get by… And I was frustrated because we’d done so much to foster employee engagement. I changed out some toxic leaders. We revamped our coaching program to focus on the positive. I’m here every Saturday right along with them.

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The Powerful Organizational Trust Elixer

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It was my second time up a 14er mountain in Colorado. Oxygen was at a premium as I joined my Winning Well partner, David Dye, as he led this mission of mostly first timers up Mt. Democrat. As the self-designated trip photographer, I’d taken some decent shots along the way, including the in-the-dark-before-picture that everyone was counting on.

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Frontline Festival: Leaders Share Business Communication Tips

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Welcome back to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival. This month’s festival is all about communication tips. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vizwerx Group for the great pic and to all our contributors! Next month’s Frontline Festival is all about having fun with your team. Submit your ideas here! Often when the word “communication” is brought up, we think of what we are going to say.

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