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The Exchange: Four Tips for Having Conflict-Busting Conversations in the Workplace

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A long-time consultant is offended by something a new salesperson said on a conference call and is threatening to leave. And an employee in marketing is furious about being passed over for a promotion in favor of her coworker and is trying to discredit her. These are just a couple of examples of the workplace conflicts that take up 42 percent of the typical manager’s time.

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“Trust Me, I’m a Leader”: Why Building a Culture of Trust Will Boost Employee Performance – and Maybe Even Save Your Company

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Do your employees trust you? The brutal truth is probably not. It may not be fair, and you may not want to hear it, but chances are that previous leaders have poisoned the ground on which you’re trying to grow a successful business. Make no mistake: Unless you and all the leaders in your organization can gain the trust of your employees, performance will suffer.

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Economists’ Ties to the Financial Sector

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The Financial Crisis of 2008 shook the very foundations of the global economy. In this PBS Newshour video, Business and Economics Correspondent Paul Solman talks to Charles Ferguson, director of the Academy Award winning documentary, Inside Job , a film that raises concerns about conflicts of interest for economists in academics and their work within the financial sector.

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Leadership Inspirations – Adversity

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“Adversity introduces a man to himself.&#. Anonymous. If you enjoyed this article, let us keep you up-to-date on other newly published insights by signing up for our complimentary StrategyDriven Newsletter. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. This content is intended for personal and non-commercial use only. All rights reserved. Please consider the environment before and after printing this article.

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“Trust Me, I’m a Leader”: Why Building a Culture of Trust Will Boost Employee Performance – and Maybe Even Save Your Company

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Do your employees trust you? The brutal truth is probably not. It may not be fair, and you may not want to hear it, but chances are that previous leaders have poisoned the ground on which you’re trying to grow a successful business. Make no mistake: Unless you and all the leaders in your organization can gain the trust of your employees, performance will suffer.

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Alternative Development Best Practice 1 – Reality Questions

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Many exciting ideas for new product and service offerings are generated every year; often appearing as the next great pursuit that will surely propel the organization ahead of its competitors. With this view in mind, those conceiving of these ideas create business cases for leadership. Too often, these eager employees unwittingly identify every fact and figure supporting their proposition and ignored those that would shed doubt.

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Complimentary Resource – Taking the Performance Review Process from Painful to Productive

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Taking the Performance Review Process from Painful to Productive. by SuccessFactors. Learn how automated solutions can help HR professionals in small to mid-sized companies streamline the review process. This eGuide explains how forward-thinking SMBs are discovering automated performance review and goal management solutions that not only take the pain out of the process, but actually drive better employee performance.