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Leadership is Darned Personal

Persuasive Powerhouse

My initial reaction to these comments was curiosity at their surprise that working on themselves would develop them as leaders (it’s what I’ve helped leaders with for a long time, after all). The truth of the matter is that leadership IS personal. All of the above statements came from clients and readers recently.

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Interpersonal Dynamics @ Work

Coaching Tip

Why is it that, in the age of expensive management consultants and ubiquitous leadership training courses , a whopping 70% of employees continue to self-report as disengaged and unhappy? Since control contradicts connection, the employees protectively pull back their emotional energy (motivation). states Kehoe. They disengage.".

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Making Diversity Central to Success: Q&A With Chevron’s Chief Diversity Officer

HR Digest

So we’ve zeroed in on the world’s leading integrated energy company’s efforts to improve gender diversity in the workplace. Since 2002, Chevron reports a 68 percent increase in the number of women and minorities in senior leadership and executive positions. Efforts to bring more diversity to the oil and gas industry are working.

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Cutting Costs/Curtailing Services Can Produce Crappy Customer Service

Chart Your Course

In uncertain economic times, it’s common for businesses to focus their time and energies on ways to cut costs. Some of these knee-jerk reactions can have a negative impact on a business’ performance and growth. Managers need leadership training that equips them to succeed. Front-line employees need training.

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Thought-full Thursday: The Inspiration of Questions

Persuasive Powerhouse

It is refreshing to see a blog with questions that make us ponder life, leadership, and the simple questions that so few people stop to think about. Questions can give us a goal in life for fighting, questions can provide a tremendous power and energy to achieve our goals. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it.

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Thought-full Thursday: Beginnings | Aspire-CS

Persuasive Powerhouse

Posted in Uncategorized 4 Responses to “Thought-full Thursday: Beginnings&# Rhett Laubach : January 2, 2011 at 11:44 pm I stumbled on your blog via a “best of leadership blogs for managers&# list. My new country is only a mindset away, one that reflects my core values and will focus my energy into building a circle of trust.

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Wait! Don't Fire That Person (Yet)!

Persuasive Powerhouse

Often what it comes down to is that their manager is not willing to wait for the time it takes my client to make some changes to their leadership. In my experience, at one point in my leadership career, some colleagues have labeled me as the ‘terminator’ jokingly. Don’t Fire That Person (Yet)!