Sales Wolf Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2010

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional!  I like to get each week started off by featuring five posts from the HR, talent management, and leadership development blogosphere that I found to be especially good reading.  Enjoy!

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Blog Human Resources Talent Management Welch 154

Experience to Lead

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Having a strong leadership mindset and being a humble leader is about allowing people to manage themselves. Having a leadership mindset is acknowledging that there needs to be an equal share of energy between your career and your home life. You want your people to grow professionally, progress their careers and learn new skills.

Development 52

Development Self-aware Power Leadership 52

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

He conducts independent performance reviews and Executive Think Tanks nationally… with the result being the companies’ destinies being charted. He has worked with all major industries over a 40-year career. He has conducted 300+ performance reviews of organizations. He is a mentor to senior management.

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Drucker Senge Strategic Planning Newsletter 62

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2012

Given the fact that traditional career paths are extinct in most industries, managers have few guideposts for advancing to the executive level. Only a distinct minority of companies are truly adept at succession planning and career development — and even these firms tend to focus on only a few senior-level people.

Positioning 15

Positioning Career Execution Project 15

Tanveer Naseer

JULY 7, 2015

To help illustrate this idea, I often share with my clients and conference attendees the work of Yale School of Management professor Dr. Amy Wrzesniewski and her colleagues who have found that all of us experience our work in one of three ways – as a job, as a career, or as a calling.

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Leadership Emotional Intelligence Commitment Organization 100

Eric Jacobson

APRIL 8, 2024

When people feel recognized and appreciated, they will be inspired to be better, do more, perform higher – all benefitting them, the organization, and its mission, and you. Davis is a Managing Director and Senior Partner at the Boston Consulting Group. Live each day positively, with high energy and a smile that exudes confidence.

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Books Performance Review Consultative Career 112

You're Not the Boss of Me

JANUARY 2, 2011

I wrote Unlocking the Energy – Another Job for Leaders because I was thinking about what it actually takes for people to unlock hidden reservoirs of energy from others and have them use it willingly in the accomplishment of great work. Managing & Leading…Lessons from Gilbert & Sullivan was really fun to write.

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Review Gilbert Diversity Blog 46

You're Not the Boss of Me

JUNE 6, 2010

In his business career, the man did not rise to the top of the executive ladder. His colleagues spoke about lifelong friendship; told stories of the fun they had together and how they all managed to work hard in spite of their youthful exuberance. He talked about what he had learned over the course of his career and from whom.

Succession 48

Succession Leadership Altman Blog 48

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2018

Self-awareness seems to have become the latest management buzzword — and for good reason. Surveying hundreds of managers and their employees to learn more about the relationship between leadership self-awareness and employee attitudes like commitment, leadership effectiveness, and job satisfaction. Archi Trujillo/Getty Images.

Self-aware 20

Self-aware How To Learning-by-Doing Participative 20

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 1, 2011

Good managers don't direct, they "facilitate collaboration." Consider how your performance review — and career prospects — will look if you're labeled a "poor collaborator.". Creative energy that might be directed to fixing formal processes gets channeled instead into defensive routines and dissent.

Energy 15

Energy Performance Review Creativity Technology 15

You're Not the Boss of Me

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

I love it because the dynamics of the team of NCIS agents is so full of energy. Leadership News LeadershipNews: Check out Great Leadership by Dan blog post on new CBS show "Undercover Boss" [link] LeadershipNews: An insightful post on new research showing that companies' sustained high performance may simply be luck.

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Blog McCarthy Brand Leadership Styles 40

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

These managers can give feedback but can’t make their people take it. ” “Whenever I schedule a performance review with Ellen, she calls in sick.” Explain impact his resistance has on you, the team, the organization, and his own professional reputation and career trajectory if it continues.

Performance Review 8

Performance Review Commitment Review Advice 8

You're Not the Boss of Me

JUNE 15, 2009

The good news is that many of these folks manage to extract themselves from what might have otherwise been mind-numbing existences and to fly to dizzying heights of success simply by insisting on being themselves. As children, they are the ones who are less likely to be included and more likely to be bullied, ignored or ridiculed.

Gordon 46

Gordon Open-book Library Diversity 46

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

It’s hard to say who dreads critical feedback more: the manager giving it or the person receiving it. As the receiver, it can be uncomfortable and stressful to hear that you’re not performing well. That’s how we get better at our jobs and advance in our careers. Thank your manager for giving it.

Construction 8

Construction Advice Performance Review Management 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

It's performance review season, and you know the drill. But if you take the right approach, appraisals are an excellent opportunity to reinforce solid performers and redirect the poor ones. For many employees, a face-to-face performance review is the most stressful work conversation they'll have all year.

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Performance Review Review Case Study Construction 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 19, 2014

In our research on change agents at the Phoenix Community of FCB Partners , we have found that there are three distinct challenges which require different kinds of change leaders: (1) transformational leaders, (2) innovation instigators, and (3) innovation managers. The Innovation Manager. The Transformational Leader.

Balanced Scorecard 8

Balanced Scorecard Innovation Globalization Micromanagement 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

For example, after a critical performance review, we might simply acknowledge, “I feel blindsided and a little scared.” I once had a coaching client named Kim, a smart, dedicated manager whose entire world had just been turned upside down by a 360 report. ” Another technique is self-affirmation.

Self-aware 8

Self-aware Report Open-book Participative 8

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 4, 2013

Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership says, “A lot of leaders make the mistake of using the same conflict management strategy for all kinds of conflict. According to Art Petty of Managing Excellence , we live and work in a world filled with chaos and turbulence and must plan and prepare for instability, disruption, and chaos in advance.

Leadership Development 205

Leadership Development Development Leadership 360-Degree Feedback 205

You're Not the Boss of Me

APRIL 11, 2010

Share this: 17 Comments Filed under communication , Establishing Direction , Leadership Style Tagged as courage , family , Leadership , women in leadership ← Exploring Shared Leadership Unlocking the Energy – Another Job for Leaders → Like Be the first to like this post. Mr. Dean was a amazingly driven boss.

Leadership Styles 48

Leadership Styles Blog Bottom-up Definition 48

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2011

But each of us can likely remember a time in our career where we said it, or heard it. After all, who can remember getting a performance review saying, "You rock at conflict!" Alignment matters because it decreases the amount of energy it takes to go from A to Z. At that point, it becomes an energy drain.

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Brand Energy Price Long-term 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

A high-performer who could reach further? The best managers know to coach their employees , but what if someone doesn’t want your help? Often the manager is at least part of the problem. Or you may not want to dedicate the time and energy to helping a chronic underperformer. A hard-worker who could grow faster?

Resistance 8

Resistance Case Study Executive Coaching Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 8, 2018

My reactions to the chemo slid from resistance to commitment as my resilience and energy improved. For example, one of your activities might be holding performance review discussions with employees. ” or “Why do you care if people know how to reach their career goals?” So, ask, “Why do I do this?”

Power 8

Power Short-term Learning-by-Doing Long-term 8

N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

The time, energy, and cost associated with acquiring a customer are substantial, the benefits of retaining customers are considerable, and the costs associated with customer churn are significant. Much like you have performance reviews for your employees you should conduct an analysis of how your customers are performing.

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Blog Brand Cost Bottom-up 345

You're Not the Boss of Me

APRIL 25, 2010

You’re Not the Boss of Me Skip to content Home About Me About This Blog ← Unlocking the Energy – Another Job for Leaders Listen Up! → April 25, 2010 · 11:55 pm ↓ Jump to Comments Managing Your Personal Impact …One Boss’s Story Once upon a time, there was a Boss who was very sure of himself.

Self-aware 40

Self-aware Management Blog Open-book 40

You're Not the Boss of Me

MARCH 8, 2009

Share this: 3 Comments Filed under Establishing Direction Tagged as goal setting , Performance Management ← The Power of Diversity Secrets and Blind Spots → Like Be the first to like this post. Guessing sucks the energy out of everything. What is your biggest challenge in setting expectations for others?

Performance Review 40

Performance Review Blog Diversity McCarthy 40

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

How can managers create workplace environments where people feel comfortable being themselves? Research has shown that hiding our true identities can cripple professional performance. A working mom might never talk about her kids, so as to appear “serious” about her career. So how can managers make this a reality?

Diversity 12

Diversity Talent Management Fashion Performance Review 12

Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

Yet, when the company shifted from being an energy supplier to the hucksterish energy trader, the charitable activities were dispensed with. These are my considered opinions, having conducted Performance Reviews, Strategic Planning and Visioning for other companies over 35+ years. Corporate Culture. Communications.

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Strategic Planning Committee Golden Handcuff Media 57