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How Should Leaders Address Challenge Of Low Performers?

Tanveer Naseer

So much work today is accomplished through a team, and the really tough problems are the ones that require a creative approach, critical thinking, or a team who has the desire and motivation to work harder and smarter.” Usually, people start to step up their game in such an environment or they will decide to leave.”

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Getting the Attacker’s Advantage

Leading Blog

To Ram Charan, The Attacker’s Advantage is the ability to detect ahead of others those forces that are radically reshaping your marketplace, then position your business to make the next move first. We miss the possibilities says Charan because we’re flying at low altitude—immersed in the daily minutia. Creativity & Innovation'

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Developing a Leadership Training Program for High Potentials: A Case Study

Great Leadership By Dan

Yes, I do realize that given the current economic environment and cost cutting – especially around training unfortunately – some of these companies may have their programs on hold or scaled back to fewer numbers of attendees.). Creative thinking. Team leadership. Communication. Financial management. Strategic planning. Risk taking.

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The 3 Essential Jobs That Most Retention Programs Ignore

Harvard Business Review

USC’s John Boudreau, CEO adviser Ram Charan, and consultants at Bain & Company , McKinsey, and Korn Ferry have made similar arguments. But the role is becoming important in many other industries as well, such as creative arenas (for example, product design in retail) and communications.

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Leadership Tips From Good Boss, Bad Boss

Eric Jacobson

Monday, November 8, 2010 Leadership Tips From Good Boss, Bad Boss Robert Sutton, author of Good Boss, Bad Boss , provides these leadership tips: Create an environment that encourages people to challenge each others ideas, but set a few ground rules. Dont allow personal attacks or criticism. What resources do you need to get the job done?

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New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reach That Goal

Eric Jacobson

• How to create an environment that will help you win. • Filling your environment with reminders and triggers that will keep your unconscious mind working toward your goal, even when your conscious mind is distracted by other things. • How to avoid the kind of positive thinking that makes people fail.

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5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey

Eric Jacobson

To discover what employees are thinking and doing – in a nonthreatening survey environment. Source: "Execution--The Discipline Of Getting Things Done" Promote Shared Creativity With Your Employees As the book "The DNA Of Leadership" suggests, ask your employees: * How would you handle this?

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