Engaging Leader

JANUARY 23, 2018

Leading talented people in creative fields requires a different skill set than what many management books teach. How do you manage pushback from your team of super-smart, headstrong creatives? How do you manage pushback from your team of super-smart, headstrong creatives? As a consultant to creative companies, Todd Henry […]

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Engaging Leader

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Storytelling is an effective leadership tool for change management, engagement, and bringing the business strategy to life. We discussed this tool back in episode 52, “How to Use Stories to Engage People.” We discussed this tool back in episode 52, “How to Use Stories to Engage People.”

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Engaging Leader

APRIL 15, 2014

The Planet Jockey Game is based on actual situations and dilemmas drawn from the experience of real CEOs and other senior leaders of Fortune 500 companies. The Planet Jockey Game is based on actual situations and dilemmas drawn from the experience of real CEOs and other senior leaders of Fortune 500 companies.

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Engaging Leader

JUNE 14, 2013

More than $9 billion is spent on sales contests and incentive programs each year, yet most sales managers have no way to measure the impact of these programs. Mike Smalls is the founder and CEO of Hoopla, a software company that helps sales and service organizations use game mechanics to improve performance. Mike has more […].

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Engaging Leader

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Guest Megan Burns is a consultant, speaker, & managing director of Operations Strategy Consulting. She has more than 15 years of industrial engineering and supply chain management experience. A certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Megan has worked with companies throughout North America and in 14 different countries.

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Engaging Leader

JUNE 7, 2013

If you have implemented a knowledge management system, getting people to put what they know into it is like pulling teeth. If you have implemented a knowledge management system, getting people to put what they know into it is like pulling teeth. In episode 10, we talked with Steve and Thomas about programs they’ve helped […].

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Engaging Leader

MARCH 6, 2014

And what if your organization is trying to improve employee engagement, but employees and even managers are cynical about the engagement initiative itself? And what if your organization is trying to improve employee engagement, but employees and even managers are cynical about the engagement initiative itself?

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Engaging Leader

JUNE 15, 2015

According to The Gallup Organization, when companies add a well-being focus to their engagement efforts, it has an accelerating effect. Focusing on employee engagement and employee well-being together helps companies maximize productivity.

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Engaging Leader

JULY 11, 2013

In the landmark book Good to Great , Jim Collins studies what drives average companies to take a quantum leap and become extraordinary. These leaders, whom Collins calls “Level 5,” channel their ego ambition away from themselves into the larger goal of building a great company.

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Engaging Leader

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Jeff Dyer’s previous book The Innovator’s DNA, co-authored with by Clayton Christensen and Hal Gregersen, is a bestseller, has already been published in more than 13 languages, and won the 2011 Innovation Book of the Year Award from Chartered Management Institute. Jeff is Professor of Strategy at Brigham Young University and Wharton.

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Engaging Leader

MARCH 15, 2015

Nearly half of your company’s payroll is being spent on things that don’t matter to your strategic goals. The 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity is a new book that builds on the latest neuroscience plus decades of experience and research in the time management field. The last choice is focused on energy management.

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Engaging Leader

JUNE 26, 2014

The popular weight-loss reality TV show “The Biggest Loser” has inspired many companies to hold weight loss contests for their employees. She is Mary Pitman, Health Promotions Manager at Norfolk Southern. Many companies talk about creating a culture of health, but few succeed.

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Engaging Leader

OCTOBER 11, 2012

For more than 30 years Fred has been a coach, counselor, teacher, writer, and speaker whose clients include some of the largest and best-known companies and organizations in the world. He has been on the New York University faculty since 1988, where he teaches in both the MBA program and the Master’s in Corporate Communication program.

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Engaging Leader

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Our guest on this episode is Steve Hanley, co-founder and portfolio manager for investment services firm Camelot Portfolios. Discovering that in the real world, simplicity is best, Steve has found it helpful to focus on an “Attitude and Efficiency” matrix for communications and performance management.

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Engaging Leader

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

After honing his expertise in general management, marketing, strategy and sales techniques across healthcare and information technology sectors, Nicholas now leads marketing and public relations functions while helping to drive strategy and […].

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Engaging Leader

JUNE 20, 2013

He is the author of more than 150 articles on leadership, competencies, emotional intelligence, competency development, coaching, and management education. Together, Jesse and Richard discuss: What one thing most influences a company’s bottom-line performance? Reflecting. Relating and interacting with other people. Your Feedback.

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Engaging Leader

JANUARY 27, 2015

Tobacco-free workplaces have become the norm, but what if your company still has older facilities that have permitted smoking and tobacco products for years? You may face serious resistance from employees, unions, and even local management to transition the facility to a tobacco-free workplace.

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Engaging Leader

JANUARY 27, 2015

Tobacco-free workplaces have become the norm, but what if your company still has older facilities that have permitted smoking and tobacco products for years? You may face serious resistance from employees, unions, and even local management to transition the facility to a tobacco-free workplace.

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Engaging Leader

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

How would you drive culture change to support a fundamental strategic shift in the company? For one company, an important step has been a development program for high-potential associates that creates new engagement, relationships, and opportunities. And how do you do all this with limited resources and budget?

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Engaging Leader

APRIL 7, 2015

GamEffective strives to be the “Fitbit of work,” taking the place of traditional performance management, feedback, and even continuous improvement practices such as kaizens. The most effective gamification makes use of intrinsic drivers to engage employees. The most effective gamification makes use of intrinsic drivers to engage employees.

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Engaging Leader

MAY 8, 2014

Jim and Jesse discuss: Who is responsible for employee engagement … the company, the manager, or the employee? His latest book Happy @ Work comes on the heels of a Gallup poll that reported employee disengagement in the U.S. as high as 70%, costing businesses more than $550 billion a year in lost productivity.

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Engaging Leader

MAY 2, 2014

In addition, they discussed five components of workforce health engagement: Population Health Management/Epidemiology Health Consumerism Benefit Plan […]. Terry has over 25 years of experience helping companies communicate effectively with their employees. That’s successful workforce health engagement!

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Engaging Leader

APRIL 17, 2014

The firm has provided services to Medicare programs, Medicaid Agencies, health plans, care management vendors, employer groups, investment bankers, and non-profit groups.

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Engaging Leader

APRIL 13, 2014

Some employers, however, have achieved significant improvement in health metrics and costs, as well as improved employee engagement, productivity, recruitment, safety, and trust in management. Over the course of this series, some of the episodes will discuss specific strategies for improving workforce health and managing costs.

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Engaging Leader

OCTOBER 3, 2013

This is the story of Honest Tea, the company that took on Snapple […]. This is the story of Honest Tea, the company that took on Snapple and other big players because they had a vision of making a difference in people’s lives. People: How have you managed to inspire the kind of dedication that you get from your team?

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Engaging Leader

APRIL 24, 2014

In addition, they discussed five components of workforce health engagement: Population Health Management/Epidemiology Health Consumerism Benefit Plan […]. Terry has over 25 years of experience helping companies communicate effectively with their employees. That’s successful workforce health engagement!

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Engaging Leader

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

Resources Mentioned in This Episode Podcast episode: 102: Storytelling for Leaders: How to Influence, Engage & Inspire Other Engaging Leader posts and videos about storytelling Website: www.connectedstrategygroup.com Workshop: www.connectedstrategygroup.com/storytelling-for-leaders Free 30-minute audio training: “Making the Business Case for Storytelling”. (..)

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Engaging Leader

AUGUST 1, 2015

leads confidence in management – for example, keep your promises and follow through on your commitments. Huffington Post: “Companies Led By Moral Bosses Are Actually More Profitable” Subscription Links iTunes Stitcher RSS Your Feedback If you like our show, please rate us on iTunes. Yes, really.”

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Engaging Leader

JUNE 13, 2013

3 position among the world’s most valuable companies. Ben is a visiting scientist at the MIT Media Lab, and he is President and CEO of Sociometric Solutions, a management services firm that uses social sensing technology. 3 position among the world’s most valuable companies. Google recently moved into the No. Bank of America.

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Engaging Leader

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

Also, information was no longer the domain of the corporate brass; everyone in the company could find out what they needed to know. Management Influence 2.0: The world was becoming smaller, more diverse, and more connected. Market conditions changed more quickly, and became more complex and harder to predict. For decades, Influence 2.0

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Engaging Leader

MAY 22, 2014

Joe Ellis is Senior Vice President at CBIZ, one of the leading professional service firms wiith more than 200 offices in 33 states, where he helps businesses manage their employee benefit plans, including determining whether and how on-site clinics should be implemented as part of the overal health strategy.

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Engaging Leader

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

uses the latest research from the fields of motivation, creativity, behavioral economics, neuroscience, and management to reveal what really makes us successful at work. Resources Mentioned in This Episode Book: Best Place to Work: The Art and Science of Creating an Extraordinary Workplace Company Website: www.ignite80.com

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Engaging Leader

APRIL 16, 2014

He is recognized as an industry expert in the areas of health care consumerism, benefits design and management, and health promotion. Previously, Rick served as a Principal and Regional Practice Leader for Ernst & Young LLP. Rick also serves as the National Co-President of WEB (the Worldwide Employee Benefits Network).

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Engaging Leader

OCTOBER 24, 2013

David Burkus is an assistant professor of management for the College of Business at Oral Roberts University, where he teaches courses on creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship, and organizational behavior. What is your favorite process or tip that would replace standard brainstorming?

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Engaging Leader

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Learning how to manage 4th gear correctly is key for maximum productivity. JEREMIE KUBICEK is co-founder of GiANT Worldwide, a global leadership development company that focuses on transforming and multiplying leaders. Time flies by, you get things done, and progress is made. 4th Gear: Lead in a Task World. 3rd Gear: Be Social.

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Engaging Leader

APRIL 25, 2014

Many companies are spending huge amounts of health care dollars paying for treatment of medical conditions caused primarily by poor food choices. But when you check the food options available in the company’s cafeteria and vending […]. But when you check the food options available in the company’s cafeteria and vending […].

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Engaging Leader

AUGUST 25, 2015

This includes communicating the value and impact of more strategic goal setting, tracking, and management to everyone. When you operationalize goal setting, your organization can more efficiently manage business performance and achieve: Smarter planning with increased employee engagement, motivation, and clarity of purpose.

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