Leading Blog

JUNE 13, 2019

In Google’s team study, they found what distinguished high-performing teams from low-performing teams is not team cohesion, motivation, or average IQ, but rather frequent turn-taking in conversations and high social sensitivity toward what team members are thinking and feeling. Put people On A Collision Course. Eliminate the Noise.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 15, 2012

In the course of an ordinary working day, a small business owner might wear many hats, but rarely is there one as important as that of leader. Solid relationships lie at the very core of the operations of any successful small business. A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” – John Maxwell.

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Decker Communication

APRIL 27, 2021

In the age of virtual meetings, we’re all operating at the speed of the Hare – our brains are not running slow nor steady. Here are three ways to keep a solid pace, and finish your learning journey with energy to spare: 1. Stop Using Motivation, Use Existing Habits and Behavior. Yard by Yard, it’s hard” 2.

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Leading with Trust

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

Of course, the best option is to recruit and hire top performers, but even if you can’t afford to pay top-tier talent, you can still train and develop team members to perform their best in their specific roles. This causes team members to step on each other’s toes and question each other’s motives.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 5, 2021

Astronaut crews living and working in space experience as a matter of course what many of us experienced unexpectedly during the SARS-CoV-2 global pandemic. Use it or lose it” is a mantra often employed as motivation to exercise and not neglect our physical fitness.

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 3, 2022

Looking to the future is a great motivator. You don’t have the energy for listening to them try to convince you, so you say yes. The point is, they’re every bit as uncomfortable with conflict as the person who avoids or appeases; they just have a different method of operation. What happens if you keep avoiding?

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Kristen Ludgate, who leads 3M’s human resources team, talks to The HR Digest about the “15% culture” philosophy that has helped attract the industry’s most driven workers and how tough times can have a motivational impact on the workforce. All of this takes energy and drive, for sure, along with a willingness to learn, adapt and engage.

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 6, 2015

That exploration lead to a fascinating study done by researchers at the University of Chicago which looked at how a frequent-buyer reward card offered by a local coffee shop could motivate coffee drinkers to become repeat customers. The answer to this question can be found in understanding what’s behind this motivation phenomenon.

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Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 1, 2018

If retail operations can more reliably keep their discretionary relationships with people who have to pay for that relationship than we can with our employees, who earn their livelihood with us, we need to take a serious look at how we’re creating the environment for those relationships. Purpose is soul-enriching, not soul-sucking.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 4, 2020

The other option, of course, is to look at traditional bank lenders. When consistency and motivation levels are high, your startup will reap the rewards. This is particularly useful when filling roles that can be completed autonomously as it lets you focus more energy on the main team. On-Site Staff. Many hands make light work.

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Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 9, 2016

Of course, the typical focus on lessons we can learn from the Olympics tend to be on teamwork, communication, building confidence and the like. But for this piece, I’d like to take a more broader view, using the microcosm the Olympic Games provide to examine what drives or motivates us to push ourselves to succeed.

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Mark Sanborn

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Too many times you have leaders who came out of operations as big shots and become isolated and hear what the world is through 4 or 5 people who report to them.” While of course guests are crucial to the success of the company, this leader feels that to create the proper mindset, you have to love your employees first and your guests second.

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HR Digest

APRIL 11, 2019

Creating an ownership culture demands employee motivation through trust, empowerment, and recognition, at least. It’s very important for every organization involving more than two people to develop ways of operation, systems, and policies that would dictate its culture. Of course, it’s a right move.

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Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Accept Help:   The rescue operation appears to have been a model of private and public sector cooperation and coordination. Put Yourself in Their Shoes:  One of the most impressive aspects of the rescue operation is how much attention was paid to the overall health and well being of the miners and their families.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2018

Its hierarchical authority, specialized division of labor, and standard operating procedures enabled companies to grow far larger than they had ever been. Tens of thousands of agile teams have operated for decades without much awareness — let alone active support — from CEOs. I watched videos and took certification courses.

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Skip Prichard

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Inspirational Motivation (IM). Inspirational motivation. To inspire and motivate are attributes that all leaders must possess. People high on this are also highly committed, whether that be to an organization or a cause, or of course both. Intellectual Stimulation (IS). Individual Consideration (IC).

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 5, 2015

Of course, what makes this NASA employee’s response so noteworthy is the fact that he wasn’t one of the engineers or scientists involved in designing the rockets or overseeing the lunar missions. Not to mention the faster pace by which we now have to operate amid a sea of rising distractions vying for our attention.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 1, 2020

Articles, books, seminars, videos, online courses…all of them provide pieces to the puzzle to assist individuals to becoming a great leader. If you’re operating as a know-it-all, you have an underlying belief that that any new stuff really isn’t of much value. Decipher the Leadership Code. The second cost is ego.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 21, 2019

The other option, of course, is to look at traditional bank lenders. When consistency and motivation levels are high, your startup will reap the rewards. This is particularly useful when filling roles that can be completed autonomously as it lets you focus more energy on the main team. On-Site Staff. Many hands make light work.

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Next Level Blog

JULY 12, 2010

Of course, the capper was when he told the interviewer Jim Gray that of the six NBA teams that had been recruiting him, the only one that knew his decision at that moment was the one that he planned to play for.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2011

So when it comes to motivating employees to change, it should be no surprise that leaders who rely on rationality typically spend time and energy on the wrong things, send messages that miss the mark, and create frustrating unintended consequences. Yet most do it anyhow. Yet most do it anyhow. Don't forget the good stuff.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 18, 2015

Far too many companies are churning out traditional sales lingo laced with fluff and vague, or entirely overinflated, claims, spending paltry little time and energy establishing credibility with prospective customers. This asks that we operate with openness, clear communication and accountability. Transparency Translates.

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Marshall Goldsmith

MAY 10, 2011

Review your goals and ask: 'What goals are consuming my time and energy and the company's resources?' Sharing Is Caring Communication breakdowns hinder operations. You tend to attribute good results to your own motivation and ability and tend to attribute poor results to environmental factors, bad luck, or random chance.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

a holding company that operates seven distinct business. Operations Group Baring Private Equity. Former Operating Partner at Blackstone, Chief Human Resources Officer for Unilever. He has spent more than 15 years investing in industries such as healthcare, energy, industrials, and technology. Former CEOs / Advisors.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

What are your motivations for wanting to own your business? Business ownership consumes large quantities of time and mental energy, even after it’s running well and succeeding. Operating a small business is not unlike owning a really old house: things break a lot, and you need to fix them, over and over and over.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Entrepreneurs who are highly motivated to be successful often put themselves last when it comes to down time, relaxation, exercise and living a healthy lifestyle. When this happens they aren’t motivated to update their headshots, create video marketing or present themselves as speakers. Energy levels are also affected.

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The Practical Leader

MAY 4, 2022

The Star Wars website gives this definition, “The Force is a mysterious energy field created by life that binds the galaxy together.” ” This is a powerful analogy for the leadership and culture energy fields that bind teams and organizations together. But we really can’t motivate anyone.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

but they expend far more energy intentionally searching for opportunity, but not just any opportunity – a game changer. The churches I had previously worked with operated from the the philosophy this is church, and if people want it they will come. Few things in life are as motivating as being told you're not good enough.

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Rajesh Setty

JUNE 13, 2013

Think of it like a Pre-Entrepreneurship Crash Course. Do you leave other people energized or do you suck the energy out of them. If you can recruit and lead a team of volunteers and keep them motivated until the results are achieved, you would have learned a host of things that will serve you well in your entrepreneurship journey.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 30, 2017

Yet too much focus can be a problem : It drains your brain of energy , makes you care less about people, and prevents you from seeing what is happening around you. Not Having as Much Energy as Usual. Not Operating at Your Peak. This management of energy often requires switching between focus and unfocus.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

You have to make the question relevant to the interests and needs of the audience, of course. Alternately, you may want to motivate the audience to take action – to support a policy change or maybe provide extraordinary effort to meet a new challenge. Use a higher level of energy than you used in the earlier parts of the presentation.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

The goals include eliminating poverty, offering affordable and clean energy, achieving gender equality, protecting ecosystems, increasing responsible consumption and production, and much more. Directors should, of course, continue to monitor and disclose many other aspects of ESG performance. Progress is measured with 169 targets.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

There are two basic kinds of energy in organizations. Instead it can create a panic, with all the obvious negative consequences — stressing people out and eventually draining an organization of the very energy leaders wanted to generate. It is basically running in circles with great energy. Remember: hearts and minds.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Social Nation : How to Harness the Power of Social Media to Attract Customers, Motivate Employees, and Grow Your Business by Barry Libert It’s time to join Social Nation and prosper! Of course not. Of course not! There is simple advice that will help businesses avoid the pitfalls and make a strong online impact.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2017

” Of course, the SDGs are meant to be comprehensive, a systemic approach to complex problems of sustainable development at a planetary level. The most frequently cited motivation was the reduction of business risks from the potential disruption of operations or risk of reputational damage, which was cited 38% of the time.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2014

Managers, of course, are among the great rule inventors and implementers of the world. Our sense is that the structures, processes, and compensation schemes of most organizations today are quashing more motivation and constraining more capability than they are promoting. Could they unlock all the energy being held in check?

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

To motivate, persuade, sell, get buy-in, receive feedback, insure understanding, or impact an audience in any way, you need their attention. Bill is responsible all aspects of the business including sales, marketing, content development, and the delivery of Communispond courses by certified faculty.

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