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LEADERSHIP FREAK AUGUST 20, 2011 Are you honoring the wrong things? Some think giving too much praise makes people lazy and indulgent. They’ll settle into the notion your organization is lucky to have them. Choose praise points carefully. Praise creates culture. You get what you praise. Saying, “great job,” celebrates a completion and allows recipients to define “great.” Honor [.]. | | EXECUPUNDIT AUGUST 20, 2011 Locking Them Up Over the course of the last decade, I’ve periodically met with official visitors from the United Kingdom who have come to New York City to learn about its revival—specifically, about the city’s successful war against crime, which I’ve watched closely for the past 20 years. As complaints of public disorder rose in the U.K., | MICHAEL LEE STALLARD AUGUST 20, 2011 In Search of Happiness Happiness is much sought after these days. Book stores and magazine stands are full of titles that promise to unlock the secrets of happiness. Positive psychology courses are all the rage on college campuses across America. The chapter will be included in the American Society for Training and Development’s new Handbook of Management. | | | | | | | |
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COACHING TIP | SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2011 Emerging Grassroots Leadership
Leadership remains one of the most important topics across a range of fields because studies continuously demonstrate that the success and well-being of any institution or society depend on the functionality, effectiveness, and promotion of leaders and leadership. Today, leadership is not synonymous with authority. MORE >> -
FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2011 Eugene A. Fitzgerald: An interview by Bob Morris
Eugene A. Fitzgerald was born in Springfield, MA, USA. He received a BS degree in Materials Science and Engineering in 1985 from MIT and his PhD in the same discipline from Cornell University in 1989. Building Flemings SMA Professor of Materials Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT World Scientific Publishing Company MORE >> -
EXECUPUNDIT | SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2011 First Paragraph
Captain MacWhirr, of the steamer Nan-Shan, had a physiognomy that, in the order of material appearances, was the exact counterpart of his mind: it presented no marked characteristics of firmness or stupidity; it had no pronounced characteristics whatever; it was simply ordinary, irresponsive, and unruffled. From Typhoon by Joseph Conrad MORE >> -
BUILDING PERSONAL STRENGTH | SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2011  Life Wisdom - The Professor and the Mayonaisse Jar
This story (fable?) has been featured on so many blogs and websites that it's impossible to find out who the original author is. But it's a fabulous way to illustrate some profoundly important wisdom - maybe the most important of all. feature it myself today, in case you haven't read it before. He then asked the students if the jar was full. MORE >> -
EXECUPUNDIT | SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2011  Learning to Swim
Supervisors often remind me of swimmers. Some are graceful and glide through the water with seemingly little effort. Others will eventually get to their destination but only with much splashing and some swallowed water. Still others require a life jacket until they have improved. MORE >>
- Surviving the Fire ~ 5 Things I need From You YOU'RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME | SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2011
- Entertainment Break EXECUPUNDIT | SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2011
- Terri Ludwig (Enterprise Community Partners) in “The Corner Office” FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2011
- Quote of the Day EXECUPUNDIT | SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2011
- How Communication Strategies Can Really Engage Employees FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2011
- Slippery Customer EXECUPUNDIT | SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2011
- David and Amy Estill CEO BLOG | SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2011
- Free Arts Minneapolis Looking for Volunteers! CO2 | SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2011
- Scripture Memorization, Week 34 RON EDMONDSON | SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2011
- The Eloquent Fields EXECUPUNDIT | SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2011
- Leadership Inspirations – Continuous Learning STRATEGY DRIVEN | SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2011
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