Sat.Sep 13, 2014

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What are your 5 whys?

Lead on Purpose

'One of the quickest, simplest approaches to performing root cause analysis (finding the answers for why something happened the way it did) is to use the 5 whys technique.

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Maximize a Racehorse Without Getting Trampled

Leadership Freak

'Incompetent leaders hire for fire and spend most of your time putting it out. Racehorses are fun to watch and dangerous to manage. Racehorses irritate the heck out of plow horses.

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“Step Your Game Up” – Christ Anderson’s TED Talk Tells Us Why We all Have to Keep Getting Better, and Better, and Better

First Friday Book Synopsis

'So, this story of the evolution of dance seems strangely familiar. You know, a while after TED Talks started taking off, we noticed that speakers were starting to spend a lot more time in preparation. It was resulting in incredible new talks… Months of preparation crammed into 18 minutes, raising the bar cruelly for the […].

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6 Questions To Ask At The End Of A Project

Eric Jacobson

'Just a little more advice from the authors of, Helping People Win At Work. Those authors, Ken Blanchard and Garry Ridge, recommend you ask the following six essential questions whenever you do a project review : What did we set out to do? What actually happened? Why did this happen? What will we do next time? What should we continue to do? What should we do differently?

Project 71
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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.