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The Positive Runs Out

The Recovering Engineer

Subscribe to Receive Updates Home About This Blog Archives Great Reading Contact Me my business about me Communication Skills Persuasion DISC Model Family Relationships Parenting Leadership Skills Post Series Reflections Decision Making From Our Cats Personal Change Resolving Conflict Problem Solving Video Browse > Home / Leadership Skills , Parenting , Persuasion / The Positive Runs Out The Positive Runs Out February 11, 2010 by Guy Harris Filed under Leadership Skills , Parenting , Persuasion

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Fundamental Management is Fundamental Psychology

Tony Mayo

Top Executive Coaching with Tony Mayo About Tony Mayo Newsletter Sign-up Sections Client Comments For Executive Coaches For Executives For Fun For Salespeople Quotes and Aphorisms Recommended Books Technology Tips Videos & Podcasts Popular Posts Twitter Log IX About Tony Mayo Truth or Consequences? CEO Executive Coaching Fees My Protein Shake Recipe One more question.

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Clear leadership

Lead on Purpose

Home About the Blog Michael’s Bio Resources Lead on Purpose Entries RSS | Comments RSS Top Posts Lead on Purpose featured Five leadership practices for improving customer service Five factors of leadership Real-world examples of customer service Leadership and Product Management Five stages of problem solving Guest Post: The Yin-Yang of Product Management -- Market Sensing Book Review: The Leader Who had no Title Market sensing Product manager responsibilities Recent Comments Doug Tay

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Seven Key Thoughts About Managing Human Resources

QAspire

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Seven Key Thoughts About Managing Human Resources Here are SEVEN most prominent thoughts that stuck me this week about managing “human” resources. These thoughts can be useful if you are a business owner, a human resources professional, a project manager or a leader at any level in an organization: ‘Human Resources’ are more ‘human’ and less ‘resources’.

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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.

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Conflict Resolution Lessons From A Lifeguard: A Drowning Man Doesn.

The Recovering Engineer

Subscribe to Receive Updates Home About This Blog Archives Great Reading Contact Me my business about me Communication Skills Persuasion DISC Model Family Relationships Parenting Leadership Skills Post Series Reflections Decision Making From Our Cats Personal Change Resolving Conflict Problem Solving Video Browse > Home / DISC Model , Leadership Skills , Parenting , Resolving Conflict / Conflict Resolution Lessons From A Lifeguard: A Drowning Man Doesn’t Care About You Conflict Resolution

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Hsee's Happiness Heuristics

Tony Mayo

Top Executive Coaching with Tony Mayo About Tony Mayo Newsletter Sign-up Sections Client Comments For Executive Coaches For Executives For Fun For Salespeople Quotes and Aphorisms Recommended Books Technology Tips Videos & Podcasts Popular Posts Twitter Log IX About Tony Mayo Truth or Consequences? CEO Executive Coaching Fees My Protein Shake Recipe One more question.

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Style Theory

LDRLB

'Style theory differs drastically from trait or skill theories. Instead of focusing on who leaders are, style theories considers what leaders do. At the core of all style theories is the idea that leaders engage in two distinct types of behavior: task behaviors and relationship behaviors. How leaders combine these two behaviors determines their leadership effectiveness.

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Freedom for Leg Jigglers

Chris Brady

Author Chris Bradys Leadership Blog About Chriss Latest Book Rascal Audio Clips Italy 2010 Bora Bora Brazil General Ireland 2009 Mediterranean Trip 2008 (Expanded) LLR Links Rascal Book Blog The Center for Social Leadership Launching a Leadership Revolution Team Orrin Woodward Blog Founders Blog Team All Grace Outreach - Home Orrin Woodward Team Leadership CHRIS BRADY HOME PAGE Leadership Development Classes | Add your site « Launching a Personal Finance Revolution | Main | Move or Lose &r

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Book Review: Lead Well and Prosper by Nick McCormick

QAspire

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Book Review: Lead Well and Prosper by Nick McCormick Being a good manager (self-management and team management) is essential ingredient of success in today’s business environment. Looking at all the bad examples of poor management around, we all know what good management is not. This week, I read a book titled Lead Well and Prosper: 15 Successful Strategies for Becoming a Good Manager by Nick McCormick.

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SELF-DEVELOPMENT - The Secret of Successful People

Building Personal Strength

"Learn to work harder on yourself than you do on your job." - Jim Rohn Whoa. That's a bold statement. But if you take a look at Jim Rohn's life and his body of work, I think you ignore it at your peril. Today I was thinking about some people I know who I think of as “life-long learners.” I know well over a thousand people, and probably hundreds of them are actively involved in various aspects of self-development.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Flexibility - Adapt to unexpected developments

Your Voice of Encouragement

skip to main | skip to sidebar Thursday, February 11, 2010 Flexibility - Adapt to unexpected developments It’s hard to switch gears when you’re charging hard to implement your plan. But adapting to changes that happen along the way, rather than resisting them, can lead to an even better outcome. Brian Tracys advice is on-target: "Be clear about your goal but be flexible about the process of achieving it.

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Book Review: Our Iceberg is Melting

LDRLB

'John Kotter is a Harvard Business School professor and prolific author on leadership and change. The bulk of Kotter’s work takes the form of scholarly articles and intellectual books. After years of research, Kotter published Leading Change. In it, he presents an 8 stage model for leading organizations through change. Leading Change presents great model, but to a limited audience.

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Launching a Personal Finance Revolution

Chris Brady

Author Chris Bradys Leadership Blog About Chriss Latest Book Rascal Audio Clips Italy 2010 Bora Bora Brazil General Ireland 2009 Mediterranean Trip 2008 (Expanded) LLR Links Rascal Book Blog The Center for Social Leadership Launching a Leadership Revolution Team Orrin Woodward Blog Founders Blog Team All Grace Outreach - Home Orrin Woodward Team Leadership CHRIS BRADY HOME PAGE Leadership Development Classes | Add your site « Green Police | Main | Freedom for Leg Jigglers » February

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Fair Use for Forums (and How to Explain to Your Members That They Can’t Quote Entire Articles)

Managing Communities

photo credit: Horia Varlan It’s important to be proactive on matters of content theft and copyright infringement. A large part of this is text quoted from other sources. With some exceptions (public domain works, works by the Federal Government, works released under alternative licenses to copyright, and more), you can’t allow your members to post [.].

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5 Ways to Improve DE&I in the Workplace

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are critical for an organization’s success. And companies that take bold action to help ensure an inclusive workplace will win every time. Discover how your company can create a culture that celebrates DE&I while achieving higher revenue and growth.

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Jump-Start Your Business

Eric Jacobson

As a leader in your business, try these ideas to give your business a jump-start: Ask for ideas from employees in all parts of your business. Don't ask for ideas only from your product development or marketing departments. Be sure all employees clearly understand your vision and the mission of your business. Brainstorm ways to take advantage of your strengths.

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HOPE: Fortune Cookies That Come True.

Building Personal Strength

If you've been following my blog, you probably know by now that I collect quotes. I started doing it in graduate school when I was immersed in British and American literature, and I've continued to do it for over 35 years. I guess when I read something of value, I didn't want to lose it. I have about 3000 of them now, which I've been sharing on this blog , my Twitter page, my Facebook page, the Golden Eggs ezine, and in my company's new product, ProStar.

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Twitter Highlights

Chris Brady

Author Chris Bradys Leadership Blog About Chriss Latest Book Rascal Audio Clips Italy 2010 Bora Bora Brazil General Ireland 2009 Mediterranean Trip 2008 (Expanded) LLR Links Rascal Book Blog The Center for Social Leadership Launching a Leadership Revolution Team Orrin Woodward Blog Founders Blog Team All Grace Outreach - Home Orrin Woodward Team Leadership CHRIS BRADY HOME PAGE Leadership Development Classes | Add your site « A Bloody Mess!

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Yearly Award Programs Honor Community Members in a Positive, Genuine Way (“Spread Love, it’s the Brooklyn Way”)

Managing Communities

photo credit: dan taylor I love yearly award programs for online communities. I think the act of rewarding your members through your own version of the People’s Choice Awards is a beautiful thing and something that, when done with care, can add a nice touch to your community. In October, we ran the eighth (8th!) annual [.]. Tags: Community Cultivation.

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No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Drama, End Entitlement and Drive Big Results

Speaker: Cy Wakeman, M.S., CSP, President, Reality-Based Leadership

Most HR leadership philosophies are grounded in two completely faulty assumptions — “change is hard” and “engagement drives results.” Those beliefs have inspired expensive attempts to keep change from being disruptive to employees. What these engagement programs actually do is create and reinforce feelings of victim-hood and leave employees unprepared to adapt to real changes that are necessary for the health and profitability of their enterprises.

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Button Up Your Crisis Management Program

Eric Jacobson

It's too early to make a final judgment about Toyota's handling of its current automobile recall, but it's not too early for all business leaders to check to be sure they have a crisis management program in place. Sadly, most businesses don't have a plan. Or, don't have a plan that is up-to-date, comprehensive and/or flexible. With a crisis management program, you: Forecast potential and most likely/probable crises Plan in advance for how to deal with them Document your sequential, step-by-step

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WOMEN: The Law of GROWTH

Women in the LEAD

Women in the LEAD A B O U T U S H O W T O C O M M E N T Recent Posts WOMEN: LEADERSHIP is How TO BE WOMEN: Love, Respect and Leadership WOMEN: Is Negative Thinking Holding You Back? GRATITUDE: Journey to Ones Calling WOMEN: CLAIMING YOUR WINGS WOMEN: Challenged and Overwhelmed? A Remedy Powerful, Focused, Highly Intentional Living WOMEN: The Art of Great Presentations Inner Life, Outer Success WOMEN: See Your Own POTENTIAL Rumi Tells Us Archives January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2

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Trust: If You Build It, They Will Come…and Stay

You're Not the Boss of Me

You’re Not the Boss of Me Skip to content Home About Me About This Blog ← The Story of a Great Leader Getting to the Heart of Mental Toughness → February 9, 2010 · 7:42 pm ↓ Jump to Comments Trust: If You Build It, They Will Come…and Stay Trust. It’s a small word and yet, it holds the key to success in just about every walk of life.

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PASSION, COURAGE, FAITH - Russell Simmons on Building a Business

Building Personal Strength

Russell Simmons is the real deal, a guy who has built several hugely successful business from scratch. What he says to The Wall Street Journal is revealing. Listen carefully. Many of the people who visit this blog are building a business. If that describes you, you need to listen to Russell as he talks about passion, courage, and faith. Assess your own strengths.

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10 HR Metrics to Track in 2024

Discover the power of HR metrics. Master recruiting, control skyrocketing labor costs, and reduce turnover rates. Get insights into key metrics like Time-to-Fill, Cost-per-Hire, and Turnover Rate. Equip your business for success in 2024.

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The One Question Every Successful Leader Must Answer (Even Before.

Terry Starbucker

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full The One Question Every Successful Leader Must Answer (Even Before It Is Asked) by Starbucker on February 8, 2010 The supervisor is frustrated – in his mind, he has done everything right to manage his team to a successful outcome. He carefully explained the task at hand and its deadline for completion, how it was supposed to get done (and by whom), and outlined the expected results.

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Green Police

Chris Brady

Author Chris Bradys Leadership Blog About Chriss Latest Book Rascal Audio Clips Italy 2010 Bora Bora Brazil General Ireland 2009 Mediterranean Trip 2008 (Expanded) LLR Links Rascal Book Blog The Center for Social Leadership Launching a Leadership Revolution Team Orrin Woodward Blog Founders Blog Team All Grace Outreach - Home Orrin Woodward Team Leadership CHRIS BRADY HOME PAGE Leadership Development Classes | Add your site « Twitter Highlights | Main | Launching a Personal Finance Revolut

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Engaging in Alternative 'Creative Pursuit' to Be More Effective

QAspire

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Engaging in Alternative ‘Creative Pursuit’ to Be More Effective Most people love to remain engaged in their ‘core’ area of expertise. They spend long hours over the years to understand, study, apply and innovate ideas in this core area. Most of the growth happens when we stick to one thing and do it really really well.

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AWARENESS - Fish, Birds, Drunk Drivers and Rapists

Building Personal Strength

Not long ago I posted an article about awareness - how to focus on what you're doing so that you remember it in the future. I've also been thinking about another aspect of awareness - our ability to achieve a more detailed awareness, which can reveal more of reality to us. My wife and I are SCUBA divers. I've been diving since 1996 and have about 250 dives.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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Are You Extreme When It Comes to Responsibility?

Your Voice of Encouragement

skip to main | skip to sidebar Tuesday, February 9, 2010 Are You Extreme When It Comes to Responsibility? The first personal development book I ever read - almost 30 years ago - was Scott Pecks The Road Less Traveled. I was struck by his opening sentence, " Life is difficult ," which is truth-telling at its best. He goes on to say that once you accept this fact, then life becomes easier because youre no longer struggling to try and make it simple.

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OPTIMISM, PERSEVERANCE: Forrest Mims, III

Building Personal Strength

One of my favorite columns in the San Antonio Express-News is "The Country Scientist," written by Forrest Mims III, who lives about 20 miles from my house. His articles are full of commonsense practical information about our region. On February 1st, he shared a little of his life story. I found it so inspiring that I've decided to share it with you here (copyright 2010, Forrest Mims III, quoted with permission): Twenty years ago, the editor of the Scientific American said that the columns I wrot