Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 1, 2012

But rapid realignment needs energy that is focused, that drives continuous improvement and works to achieve the organization's purpose. This energy comes when an employee is engaged, so let's take a look at what engagement is all about. Engaged and aligned are two different things, and they don't always travel together.

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Experience to Lead

APRIL 24, 2024

Facilitators can also compare the GLOBE insights to their own life experiences (living abroad, being part of diverse communities, traveling, etc). ” Being responsive to the group’s energy can help facilitators to adjust facilitation strategies accordingly.

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Efficiency Tips Participative Diversity 52

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Remind yourself of your goals and identify which direction you want to go in. Two-thirds of managers reported an increase in productivity from their remote workers. Video conferences are great for having a personal face-to-face meeting without the added travel cost. Update and change it. Preparation is essential. Go digital.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Set Small Goals at the Outset. While planning savings goals can keep you motivated, setting too large of a marker may frustrate you and cause you to toss your savings plans completely, especially once you first start out. For example, if you want to ultimately save $1,000, set a goal of $250, which is one-quarter of that amount.

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Budgeting Energy Planning Goal 67

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 16, 2017

Many colleagues are sleep-deprived due to travel or having young children and this gives them a chance to refresh their brains and gain the energy boost from a short nap. The co-head of investment banking at Goldman Sachs said, “The goal is for our analysts to want to be here for a career. This is a marathon, not a sprint.”

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Presenteeism Maslow Software Short-term 262

Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Travel and R&R are great ways to get your energy back. Your organization won’t fall apart without you’ll come back to work with new energy and ideas. Use it now! Turn off the devices, and let that person you’ve been coaching and mentoring take over in your absence.

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Leadership Executive Coaching Mentor Energy 261

The Practical Leader

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

This might include career, family, learning, achievement, sports, wealth, socializing, inner peace, happiness, status, awards or credentials, autonomy, love, expertise, cuisine, artistic expression, home, making a difference, authenticity, friendships, travel, adventure, spirituality; list everything that is important to you.

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Tips Survey Sports Travel 111

The Practical Leader

MAY 25, 2022

Brian felt that unreasonable customers, managers, and co-workers were speeding up his hamster wheel just to stay in place. “Brian’s strong technically, but he’s clearly not the person to lead this team,” his manager reflected. Do they clearly reflect your top goals and priorities?

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Tips Restructuring Constraint Open-book 81

Mike Cardus

MAY 28, 2013

One of the favorite things about my work is traveling. Traveling makes you appreciate being home, even more. It has allowed me to focus my energy on determining where a group is at, and what steps are important to focus on next. I still love the simple definition of a goal: what and when? Plus here is a video testimonial.

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Team Building Team Leadership Travel 108

Women on Business

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Each woman charted her own path to the top; they traveled through a variety of industries: energy, life insurance, technology, retail, and food service. How can you achieve your goals to reach the top? Wal-Mart followed with Rosalind Brewer, not only the first female but the first African-American as well. How did they do it?

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Entrepreneur Insurance Workshop CEO 170

QAspire

DECEMBER 10, 2014

In 1996, Rock Garden was again attacked by vandals after which city administration took charge of managing the park. How many of us today would spend this amount of effort and creative energy in creating something just out of love for doing it? Did Nek Chand Saini work with a goal of becoming famous one day?

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Creativity Travel Innovation Planning 159

HR Digest

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

When you add in a worldwide pandemic, travel limitations, and the need to get things done fast, XR becomes a strong tool for bridging “physical distance” and enabling people to collaborate regardless of where they are located. How can HR departments plan for technological change and prepare it? Conclusion.

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Technology Training Video Education 122

Jason Womack

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Have you set a goal to get more things done today? Maybe you’re going to be traveling - planes, trains and automobiles with a late check-in at a hotel. It All Starts With Your Focus Every time you are distracted, the energy and momentum you had moving a project forward is halted, and you need to start over.

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Hotels Project Efficiency Travel 153

Jason Womack

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Have you set a goal to get more things done today? Maybe you’re going to be traveling - planes, trains and automobiles with a late check-in at a hotel. It All Starts With Your Focus Every time you are distracted, the energy and momentum you had moving a project forward is halted, and you need to start over.

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Hotels Project Efficiency Travel 133

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 25, 2013

I felt at the time that this was an unusual request as, after having spent the first 12 years of my working life as a “techie” (Programmer to Analyst to IT Manager), I had spent the next 25 years in sales and business management, my last such role as the President and CEO of a 15,000 person, €5 Billion EMEA based business unit across 25 countries.

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CEO Performance Review Review Learning-by-Doing 217

HR Digest

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

To make it worth their money, it makes more sense to have everyone return so they no longer have to invest energy in employee engagement for work-from-home employees in addition to those in the office. Consider Goals and Alternatives Before rushing the implementation of your return-to-office policies, consider why you’re making the move.

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Policies Strategy Learning-by-Doing Learning Curve 52

HR Digest

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In another survey by Gallup , it was reported that managers can account for up to 70 percent of the variance in team engagement. This will give you some insight into whether there is something you can try before approaching your manager. are some ways in which you can try to adjust your workload.

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Short-term Self-aware Review Report 59

QAspire

AUGUST 15, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer 10 Pointers to Build Comfort Within The Team It pains to see teams where people work on a common goal but don’t get along well with each other. Don’t talk small : You have a goal to achieve as a team. It drains the energy! with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL

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Team Benchmarking Open-book Directory 167

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

A big part of a successful culture is having a relationship between employees and managers that is built on trust and collaboration. If you’re managing or leading a company, heading up a big project, or traveling non-stop, it’s likely you’ve lost an email, important paper, phone number, or pie chart or two (or three or four) in your day.

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Energy Gordon How To Learning-by-Doing 50

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

A big part of a successful culture is having a relationship between employees and managers that is built on trust and collaboration. If you’re managing or leading a company, heading up a big project, or traveling non-stop, it’s likely you’ve lost an email, important paper, phone number, or pie chart or two (or three or four) in your day.

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Energy Gordon How To Learning-by-Doing 50

Tim Milburn

JUNE 1, 2012

Sometimes a leader needs to serve in a role similar to that of a travel agent. Here are five additional ways you can focus your time and energy in the equipping process. The creative capabilities of others are diminished when they feel like they are micro-managed every step along the way. Empowering. Choice builds commitment.

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Succession Tools Process Travel 148

Management Craft

MARCH 10, 2012

That said, I have also considered how human tipping points affect how we manage, lead, and create momentum in our workplaces. I let excessive travel, poor diet, and life as a road warrior consultant get in the way of exercising regularly and good sleep habits. But we know that these forces occur and are in play in all aspects of life.

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Tips Management Short-term Goal 65

HR Digest

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Earning stacks of money, starting a family, and going on expensive vacations are goals that we can all probably relate to but they are not the right answer when asked about career goal examples. Professional development goals are an entirely separate category of aspirations and they need to be prioritized if you aim to succeed in them.

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Examples Goal Career Short-term 52

QAspire

OCTOBER 28, 2015

There are people who stick to their primary pursuits for long and then there are those whose energy keeps changing direction. Between these two extremes, there are people who stick to their primary pursuit but still manage to go wherever their energy takes them. I have figured out that I belong to that middle path.

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Learning-by-Doing Energy Handbook Library 70

Skip Prichard

APRIL 26, 2022

Today’s workers are looking for leaders who put people first, who respectfully acknowledge and support their wellness, their goals, their lives outside of work, their financial needs and their differences. Harvard Business Review: 80 percent of managers want to be more compassionate but they do not know how.

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Bottom-up Metrics Learning-by-Doing CEO 104

Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 9, 2015

At that time I was spending a lot of time traveling back and forth from my home in Connecticut to the Rocky Mountain region for my cable TV company, and Boulder was always a welcome resting and recharge place during my western journeys. Parental Acceptance ( Goal Setting ) – This one came to the surface for me just last week.

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Open-book Learning-by-Doing Taylorism Taylor 150

QAspire

JANUARY 16, 2011

One thing that really struck me was the simplicity of his life and his messages (like the one below): Photo by Tanmay Vora at Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad Gandhi was a simple leader who used simple language and lived a simple life – yet he was able to concert energies of an entire nation towards achieving Indian Independence. Don’t Kill It!

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Management Craft

DECEMBER 25, 2013

A year ago I wrote a final blog post on Management Craft. I like being plugged in and I appreciate the energy that is created by a community. The jury is still out regarding if it is working or not, but there is hope and no real downside except the travel time and some unreimbursed costs. that I don''t have a goal.

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Blog Long-term Goal Books 74

QAspire

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

If you missed any of my February posts because of work, travel or holidays, here is a quick round up of all I wrote in February. If you are a manager or leader at any level, these tips will help you come out of your comfort zone and improve things around. I will share as much as I can in next 10 days of travel.

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Travel Blog Human Resources Directory 84

Terry Starbucker

MAY 21, 2017

They had no idea who I was, or why I was there (by then I had changed my travel wardrobe from jackets and collars to polo shirts and casual slacks, so I didn’t stick out in these places like a sore thumb). I had a goal in mind. “I I naturally love interaction, and was just there to talk. I looked out my window. One More Picture.

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Succession Leadership Commitment Travel 253

QAspire

JULY 1, 2010

This lead to an immediate realization that everything we do is a project, be it loosing your weight, writing a book, painting your home, getting a degree or managing an improvement initiative. For any effort where you have goals, time line, constraints, dependencies, risks and need of resources to be managed - you have a project on your hand.

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Project Learning-by-Doing Constraint Planning 149

Mark Sanborn

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Known as a maverick, he often “got in trouble” with chain management for his innovative ideas and promotions. If we think about a new idea I run it through 20 people—area managers, kitchen managers, service managers, meat cutters. The Managing Partner at each Texas Roadhouse has an ownership interest in their restaurant.

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Taylorism Taylor Real Estate Learning-by-Doing 70

Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 1, 2018

They have to go to the trainings, and then report up line to their managers annually to account for why that needle hasn’t budged. As I travel the world, leading what we call our tribe , I also am invited to give speeches and advise our customers and partners. At WD-40 Company, we include values as part of our talent management system.

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CEO Short-term Learning-by-Doing Blanchard 161

Skip Prichard

JULY 8, 2019

Alf is Professor of Innovation, Design and Management at the University of Southern Denmark. You can have people who want to innovate, and then kill this energy simply by overdoing it all. “To On the other hand, there’s no shortage of the absurd situations one can come across when traveling the world and working with innovation.

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Creativity How To Innovation Seminar 88

Strategy Driven

JUNE 24, 2011

Win the hearts and minds of individuals, so they share and work toward your organization’s goals. Energy: People are called to action by leaders who display genuine enthusiasm – even passion – for the vision they espouse. Eloquence: Reckless energy dissipates and loses its effect. Improve communication at all levels.

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Energy Follow-up Industry Learning-by-Doing 66

Women on Business

JANUARY 26, 2011

For most of my prior career, I was a woman who: was happily married, may never have children, would earn a six figure income, was a loyal employee, was an over achiever, traveled to exotic places, would live in my dream home, and wanted to be involved in the highly charged corporate world forever!

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Management Craft

JUNE 27, 2011

I was just about to gear up for nearly a month of travel, talks, classes, and consulting. I can announce that with the kind partnership of my client Agile Avant , we have rescheduled two two-day training sessions I was leading in Kuala Lumpur as follows: Talent Management Review: WAS July 18-19, NOW Sept 19-20. How am I doing?

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Chemicals Bottom-up Operations Agility 71