Frank Sonnenberg Online

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

[pinit count=”horizontal”] How to Tell If Your Information Is Accurate You are bombarded with information every day. How does the information color your ideas and viewpoints? Although we live in a time in which information is plentiful and easily accessible, it’s worthless if you don’t harness it to your advantage.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 5, 2023

Successful Working Managers Relentlessly Prioritize, Invest in People, and Delegate “I’m a working manager – not that all managers aren’t working, but I have an enormous pile of my work, besides having to lead my team. What is a working manager? To manage this overwhelm, Mind the M.I.T.

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 24, 2022

“Being an energizer is 4X more important than your title, position in a hierarchy, position in an influence network, or your position in an information network.” Kim Cameron Teams with one deadbeat suffer… Continue reading →

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Leadership and Change

JULY 16, 2019

Do you manage energy? Leaders tend to manage information and influence within their network. However, energy is a crucial resource within organizations. The fascinating thing with energy is that when you spend energy on relationships it increases. Energy is the source of.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 8, 2019

One of the largest barriers in several organizations is that many managers still tend to think using hierarchical paradigms. Targets, management on result, and control remain the magic words. Roughly speaking, a network organization is about communities and community management, raising the question of how you build communities.

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 16, 2023

Some managers will complain about a declining work ethic. When we look at 360 assessments or engagement surveys, it’s clear that a more accurate response to these managers is; nobody wants to work for you. Brand management is an inside job. External brand management is multiplied or minimized by workplace culture.

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 23, 2023

In A Tale of Two Managers: Command versus Commitment , I contrasted two leaders, Denise and Joel. Denise balances management and leadership very effectively. Joel is out of balance with a techno-management approach. She sees people as adults who are generally self-managing. They’re creating an energy crisis.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

DECEMBER 3, 2019

The cause is bad information. It happens because you, like most people, often rely on bad information to shape your thoughts and opinions. You are bombarded with information every day. How does the information color your ideas and viewpoints? The truth is, some of the information you receive is incorrect.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 16, 2023

You got together to solve a problem, make a decision, or share information, and when the meeting ends, it’s time to do something. Teams require trust, and that’s built only through time spent together, solving problems, making decisions, and learning how everyone operates, sees the world, and shares information. Outcome: Relationships.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

In a recent HBR article, Robert Kabacoff shares his research of 60,000 managers in 40 countries. Managers can learn to be more strategic through understanding, exposure and challenge. Instead invest in your highly talent managers and teach them the art of strategy. How Help a Manager Become More Strategic.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 26, 2023

Students can choose various career paths when pursuing an MBA in supply chain management. These include supply chain managers, logisticians, and management analysts. Logistics Manager Every day, an unimaginable amount of goods and materials move worldwide to keep our economy churning.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 12, 2023

You need a system to confront what I call screen-sucking — literally being constantly drawn to a new hit of information… you don’t have to answer every e-mail the minute you get it. ” Screen-sucking drains energy and crams our days with urgent but less important tasks. Are You Managing, or Managed By, E-mail?

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Leading Blog

APRIL 8, 2024

We easily create narratives to fit our interpretation of reality, cherry-picking the information that gets us what we want. We must guard against corrupted input by reflectively analyzing and scrutinizing all information before letting it in to our control center. And these are just the more common challenges we face.

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Leading Blog

MAY 6, 2024

Although most C-suite executives, mid-level managers, and data practitioners aren’t AI experts — no one is at this pace of change — they shouldn’t implement AI for the sake of implementing AI. This information guides retailers to align their offerings with emerging trends. It’s only a matter of time. Just think about possibilities.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 13, 2023

As the world grapples with waste management challenges, the city of Houston stands as a beacon of innovation. The need for sustainable solutions in managing biomedical waste has never been more pressing. In the realm of biomedical waste management, this means breaking down industry silos and fostering cross-sector engagement.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 11, 2022

If an organization’s workforce and resources are spread thin just attending to daily upkeep and scrambling to meet complex regulatory demands, it will have little time and energy left to focus on profitability. Employing such solutions is a key step for organizations to develop an up-to-date approach to data management.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Later, talking with Declan’s manager, she was grateful for Declan’s work, but also confused. Declan was frustrated—and so was his manager. He expected that by fulfilling those parameters, he’d done good work and that his manager would acknowledge that work. But what’s happening with Declan’s manager?

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Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 19, 2016

I ran into a profound message from a Google manager who wrote a simple email to his staff on Time Management. (By Now, think about how you’re managing your time. It’s been said there are two paradigms to scheduling —  the manager and the maker. The post The Perfect Message On Time Management (from a Google Manager).

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 7, 2014

One thing is for sure – we’ll all be better off when leaders stop trying to manage a crisis and become more proficient at crisis leadership. Crisis Management is all about leading through crises after they’ve already begun. WHAT are we applying our energy and resources against? WHY are we doing this (purpose)?

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 1, 2024

Effective academic leaders have distinct skills that enable them to efficiently manage and guide their teams, tackle complicated challenges, and promote innovation in the academic sector. Academic leaders must clearly articulate their vision, motivate and inspire others, and manage conflicts with diplomacy.

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Mills Scofield

APRIL 15, 2014

How much we need to trust others depends on the context, but also on how much we trust ourselves, our own resources and our ability to understand the context we are in; the more information and/or experience we have, the better we can decide whether or not to trust. This uses a lot of energy and time. CS : Knowing when to stop is key.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Managing small business finances can be a challenge, especially when you have lots of other things to deal with. However, the way you manage your finances will have a big impact on your overall business success and profits. Here are some tips to help you manage your small business finances. Create a cash flow budget.

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HR Digest

MARCH 31, 2024

Imagine a situation where you’re tasked with managing underperforming employees but you don’t want to scare them away by calling them out. You want to do something more to help the employee but by now the senior management has noticed and they decide it’s not worth the hassle of keeping him on the team.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 6, 2024

These include the rise of smart technology , the increasing demand for energy efficiency, and the integration of renewable energy sources. Energy Efficiency and Sustainability LED Lighting: Switch to energy-efficient LED lighting to reduce energy consumption and costs.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

In "Managers, can you hear me now?" Managers Fail to Build Trust and Integrity. Trust always begins with the manager. Focus all your energy on achieving results. Focus all your energy on achieving results. As the manager, you are the force that keeps your team focused on results. They Have the Wrong Focus.

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Leading Blog

JULY 23, 2021

Uncertainty is now a workplace norm, and quickly managing new circumstances is a must-have survival and success capability. The biggest challenge most leaders and managers face is deciding what to do when confronted with a new situation. Managing Uncertainty. Managing Me: Managing the Unknown.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2019

It can be hard for managers to know if their employee is simply unproductive and disengaged, or if they’re having a burnout. No matter what the root cause is, burnout drains employees of energy and lowers their productivity drastically. As a manager, there are solutions to the problem. Signs of Burnout. Find Out More.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 15, 2024

Accredited Petroleum Accountant® (APA®) Certification Program In the energy sector, specialized knowledge is crucial for accountants dealing with petroleum-related financial matters. Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) As technology continues to transform the business landscape, accounting professionals need to adjust and evolve.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

If you only care about next week’s results, bring in a User Manager. You know the type– the kind of manager who works to win at all costs. An Anatomy of a User Manager. VALUES: User managers value confidence above humility. FOCUS: User managers focus on short-term results. He’ll get it done.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 31, 2022

These eight strategies will help you maintain your team’s energy and morale when goals change frequently. But how you handle those changes makes all the difference in whether or team adjusts and engages with energy or gives up with futile frustration. You’ll need that information when you speak with your team. Set Expectations.

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The Practical Leader

JULY 15, 2020

Finding the right balance of management and leadership is a continuous challenge. Less effective managers use position power and get people doing things because they have to. Managers often hide behind rules and policies. Management. Which is more important; management or leadership? Leadership. Intellectual.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Over-involved managers frustrate people all over the world, telling them what to do, slowing them down, and getting in the way. Interestingly, we hear an equally common frustration from these over-involved managers. This leads to a negative feedback loop where the manager causes some of the very outcomes that lead them to micromanage.

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QAspire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Mental Fitness Strategies for Sharpening Focus, Boosting Energy, and Winning the Workday ”. Two big reasons for my excitement are: The book is very relevant for the times we live in where knowledge workers are struggling to maintain mental health given the overload of information and choices.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 24, 2021

We’ve both heard these words and so has nearly every manager we’ve ever worked with. Start your conversation with two vital pieces of information. Managers get in trouble when they allow these discussions to get mixed up. Typically, this would be the manager or someone she appoints. Are we making a decision or what?”

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Coaching Tip

AUGUST 24, 2015

Many of us feel that we are receiving too much information already. In the "information age" sharing is important because we can share something with thousands, even millions of people in an instant. Motivation : A passion to work for reasons that go beyond money or status; a propensity to pursue goals with energy and persistence.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 26, 2018

These problems can usually be solved if you learn to improve one very important leadership skill: managing priorities. Without clear priorities, you will struggle to get anything done, because everything will seem equally important and you won’t know how to most effectively spend your time and energy. Below are the four exercises.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 18, 2021

If you follow this blog, it is obvious to you that this impacts relationship, creativity and innovation, energy, and trust. My job and my manage r are the two strongest links to net thriving.” Many find spending time with their manager to be the worst time of their day. Remove abusive managers. What can leaders do?

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