Marshall Goldsmith

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

Here are 11 guidelines that will help you do a better job of influencing decision-makers, whether these decision-makers are immediate or upper managers, peers or cross-organizational colleagues. Be especially sensitive to the need to win trivial non-business arguments on things like restaurants, sports teams, or cars.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MARCH 31, 2021

Unrelenting stress and anxiety typically lead people to consume addictive substances or engage in addictive behaviors as a means to cope and manage their moods. Do you take pride in having a “go-go-go” work ethic? The goal is for each individual to truly disconnect from work for sufficient stretches of time. Rockefeller, J.]

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 27, 2023

The results of the survey indicated that many employees found it easier to balance their work with familial and social commitments: 60% of respondents reported an improved ability to balance paid work with care responsibilities, and 62% stated that it was easier to manage work alongside their social lives.

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Lead on Purpose

JULY 19, 2010

Champions: Usually associated with sports, the word champions identifies the ultimate winners. These are the people who have worked smart and hard to achieve a goal. — The Product Management Perspective: Recently I’ve received some great feedback from co-workers and customers. You receive power from eating.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 15, 2010

August 15th, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus Yet another Fortune CEO has fallen due to ethics violations. Is there hope for ethical, moral power to prevail? Am I acting ethically in this situation?” Assuring that your leadership is moral and ethical can be easier when you have good relationships with those around you.

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 18, 2010

When Admiral Clark became the chief, first term re-enlistment didn’t meet the Navy’s goal of 38 percent. So far I’ve seen good examples not only in the military but also in business, the social sector organizations, families, rock bands and sports teams. Retired CNO Admiral Vern Clark was formerly the chief of the U.S.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Although knowledge workers may know more about what they are doing than their managers do and have years of education and experience, they rarely know how to effectively influence up. To influence upper management and convert good ideas into meaningful action, follow these 10 guidelines: 1. Be willing to 'lose' on small points.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 29, 2018

You’re not so much looking for the individual’s ethics or values here, but their capacity to form and deliver their point of view in a creative and compelling way. The ability to work in a team. Look for specialized degrees. or “You’ve seen that a friend is going through a bad time, how would you intervene to help?”

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 17, 2010

The glove is holding an old, wooden tennis racket and a bi-plane (like the one Snoopy flies) breaks through the strings of the racket, flys around your high school, comes to a soft landing on your football field and touches the goal post.&# Football field - What sports are you into? This story is a pneumonic. What are your interests?

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Skip Prichard

JULY 7, 2021

And if you are interested in that promotion or learning opportunity, do you volunteer or wait until the manager comes to you? This level of proactivity does more than anything else to determine how your teammates, manager and colleagues view and value you. Being an engaged, productive teammate is internally driven. Remote Work Tip: “.take

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

What is the most ethical action we might take?” Questions can give us a goal in life for fighting, questions can provide a tremendous power and energy to achieve our goals. Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L.

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Marshall Goldsmith

APRIL 5, 2011

Knowledge workers can be defined as people who know more about what they are doing than their managers do. In some cases, these decision makers may be immediate or upper managers – in other cases they may be peers or cross-organizational colleagues. If you are, refuse to do it and immediately let upper management know of your concerns.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 23, 2014

Mergers do not count as alliances, because in a true alliance players must keep their autonomy while working toward common goals. Recommended Resource – Reviving Work Ethic. Management & Leadership business leadership business management Chris Majer strategydriven' Where Have All the Leaders Gone?, part 1 of 6.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Complacency has it’s price, up to and including some morally and ethically reprehensible leaders who have been elected to public office. He ultimately took the tyrant out of a management position at the company (in today’s world, this individual may have been fired). By not doing anything you are just supporting bad management.

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Deming Institute

APRIL 7, 2016

Edwards Deming’s list of 14 points for western management : Eliminate slogans, exhortations, and targets for the work force asking for zero defects and new levels of productivity. If so, you should examine your management system. It is a bad sign and points to serious management problems. I achieved my goal by not my aim.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

There are organizational goals to be made. It’s also possible that by reflecting on specific actions in light of your values, your organization’s vision or strategic goals – that you’ll be better prepared to take the right actions in the future. Besides, we’re really busy and seem to be hard wired for action.

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Your Voice of Encouragement

DECEMBER 9, 2009

You dont help a child or an adult become self-reliant by doing things for them or micro-managing. You need to set ambitious goals and then do whatever it takes to reach them. Team sports is great for this. I agree that parents need to find avenues for preparing their kids for adult life through activities like sports.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Thinkers50 – World’s Most Influential Management Thinkers. Called ‘The Academy Awards of Leadership’ by the Economist, Thinkers50 is the world’s most reliable resource for identifying, ranking and sharing the leading management ideas of our age. World authority on project management. Co-author: Predictable Magic.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2018

This hasn’t gone unnoticed by some leaders, and a new generation of CEOs taking a cue from this last bastion of the Protestant work ethic. He’s the CEO and self-titled “Head Coach ” of Björn Borg, the Swedish sports fashion company named after the tennis star. Everybody had to do the sports hour.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

A sizable literature in management and psychology helps us understand how people become susceptible to moral biases and make choices that are inconsistent with their values and the values of their organizations. However, in competitive environments such as work and sports, the classic findings flip : competence is prized over character.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Sports competition, for example, allows people to experience the exhilaration and excitement that come from the sweet tension of the game. Decompetition invariably leads to problems both in terms of productivity and ethics. You need to frequently ask yourself the basic questions of work and life: What ultimate goals am I pursuing?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Precision made it easy for managers to oversee their employees. Every spot on every line was visible to managers. But Bernstein and his team observed that when managers were not watching, employees secretly developed and shared better ways of doing the work. These stats were reviewed by managers every week.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2011

If a manager or leader is generous, they're probably well liked. What comes across is a strong work ethic, great communication skills, and a willingness and ability to collaborate. What comes across is a strong work ethic, great communication skills, and a willingness and ability to collaborate. It doesn't cost you anything.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2014

Are they leaving goals — and wins — on the table? Being honest and never dissembling is very consistent with the bland axioms of a “feel good” leadership discourse, but as in the case of sports, it is also remarkably inconsistent with what actually goes on in the real world. Ethics Leadership Managing yourself'

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Tim Milburn

JUNE 27, 2012

NOTE: This is a guest post by Garret Kramer, Author of Stillpower: Excellence with Ease in Sports and Life. Keep goal-setting to a bare minimum, if instituted at all. Goal-setting narrows focus, which, contrary to popular opinion, limits opportunities and shrinks the perceptual field (awareness). Author Bio. Just Starting Out!

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

For example, as a designer/writer, my skills are not well applied to bookkeeping or financial management. Have collaboration goals and processes well-defined so that expectations MATCH. Metaphors from nature, sports, and travel are very useful to generate repurposed solutions. We can leverage each other’s expertise.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2011

Leaders whose goal is the quest for power over others, unlimited wealth, or the fame that comes with success tend to look to others to gain satisfaction, and often appear self-centered and egotistical. Still others find relief through laughter, music, television, sporting events, and reading. from telling you the truth.".

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 2, 2012

Welcome to today's guest post (and some new ways of thinking about teams) by Garret Kramer , author of Stillpower: Excellence with Ease in Sports and Life. Keep goal-setting to a bare minimum, if instituted at all. Garret Kramer is the founder and managing partner of Inner Sports, LLC.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2011

His goal is to foster change, opening up often-denied paths to young girls by providing them education. Make sure the metrics reinforce the goals. When you're trying to push for an intangible goal (e.g. It's easy to get caught up in satisfying the metrics and lose sight of the underlying goal. Simply providing tools (e.g.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 18, 2015

This can mean expanding product lines, entering new markets and geographies, line extending brands, acquiring new businesses, creating projects, and adding layers of management to manage the self-created complexity. Their goal is to make accounting, simple. After all, the fixed overheads are already in place.

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Women on Business

AUGUST 12, 2011

As women progressively enter leadership roles and management positions in organizations that traditionally used to be held by men, many pose questions about leadership styles and gender. A few of the most important and valuable leadership traits are: honesty, intelligence, work ethic, decisiveness, ambition, compassion, and creativeness.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

How much further should we extend ethics? Sadly, many of the perpetrators did not see lapses in ethics… it was legal and just business to them. By maintaining an awareness of further changing environments, there are further opportunities to be successful, ethical and move ahead of the competition.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

AUGUST 20, 2019

Set stretch goals and leave your comfort zone. Additional Reading: What Can Sports Teach You About the Game of Life? It teaches us to show up on time, follow directions, work hard, and get along with others. Here are 12 life lessons that hard work offers: Expectations. Set the bar high. If you accept mediocrity , you’ll be mediocre.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 12, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Your organizations work ethic should be solution- and positive-results-oriented.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 11, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Yet it is always the moral and ethical thing to do. Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. If you are in a work environment that simply doesn’t get it, get out asap!

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 20, 2010

Perhaps we say “can’t&# , not because we feel we legitimately can’t do it, but we’re scared that we won’t actually achieve our goals, and we’ll fail. Aschwin Wesselius May 20, 2010 at 8:54 am It’s not the goal, it’s the way to it. So if can is the goal, the way to it is more important than actually achieving it.

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