Leading with Trust

APRIL 1, 2020

Now, more than ever, people need leaders to step up and lead from the heart. The coronavirus pandemic has turned our world upside down, and people are looking to their leaders for direction on how to move forward when it seems like life has ground to a halt. They’re needed each and every day.

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Miles Anthony Smith

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Do Leadership Books Really Help Advance Your Life and Career? There's a sea of poor advice to wade through looking for those leadership pearls of wisdom , especially with the popularity of blogging and the ease of self-publishing. Leadership books aren't a magic cure-all that turns you into a great leader overnight.

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Leading with Trust

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

That’s simple truth #46 in my book, Simple Truths of Leadership: 52 Ways to Be a Servant Leader and Build Trust , co-written with Ken Blanchard. Choice is an incredibly powerful psychological need. Here are six leadership principles to consider as you look to leverage the power of choice: 1. They resent not having a choice.

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Chart Your Course

AUGUST 14, 2012

Employee Recognition Ideas Drive Motivation and Job Satisfaction. Employee recognition is a powerful tool in building morale, motivation and job satisfaction. All humans need to feel appreciated. Identify and fix the de-motivators first. Source: Dynamic Ideas to Reward, Energize and Motivate Your Teams.

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Chart Your Course

AUGUST 14, 2012

Employee Recognition Ideas Drive Motivation and Job Satisfaction. ” Employee recognition is a powerful tool in building morale, motivation and job satisfaction. All humans need to feel appreciated. Identify and fix the de-motivators first. Source: Dynamic Ideas to Reward, Energize and Motivate Your Teams.

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Webinar Library Motivation Video 133

LDRLB

MARCH 7, 2012

This post is the second in a series on motivation theory. Over the next few weeks, we’ll review the history of empirical thought on how to motivate followers. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is perhaps the most frequently cited psychological model of all time. David Burkus is the editor of LDRLB.

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Chart Your Course

AUGUST 14, 2012

By hiring the right people, they reduce turnover, training costs and insure their team of Zapponians stay motivated and passionate about what they do. According to their human resource department, it is harder to get a job at Zappos than to be accepted at Harvard Business School. 2) Deploy a leadership strategy.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 7, 2010

The Connection Culture meets universal human needs for respect, recognition, belonging, autonomy, personal growth and meaning. When these needs are met, people thrive individually and collectively. The Connection Culture is ultimately grounded in character strengths and virtues. No Comment No comments yet Posting your comment.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 21, 2011

Last year I met with Jim Goodnight, SAS Institute’s founder and CEO, to learn more about his leadership and SAS Institute’s culture. Jim Goodnight to talk about his views on corporate culture and how it affects strategic alignment, employee engagement, employee retention and overall performance.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 18, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit Has Jim Goodnight Cracked the Code of Corporate Culture? Jim Goodnight to talk about his views on corporate culture and how it affects strategic alignment, employee engagement, employee retention and overall performance.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

As human beings we have emotions, hopes and dreams, a conscience, and deeply felt human needs. He is the primary author of the book Fired Up or Burned Out: How to Reignite Your Team’s Passion, Creativity or Productivity. This is the age of mind and strength. This article appeared in In Design magazine.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 17, 2014

A business that invests in empathy devotes itself to understanding the emotional needs and motivations of its customers, and aligns itself to meet them. Companies have increasingly embraced the role of emotion in selling products and services, but often merely pay lip service to its importance, without understanding how to harness it.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 30, 2016

Effective executives understand the productivity and customer loyalty future depends as much on motivating and managing their machines as inspiring their people. Empowering smart machines to — pun intended — live up to their potential may well become the essential new 21st-century leadership skill.

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Lead from Within

AUGUST 20, 2019

Ideally, the work you do every day should be energizing, but part of leadership is making it happen when it isn’t happening naturally. Here are some ways to keep your people energized and motivated: Tap into what inspires them. Recognition is a fundamental human need that reinforces positive actions. Show your gratitude.

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Energy Motivation Teamwork Human Needs 167

Harvard Business Review

JULY 8, 2014

In the early 1940s, Abraham Maslow started asking questions about human motivation— questions I study, too. In 1943, he published his first article on a theory he called the Hierarchy of Needs. At the bottom are physiological needs : food and water. He would probably be appalled at how we use his theory today.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 28, 2012

In performance management, we would spend most of the time teaching managers how to deal with performance issues, and about two hours teaching them how to deal with good performance. Research shows that ‘appreciation for a job well done’ consistently ranks highly as a motivator in employee surveys. It’s all about technique.”.

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ROI Motivation Skills Positioning 274

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2015

I’m not sure they even really need a manager, they’re that good and that motivated.” The late, great scholar David McClelland studied three human needs, or motivators that are profoundly important when it comes to managing people: the need for achievement, the need for power, and the need for affiliation.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2016

The moment you feel you’ve got everyone on board and things seem to be going smoothly, the situation quickly changes; a new growth spurt or developmental milestone comes along, and suddenly new questions need to be addressed. Respecting psychological safety as a universal human need.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2012

So, you act like an anthropologist to understand human needs and problems before jumping to solutions. Most of us in business, if we need to discover how to do something new, use PowerPoint or Excel spreadsheets to rationalize our approach. This is what I call "the illusion of rationality."

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Creativity Six Sigma Entrepreneur Learning-by-Doing 14

In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 13, 2011

Leadership. by John • June 13, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Strategy • 1 Comment. The statement may be true, but it sure as hell isn’t motivating. Then there’s Barnes & Noble , who seem to know what they are selling but are unsure how to express their differentiation. Human Resources.

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ExactHire - Leadership

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Which is why you may have had trouble figuring out how to develop your employer brand or even why you need an employer brand in the first place. The speed at which everything is changing is also exactly why job candidates need you to have a strong employer brand. All of this is to say that everything is changing. Really fast.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

It encourages, inspires, motivates, rewards, shows respect, and retains. Being appreciated is a basic human need, right up there with a need for food, caffeine, sex, and smartphones. In survey after survey, employees consistently report that “recognition for a job well done” is one of their most important motivators.

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ExactHire - Leadership

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Which is why you may have had trouble figuring out how to develop your employer brand or even why you need an employer brand in the first place. The speed at which everything is changing is also exactly why job candidates need you to have a strong employer brand. All of this is to say that everything is changing. Really fast.

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CoachStation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

There is value in learning how to facilitate a one-on-one that provides value for all involved. When conducted well they are an incredibly useful and effective part of leadership and developing effective relationships. The CoachStation REOWM Leadership Accountability model provides a solid framework to assist in your one-on-ones.

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In the CEO Afterlife

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Leadership. More likely, they haven’t a clue how to brand themselves. The fact that less than 1% of all newbie writers break through the traditional query slush pile is seemingly enough to motivate the rest of us to keep trying. Human Resources. Leadership. In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Maybe I can help.

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