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Three Secrets to Building Strong Leaders

Leading Blog

Leader with a bias for action may be operating with the unconscious belief that they don’t have time to offer empathy. When people feel devalued, their motivation plummets. Although you can’t motivate anyone else, you can design the conditions in which they motivate themselves. Empathy takes time.

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Innovate Forward

Leading Blog

Sensors are used to make products, infrastructure, and environments, more intelligent and more responsive to human needs. Sensors coordinate the activities of humans and machines as they work together, semi-automating business processes. To streamline operations and control costs.

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Becoming a Leader: Risky Business

CO2

Typically, when you operate inside of your comfort zone, you don’t experience risk nor do you develop the ability to evaluate risk when it is presented. Today, RIM (the maker of the BlackBerry) is suffering in the marketplace because Apple (and their iDevices) and Google (with the Android operating system) innovated by taking risks.

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5 Myths about Giving Praise

Great Leadership By Dan

We had a mandatory three week program that covered all the usual HR and operational topics, including performance management. Research shows that ‘appreciation for a job well done’ consistently ranks highly as a motivator in employee surveys. Not everyone needs or wants praise.” It transcends culture, race, gender, and age.

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Preparing for Re-entry into the Physical Workplace: Lessons from NASA

Michael Lee Stallard

Today, with the International Space Station in operation and anticipation of a multi-year human mission into deep space, protecting astronauts from the negative effects of disconnection and isolation has become an issue of greater interest to NASA scientists. I should’ve eased into it.”.

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GC24: Killer Gamification: Engaging for Impact

Engaging Leader

Even so, Gartner also predicted that by 2015, 40% of Global 1000 organizations will use gamification as the primary mechanism to transform business operations. If poor design is a primary culprit of failed gamification, how can you improve your chances of success?

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Why Mission Statements Suck | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

To that end, we must continuously achieve superior financial and operating results while adhering to the highest standards of business conduct. The statement may be true, but it sure as hell isn’t motivating. Our mission is to operate the best specialty retail business in America, regardless of the product we sell. April 2011.