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Why Mission Statements Suck | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

Why Mission Statements Suck. by John • June 13, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Strategy • 1 Comment. Every employee knew the purpose and they worked hard as a team to reach the goal. tip on writing good missions is to limit the statement to no more than ten words. Main menu Home.

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Team Building 101: Techniques to Improve Your Team’s Productivity

Women on Business

In today’s increasingly cynical climate, it’s easy to think that enterprise-wide team-building exercises are useless. And with good reason: many companies have made the mistake in confusing team-building with team competing. But cooking in teams allows for communication, camaraderie, and corporate bonding.

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Let’s Make a Deal: Building a Strong Company Culture is Everyone’s Business

HR Digest

The HR department, acting as the dutiful scribe, would craft a culture based on the CEO’s vision, complete with a glossy mission statement and a sprinkling of core values. Human Resources Department: Design employee experiences that reinforce the desired culture and develop culture-building programs.

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Are You Managing Human Capital or Leading People?

The Practical Leader

” Phrases like “head count,” “human capital,” and “my people,” dehumanize and objectify. We could push this further and make the same argument for “human resources.” ” Organizational performance is a team sport. Ethics and Fairness. Growth and Passion.

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The Essence of Strategy (Part 2) | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • October 30, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 4 Comments. In a strategy seminar I asked the leadership team to tell me what business they were in. Here’s how the Fortis B2B team define themselves: Natural gas is our business. Human Resources.

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3 Tips to Designing a Startup Office Where People Want to Work

Chart Your Course

Here are three ways to make your office a more welcoming place to work so that your team enjoys producing great results for your business. Make office decorating a team effort by asking your staff for input in office decorations and furniture, especially in areas like break rooms or lunch spaces. Bring Home to the Office.

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Top Leadership Bloggers’ Recent Best Posts

Michael Lee Stallard

Rob Tucker presents How to encourage others to take ownership posted at Reading About Leading , saying, “A detailed discussion of the ways in which you can help your team to take ownership.&#. Anne Perschel and Marion Chapsal team up to give us When Truth Speaks to Power?and The never boring, always provocative Bret L.