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DECEMBER 3, 2020

When I joined Merchants Fleet as CEO in 2018, I knew I was joining a team of some of the most experienced professionals in the fleet industry. we were able to build upon many of the old habits and traits that had worked in the past to quickly transform into the fastest-growing company in our industry.

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JULY 16, 2019

Unfortunately, the term is often confused with management, which can be defined as the process of dealing with or controlling things or people. When organizations are led from the basement, management is ultimately unnecessary.

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AUGUST 1, 2017

Here are some of the reasons hiring managers do not enjoy better success in hiring top performers: 1. Use a Structured Interview Process In a typical interview process, HR managers, hiring managers and other team members interview a candidate in short, back-to-back interviews. They do not follow a structured hiring process.

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MAY 14, 2020

Major action is needed, with businesses in every industry, including the ever-widening area of innovation, having crucial roles to play. A well-known industry saying has it that the most successful companies achieve their ongoing success by preparing for change, rather than simply attempting to adapt to that change when it appears.

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JANUARY 14, 2021

Without a focus in your values, a clear definition of each value, and integrating your values into your hiring and performance management system, your values will remain hollow words. Understands and respects other people’s priorities You now have behaviors that you can use in your hiring and performance management.

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APRIL 2, 2019

He has some very sound advice and ten good reasons why it’s a bad idea for a manager and an employee to call themselves friends. He consults to industry as an executive coach and change management advisor. Guest post from Graeme Findlay : I just finished reading one of Dan’s previous posts , I’m your boss not your friend.

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JUNE 4, 2020

We all have unconscious biases, yet many hiring managers don’t understand the risk bias brings when hiring an employee. In addition to an inconsistent process, none of the managers had been trained on behavioral interviewing techniques. Also train your managers on how they can decrease their bias during the hiring process.

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AUGUST 27, 2018

But what about career management? The best way to remain marketable and achieve your professional goals is to practice consistency and discipline in managing your career. Here are nine simple strategies to actively manage your career in less than ten minutes a day: Stay active on LinkedIn. Subscribe to an industry blog.

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MARCH 15, 2018

Do the regional managers remind you of the Fantastic Four? But as companies continue to struggle with employee engagement, a rapidly changing business landscape and the pressures of disruption in nearly every industry, Superhero strategies alone are insufficient. Mark Busine is general manager at global leadership company DDI.

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OCTOBER 19, 2017

Perhaps it starts within your organization, then within your industry? These individuals, Lemming Leaders, are less focused on adapting best practices to their specific setting and more concerned with being at the “industry standard”. But what happens when you assemble a group of leaders? The trappings: Look in your driveway.

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DECEMBER 27, 2012

Managers need to be trained on the importance of balancing business needs with safety and to take frontline employees concerns seriously. At this point in the process, HR should analyze the data and information for trends and share important findings with senior management along with recommendations. And 37 people would still be alive.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Leaders who aren’t able to effectively manage their energy are subject to: · Making poor decisions · Communicating ineffectively · Missing the obvious and the subtle · Managing their emotions improperly So what techniques do leaders use to manage their energy? Beth Armknecht Miller coaching energy stress management'

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Working with consultants from GISC, he deepened his commitment to quality workplace by honing his own management skills. In order to delegate more effectively, he arranged for his managers to develop their leadership skills further as well. I wanted to be back in the kitchen, and developing my managers enabled me to do that.

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MAY 31, 2018

Guest post from Cassandra Frangos : We had a handy rule of thumb for hiring in my first job in management consulting. Industry is the second context to consider. Apple is in an industry where fresh ideas, fast thinking and constant change are keys to success. Yet, he was one of the most admired leaders of our time.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

With their industry transforming before their very eyes, what are the lessons for leaders? But it’s the opposite of what’s needed to drive the things the financial industry needs right now – in particular, innovation. In any industry it’s hard to innovate and change from within. When was the last time you visited a bank branch?

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MAY 15, 2018

Results from 1,784 employees in 12 countries and six industries show that the generations are only a few percentage points different when asked about the importance of some of the characteristics we attribute to millennials, including: - Meaningful work: wanting purpose, not just a paycheck; managing work/life balance.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Guest post from Cornelia Gamlem and Barbara Mitchell: Ask any manager and they’ll agree that people issues are some of the most important ones they face in their day-to-day routine. Manage it through your culture and your actions and hire staff who will fit it. What can an organization do to assure they’ve got great practices?

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JANUARY 3, 2014

Since 1996, we’ve been using a grassroots organizational change approach—with astounding success—in different industries and countries. Author Bios: Dr. William Seidman , CEO and President of Cerebyte, is a recognized expert on management decision-making in high-performing organizations.

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MAY 21, 2013

Mid-level or Senior Manager : m anagers developing the managers below them. Leadership Trainer or Training Manager : c onducting or managing leadership and management training programs. Executive coach : h elping to unlock the potential within managers through assessment, feedback, questions, etc….

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JANUARY 5, 2010

Industry, competitive, and customer knowledge. Improve my understanding of our industry and our competitors. Remote management. Improve my ability to manage my remote direct reports and organization. Talent management. Time management. Cross-functional knowledge and perspective. Leadership presence.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Other times it involves imbedding structural elements into your overall management and leadership system, but in both cases it works. A manager who changes a command from the general “get this project done,” to the specific by assigning one particular task to each team member likely automates a better outcome. Often instantly.

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OCTOBER 3, 2017

In addition, Paris serves on the editorial board of The Lean Management Journal, the board of the Systems Science and Industrial Engineering Department at the Watson School of Engineering at Binghamton University, and the board of the Institute of Industrial Engineers' Process Industries Division.

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JANUARY 2, 2020

In my work with SalesGlobe I’ve developed Sales Design Thinking SM to help sales leaders solve problems around any sales or business challenge, like sales strategy, organization design, sales capacity, sales compensation, change management, and of course quota setting. Manage Change. Manage Change. His newest book is Quotas!

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DECEMBER 19, 2013

Businesses (and in some cases entire industries) – not so much. Yes, certainly, there are more than a handful of organizations that manage not only to change, but to set the pace for everyone else. They invent new industries: Did you know revenues in the App industry are expected to exceed $25 billion this year?

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AUGUST 6, 2015

Given organizational matrices, work complexities, and corporate politics, the transformation team relies heavily on leadership traits to secure support, overcome barriers, resolve escalated issues and manage risks across organizational divisions, functions, and levels.

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JULY 19, 2012

Guest post by regular Great Leadership contributor Beth Armknecht Miller: One of my clients recently returned from the Baptist Leadership Conference and during his management meeting he was reporting back on his learnings from the conference and what he intended on implementing. Make sure to get a good cross section of input.

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JULY 10, 2019

She is Founder and CEO of Management Services Northwest, a company she started in her living room in 1995 and has grown into an industry leading company, named one of the Fastest Growing Private Companies by Inc. The CPO of Microsoft, Mike Simms, describes her as a true pioneer in her field.

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APRIL 5, 2018

Managers often react emotionally when an employee gives notice. If the person is an up-and-comer who has been given promotions and raises, the manager likely feels angry and betrayed. If the person failed to meet expectations, the manager may feel relieved. Lousy managers are toxic to organizations. Get rid of them.

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JULY 5, 2018

We are in the Age of Collaboration and yet bound by the Age of Industrialization. Manage Your Energy For the past twenty years, we’ve spent a lot of time talking about working to strengths but not enough time thinking about how we manage energy. Managing energy is one of the keys to building resilience. Take a breath.

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JULY 17, 2018

The key lies in turning existing managers into future coaches. Just because the HR industry has touted coaching as one of the best concepts ever in the leadership world, that doesn’t mean it’s a fix-all for your organization. Once managers understand this, why wouldn’t they be more open to learning how to become more coach-like?

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DECEMBER 24, 2020

Entrepreneurs, c orporate executives and managers know from experience that the best teams sport a rare mixture of friction, freedom and alignment. T he Outsider: This is person who finds novel opportunities in industries and markets you might not normally target. Diversity and complementary skill sets are key. Defy the experts.

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MAY 22, 2014

The above approaches will help you identify and manage the blindspots that all of us have. Author Bio: Robert Bruce Shaw , author of Leadership Blindspots: How Successful Leaders Identify and Overcome the Weaknesses That Matter , works with senior executives on the management of strategic organizational change and leadership development.

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JULY 31, 2014

So I would encourage all managers to find a way to stop doing at least 5% of what’s currently being done to enhance productivity. The manager must reinforce that if anyone runs into a problem or an unintended consequence of stopping to do a certain task, they should inform the manager as soon as practical.

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JUNE 14, 2018

One of the managers involved in the affair was an idealistic young man named Dennis Gioia, who went into the auto industry to make a contribution to society. Employees and managers in the autonomy stage are ready for mature leadership. It arrives in mature adulthood, if at all.

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APRIL 27, 2017

When Black and his team created the Consumer Bill of Rights, it felt scary and risky to break the mold in an industry known for less than warm and friendly debt collection practices. I believe Encore’s runaway success was directly tied to this shift in management philosophy and culture. They began humanizing their customers.

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JANUARY 18, 2018

Duryea : Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Jack Welch, and even Thomas Edison are a few of the great visionary leaders in their respective industries. What made them such great leaders was not just one aspect of their management style or their respective innovations. Guest post by David A.

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APRIL 17, 2014

Not hoopla as in the form of exuberant celebration, but hoopla as in the name of an improvement technique used at the Web Industries Hartford, Connecticut unit where Carl is the plant manager. Schroeder: Carl Holte loves Hoopla! Hoopla is a simple, quick improvement technique that is used at the end of every meeting or event.

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