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Lead With A Song

Lead Change Blog

Remember the story of The Emperor’s New Clothes” The morals abound: never surround yourself with yes-men, pride can be your downfall, and oh yes, don’t go out in public naked no matter how good someone tells you that you look. Slow down and do some honest self-evaluation and soul searching before looking beyond yourself to criticize. .

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How to Stop Fear from Taking Over Your Organization

Skip Prichard

This shows up as people avoiding difficult decisions or difficult conversations, blindly doing what people higher in the hierarchy tell them to do, robotically following rules or, finally, just doing things to be liked by others. “Organizations do not transform; people do.” ” -Bhatnagar, Minukas.

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15 Hilarious (But Still Practical) Secret Santa Gifts for Your Coworkers

HR Digest

Here are a few benefits of participating in a Secret Santa exchange at work: Building team morale. Secret Santa can help to build team morale by creating a sense of camaraderie and fun among coworkers. You know what they say, a sharp pencil is a sharp mind!” Building relationships.

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Give Your Employees a Knife

Lead Change Blog

If we dissected this act of empowered action for lessons learned, what might we discover was fueling Tracie’s superb hosting? But, we noticed that what came with the “you’re in charge” cooking was the ease with which it was generalized to doing her chores without being asked. When leaders ask, “How do I empower my employees?”

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How to Seize Opportunity in a World of Disruption

Skip Prichard

Would you share an example from an organization doing it right? In sharp contrast to Hurricane Katrina, the collaboration between military organizations, federal authorities, and state and local agencies during Sandy led to purposeful and decisive support to victims and infrastructure. AGILITY aims to address this urgent need.

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Improving Your Office For The New Year

Strategy Driven

This opportunity can entail equipping the office with the equipment it needs, redoubling efforts to keep it hygienic, and using methods to i mprove team morale from top to bottom. That can help you inspire pride in your office and workplace, something worth encouraging when you hope to kickstart the renewed morale of your employees.

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Incorporating 160 Effective Performance Phrases in Your Performance Appraisal Review Templates

HR Digest

Takes calculated risks and encourages others to do the same. We’ll also explore the art of crafting effective performance appraisal phrases, providing insights into how to provide employee review feedback that truly drives performance. COMMUNICATION SKILLS Let’s face it, miscommunication can be a huge obstacle in the workplace.

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