Engaging Leader

AUGUST 29, 2018

A strong, authentic employer brand is key to recruiting, retaining, and fully engaging top talent. The most effective companies build a differentiated employee value proposition (EVP).

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Engaging Leader

JULY 1, 2015

He is the internationally bestselling author of three books on business strategy and innovation – Rethinking The Future, Innovation to the Core, and his newest book, The 4 Lenses of Innovation: A Power Tool for Creative Thinking. Understanding Needs—What are the unmet needs and frustrations that everyone else is simply ignoring?

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Engaging Leader

DECEMBER 15, 2016

In 1982, Ari Weinzweig, along with his partner Paul Saginaw, founded Zingerman’s Delicatessen with a $20,000 bank loan. They opened the doors with two employees and a small selection of specialty foods and exceptional sandwiches.

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Engaging Leader

MAY 6, 2015

As you probably already know, yawns are contagious. Right now, the image below is causing many of you to feel the need to yawn. This even works with animals. A study by the University of London observed that 21 of 29 dogs yawned when a stranger yawned in front of them. The answer is […].

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Engaging Leader

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

The Fogg Behavioral Model is a powerful framework for driving change. The Fogg Behavioral Model is a powerful framework for driving change. When developing a communication strategy to drive change within an organization, we use various models and frameworks to help ensure we create a strategy that actually works. Fogg is […]

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Engaging Leader

MARCH 27, 2018

To control many of your actions, you can use selected disciplines to build a powerful habit. […] Willpower is the ability to control yourself to determine your actions. To control many of your actions, you can use selected disciplines to build a powerful habit. […]

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Engaging Leader

JULY 15, 2015

In this episode, Jesse explains and shares examples about the two influence tools of powerful empathy: Empathetic perspective: As you prepare for a communication or engagement, see this interaction through the eyes of your audience. This is one of the keys that separate a traditional leader from a 21st century engager.

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Engaging Leader

AUGUST 25, 2021

A powerful story creates an emotional bond, so people are more likely to be open, willing, or even motivated to change. Will your spokespeople or other characters resonate appropriately with the real-life people in your audience? Story: Connection. Entertainment. 30% of people say a movie has changed their mind about an issue.

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Engaging Leader

AUGUST 14, 2012

The power comes from other people, and that power affects the self. The power comes from the self, and that power affects the self. The power comes from the self, and that power affects other people. The power comes from other people, and that power affects other people. “I influence you.”

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Engaging Leader

JULY 14, 2014

Back in episode 89, about the Power of Brevity, we discussed why brevity works and provided four tips for being brief yet powerful. Whether it’s a letter or email from the […] Back in episode 89, about the Power of Brevity, we discussed why brevity works and provided four tips for being brief yet powerful.

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Engaging Leader

OCTOBER 11, 2012

His most recent book, The Power of Communication: Skills to Build, Trust, Inspire Loyalty, and Lead Effectively , published in spring 2012. Harness the power of language and of framing. The Power of Communication: Skills to Build Trust, Inspire Loyalty, and Lead Effectively by Helio Fred Garcia. ©2012 Helio Fred Garcia.

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Engaging Leader

MAY 13, 2015

One very important way to connect positively with people is with what I call powerful empathy. […]. ~Richard Restak, George Washington University neurology professor As leaders, we need to make emotional connections with our target audience if we hope to influence their thoughts and actions.

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Engaging Leader

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

If communication is a tool for cultivating and influencing, then communication is power … the power to make a difference in people’s lives, for better or worse. Unfortunately, the history of the world is full of leaders who use their power of communication for selfish reasons.

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Engaging Leader

OCTOBER 1, 2016

In this podcast, Jonathan and Jesse discuss how you can have far more powerful conversations with […] Leaders everywhere talk about accountability, but nobody is defining what it really means — and more importantly, breaking it down into a set of skills that people could learn and apply.

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Engaging Leader

AUGUST 1, 2016

People power your business — and success can hinge on your hiring, inspiring, and keeping the right ones. Every HR executive has a laundry list of things they wish managers knew: best practices that […] People power your business — and success can hinge on your hiring, inspiring, and keeping the right ones.

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Engaging Leader

MAY 9, 2016

As younger millennials continue to graduate from college, their powerful mix of values, communication style, and work perspective is driving a […] We are in the early years of a fundamental demographic shift. The Millennial generation — which is even larger than the massive Baby Boom generation — now makes up a third of the workforce.

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Engaging Leader

APRIL 26, 2016

The new book, The Power of Fifty Bits: The New Science of Turning Good Intentions into Positive Results, by Bob Nease, PhD, is the first practical guide for business leaders to apply behavioral economics to activate the good intentions of people in their workforce.

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Engaging Leader

AUGUST 8, 2014

While reading the new book Collective Genius in preparation for my upcoming interview with former Pixar tech wizard Greg Brandeau, I was reminded by this powerful insight: A leader … is like a shepherd.

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Engaging Leader

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

For decades, video games had demonstrated phenomenal power in engaging the focus of people of all ages. Now, businesses were using gamification, which we define as game-inspired tactics to engage people, often with similarly powerful results. However, the […].

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Engaging Leader

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Jesse and guest Scott Eblin discuss four simple but powerful “killer apps” that leaders can use right away to reclaim your life – and drive big changes in productivity for you and your team.

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Engaging Leader

NOVEMBER 15, 2014

We are in the midst of a leadership revolution, as power passes from Baby Boomers and Gen X-ers to Millennials.

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Engaging Leader

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

” Resources: Podcast episode 004: Powerful Empathy. 6 Reasons Empathy Will Make You A Powerful Leader. And pickle juice can reveal the presence of “mirror neurons,” which are also known as “empathy neurons.”

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Engaging Leader

MARCH 7, 2013

Using Erin’s presentation as an example, they also illustrate how to put the Big-Little Outcome Scope into action, and why it’s such a powerful tool for engaging employees and other audiences. Resources Mentioned in This Episode.

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Engaging Leader

JULY 25, 2013

Despite the hype, several experts insist that gamification — using game inspired-tactics to engage people — can be a powerful strategy for behavioral change and worker productivity. In this episode of Engaging Leader, Jesse and Elise discuss: What neuroscience shows about the reasons gamification is a powerful engagement strategy.

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Engaging Leader

APRIL 12, 2016

The new book The Power of Fifty Bits: The New Science of Turning Good Intentions into Positive Results by Bob Nease, PhD, is the first practical guide to help business leaders apply the principles of behavioral economics (sometimes called “Becon” for short) to workforce engagement issues.

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Engaging Leader

APRIL 6, 2016

The new book The Power of Fifty Bits: The New Science of Turning Good Intentions into Positive Results is the first practical guide to help business leaders apply the principles of behavioral economics (sometimes called “Becon” for short) to workforce engagement issues, including wellness and benefits.

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Engaging Leader

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Link to video: What Pickle Juice Teaches about Mirror Neurons and Empathetic Thinking I have a jar of dill pickles in my office to help me share about the power of empathy in communicating for influence. My dad tells a story from when he was a kid about going over to his grandmother’s house after […]. Transcriptions'

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Engaging Leader

AUGUST 4, 2013

Over the years, as our team has employers engage and influence their workforce, we’ve repeatedly seen the power of visual images and video. But last week’s blog post by Leo Widrich really hit home on just how crucial an image can be. Widrich, co-founder of the hugely popular startup Buffer, said adding the right images […].

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Engaging Leader

JULY 3, 2014

Influencer combines the insights of behavioral scientists and business leaders with the stories of high-powered influencers from all walks of life. David Maxfield, New York Times bestselling author, keynote speaker, and social scientist for organizational change, joins Jesse to discuss his book Influencer: The New Science of Leading Change.

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Engaging Leader

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

For several years, recruiting has been one of the business processes that has best leveraged the potential of gamification.

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Engaging Leader

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Social media has a powerful effect on company sales and recruiting efforts. Employees and partners collectively have an audience 10x larger than the company itself. ~ […] Social media has a powerful effect on company sales and recruiting efforts. On social media, people pay attention to people, not to companies.

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Engaging Leader

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

In episode 102, “Storytelling for Leaders,” Amanda Marko joined us to discuss why it’s such a powerful tool and provided tips for putting it to work. In episode 102, “Storytelling for Leaders,” Amanda Marko joined us to discuss why it’s such a powerful tool and provided tips for putting it to work.

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Engaging Leader

OCTOBER 15, 2015

To create lasting behavior change, it’s crucial to understand how the brain’s habit system works, and then develop specific techniques to leverage the power of the brain rather than fighting against it. Psychologist Art Markman joins us to provide insight and practical advice to create sustainable behavior change in the people we lead.

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Engaging Leader

NOVEMBER 1, 2014

The ability to be creative, think on the fly, and make key business decisions with little time – despite the tsunami of external information – is vital. It is the skill we all possess that has the ability to guide us to greater business success, greater career satisfaction and more sustainable levels of innovation and service.

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Engaging Leader

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Discussion of Communication Analysis Phase vs. Communication Planning Phase is described excellently in chapter 6 of The Power of Communication: Skills to Build Trust, Inspire Loyalty, and Lead Effectively by Helio Fred Garcia. Manager/Champion support. Resources Mentioned in This Episode.

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Engaging Leader

MARCH 28, 2013

Harvard Business Review article by David Burnham: Power Is Still the Great Motivator, With a Difference! Creating the “we” vs. leading as “me” Purpose-driven vs. visionary/charismatic. Resources Mentioned in This Episode. Burnham Rosen website: www.burnrose.com. Video: Are you a dictator or a team captain?

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Engaging Leader

OCTOBER 18, 2012

He shared that for any leader or influential person, Impact is the most powerful motive. He shared that for any leader or influential person, Impact is the most powerful motive. In episode 006, Jesse outlined the three primary motives — Achievement, Affiliation, and Impact.

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