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How to REALLY Listen

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Some years ago during a YPO Forum moderators training program, one of the participants had this explanation of the power of real listening faxed from his office. … to listen without feeling responsible to help the person find a solution? The REAL listening skills. → Read More: How to REALLY Listen.

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3 Tips for Career Conversations That Energize and Engage Employees

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The article concluded with these suggestions: “offer more training and education. Companies can and should offer targeted programs for employee growth, but the real power in employee engagement remains in the relationship between the employee and their boss. This is not good news if employers want an upbeat and engaged workforce.

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How to Keep Your Team Goals on Track

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Training – In order to implement your goals, what skills are needed? She didn’t have the power to change the window herself or to waive the fee. The only power she had was to apologize. What kind of feedback do you need in order to track your progress?

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Stewardship Is an Alternative to Leadership

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It requires a redistribution of power and privilege, moving choice and resources closer to the edges of the organization. Peter Block is a global bestselling author and consultant, and a partner in Designed Learning, a training company that offers workshops that build the skills outlined in his books.

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Simplify Leadership and Focus on What’s Essential

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Benjamin Disraeli was right, “Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.”. Bill is also the author of the bestseller Courage Goes to Work and Courageous Leadership: A Program for Using Courage to Transform the Workplace, an off-the-shelf training toolkit that organizations use to build workplace courage.

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Does Your Organization ASPIRE?

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

For example, when the organization had a vision that involved teamwork, it had also developed systems that rewarded people for team accomplishments and trained people in effective team skills. Power and decision-making are shared and distributed throughout the organization and not guarded at the top of the hierarchy.

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The Value of Vision Series – Ken Blanchard

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By describing a picture of the future where his children “will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character,” he created powerful and specific images arising from the values of brotherhood, respect, and freedom for all—values that resonate with those of the founding values of the United States.

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