Joseph Lalonde

AUGUST 10, 2015

Leadership Lessons And Quotes From Fantastic Four. People will laugh at your vision – Reed Richards, the leader of the Fantastic Four, always dreamed big. During a school career day, Reed’s teacher asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up. Queue the laughter from his classmates. His answer?

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

Convention went against me: the accepted use of questions (framing devices, biased by the Asker, that extract a defined range of answers) is built into our culture. An example (Note: all following italicized questions are posed as a mythical hairdresser seeking business) might be: Why do you wear your hair like that? What Is An Answer?

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Resistance System Servant Leader Banking 50

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2013

When I do face-to-face meetings, my colleagues and I typically met around some conference table, sometimes at an airport lounge (nothing like getting the most out of a long layover), and quite often at coffee shops (hello Starbucks!). Which, certainly, is a step forward. Going to the gym to take care of me (vs.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

While some rush in quickly to get it over with, it’s great that you’re choosing to consider your next step carefully before powering through. All of these outcomes are most definitely undesirable so learning how to talk to an employee about body odor does become a critical element of your role.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2015

Even if you love your job, it’s common to feel burnt out from time to time. It could be that your home life is taking up more of your energy than usual. “ In large part, it’s because we’re surrounded by devices that are designed to grab our attention and make everything feel urgent.”

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Your problem-solving instincts may tell you that she’d better start brainstorming and making a detailed spreadsheet with a step-by-step plan. For years , we’ve been noticing that the research supports four specific steps to take to help you have more insights. You and Your Team Series. Decision Making.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

It doesn’t matter whether the gym is one step up from a cave or a posh Park Avenue fitness emporium — you’ll see mirrors, and lots of them. The mirrors act as a real-time check on your activity, enabling you to immediately adjust to ensure your safety and the quality of your exercise.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2015

With so many competing demands on our time, we can all benefit from learning to ramp up our own personal productivity. Below is a summary of the advice and best practices our experts contributed to the series: First, there’s no one-size-fits-all approach, so start by figuring out your own personal productivity style.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

When you graduate from college with a degree in communication studies and rhetoric, the business world can look very confusing. Ironically, this unwillingness to own and embrace a sales culture frequently comes from within the sales team itself. A doctor asking a sales professional questions during surgery. I was doubtful.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2016

But just because it feeds your ego or makes you feel important, that doesn’t mean it’s actually good for you. How can you reset the expectations of your manager and coworkers? Here are some tips to help you overcome your addiction. ” Refocus your attention. . ” Refocus your attention.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2011

I returned to Tokyo from Kansai late last week, burdened with about 20 liters of water. I met up with some foreign friends from Tokyo whose firm (a European company) had relocated them; they have been moved back now. During the earthquake the cellphone network in Tokyo was knocked out.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2016

And yet “turn” times—how long it took Ken’s crews to clean, check, restock, and refuel the planes—had slipped from an average of 12 minutes to 20 in the past year. “I like your initiative, Kentaro-san — not just down in the trenches but down in the toilet bowls! . “Is it good work?

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2015

one night, you realize there’s a key step your team needs to take on a current project. As a productivity trainer specializing in attention management, I’ve seen over the past decade how after-hours emails speed up corporate cultures — and that, in turn, chips away at creativity, innovation, and true productivity.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2011

I just got back from the SxSW interactive conference in Austin. Imagine for a moment that you're downsizing from a house to an apartment one-third the size. Everything you have seems necessary until you realize it simply won't fit in your new place. My colleague Scott Belsky refers to this as "curating" your life.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2012

In my recent post Coping With Email Overload , I suggested that it's better to bulk process email at scheduled times during the day than to read each email when it comes in. This often includes follow-ups to meetings, thank-you notes, questions, and scheduling and other requests.

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