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The Problem with Good Ideas | Thoughts for the Everyday Leader

Nathan Magnuson

February 11, 2013. At a time when creativity and innovation are at a premium, good ideas are actually more threatening than ever. When each individual comes up with different good ideas, the operating environment quickly gets complicated. Clarity inspires focused creativity and guides a team’s thinking. Michael Hyatt.

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Three Ways a ‘Noble Goal’ Makes You a Significantly Better Leader

Great Leadership By Dan

As Encore’s team approached their daily work through this new lens, morale increased and collections continued to grow. You’re able to face criticism with confidence and courage When the collections industry later came under fire, Encore felt confident they had nothing to hide about how they operate. Here are 3 reasons why: 1.

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Achieving the Best by Preparing for the Worst: Lessons Learned from High-Profile Crises, part 1 of 4

Strategy Driven

In the aftermath of Three Mile Island and the Exxon Valdez crisis, companies increasingly became scrutinized under the public microscope… thus affecting its Wall Street book value, reputation in the marketplace and employee morale. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Consider leaving a comment!

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The Big Picture of Business – Achieving the Best by Preparing for the Worst: Lessons Learned from High-Profile Crises, part 4 of 4

Strategy Driven

Another energy industry client operated coal mines. Activities include media-spokesperson training, field and operations staff training, coordination of corporate response and message points, community liaison, collateral materials writing-production, video archiving-production, media relations, monitoring and expert testimony. .”

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The Big Picture of Business – Achieving the Best by Preparing for the Worst: Lessons Learned from High-Profile Crises, part 2 of 4

Strategy Driven

Business shift from the retail dealer customer service mentality of Firestone shifted to a high-production tire operation. This causes loss of employee morale and, as a result, company productivity. This is a creative way of re-treading old knowledge to enable executives to master change rather than feel as they’re victims of it.

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How Microsoft Used an Office Move to Boost Collaboration

Harvard Business Review

As Scott Birnbaum, vice president of Samsung, told HBR , “The most creative ideas aren’t going to come while sitting in front of your monitor.” ” Another study demonstrated that the noise resulting from open office designs is a huge drain on employee morale. .” So which is it? 77 hours compared to.85

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How to Stop Micromanaging Your Team

Harvard Business Review

“Micromanaging dents your team’s morale by establishing a tone of mistrust—and it limits your team’s capacity to grow,” she says. ” Another way to ease out of micromanaging is to discretely seek feedback from other coworkers about how your team is operating, says Dillon. ” Build t rust.