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A Fresh, Fast, and Fun Way to Focus Your Team

Let's Grow Leaders

If you’re like most managers, you’re neck deep in performance agreements, stretch goals, and the dance between managing your boss’s expectations and warning your team not to sandbag. How you spend January can make the difference between a breakthrough and mediocre 2017. 2017 was the very best year of my career.

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Deming Institute Seminars in London and Edinburgh During May 2017

Deming Institute

Edwards Deming Institute® Organisations as Unusual Workshop (Shift from Big Problems to Great Opportunities) and The W. The first is a workshop over two half days. The Sustainability Strategy Program includes the Organisations as Unusual Workshop and with two extra 4 hour sessions focused on sustainability.

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3 Ways Executives Can Champion Lifelong Learning

Lead Change Blog

With fall officially here, children are now fully settled in at school, businesses are back up to full speed after summer vacations, and many of us are taking stock of our 2017 resolutions – and how to accomplish them before the holidays approach. Learning not only benefits ourselves but helps advance our communities as well.

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Disruptive Influencer

Lead Change Blog

This post is part of our 2017 Lead Change Group Guest Blogger Series. ” We sit in conferences and workshops trying to adapt to unrealistic and non-contextual approaches that leave us practicing demanding, controlling authority that may or may not enhance our career…”all is vanity” the author cries. Truly Disruptive!

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Readers as Leaders in My New Book Development

The Practical Leader

In the fall of 2017, I began a book development project by reviewing over ten years of blogs, research, and our workshop/retreat topics to identify core themes and topics most relevant in these turbulent times. Eight major topic areas emerged. Nearly 500 people completed the survey.

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Can We Have Different Motivations at Work?

ReImagine Work

Managers, why do you think that some of your very talented employees are satisfied with being in the middle of the pack?”. Long ago a colleague shared with me an assessment she put together to help managers and employees get on the same page about motivations. Recognition from top management. Encouragement from their manager.

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Where Do They Go To Get Business Advice?

Strategy Driven

There are many demands upon entrepreneurs and senior management of companies. The need is ever-present for interfacing with senior executives and updating management skills, to avoid burnout and stimulate the seasoned professionals toward new heights. Internal Management. Mid-managers and supervisors. Researchers.

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