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AOL CEO Tim Armstrong’s Apology to Employees is Pathetic

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Here are my thoughts about what might have happened (expletives have been removed): Senior leader to Tim on Monday: “You need to apologize to Abel for what happened.”. Ensure your mood elevator is neutral to positive. Which makes me think about the dialogue inside AOL. Tim: “For what? What he did was wrong.

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You’re Never Going to Be “Caught Up” at Work. Stop Feeling Guilty About It.

Harvard Business Review

Mark Rylance plays the spy Rudolf Abel. However, feeling guilty when you’re away from work, when you aren’t in a position to do anything about it, is not helpful, and can be painful. You want to use guilt as a motivational tool when you are in a position to get work done. ” Guilt can sometimes be motivating.

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The Right Way to Rally Your Troops

Harvard Business Review

I’d never seen a leader be so boldly truthful — nor had I ever seen such a positive impact. Then, abruptly, he fired someone standing in the room with him: creative director Abel Lenz. “Stop shooting”, he said, followed quickly by: “Abel you’re fired. Out of here.”

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