Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

If you manage a small business or a department within a large organization, a great way to improve the cohesiveness of your employee team is to engage them in an activity away from the workplace. Your team can work at a food bank. Shoot for having your team do one activity per month. Make it voluntary.

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Team Bond Team Building Banking 50

Mike Cardus

JUNE 20, 2013

Consulting and coaching with a manufacturing team and a banking team I found similar problems within both organizations. Meeting with the management and training teams they both stated, “ We have people who don’t care. It is the managers job to ensure that: a. Some 3 hours others several months.

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Training Team Building Learning-by-Doing Cost 154

Lead Change Blog

MARCH 29, 2017

When I was a naive manager thrust into a management role, I had the misconception that most leaders back then were born or they just seemed to drop from the sky. Our bank management training group dwindled down as we became “leaders” and landed new roles. Forward a year and I acknowledged my errors.

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Internal Benchmarking Mentor Guidelines Open-book 150

Lead Change Blog

JULY 21, 2015

Stephen Covey, in his book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People , introduced the concept of the emotional bank account. He said positive things feed our emotional bank account while negative things make withdrawals. Some team members have genuine fear of multiple solutions or are passionate about leaving things as they are.

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Banking Project Covey Objective 150

Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

You’ll learn: A research-based process to coach yourself and make progress through complex challenges Strategies and tools for improving the performance of any team An innovative, proven approach to managing complexity and change in teams A coaching model that can be applied to organizations, teams, and individuals How these methods have been applied (..)

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Lead on Purpose

MARCH 30, 2010

He discusses the concept of building a trust account, which is similar to a bank account. By behaving in ways that build trust you make deposits, by behaving in ways that destroy trust you make withdrawals. – The Product Management Perspective: Trust is the most important characteristic a product manager can possess.

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Covey Loyalty Ethics Taylorism 265

Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Once you get the root cause identified, whatever it may or may not be, you have to build solution statements or a solution bank. . The client brought up the challenge we walked through the five whys, which made them feel better because they wanted the root cause of the issue. The solution statements focus on – what do we do next?

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Team SWOT Project Innovation 183

Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 28, 2010

ABOUT Contact Us Create-Learning.com Get Connected Facebook LinkedIn RSS Feed Log in Join and Receive 9 Team-Building & Leadership Activities:That work and allow people to learn from the experience. Design by 12GrainStudio Asphyxiating The Team & You. What financial gains will be in your bank? All rights reserved.

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Team Team Building Goal Banking 112

Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Here is what you get; A step by step model for Creating and Executing Effective Plans ; that if followed and you do the work will generate profit for your team and/or you. Team Based Planning & Decision Making – creating a method for planning with your team that is understood and and shared. Click “continue”).

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Planning Stress Content Training 127

Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 20, 2011

This drink wasn’t invented in a product development lab at Starbucks headquarters; it was the creation of an assistant store manager who took the initiative to experiment and come up with something new and different — and it ended up being a big hit. You don’t have to be an executive or even a manager to be a problem-solver.

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Career Open-book Follow-up Executive Coaching 235

Mike Cardus

MARCH 31, 2012

Sitting across a large conference room table with Melissa a new banking manager, she asked. Mike, for the last week the team has been coming to me and asking me questions that I feel they should now.” She said, “The questions are really banking 101.” I asked, “Melissa you think they should now what to-do?

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Banking Construction Conference Learning-by-Doing 116

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

The World Bank has projected a 9 million skilled and semi-skilled ICT workers shortage to affect Indonesia between 2015-2030. Amidst their country’s tech talent shortage, HP Indonesia is doing its best to focus on its employee retention instead of acquisition efforts, according to Human Resources Online.

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Process Attrition Trends Training 59

Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Building and Sustaining a team is a requirement of every manager, whether you are a shift manager at a grocery store or a Chief Executive of a bank, the process of building and sustaining an effective team of subordinates is necessary. If the team is Getting-Work-Done then great job!

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Goal Project Banking Process 119

Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 20, 2009

If you manage a small business or a department within a large organization, a great way to improve the cohesiveness of your employee team is to engage them in an activity away from the workplace. Your team can work at a food bank. Shoot for having your team do one activity per month. Make it voluntary.

Team 50

Team Bond Team Building Banking 50

Roundtable Talk

OCTOBER 12, 2010

All interesting stuff, and easy to jump on a soapbox about, but, the quote that caught my eye came from Ed Clark, President & CEO of TD Bank Financial Group. So, when Clark is quoted as predicting that a woman will eventually head up a bank… in about TWENTY years time, I did a double take. And, that’s my rant for today.

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CFO Banking Belief Systems Godin 54

Mike Cardus

AUGUST 16, 2012

We all have problems , every team has problems, every organization has problems I have yet to meet a manager yet who doesn’t have problems…. The solution you are looking for is already out there , and now with the internet a couple google searches and you can create a Solution-Bank of possible ideas. What do you think?

Team 128

Team Workshop Innovation Learning-by-Doing 128

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Creating a framework for decisioning, using a published delegation of authority statement, encouraging sound business practices in collaboration, team building, leadership development, and talent management will all help avoid conflicts. Where there is disagreement there is an inherent potential for growth and development.

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Blog Gordon Follow-up Open-book 419

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 18, 2010

He spoke of using parallel processing, a form of artificial intelligence, to create new solutions that address thorny risk management issues faced by financial services institutions such as banks and insurance companies. Education is another field he mentioned. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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Conference Bottom-up Software Long-term 261

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Sometimes the difficulty of managing your time makes for a haphazard operation. Time management and “just in time” concepts are applied. Assets are adequately valued and managed. Banking and investing plan is annually updated, with realistic, measurable goals. Communicate policies and procedures to employees.

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Succession Strategic Planning Budgeting Goal 50

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2018

My manager and team practiced an egalitarian decision-making process in which we would meet, discuss everything from content marketing campaigns to social media tactics, and collectively come up with strategies to move forward with. Some years ago, at a former company, I began noticing a curious series of events.

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Management Diversity Collins Committee 11

CO2

JANUARY 2, 2011

The Empathy Map by XPLANE Design : How to build a business model around customer insights. Process : This business model design has 5 phases; Mobilize, Understand, Design, Implement and Manage. His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009). I really enjoyed this book.

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Business Model Executive Coaching Execution Blog 141

Strategy Driven

MAY 15, 2015

Just as empowerment, team building and other processes apply to formal organizational structures, then teamings of independents can likewise benefit from the concepts. There are rules of protocol that support and protect partnerships.having a direct relationship to those who profit most from teamings.

Cooper 50

Cooper Open-book Tourism Telecommunications 50

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Benjamin Graham , the father of value investing, seldom met the managers of the companies he invested in because he felt they would tell him only what they wished him to hear and because he didn’t want to be influenced by impressions of personality. So is there something different about the managers who do succeed?

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Stage-Gate Kaplan Competitive Advantage Intangible Assets 8

Roundtable Talk

MAY 27, 2010

I have applied to over 800 positions , I have had 20+ phone interviews , from those about 10 face to face interviews and another 5 or so, second face to face interviews , been down to the final two at least three times and have finally got and accepted an offer for 1 Marketing Manager position! with a major bank!

Career 37

Career Blog B2B Learning-by-Doing 37

Roundtable Talk

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Recognize the power of “we&# … be inclusive; involve your team members in as much decision-making as possible. Create a culture of collaboration and team. Context is critical… explaining the “why&# behind decisions is crucial to helping organizations manage change. Be as transparent as you can be.

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Gordon Blog Godin Career 34

Roundtable Talk

AUGUST 9, 2010

Maybe we need to send a team of management consultants over to chat with Harold Gerstel (aka Harold the Jewelry buyer) to see what he’s putting in the water over at his little shop. Hundreds of thousands of jobs are being shed by Chevron, NUMI, Wells Fargo Bank, HP, Starbucks etc. and the state, counties and cities.

Loyalty 34

Loyalty Godin Blog Learning-by-Doing 34

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

What would it look like if managers were as polite and nurturing to one another and their subordinates as they are to customers? Just last week one of us was struck by the generosity of a New York bank that picked up the tab for the post-memorial service dinner of an employee who was grieving the loss of his father.

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Bottom-up Attrition Absenteeism Social Capital 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2016

As an example, one pair of articles looked at shortages at a local food bank. For a manager leading employees through hard times, this means it is possible to talk about the negatives (such as scarcity of resources) and yet maintain engagement and the ability to solve problems.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

It's common to see a law firm or an investment bank lose focus because of the departure of one key partner. It's also common in the high tech industry where teams are built around a few key players. In the knowledge economy, one of the most important risks companies must manage is the one related to team building.

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Team Building Team Franchising Sports 15

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 3, 2012

This review is the basis for most elements that will appear in a strategic plan, including the organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, actions, challenges, teamwork, change management, commitment, future trends and external forces. Management is concerned that resources are not concentrated on important things.

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Review Company Strategic Planning Industry 57

Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Identifying the possible root cause can get things started…the next logical step to create a solutions-bank. I have found that it is easier and people on the team move with greater enthusiasm and collaboration when you ‘Start With What’ and determine the solution in the first step. The ‘5 Whys’ can be useful.

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Team Report Learning-by-Doing Banking 157

Harvard Business Review

JULY 7, 2015

I first had them meet with an Israeli army signal corps general (who was in the midst of overseeing a military operation); then we headed to a beach to engage in team building and camouflage exercises with young Israelis preparing for elite military combat units. Focusing on scale-ups also matters when you talk to bankers.

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Innovation Planning Tourism Venture Capitalist 8

Rajesh Setty

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Once the $1 million revenue milestone is crossed, entrepreneurs find it easier to find additional customers, manage working capital, and access funding, whether it is credit or equity. Team building strategies – what is appropriate for a bootstrapped stage versus what is needed for funding. Numerous lessons.

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Entrepreneur Stage-Gate Finance Incubator 54

Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2015

Now for your reward: I’ve got 5 tech tools which will help you lead your team on to a future of happiness and ultra productivity. Project and task management. Most successful teams are able to deal with multiple projects and their constituent tasks. File management. Say goodbye to email!

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Tools Team Short-term Project 150

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 22, 2013

To foster this kind of collaboration, managers need to develop personal relationships — and some amount of trust — with potential partners. As one manager at the World Bank once said to me, "Building relationships requires a thousand cups of tea.". Getting to that point takes hard work.

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Banking Travel Consensus Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2018

a Boston-based startup that has developed an automated machine-learning platform that enables users to build predictive models that deploy various AI techniques. The firm has more than 100 customers in the insurance, banking, and other industries. Consider DataRobot Inc.,

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Gilbert Insurance Tools Technology 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

In my opinion, deregulation, as a whole, has worked negatively upon business and society (banking, airlines, trucking, and broadcasting), and the SEC is no exception. It was very ‘old school’ (a management style that was 40 years obsolete), though it pretended to be ‘new school.’ Congressional Hearings.

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Strategic Planning Committee Golden Handcuff Media 57