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When Work Has Meaning, The Culture Changes

Great Leadership By Dan

Intention and attention from leaders can have a beneficial impact on employees feelings of contribution, value, and worth, which can boost productivity and service. The purpose of the study was to analyze the effects of workplace conditions on individual productivity. Productivity was carefully monitored following each change.

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Delegating Work and Tasks = Effective Leadership

CoachStation

The great thing about this matrix is that it can be used for broad productivity plans (“How should I spend my time each week?”) Peers and bosses may even admire your willingness to keep “rolling up your sleeves” to execute tactical assignments. Resources: (1) 7 Tips for Letting Go as a Manager: Blanchard LeaderChat. (2)

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Master Your Motivation

Skip Prichard

She’s an expert in motivation, a bestselling author, and a senior consulting partner for The Ken Blanchard Companies. She outlines how to rid yourself of failed motivational tactics and shares ways to go beyond discipline, willpower, and goal setting. Susan Fowler is a thought leader on discipline and self-leadership.

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Creating Customer Focused Teams, Part 1

Strategy Driven

I first saw this term used in the book Raving Fans by Ken Blanchard. A ‘raving fan customer’ is a customer that is excited about the company’s service delivery and product way beyond normal. Apple Customers say “Heck, Apple might need to change some Chinese employment tactics, but no way am I giving up my iPhone!”.

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Loud and Clear: Six Tips for Communicating in a Way That Truly.

Strategy Driven

Ken Blanchard Co-author of The One Minute Manager and Golden Gavel Award recipient “Finally! Improve productivity, Enhance the bottom line… StrategyDriven Premium Subscriber Login Align Your Organization and Become StrategyDriven! Thanks, Nancy!” Someone has incorporated the power of story into presentations!”

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Top Quotes from the Art of Management 2010 | RoundtableTalk

Roundtable Talk

It’s the thing that happens to get the product to market” Mitch Joel @mitchjoel / Author and marketing guru / In a nutshell: It’s time for Leadership 3.0… It’s the thing that happens to get the product to market” Mitch Joel @mitchjoel / Author and marketing guru / In a nutshell: It’s time for Leadership 3.0…

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Management: Communication and Accountability In One-On-Ones

CoachStation

Few managers and leaders are conducting useful one-on-ones and when they do, often miss the mark in making them effective and productive. It is too easy to get caught up in the operational and tactical aspects of management. 10 Ways Leaders Aren’t Making Time for their Team Members (Infographic): Blanchard LeaderChat.