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The #1 Obstacle to Great Workplace Culture

Michael Lee Stallard

Taylor’s organization recently set up a pop-up coffee house in the middle of the Oculus at the World Trade Center complex in New York City to bring attention to the issue and its new report titled “ The High Cost of a Toxic Workplace Culture: How Culture Impacts the Workforce—and The Bottom Line.”.

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10 Ways To Improve Your Connection Skills

Eric Jacobson

Connection builds an emotional bond that promotes trust, cooperation, and esprit de corps among people in the workplace." And, that "human connection affects much more than the bottom line." He is the primary author of Fired Up or Burned Out. Give their best effort.

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Great Leaders Stand Up and Take Responsibility

Great Leadership By Dan

You could simply pull out the bottle of whiskey you have in your bottom drawer and take a few shots. Good leaders stand up and take responsibility. To be able to be “innovative change agents”, they must develop and sustain a strong bond with those they lead exemplified by a consistent display of integrity.

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Why Connection is a Matter of Life and Death

Michael Lee Stallard

Richard Waldinger, Director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, on Happiness. Over 75 years, the Harvard Study of Adult Development tracked the lives of 724 men. The bottom line is that the good life, both quality and length of life, is built with good relationships. People were always there or dropping by.

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10 Ways To Improve Your Connection Skills

Eric Jacobson

Connection builds an emotional bond that promotes trust, cooperation, and esprit de corps among people in the workplace." And, that "human connection affects much more than the bottom line." He is the primary author of Fired Up or Burned Out. Give their best effort.

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Build a Meaningful Workplace by Serving Others

Lead Change Blog

In two previous posts, I shared about the strategies of using self-reflection and community building , and in this one, I will share the last key strategy for developing a meaningful workplace: engage in serving others through your work. Do you know how to help others feel a strong sense of meaning and purpose in the workplace?

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Leadership & Presence

N2Growth Blog

In today’s post I’ll address the value of developing a command presence. Some leaders come by command presence naturally, while others have to work very hard to develop it. Develop Excellent Verbal Skills : As odd as it may sound, this begins with developing excellent listening skills. Thoughts?