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DECEMBER 20, 2010

Bottom line - toxic individuals kill productivity, and if allowed to run unchecked can have a much broader and deeper impact on an organization than one might think. Many good people in the organization choose the latter course, and both morale and productivity tend to spiral downward. Thanks for your characteristic thoughtfulness.

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OCTOBER 26, 2010

If efficiency starts diluting productivity rather than increasing it something is woefully amiss. What I want you to recognize is that sometimes the least efficient thing can be lead to the most productive outcome. So much so, that I have really come to cringe every time I hear the word efficiency.

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AUGUST 23, 2010

Fact : bright, talented executives with a bias to action will often take on more than they should.

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AUGUST 9, 2010

What about competing against the innovation of others that could cause the obsolescence of your product or service? You will also be competing to retain talented employees that other companies would like to lure away. What about competing to maintain key business relationships with vendors, suppliers, partners and the like?

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

A leader’s message has a direct impact on their personal and corporate brand equity, how they manage a crisis, marketing initiatives, investor relations, press and public relations, team building and employee engagement, and virtually any other mission critical area of chief executive responsibility.

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DECEMBER 13, 2010

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APRIL 25, 2010

If your organization confuses loyalty and tenure there is trouble on the horizon…If your business rates tenure higher than performance as a measure for employee evaluation, it is time for you to consider updating your talent management practices and procedures. the company is not leveraging its true talent base.

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

Remember that no one likes to be publicly embarrassed, and that your statements, actions, and overall performance are an indirect reflection on their personal brand and professional reputation. In other words, make the meeting meaningful, productive, and if possible enjoyable.

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JANUARY 3, 2011

Obsolescence of intellectual property, products, services, solutions, or competitive value propositions. If your company is in products, services, or businesses that you wouldn’t enter into if you weren’t in that particular arena today…GET OUT! The bottom line is this…Bleeding is not a healthy thing.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2010

I have only raised my voice in the workplace twice during my career and both times I have regretted it tremendously. Resist the temptation to give way to emotional decisioning and you’ll see your career and company soar to new heights of success. Of course subordinating one's ego to more productive traits never hurts.:)

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MARCH 18, 2010

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APRIL 5, 2010

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JANUARY 21, 2011

Jack Welch the former head of GE built a reputation as one of the great chief executives of this era. It has been my experience that it is much easier to recruit talent or acquire resources than it is to properly deploy talent and allocate resources.

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AUGUST 26, 2010

The most productive, high-performance organizations have the ability to deliver fairly complex solutions, and complete difficult tasks at the lowest levels within their organization.

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JULY 8, 2010

In 140 characters or less, elections are influenced, news is being broken, relationships are being created and expanded, brands are being built, trust is being build, influence is being generated, and products & services are being sold. Don’t underestimate the power of brevity.

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AUGUST 24, 2010

Longevity was a sign of employer-employee relations; turnover was a sign of dysfunction. Organizations can no longer guarantee work and careers, even if they want to. None of these assumptions apply today. moravecglobal continue.

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

The following fundamental concepts of influence, which if properly understood and implemented, can help anyone become more efficient, productive and successful: 1. Influence is built upon a foundation of trust : If a person is not trusted there is a firm limit on their ability to create and use influence.

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JULY 11, 2010

It is far more than an ethereal statement – it is a catalyst for creating a focused, impassioned and productive workforce. link] mikemyatt Great thoughts Mark – A leader who fails to transfer their vision has failed to understand the value of a vision. Thanks for sharing Mark.

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MAY 16, 2010

It was a pain by then but during the rest of my career that mentality has stuck with me and I found that its always easier comming up with the simple solution in the first place rather than dealing with complex workflows until you have had enough and go back to simplify it. Even their advertising model is simplistically brilliant.

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OCTOBER 25, 2010

Business Publications Small Business Review | Newsletter for Small Business Owners Small Business Review’s e-letter is published bi-weekly and provides small businesses with information on the necessary evils of running their businesses. ** N2′s Top Pick for being of real value to small businesses. Inc.com Inc.

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JANUARY 10, 2011

Leaders and non-leaders alike need career-pathing, training and development. and Mike Myatt, Productivity links. Productivity links said: n2growth.com: Looking For Leadership: By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Really? This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mike Henry Sr. Identifying leader… [link] [.]

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

The most productive leaders I know have the ability to be extremely nice, very civil and always polite while maintaining the ability to be direct, focused, and candid. Context, fluidity, and other nuanced behaviors are positive traits to embrace so long as they don’t serve as an excuse for a lack of discipline.

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OCTOBER 28, 2010

If a person has a small business with product people might use, it could be a great opportunity to add another client. link] Robyn McMaster Mike, we have to be on the alert. Added to your excellent points even something as simple as a wrong number could move into an opportunity.

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JULY 6, 2010

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NOVEMBER 8, 2010

It’s as if it has become more acceptable to bash users of buzzwords than to actually listen to what’s being said – this in my opinion is not healthy, nor is it productive.

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APRIL 9, 2010

The next time you hear someone question an investment into design solely for the purpose of reducing expenditures, I would suggest that you think long and hard before doing so as few things in business produce the return on investment that a reputation for quality design can yield.

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JUNE 29, 2010

Bottom line…If you can’t avoid the crazies there is still hope…I sincerely believe productive working relationships can be formed with even the most difficult people where there is a sincere desire/need to do so.

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OCTOBER 18, 2010

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JULY 26, 2010

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DECEMBER 13, 2010

Leaders can be extremely strong in any of the areas above, but if they are not leading effectively or productively, if they are not meeting performance expectations, then they have work to do. Both of these traits are covered in the exam above as either a by-product or a sub-component thereof. Want to find out?

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APRIL 5, 2010

Our unit was experiencing its first inspection by a Sargeant Major whose reputation definitely preceded him…It took him all of about 3 seconds ask “who the * is in charge around here?&#

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JUNE 14, 2010

So, in today’s post I’ll examine the power of disruption as a key business driver… Disruptive business models focus on creating, disintermediating, refining, reengineering or optimizing a product/service, role/function/practice, category, market, sector, or industry. When was the last time you rolled-out a new product?

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MARCH 23, 2010

This is because most CRM platforms measure customer interactions solely upon product purchase history and preferences. As should be obvious, this set of metrics is biased not only to product centric data, but also toward historical data, and does not take into account experience or forward looking trends & preferences.

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APRIL 14, 2010

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DECEMBER 2, 2010

They resist at all costs letting that dreaded public display of compassion slip out. It’s as if such an act would tarnish their reputation forever by making them appear weak. Despite this, many in the leadership profession work very hard at maintaining that carefully crafted cool facade.

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Share and Enjoy: View Comments Deb Costello I currently work in a culture that believes that providing a bonus creates an unnecessary hierachical structure, an us and them that is counter productive to the collaborative structure of our work environment.

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