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Preview Thursday: Conversations Worth Having

Lead Change Blog

The following is an excerpt from Conversations Worth Having. Conversations have two dimensions: appreciative-depreciative and inquiry-statement. The first dimension describes the nature of our conversations as either appreciative–adding value–or depreciative–devaluing. Depreciative Conversations.

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7 Common Phrases That Can Ruin Your Leadership Credibility

Lead from Within

Credibility is like a currency that never depreciates unless you do something to undercut its value. They listen to you, depend on you, and follow you. On the up side…” When people hear this phrase, they know what’s coming: bad news with an attempt at comfort and possibly a poor attempt at humor.

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Preview Thursday: Conversations Worth Having

Lead Change Blog

When following the AI principles becomes second nature, you yourself will naturally initiate productive and meaningful interactions most of the time. You can calculate your positivity ratio by adding up the total positive vs. negative conversations you had. We are not suggesting that you give up this very effective skill.

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7 Types of Waste Productivity Leaders Eradicate

Nathan Magnuson

.” But consider the following business scenario: if your operating profit is 10% and you are able to eliminate enough waste to lower your costs by 10%, your profits will nearly double without earning any addition revenue. Pennies aren’t worth much in today’s dollars, but add a few zeros on the end and it adds up quickly.

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Loyalty vs. Tenure | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Tenure Posted on April 26th, 2010 by admin in Productivity , Talent Management By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth After my last post “ Focus on Performance &# I thought it might be a good idea to follow-up by addressing what is in my opinion one of the great killers of corporate productivity – tenure.

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Top Tips For Starting A Courier Business

Strategy Driven

Despite this demand, a lot of people are unsure about whether or not they ought to venture into setting up a courier company or business. Make sure you include the depreciation in the value of your vehicle in your business plan too. Organize Office Space. Start Hiring. These tips should help you to get on your way.

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The Leadership Walk

N2Growth Blog

In the end, we are leaders only if others choose to follow. Make sure your walk is heading to a great place; a place worthy of being followed to. link] Meredith Bell I had the opportunity to meet Kevin recently at a conference and had a follow-up phone conversation with him. How does your walk prove it? I Think Not.