Skip Prichard

AUGUST 3, 2022

He used discounting remarks rather than really listening to complaints. The point is, they’re every bit as uncomfortable with conflict as the person who avoids or appeases; they just have a different method of operation. I used to think the pattern was due to lack of skills development. He was rude and defensive.

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HR Digest

MAY 6, 2021

Pat Teague, who leads USAA’s human resources team, talks to The HR Digest about the company’s leadership development programs that has helped attract the industry’s most driven workers and how tough times can have a motivational impact on the workforce. USAA takes great pride in its leadership development programs.

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Women on Business

MAY 24, 2012

A recent study conducted by Zenger Folkman tested males and females in leadership positions in the workplace. They tested leadership skills from development to problem solving to innovation etc. With results like this why are more women not in top leadership roles? Make your goal specific.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 6, 2015

This singular emphasis on results can, however, cause players to operate from an “I win, you lose” philosophy – and act to inhibit others’ performance while they maximize their own. They discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines. They, in fact, are inspired by it and drawn to it. There is no clarity here.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 7, 2013

The solution is machine learning —computers automatically discovering patterns and developing new knowledge by furiously feeding on modern society's greatest and most potent unnatural resource : data. Student essay grade prediction has been developed for automatic grading. Data can seem like such dry, uninteresting stuff.

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 14, 2015

A culture of voice can prevent operational surprises that lead to chaos and counter-productive work behaviors amounting to waste. Practice these six leadership skills at work: 1. Strengthen versus Discount. Any combination of these six leadership practices will help to shape a culture of voice in your organization.

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

You should also know that this year brings with it new taxation and new regulations that may add expenses and affect the way you operate your business. Evaluate your leadership If you don’t improve your leadership skills, there is little chance your business can improve. Or get a discount in purchase for early payment.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 5, 2011

In today’s post I share my thoughts on how to develop a sound pricing strategy… While the topic of pricing is certainly not rocket science, it has indeed been a thorn in the side of business people since the dawn of commerce. That said, in some cases I’ve chosen to work for a substantially discounted rate.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 7, 2020

This can be a game-changer for small businesses because it allows them to focus on the operational side of the business, and marketing and sales. You may have initially developed your recipe in a tiny kitchen. You may have to pay research and development costs to the manufacturer. You Can Scale Your Recipe.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The choice to stay in a very black and white world of facts and figures is important for keeping the trust of all team members—and is particularly relevant when you’re operating at one remove. Can you give me data about what’s been going on?” He said/she said is excruciating anytime.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

How great would it be if everyone would operate with the ultimate goal being love? Thanks 4 Women Entrepreneurs January 21st, 2011 at 8:19 pm Great post. I think showing love is something that will really come back to you in the end, even in the business world. Interesting thoughts. Thanks for posting.

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Surviving Leadership

OCTOBER 9, 2017

we all sit in a room and stare at the same document until magic somehow occurs), to a belief that you must speak up in meetings or you’re not adding value – the preferred work style of introverts seems contrary to how corporate America seems to want to operate. Don’t discount the power of that. Harness it.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

DECEMBER 7, 2013

He describes it as “ co-operation on steroids ”, an apt description, I think. No idea is discounted or censored, just played with until it either becomes something bigger, or fizzles out. It holds more tension and requires us to listen to each other and communicate on a variety of levels through diverse means.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 31, 2010

Readers of this post are entitled to a 10% discount off the cover price if they contact Paul at PaulK@MidwGroup.com. I like the idea that leadership success can be broken down into eight skills. There are not nearly enough good, helpful books either for front line managers or for the face-to-face parts of leadership.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 29, 2016

How do organizations achieve longevity, the kind of longevity that survives long past the founder or any particular leader or leadership team? Organizations do not operate in isolation, and hence it is critical to bring key stakeholders, including suppliers, on board with any new initiative. Resistance from the Supplier.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 24, 2015

If you want to improve your team (especially your leadership team), don’t ignore these three cultures that will kill your team’s ability to thrive. A CULTURE THAT UNDERMINES THE LEADERSHIP TEAM’S IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION. Talented leaders move on, because they want to be keenly involved in developing what’s next for the church.

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Leading Blog

JULY 10, 2023

He says, “For that reason, I rejected school and disregarded and discounted people with white skin. Find your center and operate from it. He was often angry because “for every single day, essentially everything around him reminded him that he was inferior for no other reason than being born.”

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 4, 2013

You attitudes and behaviors are the biggest differentiators for leadership success. The four well researched core emotional intelligence metrics of: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness and Relationship Management are directly correlated with successful or failing leadership. Ask yourself, do I…? Or Do I…?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2016

But it turns out there are very few that are great and relentless at people development. When it comes to preparing organizations for a complex, high-speed future, many people who work in those organizations, or in management science, talk about the imperative for “ continuous improvement ” in operations. Insight Center.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

But many businesswomen are so overwhelmed with running day-to-day operations, there is little or no time to do a good job at casting the net of promotional effort out—whether through community activities, donations, networking events, promotional campaigns, public relations initiatives, or advertising—it is NEVER enough!

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 17, 2020

These key areas include: Manage operations with minimal loss and disruption to daily business flow. When it comes to internal communication, many organizations are primarily focused on direct and frequent communications from leadership urging their people to be calm about how they deal with the aftermath.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 17, 2020

These key areas include: Manage operations with minimal loss and disruption to daily business flow. When it comes to internal communication, many organizations are primarily focused on direct and frequent communications from leadership urging their people to be calm about how they deal with the aftermath.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 8, 2013

Draft a provocative vision and values The operative word here being, “ provocative.” Let them know you genuinely care about their future and then encourage their development. Granted, it’s often said in an attempt to help put things in perspective, but what people fail to realize is that it also discounts the work everyone is doing.

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Chris Brady

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

What really occurred was a financial commodities bubble caused by a complicated set of games-playing in the commodities markets by banks operating with secret and unfair federal exemptions to bring investment money into a place it was never supposed to be.  I am an Enemy to all banks discounting bills or notes for anything but Coin.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

If round after round of profit warnings was not enough – group operating profits fell 20% between 2011 and 2013 and are likely to fall another 30% in 2014 — the company recently announced it had overstated its first-half profit by about $400 million. UK retail, like the rest of the developed world, is witnessing a few big long-term trends.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2016

In phase one (buy and sell), PE investors looked for the equivalent of a “fixer-upper house” — a dilapidated company in a good industry that could be purchased at a discount and, after the business equivalent of some fresh paint and new appliances, resold for a profit.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

There is a tendency to discount this work because it is viewed, by some, as being less important and the people who produce it, as little more than overhead. For me, creating fluency means building and operating systems that are unimpeded by interests that do not serve the raison d’être of the organization. I hope so anyway.

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Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

In team development, research has shown that individual learning works best when accompanied by team learning. [1]. So the designer teaches everyone about UX/AI, the coders teach about their development methodology, the project managers teach about agile protocols, and the sales people describe what it is like in the field.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

MARCH 28, 2009

It only means that if someone has something to say, they can feel confident that whatever it is, will not be instantly discounted or in any way disparaged. This, in addition to establishing other operating principles for the time participants are together, makes for an environment where people can feel comfortable speaking their minds.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2017

” In Amazon’s growing brick-and-mortar bookstores, Prime members can buy books for discounted prices, while others have to pay the cover price. Walmart has held a low-price leadership position from its start. It needs to be competitive on digital channels, sure. But, more important, it should excel at brick-and-mortar.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2016

For example, research has identified three results that all leadership teams need to achieve: strong performance, positive working relationships, and individual well-being. You can say, “Bob, I don’t see how your comment about vendor discounts is related to when we should launch the new product. Renee Cullinan.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2015

Others may simply see no alternative to trying to keep the brand going at any cost, even if that means aggressive discounting, cheap licensing, or other tactics that erode long-term brand value. Perhaps the source of the problem is that it’s not clear when a brand should be euthanized. Profitability isn’t a useful metric.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Poor customer service dramatically causes loss of sales, decline of company reputation, lack of new customers and referrals, increased discounting, lower morale, higher turnover — all further perpetuating a poor customer experience. Make customer satisfaction the driving force throughout the organization.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2012

3M's sustainability leadership has come mainly from its eco-efficiency success, but these practices are increasingly the norm in business. An industrial paint application product/service that reduces toxic solvent use by 70% and is saving customers, mostly auto repair shops, $2 billion from simpler paint operations and reduced waste.

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 27, 2012

Our organizations desperately want and need much stronger leadership at all levels. But a torrent of studies show most leadership development approaches aren’t working. But there’s been a huge vacuum around how to apply these findings to leadership development. We need a better way.

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 27, 2012

Our organizations desperately want and need much stronger leadership at all levels. But a torrent of studies show most leadership development approaches aren’t working. But there’s been a huge vacuum around how to apply these findings to leadership development. We need a better way.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 12, 2013

The near-certain results are processes, operations, and teams that are increasingly out-of-date. For some, the decision-making process involves developing the case supporting a decision after you''ve made it, while ignoring other evidence along the way. People figure out what you''re up to and develop a healthy mistrust pretty quickly.

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