Career Advancement
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
“May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.”. ~Dwight D. Eisenhower~. At a team meeting, Valerie pitched a marketing strategy she’d been thinking about for a while. A fellow team member vocally outlined a number of holes in the plan, leaving Valerie feeling shaken. She’d believed this was the best idea she’d ever brought to the table.
Lead Change Blog
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
Team leaders have a constant challenge that they must deal with – and it isn’t an easy one to overcome. Hundreds of managers and administrators across the country ask themselves each week – “How can I reduce employee turnover?”. And the answer is simple. You need to stop hiring and working with employees. That’s right. Employees are toxic. Employees are disengaged.
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Lead on Purpose
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
Guest post by Paul Sean Hill Creating and leading high-performing teams in any setting requires a high-trust environment. A critical component in creating and keeping that trust is complete transparency across the team.
Leading Blog
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
I T'S EASY FOR LITTLE THINGS to hang you up at work. A customer tells you they are unhappy with a job, your boss gives you that dreaded look of displeasure or a coworker mocks your new haircut. Negative memories can linger for a long time. Well you’re about to get a leadership lesson from a dog. This is not a typo. Dogs are naturals at exhibiting the leadership they need to be leader of the pack.
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N2Growth Blog
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
Harley-Davidson announced its third quarter results last month and the news wasn’t great. Harley’s worldwide sales was down nearly 7%, while American retail sales slumped by over 8%. This all translated into about a 40% drop in profits as compared to the year-ago quarter. Prompting its CEO to comment in its earnings press release : “The continued weakness in the U.S. motorcycle industry only heightens our resolve and the intensity we are bringing to the quest to build the
Joseph Lalonde
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
A Reel Leadership Article Chris Hemsworth reprises his role as Thor for the blockbuster movie Thor: Ragnarok. This is the third time Hemsworth has been featured in a stand-alone Thor film (surprisingly, I have not done a Reel Leadership article on the other 2 Thor films). Thor: Ragnarok changes tones for the third film. Ragnarok feels more like a buddy comedy than full-on action/superhero.
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Leadership Freak
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
Lousy leaders enjoy swinging the stick of accountablilty. Ineffective leaders might ask, “How do I hold people accountable?
Kevin Eikenberry
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
In the world today with electronics of all kinds beckoning us, with the speed of the world ever quickening, and with work expectations continuing to ramp up with leaner organizations and a 24/7 world, we are all feeling it. In the crunch to be more effective and productive, we yearn for greater focus. If you […]. The post Three Keys to Greater Focus appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
leaderCommunicator
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
We all have them. Blind spots. Things that are unknown to us yet obvious to others; an area of our leadership vision we’re not able to see. Chances are most of us have friends who play the “truth teller” role with us. At work, that’s less likely the case. Very few of us are surrounded by people who tell us the truth no matter how painful the message might be.
Steve Farber
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
David Conley found himself on a team of experts who were attempting to design satellite superstructures, a challenge not specifically covered while earning his college degree in nuclear engineering. As he succinctly put it: “What the hell do I know about satellite super structures?” So, when the team shared the key problems that were holding back progress, Conley turned to something he knew rather well: a method for innovation that originated in 1946 with Russian scientist and writer
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Strategy Driven
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
In this digital age, it is vital that you are using technology to your advantage. This is the best way for you to make sure that you have the edge over your competitors. Online advancements have made it much easier for businesses to run effectively and efficiently. If you are determined not to be left behind, you will need to read on. Below are four ways that the online world can help you to optimize the performance of your business.
Management Excellence
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
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Strategy Driven
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
In today’s business market, online brand visibility is key to getting your new start-up off the ground. No matter what type of products or services you are selling, the type of audience that you are reaching out to or your goals for your business future, it’s important to have a strong online presence in order to reach success. A strong visibility in search engines and the ability to showcase your expertise and knowledge about your industry online is key to building your customer base and improv
Ron Edmondson
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
I meet with young church planters frequently. I hope that continues. We had great experiences in two successful church plants and it’s certainly in my heart. Currently we are working to plant churches in Chicago. I love the energy of planting. We need lots of new churches. In this season of my life, God has called me into revitalization. We are positioning an older, established church, that was once in decline, to grow again.
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From welcoming new team members to tough termination decisions, each employment lifecycle phase requires a balance of knowledge, empathy & legal diligence.
Strategy Driven
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
These days, a lot of people are starting their own small business ventures using the internet. This can give you a lot of freedom in terms of when and how much you work, and if you make the right choices, can also be quite lucrative. Trading in Second-Hand Goods. One type of online business that is quite popular is buying and reselling second-hand goods.
CQ Net - Management skills for everyone!
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
Concepts like efficiency vs. creativity or stability vs. flexibility are deeply engraved in our vocabulary as opposites rather than synergies. A similar contrast is the distinction between startups and companies. While startups amid current debates about disruptive innovations, digitalization, and industry 4.
Deming Institute
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
Guest post by John Hunter. This webcast shows Bette Moen’s presentation, Fixing Education: A Model That Works, at the 2012 Annual Deming Conference. Bette is the founder and director of Cedar Crest Academy. Cedar Crest pays close personal attention to each student and adjusts the system to their needs and strengths. The system is adapted to maximize the education system results.
Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
Tang Yau Hoong/Getty Images. Almost everyone who’s ever gone to work has had to deal with an office manipulator. Unfortunately, most employees hesitate to go public with their concerns. And with good reason: Even if they do, typical corporate responses range from wary or dismissive to actually retaliating against the victim , rather than the wrongdoer.
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Nathan Magnuson
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
What comes to mind when you think about leadership responsibility? Taking charge? Casting vision? Setting strategy? Getting results? Every time this question has been asked in a workshop setting, the list gets long very quickly. I’d like to pose a sobering question: are the people you lead better or worse off because of you? What is the experience of each person on the other end of your leadership?
Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
Aaron Tilley/Getty Images. William Osler, often called the father of modern medicine, famously advised his students: “Just listen to your patient; he is telling you the diagnosis.” A century later, clinicians and health system leaders started tuning out the patient’s voice, turning instead to electronic health records and the latest care protocols to manage their most complicated and high-need patients.
Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
Skopein/Getty Images. When you’re in a startup, the first ten people will determine whether the company succeeds or not. Each is ten percent of the company. So why wouldn’t you take as much time as necessary to find all the A-players? … A small company depends on great people much more than a big company does. — Steve Jobs. Identifying, recruiting , and retaining the right employees are among the most important tasks in the formative stages of a new business — and a
Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
Pat LaCroix/Getty Images. “What’s wrong — is the company going bankrupt? Are we being sold?” For Charlie, who had joined his family’s bakery business two years after getting his MBA and earning his stripes at another company, this question from the plant manager came out of the blue. He was eager to earn his colleagues’ respect, rather than relying on his family name to provide it.
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Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
Dan Kenyon/Getty Images. “We found the perfect strategy” ranks with “And they lived happily ever after” as a perpetual myth. A strategy is never excellent in and of itself; it is shaped, enhanced, or limited by implementation. Top leaders can provide the framework and tools for a team, but the game is won on the playing field.
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