Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

In sharp contrast to Hurricane Katrina, the collaboration between military organizations, federal authorities, and state and local agencies during Sandy led to purposeful and decisive support to victims and infrastructure. . “When leaders do not practice what they preach, they destroy morale, loyalty, and engagement.”

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 7, 2020

Such incidents are common in the businesses that deal with mechanical tools that include, drill machines, hammers, wedges, saws, glass, and other sharp objects. This can also impact the impression your visitors carry and the morale of your team. An overcrowded workplace can become a liability for any conventional business.

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Skip Prichard

DECEMBER 16, 2021

These exceptional circumstances are when the survival of the organization is at stake and extremely sharp short-term actions are required to ensure that the organization survives the immediate circumstance.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 17, 2016

When it came time to cut the cookie dough to be placed in the baking pan, her mother got a shocked look as I confidently handed her seven-year old daughter a sharp knife. Morale climbs, burnout is reduced, leaders feel responsibility shared, and profits soar as customers rave about the organization full of value, joy…and power!

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HR Digest

MAY 8, 2023

Maintains a consistent attendance record and has a positive impact on team morale. They train hard and practice relentlessly to hone their skills and stay sharp. With effective performance review techniques, you’ll see improvements in employee morale and productivity, as well as a boost in your company’s bottom line.

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Tim Milburn

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Employees are sharp observers. If you are getting the right response consistently — high productivity and morale — then you’re doing just fine. However, getting an employee or subordinate to give his or her honest feedback on your leadership style is difficult. Hence, they are naturally reluctant to be totally candid.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Employees are sharp observers. If you are getting the right response consistently -- high productivity and morale -- then you're doing just fine. However, getting an employee or subordinate to give his or her honest feedback on your leadership style is difficult. People fear being the messenger who will get shot for bearing bad news.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 10, 2015

Employees are sharp observers. If you are getting the right response consistently -- high productivity and morale -- then you're doing just fine. However, getting an employee or subordinate to give his or her honest feedback on your leadership style is difficult. People fear being the messenger who will get shot for bearing bad news.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 4, 2012

Employees are sharp observers. If you are getting the right response consistently -- high productivity and morale -- then you're doing just fine. However, getting an employee or subordinate to give his or her honest feedback on your leadership style is difficult. People fear being the messenger who will get shot for bearing bad news.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

The moral of this story is that while sophistication and complexity often go hand-in-hand, they don’t have to be synonymous. While a business cannot scale without growth, a business can grow without being scalable.

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HR Digest

MAY 2, 2019

"Unleashing Collective Genius" As globalization takes a sharp turn from government to business, the issue of global talent mobility rapidly moves up the agenda. Michael Fraccaro: Today’s world is more complex and morally-connected than ever. The role of a leader is definitely subject to greater scrutiny.

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Tim Milburn

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Employees are sharp observers. If you are getting the right response consistently — high productivity and morale — then you’re doing just fine. However, getting an employee or subordinate to give his or her honest feedback on your leadership style is difficult. Hence, they are naturally reluctant to be totally candid.

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LDRLB

JUNE 22, 2010

After the Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, and other scandals, we already saw a sharp decline in employee-employer trust which never came back. There are even instances where companies are identified as having high-minded stated values, but are found to lack a moral compass. What’s your explanation for this?

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

The sharp focus and direction on your objectives and goals can only be maintained with constant monitoring of your procedures and processes. Employees know their jobs, are empowered to make decisions and have high morale in carrying the company banner forward. Instill discipline. Corporate culture reflects a formal Visioning Program.

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Tim Milburn

OCTOBER 2, 2013

It’s that among the sharp-elbowed hordes pushing through Washington’s corridors of power, they didn’t even stand out.” Business leaders in the United States have shunned talking about values, because they seem to suggest a religious or moral outlook. ” ACCOUNTABILITY.

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Mills Scofield

JANUARY 14, 2014

tool knife from the rig on my body armor and let the pristinely sharp blade slice effortlessly through the tape and label—while being ever so careful to avoid harming whatever wonders lay inside. Enough examination of the outside of the package—time to figure out what it contained! I drew my standard-issue Gerber?tool

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Skip Prichard

JULY 19, 2021

At any time – in crisis mode or otherwise – all behaviors of the leader mold team morale. As such, turbulent times are tremendous opportunities for leaders to influence morale – and consequently improve trust and team performance – in profound ways. Kim is absolutely correct. Mark Brouker.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

It''s that among the sharp-elbowed hordes pushing through Washington''s corridors of power, they didn''t even stand Out." Business leaders in the United States have shunned talking about values, because they seem to suggest a religious or moral outlook. In my view, management now has no choice but to teach values.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

MARCH 20, 2009

This is one pretty sharp boss!) Talk about raising moral of employees. The Funniest Staff Meeting Ever…… The boss of a Madison Avenue advertising agency called a spontaneous staff meeting in the middle of a particularly stressful week. THE THEME: Viagra advertising slogans. The top 10 were: 10. Viagra, Whaazzzz up!

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

MARCH 10, 2020

That’s why we must draw a sharp distinction between right and wrong and be consistent in promoting those principles and applying deterrents. 9 Powerful Reasons Why Your Moral Character Matters. The fact is that punishments are reactive — administered after an offense is committed. Make Good Choices.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 18, 2014

Depending on the industry, a sharp MBA who’s a scratch golfer may well have a leg up in a job interview or sales meeting. Indeed, I know Silicon Valley and (admittedly younger) hedge fund quant teams who bond and boost morale through their Minecraft bouts.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Neuroscientist Gary Marcus has a typically sharp post over at the New Yorker’s site explaining how dumb our most cutting edge artificial intelligence technologies still are. Along with true digital intelligence would almost certainly come consciousness, self-awareness, will, and some moral and/or ethical sense to help guide decisions.

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Leading with Trust

JULY 28, 2019

The victim is made to feel “less than” and in a morally inferior position as the perpetrator. You come into work, do a half-ass job all day, take long lunches, and then expect everyone to help you get the work done so you can punch out at 5:00 sharp! Contempt sounds like: “You think you have it tough?!

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CEO Blog

AUGUST 3, 2013

The moral seems to be the more people use their mind, the less it can be used for other things. When the mind is not sharp (as in tired from use), it reverts to the habit or the norm. One great study had subject memorize a 2 digit number or a 7 digit number then they were asked if they wanted chocolate cake or a piece of fruit.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2016

Many businesses lose this sharp sense of purpose as they grow. My co-author James Allen refers to this as waging war on industry norms on behalf of underserved customers, as Netflix did for video rentals, or to create a new market entirely, as Google has done, following its mission to organize all of the world’s information.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2012

It seems to me not just a tiny act of unconditional love, but a titanic kind of thankless grace and strength; an act of incendiary rebellion screaming into the moral emptiness of the smallness of our biggest choice, the choice to casually discard life, to toss aside the act of fully living, to be less than one's whole.

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Tim Milburn

MARCH 29, 2012

In sharp contrast to Scott, both Amundsen and Shackleton solicited ideas and opinions from their men. Although Scott’s doomed polar party stayed together until the very end, his detachment, emphasis on hierarchy, and unilateral decision-making style created barriers to team cohesion and damaged morale.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 25, 2016

Some philosophers have argued that the Golden Rule is part of the foundation of important moral theories. And it is easy to hear it echoed in everyday, practical moral guidance, such as the Native American recommendation to “walk a mile in the other person’s shoes.”

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

More of the same — a perma-crisis whose human toll on you and I seems to be a kind of crisis-malaise, a habituation to human heartache, the dulling of the once-razor-sharp edge of what could have been? It's a very sharp question. So what happens now? Is that it — all there is, for us, this "lost" generation? Not a chance.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 16, 2014

When you think of leadership, you want a wise leader who is quick on their feet and sharp in their vision and intelligent in their decisions. It’s the leaders with a strong moral character and good old-fashioned values who stand above the rest. But there is something that triumphs intelligence when it comes to leadership.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2014

That asymmetry is the flaw in our knowledge economy; it leads to moral hazard — and worse. The key difference between academic and industry produced data is that we currently treat the second skeptically. A cohort of scientists has been impugned, and a younger cohort warned that such is their fate if they work for industry.

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Thin Difference

MARCH 5, 2019

Long respected for her Minnesota-nice disposition in public, media accounts have quoted Klobuchar’s employees who claim that, in the office, she has an explosive temper that can manifest in the throwing of objects, assignment of degrading tasks, and sharp criticism of errors large and small. Fostering a Culture of Respect.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2017

The second is, it can reduce physician turnover (and thus the cost of recruiting) and boost morale. This can lead to poor management oversight, operational decisions that fail to control costs, and morale problems. To support rapid growth, Sound Physicians sought to accelerate the development of its physicians’ leadership skills.

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