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Workplace and Life Advice You Can Use

Leading Blog

Offer specific examples and tips. Schein : “The warning signs are never ‘cultural.’ But often those won’t work, business eh business is now demanding that they pull back, escalate, and tap into different skills, a new mindset, and a radically changed pattern of behaviors than what made them successful in the past.”

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 4/29/13)

First Friday Book Synopsis

Lawler III Gareth Jones HBR How to Use Your Online Network to Test Ideas John Jantsch Keith Sawyer Management Tip of the Day motivation Paul H. Eccher Peter Gray: Part 2 Rob Goffee Rutger von Post strategy+business talent management The McKinsey Quarterly The Referral Engine These Soft Skills Can Go a Long Way Thomas Williams Zig Zag'

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Employee Relationships is a Serious Employer Responsibility

HR Digest

An article by Greg Roper from 2015 indicated that interpersonal communication and conflict management were two of the most important skills to focus on, and that remains relevant today. A study by OD Adekoya reported that “there is an increased need for trust, fairness, and respect between both parties (employer and employee)”.

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It’s About What You Add to the Interaction

Lead Change Blog

We’re going to focus on one of the common factors: the leader’s social skills. In his book Humble Inquiry , Edgar Schein (2013) makes the argument that a good relationship is based on your inquisitiveness and your ability to ask the right questions, rather than how much information you give the other. It’s about adding value.

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