Frank Sonnenberg Online

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

When the subject of manners comes up, most people think about how to behave at the dinner table. Some behaviors that come to mind include chew with your mouth closed, refrain from reaching across the table, and leave your cell phone in another room. I say that because good manners are a choice. And some people choose no!

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Next Level Blog

APRIL 28, 2020

Stop Sitting All Day – You probably never imagined you’d spend so much time at your kitchen table or that desk you set up in your extra bedroom. I have had way more than one client tell me that they’re sitting at their table in front of their screen for 10 or 12 hours a day without much of a break. Here’s the summary.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 6, 2017

The other evening, I was sitting at the kitchen table putting the finishing touches on next week’s keynote for the American Health Quality Association. I mean, this kid is a storyteller. I kept feeling I was about 90% there when my son, Sebastian, walked in and plopped a crinkled sheet of notebook paper down my keyboard.

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Decker Communication

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Change the set up, move a table, adjust your chair. Shine with humble confidence Coco thanked them all – her family (even calling out her dad for seeing him cry for the first time), her team, the supporters, the ball kids, photographers and literally all of New York. Own it Coco started with, “Can I take the mic for this one?”

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2020

As I take in Tom’s penetrating poem and watch him share with his kids, I can’t help but wonder if my leadership hindsight about 2020 will be as strong as his foresight. Agree to disagree” only works if people put their cards on the table, so it’s important to think back on where you withheld so as to avoid disagreements.

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Next Level Blog

APRIL 3, 2019

But, in all likelihood, I’m kidding myself on that. But, in all likelihood, I’m kidding myself on that. Are you the kind of person whose facial expressions reveal everything you’re thinking? My wife, Diane, tells me I’m one of those people. Of course, she does have several decades of experience in reading me.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Pass your values to your kids. Do you raise your kids to be thoughtful and productive members of society, or are you an absentee parent? Do you think about the world that you’re leaving to your kids, or are you too busy living the good life to notice? In the meantime, things don’t get done. But the fact remains, it is.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 20, 2019

They are the ones providing for their family so they must find a way to achieve it—whether that’s putting food on the table (physically and financially); planning childcare logistics so they can get to work if their kid is sick, as vacation days can be a non-existent luxury; or a myriad of other things. It’s not a one-and-done skill.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Do you remember being stuck at the kids' table for Thanksgiving dinner growing up? There were always too many of us to all sit around one dinner table, so we had a secondary table off to the side, sometimes even in a separate room, to which the younger generation was relegated.

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The Practical Leader

MARCH 8, 2023

When our kids were young, I was often reminded of the adage, “children act like their parents — despite all attempts to teach them good manners.” ” When one of our kids did something I wasn’t especially pleased with, I found myself asking, “where did you learn that?” Well,…maybe not.

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Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Starting at 6:00 pm, she has a couple of hours with her family and then, when her kids go to bed, she spends around three hours a night responding to the emails that she didn’t get to because she was in meetings all day. Since the pandemic started, Susan’s been working around 15 hours a day.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 13, 2017

If you’re working with a manager who loves pivot tables but has trouble remembering simple “thank yous,” ask them to make a spreadsheet of the members of their team. their kid’s names, what they do for fun). .” “See that! Now let me get back to work!” If this makes your stomach turn, hang on.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The recruiters want to see if a candidate researched about the company and what kind of personal attributes they can bring to the table. . question should be crafted in this manner: “I’ve read many publications and public letters about the company and I realized that you want to conquer the market of kids’ accessories.

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The Practical Leader

JULY 19, 2023

Kids under 5 got in free. ” It’s OK to Rip Off Big Companies When he was 12, Mark sat around the dinner table at a family gathering as his Uncle Joe showed him how to get around restrictions on sharing streaming services. When Mark was 6 years old, his parents took him to a movie. “It’s OK; everybody does it.”

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RapidStart Leadership

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Last month I signed up to help at a local agency, and it was a great experience. The way they worked with the volunteers made it fun, productive and has had me coming back weekly ever since. Today I’ll share the many things that went right, so that if you find yourself in the business of leading volunteers you’ll have them coming back for more, too.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 3, 2017

Todd made an offer on the house, and the seller countered with a very minor concession (this happened while we were sitting at the table). Todd kept his usual cool and stayed focused on making the decision that his wife and kids would be happiest about years down the road. He Defined what was Important to Him. Develop your options.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 14, 2020

While the 20-second commute every morning to the spare bedroom or kitchen table might seem like the answer to all of your prayers, this new way of working has its own checklist of pros, cons and a couple of essentials you might not have thought of. Why your home-based business is a great idea.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Consider the incredibly simple example of asking your kids to clean the kitchen after dinner. Guest post from Tom Reilly: The end result will be that you will get what you want without trying as hard. Sounds too good to be true, doesn't it? And yet it isn’t. The best part is that you can invert control over and over again. Often instantly.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 21, 2021

Right beside the dumpsters were several tables set with china, white tablecloths, and balloons for a hotel staff recognition luncheon. Right beside the dumpsters were several tables set with china, white tablecloths, and balloons for a hotel staff recognition luncheon. And yet, so many companies screw this up. Reading from a script.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

AUGUST 25, 2020

We impose a mandatory gratuity so the server doesn’t get stiffed; we let the mediocre employees “skate” because they’re the breadwinners for their families; we say “yes” to our kids because we’re their parents and we want them to be happy. Are you helping or hurting them? Guaranteed gratuities. So why try harder? Automatic rewards.

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RapidStart Leadership

AUGUST 15, 2017

Nearby the professors had placed a table featuring the normal additives for coffee like milk, cream, half-and-half, and sugar. Once given their coffee, the professors pointed out the condiment table and invited students to make use of it. Can we change opinions by changing expectations? How Do You Like Your Coffee?

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 15, 2014

During the warm-up, we created a brainstorming tree that was taped to the ground, a play on the “choose your own story adventure” stories that are popular with kids. I sat on the table and took out my camera phone and snapped a picture of one of the girls on the ground. Thanks to LGL Tribe member, Joy Guthrie for the art.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 30, 2020

During the weeks leading up to 23rd March, I had sold/given up on all our possessions including beds, car, dining table, cooking gas connections, refrigerator etc. We felt stranded with no grocery, no cooking gas and no way to go out and arrange for things required for family of four including two kids. My 2020 Story.

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Leading with Trust

JULY 21, 2019

I coached youth baseball for over 15 years, from five-year old kids to 14-year-old teenagers, and at least two things were common across all the age groups: 1) the kids always kept score, and 2) they were the first ones to remind me if I wasn’t being fair. Switch the scene to the modern-day workplace.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

JANUARY 24, 2023

What does this lack of dignity and grace teach our kids? Next time you evaluate whether something is fair and equitable, ask yourself how you would feel if the tables were turned. In other words, people who make a positive difference in the world and are proud to live that way. Some people are toxic. Let’s get real. Watch your words.

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 28, 2019

Moose-on-the-Table is where everyone in a meeting knows there is an issue or problem, but no one is talking about it. It’s like there is a large moose standing on the meeting-room table and no one is saying a word about it as if it’s not there. ” Everyone at Pete’s table looked at each other without speaking.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

Backyard parties are on the way out with the summer months. This is your last chance to throw the best backyard party to celebrate fall and make those fun memories before the cold comes in and sends everyone inside for months. In many ways, the cooling air will make it easier to plan the party. Food and invitations and decorating. Get Enough Chairs.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 27, 2015

” Nearly all hands stayed raised, with the exception of the new kid, who’s in his first job, sitting next to his current boss. .” ” Nearly all hands stayed raised, with the exception of the new kid, who’s in his first job, sitting next to his current boss. ” Every hand in the room went up.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Part II: How to Amp Up Your Boss’s Advocacy for You. If you’re uninspired at work, your manager could be the reason. In my last blog post, I talked about the importance of learning to cope and build bridges with him/her. Itʻs one thing to do your job well. Theoretically, anyone placed in the right role can do that. workforce is disengaged.

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Next Level Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Last week, I had two reminders of how important it is to take some time to connect with other people and how we leave so much value on the table when we don’t. How many kids were in your childhood family? What did you love or hate doing as a kid? We really didn’t know them that well. Three hours flew by.

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Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 16, 2014

As Wil dispensed the story and mentioned Commander Keen, such a kid friendly game, it blew my mind. There were kid friendly titles such as Mario Brothers and Donkey Kong. Doom brought something new to the table. Whether it was the child-friendly Mario games or the bone-chilling game Doom. I loved video games. No freaking way!

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QAspire

JANUARY 8, 2018

Like a kid who gets excited about her new toy, I got excited too. As much as I love my old fashioned approach of paper and pen, I am excited about new possibilities that this digital tools bring on the table. Execution is effectively governed by learning and adapting the approaches along the way.

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David A Fields

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Some form or variation graces the table at every restaurant. And barring supervision, the kids will happily stuff themselves on the easy-to- reach starch and fat, leaving no room for the healthier, more delectable items on the menu.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

MAY 19, 2020

They’re in all advanced classes. They skim a page and remember the subject matter — forever. And they raise their hand before the question is even asked. What’s more, they’ve been known to wait till the last minute to study for tests, and you guessed it, they still walk away with an A. Good grades come easy to them. Then there’s the rest of us.

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Jason Womack

MARCH 17, 2015

Everyone mentioned someone else in their life that has an impact on their habits: a spouse, kids, coworkers, clients. Whether you’re running a company or coordinating your family sitting down together at the dinner table, you have to have a strategy. how much you exercise. and the quality of your sleep. Is what equals. =.

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Nathan Magnuson

MAY 4, 2015

But do key organizational messages cascade effectively throughout the organization or quickly go awry like a kid’s game of telephone? Author Mark Miller and a team of facilitators walked a large group through the content of his new book Chess Not Checkers. The boardgame imagery? But as growth occurs, complexity kicks in. ” Why?

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HR Digest

JANUARY 25, 2021

Though that means scheduling and having a time-table. Five tips for work from home parents who want to maintain productivity by creating a distraction-free workspace. The coronavirus situation has forced a large part of the workforce to work from home. People now have to adjust to the new norm of working. How to work from home, the right way.

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