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A Matter of Perception
Have you ever been treated unfairly at work Were you ever asked to do more than your fair share Have you gone above and beyond all reasonable requests, doing an exemplary job and getting no recognition...
Author: Sylvia Lafair
Date Published: Sep 8 2010
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Top Five Reasons For Downfall of a Leader
Success changes everything The world looks up to a successful person with eyes wide open A successful person is revered like no one else...
Author: Ashvini Saxena
Date Published: Sep 7 2010
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Natural Talents and Exceptional Performance
Jay Niblick, a colleague and friend, has recently published a book titled, Whats Your Genius (available on Amazoncom)...
Author: Ryan Scholz
Date Published: Aug 26 2010
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Considerations For Creating an Executive Development Strategy
Introduction to Leadership and Creating an Executive Development Strategy
With all the hype recently surrounding leadership development, we should not forget the most senior and influential leaders of them all - the directors and C-suite executives These high-powered individuals are faced with making the most critical decisions every day A Director-level executive, for example an HR executive, is held to the highest standards in terms of his or her technical skills, business savvy, and people leadership capabilities...
Author: David Shoemaker I.
Date Published: Aug 26 2010
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If You Want to Be a Great Leader You Must Learn to Serve First!
One excellent way to learn good leaderships skills is to start you own home based business It is the natural inclination of humans to want to be at the helm of things
People like to lead rather than be led...
Author: SANDRA ESSEX
Date Published: Aug 26 2010
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No More Background Checks in Hiring
Many employers are not aware of this, but the EEOC is currently working on new guidelines regarding the use of background checks in hiring decisions Also, there is pending action on both the legislative agenda as well as legal field to prohibit the use of credit checks in hiring processes Within 18 months the EEOC is expected to upend current hiring practices and require companies to provide empirical evidence for the business necessity of such things as driving record, criminal record, and credit checks...
Author: Ryan Scholz
Date Published: Aug 24 2010
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Undercover Boss
A few weeks ago I watched the new TV program Undercover Boss I am not much of a fan of reality programs, but the concept intrigued me and since I am in the organizational development business it seemed like good research The premise of the show is that CEOs from large companies go undercover in their own companies to find out what is really going on...
Author: Ryan Scholz
Date Published: Aug 24 2010
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Talent Management - Measuring Success
Imagine that these are numbers for your business:
70% of users are dissatisfied with the process
50% of customers regret their buying decision
46% turnover among new buyers
46% failure rate from the process
Less than 20% of transactions ate successful
If these numbers were related to customer satisfaction, a business could not survive...
Author: Ryan Scholz
Date Published: Aug 24 2010
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The Power of Optimism
One of the chapters in my book, Turning Potential Into Action: Eight Principles for Creating a Highly Engaged Work Place is titled The Power of Optimism I wont repeat the chapter here, but the gist is that an optimistic environment creates more energy in people and enables higher levels of performance
I recently read an interesting article about the relationship between optimism and physical well being...
Author: Ryan Scholz
Date Published: Aug 24 2010
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Leadership Training in the 21st Century. How to Bring Your Leadership Training Up to Date
If you're reading this article, you're probably someone responsible for delivering an effective and value-enhancing leadership training programme within your organisation
Given that employee turnover can be quite high in the modern age, there is the very real risk that you star employees may undergo expensive leadership training and actually leave the company within the next year, with a padded CV ready for their next big opportunity This has led for leadership training courses in the 21st century to really deliver on value-for-money, as the company will want to ensure that leadership training is a profit-enhancing actvity even if turnover of senior mangers approaches for instance, 25%...
Author: Simon Oates
Date Published: Aug 22 2010
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Leadership and Communications Part 2
No matter how well informed you may become, no matter how much knowledge you acquire in your field, it is important to remember that very few have ever accomplished more or gone far in any endeavor without the assistance and cooperation of many people Leadership, goal achievement, and effective communication are inseparable, and they are all inextricably tied to trust Valueship provides the values, direction, and strategy that support and guide behaviors...
Author: Tammy AS Kohl
Date Published: Aug 18 2010
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Leadership Strategies: Deciding How to Decide
Anyone ever tell you You are so irrational or maybe Youre so predictable How about ever hearing Women are so irrational and Men are so logical All are true and not true at the same time...
Author: Sylvia Lafair
Date Published: Aug 18 2010
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Three Leadership Talents
According to Michael Maccoby, a globally recognized expert on leadership, there are three distinct roles of a leader Those roles are strategic, operational, and relational It is important for the success of any organization to have leaders who can competently carry out each of these roles...
Author: Ryan Scholz
Date Published: Aug 18 2010
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Transformational Leaders Solve Problems
Transformational Leadership has recently gone from being just a nice idea an organizational imperative for any individual or company to thrive in today's world Deepening our understanding of what it means to be Transformational Leaders allows us to more effectively develop and position ourselves as successful competitors in the global marketplace...
Author: Michael Palazzo
Date Published: Aug 16 2010
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Leadership Solutions for the Effective Organization
In today's fast and volatile business environment, effective leadership is of critical importance Without skilled captains at the wheel, your organization might drift aimlessly or even flounder
For your organization to reach its true potential, it needs to be guided by people with experience, vision, savvy and rigorous leadership qualities...
Author: Andrea Watkins
Date Published: Aug 16 2010
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How to Be Successful in Project Management and Leadership?
It is not always easy to develop effective leadership in project management, but it can be done It takes a certain drive, a lot of focus, powerful motivation, and a detailed plan Project management and leadership courses can do two things: help you become ready to lead a team by studying your own management style and learning where your weaknesses and strengths lie in order to make yourself a better leader...
Author: David Shoemaker I.
Date Published: Jul 31 2010
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5 Ways to Detect a Vampire at Work
Vampires are takers They cause workplace conflict as they smile and wipe the blood from their mouths They go back to their offices or cubes feeling full and satiated wondering why there is mayhem around them...
Author: Sylvia Lafair
Date Published: Jul 28 2010
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Effective Coaching Needed in Every Workplace
If you have a higher rank in your office, you are responsible for how your subordinates will perform How you will be able to handle them will have a great impact on their performance and the success of what you are doing in general With a good leader, the employees will know what they need to do in the working area...
Author: Joseph Pressley
Date Published: Jul 25 2010
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Workplace Conflict: You Bug Me!!!
Before I tell you what the latest survey on workplace peeves is, take a minute and think about what bothers you the most with your colleagues at work
Ill start with mine I hate, I mean HATE people who talk out of both sides of their mouths...
Author: Sylvia Lafair
Date Published: Jul 22 2010
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About Churchill And His Leadership During WWII
About Churchill and His Leadership During WWII
Winston Churchill was born in 1874 in Oxfordshire, England Churchill is most commonly referred to as the "Indefatigable prime minister of Britain during World War II" Prior to politics, Churchill fought for the English Army in India and Sudan and served as a journalist in South Africa...
Author: Ken Sundheim
Date Published: Jul 20 2010
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