15Five
JULY 6, 2016
Would you believe me if I told you that the happier your employees are, the more successful your company will be? It may sound like the definition of a “Care Bear” management style, but study after study has shown that employee happiness has a direct correlation to your bottom-line. Consider this: Companies with happy employees outperform the competition by 20% , and happy salespeople close 37% more sales.
Nir Eyal
JULY 20, 2016
In this video I discuss the psychology of sending good triggers. The video is based on an earlier post written with Ximena Vengoechea. What do you think? What are some examples of well-timed triggers? Let me know in the comments. The post The Secret to Sending Emails and Notifications That Work appeared first on Nir and Far.
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Leadership Freak
JULY 24, 2016
Mckinsey research* suggests 4 leadership behaviors make the difference between strong and weak leadership. Top 20 Leadership Behaviors: Be supportive. Champion desired change. Clarify objectives, rewards, and consequences. Communicate prolifically and enthusiastically.
Kevin Eikenberry
JULY 18, 2016
An old Chinese story goes something like this. There was a farmer who tilled his fields with a single horse, until that horse escaped. This would seem to be a very difficult situation, yet when asked about his misfortune, the farmer replies, “bad luck or good luck, who knows?” His son went to […]. The post The Power of Positive Framing appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!
Nir Eyal
JULY 13, 2016
You have just a few days to learn everything there is to know about a subject you know nothing about. Now what? “Don’t boil the ocean,” Terry said as he slapped a tall stack of papers on my desk. “Just tell us what we need to know.” I was staring at a serious problem. To […]. The post Three Steps To Get Up To Speed On Any Subject Quickly appeared first on Nir and Far.
Nir Eyal
JULY 6, 2016
Nir’s Note: This guest post is an excerpt from my friend Ryan Holiday’s new book, Ego Is the Enemy. Ryan is the author of three other books and his monthly reading recommendations, which go out to 50,000+ subscribers, can be found here. It can ruin your life only if it ruins your character. —Marcus Aurelius John DeLorean ran his car […].
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Leadership Freak
JULY 29, 2016
Team intelligence, under the right conditions, exceeds the intelligence of individual team members. Many teams are dumber than their individual members. Corporate teams may be the dumbest of all.
Leadership Freak
JULY 27, 2016
I invited several top leaders, authors, and bloggers to share their wisdom with Leadership Freak readers. Thanks to Douglas R. Conant for contributing this insightful post on bringing goals to life. Many leaders understand the importance of designing a strategy and setting goals. But bringing those goals to life can be challenging.
Leadership Freak
JULY 25, 2016
I have invited several top leaders, authors, and bloggers to share their wisdom with Leadership Freak readers. Thanks to John C. Maxwell for contributing this insightful post on saying things others won’t say.
15Five
JULY 12, 2016
As 2015 came to an end, The Atlantic published an article entitled, 2015: The Best Year in History for the Average Human Being. Indeed for many of us things are better than ever — so good, in fact, that more and more of us have an opportunity to seek the highest levels of personal fulfillment — even at work. While things are looking better on average, plenty of people are still suffering.
Implementing new tools or business processes in your organization? Lemon Learning put together a practical 3 part guide to prevent the pitfalls of change management. Drive a successful change management project from diagnosis through to measurement.
Leadership Freak
JULY 1, 2016
As a general rule, don’t trust anyone who is always happy. When things go bad, feeling happy is denial. 5 people you shouldn’t trust: Bubbly technical people. Cheerful surgeons. Serious work requires serious people.
Leadership Freak
JULY 21, 2016
You aren’t doing much if you don’t grapple with uncertainty. Complex issues have many solutions. Thinking otherwise closes minds. Closed minds damage organizations and limit leaders. Avoid the appeal of first suggestions.
Leadership Freak
JULY 13, 2016
Good things get in the way of great things. Day-to-day “good stuff” prevents leaders from seizing their greatest opportunity. 7 good things leaders do: Articulate, promote, and live organizational values. Seize opportunities.
Leadership Freak
JULY 26, 2016
I invited several top leaders, authors, and bloggers to share their wisdom with Leadership Freak readers. Thanks to Scott Blanchard for contributing this insightful post on four conversations new managers need to master.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn
Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.
Leadership Freak
JULY 19, 2016
Stepping across functional boundaries, in siloed organizations makes you the enemy. What are you doing hear? This is my turf. Disconnected organizations waste resources, squander opportunities, and duplicate effort.
Leadership Freak
JULY 3, 2016
Inconsistency hobbles success. Essential beliefs explain what matters most. Influence beliefs – change lives. A leader’s essential beliefs: Inform decisions. What you believe about yourself, others, and the future informs daily decisions.
Leadership Freak
JULY 15, 2016
Jackholes are part jackass, part a **e. No one is quite good enough for a jackhole. Jackholes can’t tolerate: Mistakes. Others make all the mistakes in jackhole land. Falling short. Jackholes don’t fall short. Weakness.
Leadership Freak
JULY 2, 2016
Service is repulsive to self-serving jerks, but self-service limits leaders. The more you serve yourself, the more you expect others to serve you. To servant leaders, serving is opportunity.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.
Kevin Eikenberry
JULY 25, 2016
This title is misleading. Because, I suppose you don’t have to make any of these commitments; yet, to the degree that you don’t make them, you will reduce your success. Stated another way, there is a direct correlation between a leader’s commitment and their success. (Tweet That) Given that profoundly important point, perhaps a more […]. The post The Three Commitments Leaders Must Make appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
Leadership Freak
JULY 10, 2016
Underhanded resistance happens when people say yes, but really mean no. Resistance is expected, normal, even healthy. Underhanded resistance distracts and destroys. Leaders chase ghosts, when they don’t see underhanded resistance.
Leadership Freak
JULY 17, 2016
Run toward new opportunities, not away from your current situation. It’s easy, when running from your current situation, to jump from the pan into the fire.
Leadership Freak
JULY 28, 2016
I invited several top leaders, authors, and bloggers to share their wisdom with Leadership Freak reades. Thanks to Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner for contributing this insightful post challenging the strengths myth.
Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion
In October, scientists discovered that 75% of patients who experienced brain fog had a lower quality of life at work than those who did not. At best, brain fog makes you slower and less efficient. At worst, your performance and cognitive functions are impaired, resulting in memory, management, and task completion problems. In this entertaining and interactive presentation, Chester Santos, "The International Man of Memory," will assist you in developing life-changing skills that will greatly enha
Leadership Freak
JULY 4, 2016
High energy organization are led by skilled management teams. 5 questions to re-energized a de-energized team: #1. Where is the complexity*? Complexity is the result of taking the path of least resistance.
Leadership Freak
JULY 31, 2016
Unhappy leaders build miserable teams. If you’re surrounded by unhappiness, it’s time to look in the mirror. The power of permission: Leaders gives permission by the example they set. Leaders give teams permission to be happy by showing their own happiness. The power of permission shows up on front-line teams and in boardrooms.
Leadership Freak
JULY 9, 2016
What do you do when the person you’re coaching persists in poor performance or negative behaviors? Energy deflates when you have the same conversation over and over. The belief that coaching is handholding offends real coaches. It’s not compassionate to create dependency. It’s disrespectful to enable helplessness. It’s ineffective to tolerate persistent failure.
Leadership Freak
JULY 20, 2016
Tough conversations are like riding an elevator. There comes a point, if you don’t speak, talking is nearly impossible. 7 elevator conversations: Performance issues. (Especially with higher ups.
Kevin Eikenberry
JULY 10, 2016
Conflict at work can be challenging. Working remotely can be difficult. Put those things together, and it’s a double whammy. The number of people who are working remotely, or working with others who are working remotely, continues to grow – and when we are talking about people, there will be conflict. Put that all together […]. The post Dealing with Virtual Conflict appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
Leadership Freak
JULY 12, 2016
5 ways sincere leaders promote IRResponsibility: Help too soon. You tell people they aren’t responsible when you rush in to save the day. (You also suggest they aren’t capable.) Protect people from consequences.
Leadership Freak
JULY 6, 2016
Success hinges on finding and leveraging talent. Root premise: Others determine your value. It doesn’t matter how talented you believe you are. Talent – like fruit – is for others, not the trees that produce it. What matters is how others receive benefit from what you bring to the table. Talent is irrelevant until it brings benefit to others.
Leadership Freak
JULY 16, 2016
Dear Dan, I’ve been working with a leader, who in many regards is exceptional, but she is really struggling with getting the managers who report to her to do what she asks them.
Leadership Freak
JULY 8, 2016
Slackers want something for nothing. Talent yearns for opportunity. In between, discouraged middlers slave away. Push slackers and they’ll despise you. Push talent and they’ll thank you. Middlers are development opportunities.
Leadership Freak
JULY 22, 2016
Wise bosses seek advice. Foolish bosses always know. 7 ways to advise the boss and advance your career: #1. Make the boss feel understood. Clarify the boss’s goals, intentions, and assumptions.
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