15Five

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The most powerful coaching tool a manager has is a one-on-one meeting. These meetings are dedicated time for managers to learn important information about their employees and offer useful feedback in real-time. When one-on-ones happen frequently, managers have the opportunity to increase their overall effectiveness and boost employee performance. Here are four tips to help you have more meaningful one-on-ones with your employees each and every week. 1.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Empathy – understanding the feeling and emotions someone is feeling as a way to provide solace and support while building understanding and trust – is a critical leadership skill. I’ve written and recorded several messages about empathy in the past few months, because this practice is more important than ever. In the past, I’ve tried […]. The post Practicing Empathy – The Five L’s appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Vantage Circle

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Workplace readiness skills refer to the qualities that employers look for in employees. It is a combination of attributes and behaviors that will make employers hire a candidate. They are also called soft skills, employment ability skills, or job readiness skills. These skills help employees know how to cope with managers and coworkers. They help enhance the value of timeliness and develop an awareness of how others view us.

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Heather Stagl

OCTOBER 8, 2020

People respond in a lot of different ways when they encounter change. When we are the one trying to implement that change, some of the responses can be frustrating, especially when they seem to challenge us. When that happens, we usually call it resistance.

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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!

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Nir Eyal

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The post Be a Schedule Builder, Not a To-Do List Maker appeared first on Nir and Far.

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Tanveer Nasser

OCTOBER 28, 2020

If ever there was a singular event that brought to the forefront the influence - if not importance - of good governance, there’s little question COVID-19 fits that bill. Indeed, throughout the world, we’re seeing a critical examination of not only how effective governments at all levels are at not only protecting its citizenry from this global pandemic, but doing so in a way that doesn’t create long-term damage to their economies and societies at large.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 5, 2020

AJust because people are working from home, doesn’t mean they are an effective remote team. In fact, even if your team was successful and cohesive when you were all in the same workspace, doesn’t mean that you have great remote collaboration now. What can you do as a leader to promote, encourage, and nurture remote […]. The post Nurturing Collaboration on Remote Teams appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Vantage Circle

OCTOBER 13, 2020

From the day an employee joins the company to the day they leave, the human resources department has the job of making impactful decisions that directly affect an employee’s life. Thus, in this article on employee engagement in HR, we will be looking at the various ways in which HRs can promote the level of engagement in an organization. First of all, what is employee engagement ?

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Control freaks fear freedom. But treating people like robots never inspires. Control-freak-leaders deliver narrow results. Choices inspire ownerships and instill responsibility. Every decision you give someone communicates trust, confidence, and respect.

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Mike Griffiths

OCTOBER 8, 2020

When you hear the words “PMP Exam” what springs to mind? If you already have the credential, then probably the study period and stress associated with obtaining it. If you are thinking of taking the exam, then maybe some apprehension and anxiety. An effective way to reduce this anxiety is through learning about the exam goals and approach. Information is power, and it never hurts to be more aware of the process before taking the exam.

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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.

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Tanveer Nasser

OCTOBER 14, 2020

During challenging times, it’s critical that leaders boost their communication time to provide clarity and assurance to their employees. In this edition of my Leadership Espresso Shot series, I make the case that it’s equally important for leaders to express more gratitude through their leadership when faced with uncertainty about the future. Now this past Monday was Thanksgiving Day here in Canada which commemorates the end of the harvest season.

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15Five

OCTOBER 7, 2020

In business, we are often so results-focused that we can discourage the outside-the-box thinking that drives innovation. But curiosity is vital for building thriving companies and for fostering healthy relationships between managers and co-workers. When you ask your employees the right questions, you’ll get quality feedback that sparks creativity, puts out potential fires, and helps employees show up as their best selves.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 13, 2020

No engagement. No participation. Can’t get people to speak up. These are just a few of the many issues that we have with virtual meetings. And in this video, I am demonstrating 4 ways that a simple cup can help improve your virtual meetings. Tweet it out: If you want people to participate in your […]. The post How a Coffee Cup Can Improve Your Meetings – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Vantage Circle

OCTOBER 15, 2020

As humans, we continuously try to evolve in every aspect of our lives. For the same, we actively search for new ways to become more efficient and agile. Well, this thing now applies heavily in our professional lives, where we have to juggle between a lot of things simultaneously. Here, the only thing that matters is managing one’s time effectively, and for this, many professionals, especially those in leadership positions, practice the pomodoro technique.

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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.

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The struggle to keep your head above water provides little opportunity to reflect, adapt, and start again. Stress and frustration accumulate when you splash around today the same way you splashed yesterday.

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Liquid Planner Leadership

OCTOBER 1, 2020

The dawn of virtual leadership is upon us, driven by the global COVID-19 crisis and supported by the constant innovation in business technology. Whether you were forced to send your employees home during the pandemic or if you’ve decided to lead a decentralized workforce because you realize the benefits of remote work , though, there is no denying that you’re dealing with a major business change.

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Dan McCarthy

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Guest post from S. Chris Edmonds: Is your company primarily power-, profit-, or purpose-driven? Approaching a meeting with the CEO of his organization, one of my culture clients (a senior executive of a major retailer) said, “I’m going to ask him whether he thinks we are a power-driven company, a profit-driven company, or a purpose-driven. Read More.

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15Five

OCTOBER 28, 2020

One of the most effective manager practices to improve employee performance is the one-on-one meeting. Using these meetings purely as a performance check-in, though, is a wasted opportunity, especially in a remote work environment where relationships suffer without regular (video) facetime. At 15Five, we’ve architected a leadership framework called Best-Self Management.

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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.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 26, 2020

If you are like me, you have been on hundreds of conference calls in the past. They were a brilliant solution to remote communication requiring only a phone, a number to the bridge line, and a passcode. Conference calls served a need, but now, like the fax machine and the pager, their future looks dim. […]. The post The Death of the Conference Call appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Vantage Circle

OCTOBER 31, 2020

HR specialists have a lot on their plates, as they have to juggle candidates’ screening, interviews, onboarding, employee lifecycle in the company, and more. We can think of the HR department as being the core of the company - here is where the primary resources (employees) are being selected, processed, and maintained. Now try to imagine what would happen if the company’s core doesn’t perform at optimum parameters.

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Top Complaints about bosses: My boss takes credit for my work. My boss doesn’t trust me. She seems to assume that I’m going to fail. My boss doesn’t care that I’m overworked.

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Nir Eyal

OCTOBER 8, 2020

The post Handling Life Transitions: Interview with Bruce Feiler appeared first on Nir and Far.

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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

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Know Your Team

OCTOBER 29, 2020

12 practices for how to build team morale remotely in the long-term, not as a short-term enthusiasm blip. Now, more than ever, the question, “How to build team morale remotely?” is one you may be asking yourself. From your team’s body language on Zoom calls, you can just tell. Folks look work thin. Energy levels are depleted. And if you let yourself admit it, you feel depleted as well.

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15Five

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Great Place to Work® and Fortune have honored 15Five as one of the 2020 Best Small & Medium Workplaces™. The ranking is based on confidential survey feedback representing more than 189,000 employees working at small- and medium-sized businesses in the United States. Great Place to Work, a global people analytics and company culture research firm, evaluated more than 60 elements of team members’ experience on the job.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 20, 2020

We’ve all been in virtual meetings where a participant (maybe it’s you?) mutes themselves at the start and remains muted for the entirety of the meeting. And while there are a variety of reasons and situations where muting makes sense (I’ll review them in the video), there are even more reasons why you should UNMUTE […]. The post Mute Yourself, Not Your Team – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Vantage Circle

OCTOBER 30, 2020

That one room in the house that screams “Be productive,” which we like to call our home office, is a significant space yet a neglected one. I mean, it is just there, existing in every house- not frequently used. However, with the work from the home culture being at its peak at the moment, a home office is never wanted more. That being the case, we bring you some home office ideas to keep you high on motivation.

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Part of me just wants to be left alone so I can do my work. But success requires positive relationships. Why positive work relationships matter: Shared knowledge.

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Sweet Process

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Featured Bonus Content: Download the FREE Project Management Process Checklist! You will get access to a sample project phases checklist to use in your own company. Click Here To Download It. We all encounter projects in our day-to-day activities, whether at home or in the office. Projects could be as simple as making a meal […]. The post Project Management Process: A Definitive Guide to Executing a Successful Project appeared first on SweetProcess.

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Dan McCarthy

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Guest post by Clint Babcock: Recently I was teaching a class on negotiation for salespeople. I set up a buyer–seller role play scenario and I asked two participants to work through the scenario in front of the rest of the class. Both were provided with the pertinent information they needed to secure a good deal; all. Read More. The post Three Classic Negotiating Mistakes appeared first on Great Leadership by Dan.

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15Five

OCTOBER 28, 2020

At 15Five , we follow a philosophy called Best-Self Management. It focuses on managing people and teams to unlock their highest potential versus only managing behaviors, outcomes, and performance. Through this leadership framework, we aim to help leaders turn their managers into Best-Self Managers. A Best-Self Manager supports both the professional and emotional wellbeing of their people, inspires performance without forcing it, and leverages the unique strengths of employees.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 4, 2020

In case you hadn’t noticed, there is a pandemic going on and more people than ever are working from home. We are past the initial “How do we do this?” panic, and most people have learned that remote working isn’t as easy as they thought. Our new book is the perfect aid as you try […]. The post The Long-Distance Teammate – The Wait is Over appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Vantage Circle

OCTOBER 21, 2020

A great workforce is a mix of good employees coming together to work towards a common goal. Here, the individual contribution of every worker is crucial. All your employees must do their work properly to get the best result as a team. In this regard, lazy employees pose a big problem. These are the workers that lack the drive and the will to do a job properly.

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