August, 2017

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Hyperbolic Discounting: Why You Make Terrible Life Choices

Nir Eyal

Nir’s Note: This guest post is written and illustrated by Lakshmi Mani, a product designer working in San Francisco. Have you ever had a mounting pile of work you know you need to do but for some reason didn’t? There’s an important deadline looming, your boss is breathing down your neck, the pressure is on — […]. The post Hyperbolic Discounting: Why You Make Terrible Life Choices appeared first on Nir and Far.

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5 Articles That Reveal The Real Value Of Employee Engagement

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If there’s one thing that’s certain in the world of Human Resources, it’s that employee engagement matters. If there’s a second thing that’s certain, it’s that HR knowing this has done almost nothing to improve employee engagement. If you’re anything like me, these revelations are enough to leave you baffled and a bit lost – and you would be in good company!

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Why Leaders Get Stuck at Average

Leadership Freak

Some leaders think they’re good leaders when they’re stuck at averaged. We don’t automatically improve as time passes.

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The Self-Aware Leader

Kevin Eikenberry

There are many characteristics associated with effective leaders; you can find those lists easily, or you can just make a list yourself. If you have read my writing much, you know that I believe that remarkable leaders are learners – that they must be learning to be successful in nearly every part of their role. […]. The post The Self-Aware Leader appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

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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Emotional and rational case for organizational change

Torben Rick Change Management

Emotions are hugely powerful. But many managers barely tap into that power when driving organizational change. Employees’ emotions are where the momentum for real transformation lies. The post Emotional and rational case for organizational change appeared first on Torben Rick.

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Why Most Companies Fail At Moving Up or Down Market

Brian Balfour

This is part five in a series about 4 Frameworks To Grow To $100M+. Subscribe to get the rest of the series. In the introduction I explained there are two types of companies: Tugboats, where growth feels like you have to put a ton of fuel in to get only a little speed out. Smooth sailors, where growth feels like wind is at your back. The difference between these two are not the common mantras of build a great product, product market fit is the only thing that matters, or growth hacking.

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7 Ways to Build Trust in the Workplace: Paul Zak Webinar Recap

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Earlier this year, I started reading a book called Trust Factor: The Science of Creating High-Performance Companies by neuroscientist Paul Zak. The book is full of fascinating insights and statistics about how to build trust in the workplace and how we as humans view and perform work. It occurred to my team and me: If trust is a crucial component of a high functioning workplace, what relationship does it share with employee engagement?

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The Five Components of Negative Leadership

Leadership Freak

Paychecks buy compliance, but no one is energized by negative leadership. Uncertainty and insecurity give birth to some of the most negative aspects of leadership.

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Ten Great Coaching Questions

Kevin Eikenberry

Coaching is an important part of our role as a leader, and to do it well requires that we engage the person we are coaching in the conversation. After all, it is their behavior and outcomes we are talking about. One of the best things we can do as a coach then, is ask more […]. The post Ten Great Coaching Questions appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Change management require a compelling story

Torben Rick Change Management

Too many change programs don't fully deliver due to lack of foundations. Start the change management process with a clear and compelling reason for the change. The post Change management require a compelling story appeared first on Torben Rick.

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Change Management 101: A Practical 3 Part Guide

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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The Current Job-Hopping Scenario- A Complete Explanation

Vantage Circle

Job hopping is a trend seen among employees' changing workplaces. Job hopping is spending less than two years in a position. According to a Gallup survey, half of U.S. workers follow the work market or actively search for a job. Six in ten millennials are open to fresh work opportunities. There has always been a negative stigma attached to the term 'Job Hopping.

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How to Get People to Help Each Other, Online and Off

Nir Eyal

Nir’s Note: This guest post is by Max Ogles, who writes at MaxOgles.com. On March 27, 1964, Kitty Genovese was brutally attacked and killed in the open streets of New York City. What makes Genovese’s story so tragic is that police later discovered numerous people were aware of Genovese’s distress but never came to her […]. The post How to Get People to Help Each Other, Online and Off appeared first on Nir and Far.

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Advice On How To Rollout OKRs To Your Entire Company

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By now, you have probably heard of the OKR methodology, or perhaps you already use it to keep people focused and successful at your company. Objectives and Key Results are used by businesses as large as Google , or as small as five person startup teams. These businesses meet periodically (usually quarterly) to set a handful of company-wide objectives.

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3 Prevailing Beliefs that Limit Leadership

Leadership Freak

What you believe about yourself, others, and events governs your attitudes and behaviors. Limiting beliefs produce limited results. 3 prevailing beliefs that limit leadership: #1. Leaders are tough. Leaders do tough things.

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Is Training the Right Solution?

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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The Most Listened to Episodes of The Remarkable Leadership Podcast

Kevin Eikenberry

We are now 63 episodes into The Remarkable Leadership Podcast, and while we have posted a “leaderboard” internally to our team, I thought it might make sense to share it publicly as well. There are at least two good reasons why: We want to recognize (and thank again) these guests. We want to encourage more […]. The post The Most Listened to Episodes of The Remarkable Leadership Podcast appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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How to Engage Top Talent – What Keeps Your Star Employees Engaged?

LSA Global

How to engage top talent is an ongoing conversation among talent management leaders; and it can make or break your talent management strategy. If you are losing some of your best employees or if you are afraid your top talent is becoming disengaged, then this employee engagement and retention article is for you. The Cost of Losing Top Talent. It’s bad enough to lose any productive, experienced employee but when you lose your top, difficult-to-replace talent, it’s terrible!

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What is Employee Engagement? Levels, Benefits, Drivers

Vantage Circle

What comes to your mind when you think of the term Employee Engagement? Keeping employees busy in their jobs. Getting only the high performing candidates onboard. Or providing a handsome paycheck to boost your employees' commitment. Well, if these are some of the things that you imagine it to be, then it's about time we change your perception by helping you learn everything about employee engagement in detail.

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How to Get People to Help Each Other, Online and Off

Nir Eyal

Nir’s Note: This guest post is by Max Ogles, who writes at MaxOgles.com. On March 27, 1964, Kitty Genovese was brutally attacked and killed in the open streets of New York City. What makes Genovese’s story so tragic is that police later discovered numerous people were aware of Genovese’s distress but never came to her […] The post How to Get People to Help Each Other, Online and Off appeared first on Nir and Far.

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Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

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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Employee Survey Reveals These Top 10 ‘Bad Boss’ Leadership Qualities For Managers To Avoid

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We’ve all heard the old adage, People don’t leave jobs, they leave managers. Since we all have a ‘bad boss’ horror story, few will argue with that logic. But now there’s finally some data to back up the anecdote. A recent employee survey by BambooHR has revealed that 44% of employees said that a boss had been the primary reason they left a previous job.

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12 Sentence Starters that Inspire Courage

Leadership Freak

Any bully can kick someone in the pants. It takes real leadership to inspire. If you encouraged a team member once a week, you’d do it about 50 times a year.

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Influence Redefined with Stacey Hanke

Kevin Eikenberry

Author of Influenced Redefined and Yes You Can! Everything You Need from A to Z to Influence Others to Take Action, Stacey Hanke joins Kevin to discuss the importance of consistency Monday to Monday®. Influence is a choice we make and you need to reflect on your daily actions and communication. In this episode, Stacey: […]. The post Influence Redefined with Stacey Hanke appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Strong Corporate Culture: A Foundation for Accelerating Performance

LSA Global

A strong corporate culture may indeed be difficult to change but, if you want to boost business and people performance, it may be just what you need to do. Corporate culture has been misconstrued recently to mean everything from being a “happy” or “fun” work environment to a great place to work. We define a strong corporate culture differently. A Strong Corporate Culture Defined.

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Brain Fog HQ: Memory Enhancement Techniques for Professional Development

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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What is Employee Engagement? Levels, Benefits, Drivers

Vantage Circle

What comes to your mind when you think of the term Employee Engagement? Keeping employees busy in their jobs. Getting only the high performing candidates onboard. Or providing a handsome paycheck to boost your employees' commitment. Well, if these are some of the things that you imagine it to be, then it's about time we change your perception by helping you learn everything about employee engagement in detail.

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5 Ways to Build Your Reputation as a Leader

Leadership Freak

People justify their judgement once they tag you with a reputation. Character is more important than reputation. But leaders ignore the latter to their peril.

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The Secret Ingredient to Reaching the Next Level

Leadership Freak

The secret to reaching the next level is discomfort. Discomfort is where improvement begins. You must allow others to work through discomfort if you expect them to reach the next level.

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How to Deal with Monkey Throwers and Other Irritants

Leadership Freak

The people who take you further may irritate you the most. Conformists provide steady progress. Contrarians, complainers, and irritants innovate. Complaints: People who want change tend to complain.

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How Experienced Leaders Become Stagnant and Mediocre

Leadership Freak

Repetition isn’t the path to improvement, unless you persistently work to improve. The only way to improve is to focus on improvement.

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7 Questions that Answer the Ultimate Opportunity of Leadership

Leadership Freak

The easiest thing leaders do is get things done. The hard part is the people. Leaders are ineffective if all they do is get things done.

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A Conversation with a Critic

Leadership Freak

Leaders don’t have to search for critics. They attract them. I’m often in the position to hear negative feedback about leaders that I coach. Everyone judges a leader’s performance.

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How to Kick Mediocrity to the Curb

Leadership Freak

Timely feedback kicks mediocrity to the curb. Yes, you need the facts to give feedback, but powerful feedback includes heart. 7 ways to give feedback: #1. Describe behaviors. Listen for commitments or excuses.

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People Can’t See Your Heart When You’re Lost in Your Head

Leadership Freak

I can not notice people. I want to notice, but I’m easily distracted. People can’t see your heart, when you’re lost in your head. It doesn’t matter if you want to notice people. It only matters that you do. Distraction blocks interaction.

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One Predictable Source of Tension on Teams

Leadership Freak

Tension between Dreamers and Doers is predictable and useful. Unfortunately, when misunderstood, tension creates drama and feels personal. Mutual irritation: Dreamers think about what will go right.