December, 2018

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The cost of poor performance management

Torben Rick

Done right, performance management can swiftly increase productivity. Done wrong, the negative effects can be far-reaching. The cost of poor performance management. When performance management fails. The post The cost of poor performance management appeared first on Torben Rick.

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7 Key Advantages of Diversity in the Workplace and Why it Matters

Vantage Circle

If you are not living under a rock or have cut yourself out of this social world, then you must know the importance of diversity in the workplace. Bringing diversity in the workplace is not a trend to follow nor a quota a company needs to meet. It is also not only a social responsibility to practice diversity in the workplace. We intuitively know that it’s a pathway where every corporate need to walk along.

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Consumer startups are awesome, and here’s what I’m looking for at a16z (70 slide deck)

Andrew Chen

Above: New technology has always captivated consumers! Dear readers, I’m often asked- so what kind of startups are you investing in at Andreessen Horowitz? And since I’m focused mostly on consumer companies – is there anything exciting happening? After all, if we’re “between” platforms, and there isn’t something as big as the iPhone coming up, is there anything interesting left?

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An Alternative Approach to Dealing with the Inevitable Team Conflict

Liquid Planner Leadership

“The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.”—Babe Ruth ??. Among the many critical project success factors—detailed plans, accurate estimates, and clear communication—a strong, unified team is arguably one of the most important.

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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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Kim Cameron On Mastering Your 1-on-1 Meetings

15Five

What separates high performing organizations from all the rest? Research shows that quality 1-on-1 meetings — those indispensable conversations between managers and employees — are a huge factor! One-on-ones can range from dreaded, “check-the-box” status updates to energizing, even life-changing conversations. As we’ll see below, science shows the best conversations have several things in common.

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Every Day is New Year’s Eve

Kevin Eikenberry

Most everyone has things they do on or around New Year’s Eve. For most people, that includes some reflection on the past year and planning for the new year. All of which is fine, as far as it goes. Today, I share two ideas with you. First, if you are going to do that exercise, […]. The post Every Day is New Year’s Eve appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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7 Key Advantages of Diversity in the Workplace and Why it Matters

Vantage Circle

If you are not living under a rock or have cut yourself out of this social world, then you must know the importance of diversity in the workplace. Bringing diversity in the workplace is not a trend to follow nor a quota a company needs to meet. It is also not only a social responsibility to embrace diversity in the workplace. We intuitively know that it’s a pathway where every corporate need to walk along.

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2018 essay collection on growth metrics, marketplaces, viral growth in the enterprise, and more (PDF included)

Andrew Chen

Above: One of my favorite moments in 2018, with the a16z team and POTUS44. . Dear readers, Wow, so 2018 was a year with a lot of change – I started a new job, recommitted myself to writing (and tweeting), traveled a little too much, moved back down to Palo Alto (temporarily!), and much more. And in one of my favorite moments of the year, the office got swarmed by the Secret Service because Barack Obama came to visit – that was fun.

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The Path to Individual Transformation in the Workplace, Part Three

BetterUp

According to John Dewey, “We do not learn from experience, we learn from reflecting on experience.” Self-reflection is a part of Being, the third stage of individual growth and transformation—a stage that is often overlooked in learning and development programs across organizations today. This stage is a vital part of helping organizations foster agile workforces that are able to grow and adapt as business needs evolve.

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21 Top Talent Management, People Ops, And HR Conferences In 2019

15Five

Human Resource professionals understand more than most why learning and development opportunities are vital. One study found that a whopping two-thirds of employees actually changed jobs due to a lack of L&D. Perhaps this is because many companies don’t know how to create a learning and development program internally, or lack the resources to provide what they see as a perk, via external learning experiences like conferences and seminars.

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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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How Committed are You?

Kevin Eikenberry

I know I’m asking you an important question. I may be asking a hard question. I’m also asking a question you might want me to clarify, like what type of commitment am I referring to? We’ll get to the clarification in a moment, but before you read on, answer the commitment question: How committed am […]. The post How Committed are You? appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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How to Take Control of Your Life in 2019

Leadership Freak

If you don’t choose how to show up – before you show up – someone else eventually controls your life. It’s misery when you give control of your life to disappointing-others.

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10 Employee Engagement Trends for 2019

Vantage Circle

Employee engagement is a very abstract concept. It is defined as the “emotional connect” that an employee feels towards its organization. It naturally varies from person to person. However, reports and statistics reveal some common drivers of employee engagement. And Employers must keep themselves updated on these employee engagement trends and statistics.

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A year in the life of agile42

Agile42

It’s been quite a year! The agile42 companies, operating in three continents, have reached and surpassed our goals and we have crossed the 10M US$ of combined revenue. We have opened an official company in Italy, after a number of years of operation in that market, and our founders Marion Eickmann and Andrea Tomasini have invested together with our friend Dave Snowden in a new venture.

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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 Path to Individual Transformation in the Workplace, Part Two

BetterUp

Malcolm Gladwell, author of “Outliers: The Story of Success,” said that, “Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good. It’s the thing you do that makes you good.”. The opportunity to practice new complex skills in today’s workplace is essential to employee growth. But many learning and development programs stop short of offering practice opportunities in sufficient quantity and quality to create lasting change.

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Managers: It’s Time to Stop Delegating and Start Autonomizing

15Five

How much do you (or your managers) delegate? If the answer is “a good bit,” it may be time for a different approach. As a quick disclaimer: Delegation isn’t inherently bad, and many of those business articles telling you how to “delegate smarter and get more done” have recommendations worth considering. People are promoted to management positions because they’re great at what they do, and it can be difficult to let go of that work to focus on leading.

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The Leader’s 12 Days of Christmas

Kevin Eikenberry

Christmas is almost here. And while you likely won’t go all “12 Days of Christmas” on your team (what would they do with turtle doves anyway?), you might be thinking about what you could give them this holiday season. I have some ideas for you that require no ribbon or […]. The post The Leader’s 12 Days of Christmas appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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One Thing You Must Stop Doing in 2019

Leadership Freak

2018 would have been better if you spent more time giving power and less time creating dependency. Misguided leaders create dependency. 5 signs you’re creating dependency: #1.

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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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Business Communication as a building block of Employee Engagement

Vantage Circle

Communication is the essence of a human being. Our ability to communicate within ourselves is what distinguishes us from other beings and makes us superior. It naturally plays a huge role in business. Business Communication is the heart and soul of a growing business. In absence of which, there can be no exchange of path-breaking ideas, no strong interpersonal relationship and no intrinsic work motivation.

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Scrumtisch of December 2018

Agile42

Last night the December 2018 edition of Berlin's official Scrum user group Scrumtisch took place in the agile42 Event Space. Daniel Lynn and Simon Sablowski introduced the agile42 coaching approach to the participants. They explained the five different coaching stances of an agile coach and had the participants practice coaching conversations and use the different stances in their conversations.

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2018 essay collection on growth metrics, marketplaces, viral growth in the enterprise, and more (PDF included)

Andrew Chen

Above: One of my favorite moments in 2018, with the a16z team and POTUS44. . Dear readers, Wow, so 2018 was a year with a lot of change – I started a new job, recommitted myself to writing (and tweeting), traveled a little too much, moved back down to Palo Alto (temporarily!), and much more. And in one of my favorite moments of the year, the office got swarmed by the Secret Service because Barack Obama came to visit – that was fun.

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The Path to Individual Transformation in the Workplace, Part Two

BetterUp

Malcolm Gladwell, author of “Outliers: The Story of Success,” said that, “Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good. It’s the thing you do that makes you good.” The opportunity to practice new complex skills in today’s workplace is essential to employee growth. But many learning and development programs stop short of offering practice opportunities in sufficient quantity and quality to create lasting change.

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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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How to Make a Memory – Remarkable TV

Kevin Eikenberry

I’ve gone to a lot of “life events” and experiences and there’s one thing that I see people doing over and over again that not only makes me sad, but also gets in the way of making memories. In the video below, I’ll give you several tips to help you lock in and make memories […]. The post How to Make a Memory – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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How Servant Leaders Deliver Remarkable Results

Leadership Freak

Pressure produces compliance, not commitment. The compliant never achieve greatness. It’s not leadership to declare a random goal and pressure people to perform. “Increase profits by ten percent!

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Top 40 Employee Motivational Quotes To Inspire Your Workforce

Vantage Circle

Employee motivational quotes are an absolute necessity for maintaining a sense of wonder, pride, and zeal in their work. For a leader, motivation must remain a permanent concern and he must continually work to motivate his teams. Here’s a shocking statistic for you: 52% of employees perform without enthusiasm or care for their work. Sometimes, we need to understand the concept that motivation is a continuous process.

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Meet the Coach: Cliff Hazell

Agile42

The agile42 team in Sweden has been joined recently by Cliff Hazell , an experienced Agile Leadership coach and trainer that has worked both as an internal Agile coach and as a consultant for large organizations. We sat down with him for a brief chat. How did you start with Agile and what brought you to become a coach? I was growing tired of chasing seemingly arbitrary deadlines only to find out what we built wasn't what the customer actually needed.

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Consumer startups are awesome, and here’s what I’m looking for at a16z (70 slide deck)

Andrew Chen

Above: New technology has always captivated consumers! Dear readers, I’m often asked- so what kind of startups are you investing in at Andreessen Horowitz? And since I’m focused mostly on consumer companies – is there anything exciting happening? After all, if we’re “between” platforms, and there isn’t something as big as the iPhone coming up, is there anything interesting left?

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The Path to Individual Transformation in the Workplace, Part Three

BetterUp

According to John Dewey, “We do not learn from experience, we learn from reflecting on experience.” Self-reflection is a part of Being, the third stage of individual growth and transformation—a stage that is often overlooked in learning and development programs across organizations today. This stage is a vital part of helping organizations foster agile workforces that are able to grow and adapt as business needs evolve.

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Anticipation and Influence

Kevin Eikenberry

Do you remember how you felt a week before Christmas as a kid? If you are like me, you were practically bursting with anticipation. School would be out soon. There were Christmas cookies around and Christmas music on the stereo. The tree was up, and there were some presents under it (or depending on your […]. The post Anticipation and Influence appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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New Results Using Old Methods is a Frustrating Myth

Leadership Freak

The only way to achieve greater success using old methods is to work harder. But doing more with less has a limited lifespan. Working harder only works when you aren’t working hard already.

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11 Best Ways To Achieve Work-Life Balance and Its Benefits

Vantage Circle

Balance , a term which is associated with almost everything present around us. Today’s work culture revolves around the concept of balance to a great extent. Here, the balance between ones’ work and life. Times are hectic, humans are more engaged and achieving a perfect work-life balance seems like a far-fetched dream. The normal employee work schedule now is not only confined to usual office hours.

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Looking back and looking forward

Agile42

We are approaching the end of yet another revolution around the Sun and we want to thank all of our friends, customers, partners and readers for this wonderful year in the life of agile42 when our culture allowed us to keep growing organically. We are excited at the improvements that 2019 will bring with new developments for ORGANIC agility , the revamped Agile Strategy Map , more tools and more ideas.

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