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Distinction Bias: Why You Make Terrible Life Choices

Nir Eyal

There I was, looking at an enormous wall of television screens. Each one flashed the exact same scene? —? a beautiful flower slowly blooming to reveal each petal, pistil, and stamen in exquisite super high definition detail. It was downright sexy. But now it was time to make my choice. Would I buy the $400 […]. The post Distinction Bias: Why You Make Terrible Life Choices appeared first on Nir and Far.

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Boost Employee Engagement At Work By Thinking About Your Job Differently

15Five

Does your job feel like torture? Probably not, but the Spanish word for job is trabajo , which is derived from the vulgar Latin word for “torture.” The truth is that most jobs are simply too small for us. As human beings we desire more. In short, we want to have meaning and purpose in what we do because we want to make a difference that matters. One of the least tapped engines of engagement and performance at work is purpose, something we explore in depth in our new book, The Purpose Revolution-

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7 Ways to Instill Confidence in Those Who Lack Boldness

Leadership Freak

Treating people like losers tends to cause them to act like losers. The power of a respected leader is their ability to help others believe in themselves.

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The Power of a Change Scorecard

HR Transformations

Leaders ask regularly, “Why is my change not happening faster? When will I get the business value from this change that I need?” Often by the time leaders are asking these questions, they are well into implementing their change initiative, and so measuring the root causes of a gap in the desired results begins late. … The Power of a Change Scorecard Read More ».

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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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Distinction Bias: Why You Make Terrible Life Choices

Nir Eyal

Nir’s Note: This post part of a series on cognitive bias co-authored with and illustrated by Lakshmi Mani. Discover other reasons you make terrible life choices like confirmation bias and hyperbolic discounting. There I was, looking at an enormous wall of television screens. Each one flashed the exact same scene? —? a beautiful flower slowly […] The post Distinction Bias: Why You Make Terrible Life Choices appeared first on Nir and Far.

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Dealing with New Idea Naysayers

Kevin Eikenberry

You’ve been there. A new idea is floated, a change is introduced, or a solution to a vexing problem is suggested and the responses include: “We can’t do it that way.” “That will never work.” If you have worked in an organization or led in any capacity, you have heard the new idea naysayers. These […]. The post Dealing with New Idea Naysayers appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Have the Courage to Manage Poor Performance

LSA Global

Do You Have the Courage to Manage Poor Performance? To be a good new manager, you must have the courage to manage poor performance. Do you think you can transition from the tame kitty to a bold new leader? Evaluating Who Should Stay and Who Should Go. Beyond the knowledge, skills and general positive attitude required to succeed as a new manager , new managers need to have the courage to tackle one of the most difficult aspects of taking on a new team—evaluating who should stay and who, if any,

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How Curiosity Changed My Life

Leadership Freak

Infatuation with your voice weakens connection, limits influence, and destroys effectiveness. Brilliant leaders ask forward-facing questions. Fall in love with the voice of others. What about blabbermouths?

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7 Ways to Stop Being a Grim Reaper Leader

Leadership Freak

Grim-Reaper-Leaders contaminate every environment. People feel you before they see you. Have you ever walked into a space and felt a bad vibe before seeing anyone?

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Dear Dan: How Much Time Should I Spend Convincing Naysayers

Leadership Freak

Dear Dan, We have lots of great people in our organization, but there are a few vocal naysayers. The negative people don’t seem to like anything.

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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 the Right Kind of Praise Fuels Big Potential

Leadership Freak

I just finished the fourth book on February’s reading list, Big Potential: How Transforming the Pursuit of Success Raises Our Achievement, Happiness, and Well-Being by Shawn Achor. It’s was well worth the read.

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Secret Sauce: Daydream Your Way to Success

Leadership Freak

Negativity is the ability to dream up problems aggravated by the inability to imagine solutions. You might have a leadership position, but you can’t actually lead until you can daydream.

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Memory Rescue: Supercharge Your Brain, Reverse Memory Loss and Remember What Matters Most

Kevin Eikenberry

by Daniel G. Amen, MD For some, memory loss is a punch line, or even an excuse. But for many, thinking about dealing with memory loss and the afflictions associated with it represents one of the scariest visions for their future. If you fall in the second category, you may want to read this book. […]. The post Memory Rescue: Supercharge Your Brain, Reverse Memory Loss and Remember What Matters Most appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Be More Committed – Remarkable TV

Kevin Eikenberry

Having a highly committed team takes investment and time. And achieving this valuable objective requires one thing to happen first. Check out today’s video to find out the secret to a more committed team. Tweet it out: All leaders want committed team members. Step one is to make sure they are committed themselves, and their […]. The post Be More Committed – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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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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4 Goals and 3 Sales Questions for Every Client Meeting

LSA Global

Sales Questions for Every Client Meeting. Salespeople used to be trained how to present their offerings as persuasively as possible. Today, sales presentation skills are less important than being proficient at the top three types of sales questions that matter most for every client meeting. What Sales Experts Say. Rather than touting what your solutions can do for the customer, high performing solution sellers have four simple, but powerful sales goals: 1.

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7 Big Steps to Change Corporate Culture

LSA Global

Seven Big Steps to Change Corporate Culture. Just like a company’s strategy and people, workplace culture cannot remain stagnant. A corporate culture needs to constantly shift and align with the business and people strategies. Unfortunately, leadership teams often wait too long to take the big steps to change corporate culture to match their new strategies.

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Three Qualities Needed to be a Better Boss

Leadership Freak

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It All Matters with Paul Cummings

Kevin Eikenberry

Paul Cummings, the author of It All Matters: 125 Strategies to Achieve Maximum Confidence, Clarity, Certainty, and Creativity, joins Kevin to talk about the power of a single decision and shares insights into some of the strategies to achieve the 4 C’s. To keep your team from getting stuck in the rut of average, you […]. The post It All Matters with Paul Cummings appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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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.