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When Distraction is a Good Thing

Nir Eyal

Is distraction a curse or a blessing? Not giving full attention to what we should be doing makes us miss deadlines, fail classes, and crash into other drivers. Distraction certainly has a price. Nonetheless, we love our distractions! Social media, spectator sports, movies, books, TV shows, the news, video games – what would we do […]. The post When Distraction is a Good Thing appeared first on Nir and Far.

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A Handful Of Expert Tips To Sustainably Increase Workplace Productivity

15Five

Over the last few years, employee productivity has become one of those ubiquitous business buzzwords like company culture and employee engagement. I can tell you that when we share posts on social media, the ones dealing with productivity outperform the others by a wide margin. Why is that? Let’s start by defi ning productivity as performance of stated goals and objectives within a specified time frame.

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How Doers and Dreamers Drive Each Other Crazy

Leadership Freak

One of my biggest regrets as a leader is misunderstanding the unique viewpoints of Doers, Dreamers, and Feelers. Facing obstacles: Doers and Dreamers face resistance, obstacles, and failure differently. Doers push through.

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Why Are You Giving Feedback Anyway?

Kevin Eikenberry

Ken Blanchard calls feedback the breakfast of champions, and he is right. For any of us to be successful, we need feedback. For us to coach and develop our team members successfully, we must be able to give feedback to them. I have spoken and trained on giving feedback for years. I’ve written here extensively […]. The post Why Are You Giving Feedback Anyway?

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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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To Move Faster Create Strategic Clarity “Game-by-Game”

LSA Global

A recent CEO described their role as the organization’s leader in charge of strategic clarity and implementation. The CEO believes, as do we, that CEOs should work with the executive team and other key stakeholders to: Craft a business strategy that will support the game plan for success. Ensure the strategy is understood, believable and implementable enough.

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The Surprising Face of Belief

Leadership Freak

Believe in people if you expect greatness from them. But what does it look like? 4 faces of disbelief: Accepting mediocrity. There’s nothing inspiring about being average when people are capable of remarkable.

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5 Ways to Solve the Dung Fly Problem

Leadership Freak

Teams and organizations always have a few members who leave smelly droppings everywhere they go and wonder why everything stinks. Sometimes it’s leaders. Dung fly leaders: #1.

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What’s the Bravest Thing You Could Do Today

Leadership Freak

Yesterday I asked a question I’ve never asked a client before. “What’s the bravest thing you could do today?” His thinking shifted.

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Finding Time for Growth

Kevin Eikenberry

Our question today is: How do we find the time to read, reflect and journal (or really any other activity, you fill in the blank, that contributes to your personal growth)? And while I recorded a previous episode about what you can accomplish in 5 minutes, today I am diving more specifically into the idea […]. The post Finding Time for Growth appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Is Consultant a Four-Letter Word?

Kevin Eikenberry

Well, by the math, consultant is an ten-letter word. And while I am biased about the role, since I have been one for many years, I do know that many people have bad experiences with consultants – both working with them and hiring them. Since I have done this work for many years, and since […]. The post Is Consultant a Four-Letter Word? appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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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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Lessons for Marketing (and Change) Leaders with Thomas Barta

Kevin Eikenberry

When it comes to leading an organization or a team, you need to be relevant. Thomas Barta, former McKinsey partner and senior marketer chats with Kevin about his recent book, The 12 Powers of a Marketing Leader. Thomas and his co-author, Patrick Barwise, conducted the largest ever global study of marketing leadership to answer the […]. The post Lessons for Marketing (and Change) Leaders with Thomas Barta appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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The Upside of a Down Mood for a Leader’s Team

Leadership Freak

What happens in the office when a respected boss is in a bad mood? An occasional bad mood is normal, healthy, even useful.

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Success at the Cost of Corporate Culture Does Not Work

LSA Global

Uber is a prime example of an initially phenomenal business success that may soon implode as a result of its failed corporate culture that appears not only unhealthy, but also unaligned with its overall business strategy. If you keep up with the news, the company’s problems just seem to grow as Uber tries to contain the damage. How could a company valued at almost $70 billion be so close to sinking on the backs of its employees?

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15 Proven Tips to Increase Your Engagement Survey Response Rate to Over 80%

LSA Global

Employee engagement surveys are only effective when employees respond. Moreover, you need a high enough Engagement Survey Response Rate in order to collect aggregate, accurate, and actionable data. Our clients typically aim for a 95% confidence level of +/- 3%. But getting a high employee engagement survey response rate isn’t always easy—whether your employees are intimidated by the process, don’t believe their individual voices matter, or they’re just plain busy.

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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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Employee Engagement Survey FAQ Template

LSA Global

Who is our survey partner? We work with a third party vendor, LSA Global, to design and distribute our Employee Engagement Survey. LSA Global is committed to keeping our survey data confidential and also to get us the information we need to cultivate engagement in our work environment. LSA Global works with more than 5,000 organizations on employee assessments every year and is the exclusive research partner of the American City Business Journal’s Best Places to Work™ contests in over 40 U.S. me

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For Employee Engagement and Retention, What Is Missing?

LSA Global

Employee engagement training teaches that, when hiring, you must try your best to match the candidate’s skills to the job. But that is not enough. What critical piece is missing? The job seeker’s fit to your corporate culture. No company wants high levels of disengagement or employee turnover. It costs too dearly! The Cost of Disengaged Employees. Highly engaged employees correlate to 18% greater productivity, 12% higher customer satisfaction and. 51% less voluntary turnover while disengaged emp