Nir Eyal
AUGUST 9, 2017
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.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 7, 2017
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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Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 7, 2017
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.
Torben Rick Change Management
AUGUST 8, 2017
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.
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!
Nir Eyal
AUGUST 9, 2017
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.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 11, 2017
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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Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 6, 2017
I’ve been speaking to groups professionally for nearly 25 years. In that time I have had lots of conversations with people who have hired us, and some who haven’t. I’ve learned a lot about the speaking industry; and what I believe a buyer (and an audience) should expect from a speaker. That’s why I put […]. The post Looking for a Speaker? appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
LSA Global
AUGUST 10, 2017
Strategic focus can make or break a company when the stakes are high. Settle or stretch…that may be the dilemma you face as you begin the critical strategic planning process. And your business results and the buy-in of your people will most likely depend upon the choice you make. Is your business strategy planning process similar to the way most organizations run theirs?
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 8, 2017
Everyone has more weaknesses than strengths. Ignoring this truth makes leaders blind, confused, dangerous, and ineffective. Arrogance whispers, “Your weaknesses aren’t vulnerabilities.
15Five
AUGUST 9, 2017
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.
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.
Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 9, 2017
Today I am answering the following question that we recently received: How can I help a co-worker become the best asset ever, or rather, how can be effective in “coaching up”? In the video, I’ll provide six tips to help ensure a successful coaching situation. Coaching isn’t about organizational structure or role, it is a […].
LSA Global
AUGUST 7, 2017
Our organizational alignment research found that clear business strategies account for 31% of the difference between high and low performing companies. Sifting through all the different possible directions you could take with your business could drive you crazy and prevent you from making any real progress…but when you have a clear strategy , the path forward keeps you, and your business, on the right track.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 10, 2017
Compassionate supporters and negative haters often employ similar behaviors that produce the same results. Haters and supporters: Haters gossip and backstab in the shadows.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 10, 2017
Supporting people who drift encourages drifting and de-motivates high achievers. Leaders who won’t challenge people harm them. Yes, challenging can go too far. But support is most meaningful when people are stretching themselves.
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.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 6, 2017
“Wow, that’s a lot of green,” is a point of pride in our house. My wife and I wear the Fitbit Blaze on our wrists. Individual fitness goals turn green when achieved.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 9, 2017
Agree with people when they point out their own weaknesses. Comfort may obstruct growth and solidify the status quo. Agree: Say, “You know you’re right, you can be too critical,” when someone says they’re too critical. Don’t say, “Oh, it’s not that bad.” When team members say they’re too critical, thank them for their transparency.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 5, 2017
Question: One reader asks, “How can I help those I coach have confidence? First step: The first step toward bright is often into the dark.
Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 10, 2017
What started as a simple article about the greatest sports teams turned into a more meaningful look at how to evaluate greatness and leadership. It also took Sam Walker 12 years and 300 pages to define criteria, research teams, and publish The Captain Class. Regardless of whether you consider yourself a sports fan, Sam and […]. The post What Makes Teams Great with Sam Walker appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
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.
LSA Global
AUGUST 7, 2017
When it comes to increasing levels of employee advocacy, discretionary effort and intent to stay, some employee engagement strategies are better than others. If you are serious about improving your workplace performance and achieving outstanding levels of employee engagement, you need to recognize that increasing employee engagement is not easy…but the payback is significant.
LSA Global
AUGUST 7, 2017
Our organizational alignment research found that clear business strategies account for 31% of the difference between high and low performing companies. Sifting through all the different possible directions you could take with your business could drive you crazy and prevent you from making any real progress…but when you have a clear strategy , the path forward keeps you, and your business, on the right track.
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