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How Quick Answers Make Us Stupid

Leadership Freak

Leaders who give quick answers end up surrounded by low-functioning sleepwalkers. Quick answers propagate shallow thinking, irresponsibility, and low engagement. The need for quick answers makes us fear the disruption of new thoughts.

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Three Keys to Greater Focus

Kevin Eikenberry

In the world today with electronics of all kinds beckoning us, with the speed of the world ever quickening, and with work expectations continuing to ramp up with leaner organizations and a 24/7 world, we are all feeling it. In the crunch to be more effective and productive, we yearn for greater focus. If you […]. The post Three Keys to Greater Focus appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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12 Must-Have Leadership Attributes for New Managers

LSA Global

Leadership Attributes for New Managers to Follow. Are you a new manager about to take on the challenge of leading others? If leadership is a new role for you, check through these twelve attributes of effective leadership required for people to follow you. How Do You Measure Up? If you’re missing any of the twelve leadership attributes for new managers to follow listed below, do something about it.

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7 Employee Recognition Ideas for the Business-Focused Leader

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Years ago, there was no such thing as employee recognition. Our parents and grandparents had no real concept of what it was to feel appreciated at work. You got a job, you did it, and you came home—every day for 40 years. But perhaps that’s why we’ve seen the alarming burnout rates and poor cultures of some companies today. And maybe that’s why today’s employees want a career they’re not only awake for, but proactively energized about.

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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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Lousy Leaders Enjoy Swinging the Stick of Accountability

Leadership Freak

Lousy leaders enjoy swinging the stick of accountablilty. Ineffective leaders might ask, “How do I hold people accountable?

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Is Your Workplace Toxic?

Kevin Eikenberry

Toxic. It is a nasty-sounding word, and something we all want to avoid. When I think of the word “toxic” I think of the skull and cross bones symbol on the products that we don’t keep under the sink when we have toddlers. Unfortunately, some people think of their workplace when they think of that […]. The post Is Your Workplace Toxic? appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Productivity & Politics: How Teams Can Work Together Despite Opposing Views

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No matter how much you try to tune it out, you can’t hide from political coverage. It’s on TV, podcasts, sports talk shows, and in nearly every social media post, tweet, pin, or snap. Even the place where politics was historically off limits is now no longer safe… the office. Political tensions in the workplace were high during last year’s election cycle, with 26% of employers sensing greater political volatility and 57% of Americans saying the political climate caused them stress.

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Secret Sauce: Mike Bowker Chief Operating Officer of Cable One

Leadership Freak

Welcome to “Secret Sauce Sunday.” I invite leaders who I admire to share real world leadership principles they have learned on their journey. The insights that follow are born in Mike Bowker’s experience.

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Clock vs. Contribution Focus – Remarkable TV

Kevin Eikenberry

A recent comment by Lisa Bodell, my Remarkable Leadership Podcast guest, has gotten me seriously thinking about how we spend our time, and more specifically, how we can best spend our time. Tweet it out: Remarkable leaders focus on their contribution more than racing the clock. @KevinEikenberry From This Episode: Listen to the Remarkable Leadership […].

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4-Step Checklist to Better Change Management

LSA Global

Better Change Management Is Notoriously Hard. Because change is so constant in today’s marketplace, you’d think we’d all be better at it by now. But by its very nature, behavioral change is hard to achieve. In the corporate world, we are apt to cling to the “tried and true” ways of getting things done and to resist new challenges where knowledge and skill gaps can be exposed and mistakes undoubtedly will be made. 4 Steps to Better Change Management.

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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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Accusations of Louis C.K.’s Sexual Misconduct are True

Leadership Freak

Five women accused comedian Louis C.K. of sexual misconduct. He’s the latest in a recent avalanche of accusations that began in October with Harvey Weinstein. Louis said, “These stories are true.

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Two Hours to Courage

Leadership Freak

Fear talks you out of exceptional and into mediocre. Losing the conversation with fear means: problems persist, teams reach low, and you’re less of a leader than you could be.

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I Hung Up the Phone and Just Started Sobbing

Leadership Freak

I told Jenny Dearborn that our story is the answer. She told me about an unexpected conversation with a nine year old boy. He has dyslexia. So does Jenny.

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Inspiration from Automated Messages, Playful Competition, and High Fives

Leadership Freak

Don’t tell anyone. But last night I trotted around our house so I could see an automated message from my Fitbit. Automated messages motivate.

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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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I Expected Growth to Go Easier

Leadership Freak

I intensified my focus on personal growth and leadership development during the month of October. I expected things to go easier.

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4 Tips for Finding the Best Mentor for You

Leadership Freak

New Book Giveaway!! 20 free copies of The Influence Effect: A New Path to Power for Women Leaders.

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