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The Trouble with Comparisons

Kevin Eikenberry

We all do it. We see someone doing something that we value – and doing it very well. If we want to be better at what they are doing, at first it makes sense to look at them and compare ourselves. Comparisons like this rarely help. In fact, they can be quite damaging to our […]. The post The Trouble with Comparisons appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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7 Ways to Inspire Initiative and Eliminate Toxic Indifference

Leadership Freak

You’ve been asking permission all your life. In school you raised your hand for permission to speak. When I was in first grade, we raised our hands to ask Mrs.

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Workplace Loneliness- The Silent Killer Of Your Organization

Vantage Circle

Workplace loneliness is a growing epidemic. Loneliness at work is a real problem and it’s affecting businesses, relationships, and wellbeing. Research has revealed that loneliness has the same health risks as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. In spite of the world being connected with the advent of technology and social media, people are lonelier and feel isolated than ever before.

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agile42 is offering Scrum trainings in USA - Which Scrum course is right for you?

Agile42

In partnership with Aaron Sanders , agile42 is offering 25 certified Scrum courses (incl. CSM , CSPO , A-CSM , and A-CSPO ) across 9 different states in the US. To see which Scrum course matches your needs, refer below for a summary of each course. CSM: Target Audience: Whether you are looking to adopt or are currently implementing Scrum, anyone who is interested in Scrum or Agile can attend the CSM.

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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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Collecting Relationships – Remarkable TV

Kevin Eikenberry

We are continuing in our series of videos about collections and today’s collection topic is one that I can almost bet you have never thought of collecting: relationships. And yet, as a leader, when you do this and do it right, I can almost guarantee that you will see your success skyrocket. Tweet it out: […]. The post Collecting Relationships – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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4 Things High Performers Do that Low Performers Neglect

Leadership Freak

High performance isn’t an accident. #1. Plan it: I have a friend who transformed his body from jelly to steel. He doesn’t simply show up at the gym. He plans his workouts.

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5 Field-tested Steps to Restructure Your Team

LSA Global

The Definition of Organizational Structure. Effective organizational structures help teams to perform beyond the sum of their parts. Before embarking on steps to restructure your team, leaders should be clear about what their current and desired organizational structure encompasses in terms of goals, roles, tasks, and processes used to organize the flow of work.

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Opportunity is Knocking

Kevin Eikenberry

Chances are, you will invest in your leadership development, or in the leadership development of others this year. Right now, you have the chance to make that investment and save some money. But like most opportunities, that door won’t be open for long. On February 15th, we are raising the investment on three of our […]. The post Opportunity is Knocking appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Why Leadership Development is Superficial and How to Fix It

Leadership Freak

You’re missing the point if all you want to do is become a better leader. Your vision is puny. Maybe you’re self-centered. My passion: Developing leaders is a secondary passion in my life.

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High Employee Turnover: 6 Crucial Reasons Behind It

Vantage Circle

Good employees are hard to find. It is even harder to retain those employees. That's why reducing employee turnover is fast becoming the primary concern among companies worldwide. So, what exactly is employee turnover? Employee turnover can be defined as the total number of employees who leave an organization during a given period of time (usually a year).

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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 to Deal with Negative Employee Engagement Feedback

LSA Global

Deal with Negative Employee Engagement Feedback. Know that if you ask for honest feedback through an employee engagement survey it won’t all be positive. If you have created an environment of trust and continuous improvement, some of what you hear will be negative. The question is whether or not you are in the right frame of mind to deal with the negative feedback effectively.

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Does Performance Management Really Help Every Employee Become Their Best Self?

15Five

I’m about to introduce you to a proven methodology called Best-Self Management , that has led to unbelievable success at my company, and for every employee. By building a work culture and instituting practices that supported each person in being and becoming their best self, high performance and uncommon loyalty resulted naturally across the board. But first it’s important for you to understand how I got here.

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The Top 5 Tips for Building Trust and Multiplying Impact

Leadership Freak

The most trusted person: Earns the promotion. Gets the sale. Retains team members. Has the most engaged workforce. Delivers the best results.

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6 Causes Why Employee Turnover Is High In Your Organization

Vantage Circle

Good employees are hard to find. It is even harder to retain those employees. That’s why reducing employee turnover is fast becoming the primary concern among organizations. Calculating employee turnover is easy. It’s essentially the percentage of the total number of employees who leave an organization, over a period of time, and are replaced by new employees.

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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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How to Improve Leadership Decision Making

LSA Global

Effective Leadership Decision Making. Very few important decisions are easy to make in today’s fast moving and complex business environment. Great decision makers are committed to the quality of how decisions are made and their impact on the organization. Leadership teams and organizations that can follow clear, structured, and healthy decision-making strategies move more surely and swiftly in the direction that makes the most sense.

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Employee Turnover: 6 Lesser Known Reasons Your Employees Are Leaving

Vantage Circle

Good employees are hard to find. It is even harder to retain those employees. That’s why reducing employee turnover is the primary concern among companies. Calculating employee turnover is essentially the percentage of the total number of employees who leave an organization and are replaced by new employees. Hiring top talent can be expensive, time-consuming and stressful.

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21 Cost Effective Wellness At Workplace Ideas For 2019

Vantage Circle

Wellness at workplace has become a matter of importance for employers around the world. With the ever-increasing workload, employees are getting burnt out and their sleep cycles are getting distorted. All of these are adversely affecting employees’ health and wellbeing. We all say “Health is Wealth”. However, this is the wealth which is not meant to spend but only to be earned abundantly.

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21 Best Ways to Instil Wellness At Workplace

Vantage Circle

Wellness at workplace has become a buzzword for employers around the world. The workload is increasing, employees are getting burnt out and their sleep cycles are getting distorted. All of these are adversely affecting an employees’ health and wellbeing. We all say “Health is Wealth”. However, this is the wealth which is not meant to spend but only to be earned abundantly.

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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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Workplace Loneliness- The Silent Killer Of Your Organization

Vantage Circle

Workplace loneliness is a growing epidemic. Loneliness at work is a real problem and it’s affecting businesses, relationships, and wellbeing. Research has revealed that loneliness has the same health risks as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. In spite of the world being connected with the advent of technology and social media, people are lonelier and feel isolated than ever before.

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Workplace Loneliness- The Silent Killer Of Your Organisation

Vantage Circle

Workplace loneliness is a growing epidemic. Loneliness at work is a real problem and it’s affecting businesses, relationships and wellbeing. Research has revealed that loneliness has the same health risks as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. In spite of the world being connected with the advent of technology and social media, people are lonelier and feel isolated than ever before.

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Workplace Loneliness- The Silent Killer Of Your Organisation

Vantage Circle

Workplace loneliness is a growing epidemic. Loneliness at work is a real problem and it’s affecting businesses, relationships and wellbeing. Research has revealed that loneliness has the same health risks as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. In spite of the world being connected with the advent of technology and social media, people are lonelier and feel isolated than ever before.

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My Disappointing Adventure with Humility

Leadership Freak

Three years ago I took the VIA Survey of Character Strengths and Virtues. I received a ranked list of twenty-four character traits.

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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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A Better Way to Set Strategic Priorities

LSA Global

A Better Way to Set Strategic Priorities. We believe that strategy is fundamentally about two things: (1) Making difficult choices about which big bets matter most, and (2) how to stretch limited resources to make those big bets succeed. Not all strategies, markets, customers, investments, programs, resources or approaches are of equal value. Successful leadership teams agree upon which strategic initiatives deserve priority in terms of focus, investment, and duration.