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5 Ways Incompetent Leaders Dis-Empower Good People

Leadership Freak

Don’t expect bold performance from dis-empowered people. You drain, discourage, and demotivate, if your goal is conformity. An egotistical need for control – in those with positional authority – dis-empowers others.

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Wanna Calculate Your Employee Engagement ROI?

15Five

The #1 topic on the minds of CEOs and senior HR leaders is ‘culture & engagement,’ according to Deloitte’s 2015 Global Human Capital Trends Report. Employee engagement can be defined as proactively and passionately adding value while aligning with the company mission. Or according to Deloitte, “culture describes ‘the way things work around here’, while engagement describes ‘how people feel about the way things work around here’ ” Engagem

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What it Means to Be a Professional

Kevin Eikenberry

Professional. I hear leaders talk about this often, as in “I want my team to be professionals” or “Why can’t they be more professional?” Stated in conversation, others will knowingly nod in agreement. I typically ask a question like. “What do you mean by professional?” To which I typically get stumbling answers […]. The post What it Means to Be a Professional appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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4 Ways to Throw Gas – not water – On Dreams

Leadership Freak

People are excited to do what they want to do, not what you want them to do. The sooner you embrace this idea, the more successful you’ll become. Control resources. Release people.

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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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The 4 Hidden Agendas Concealed in Complaints

Leadership Freak

The “make it go away” fairy doesn’t exist. Ignored complaints fester. Uncover the real dissatisfaction before solving complaints. The 4 hidden agendas concealed in complaints: “You should have ….

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Don’t Make Enemies of People You Depend On

Leadership Freak

Organizational life often feels like being bossed around by people who don’t get it. Leaders are well served to remember that organizations run on the backs of front-line managers. Don’t make enemies of people you depend on. 4 weaknesses of arrogant higher-ups: Prideful leaders degrade minion-managers. Superiority expresses itself in demeaning behaviors.

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How to Make The Timid Bold

Leadership Freak

He told me about problems and challenges. I asked him, “What qualities and skills do you currently possess that enable you to succeed?” People lose boldness when they forget who they are.

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The Peril of Meaning Well But Doing Harm

Leadership Freak

It’s tragic when you mean well but do harm. 4 ways to mean well but do harm: #1. Allow nagging issues to persist. You’re responsible if there’s a well-worn path around recurring problems.

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What Do You Know About Ty Cobb?

Kevin Eikenberry

Each week in our team meeting, I ask my team to share something they have learned during the past seven days. The lessons can come from anywhere and be about anything; it is meant as an exercise to have our team practicing what we preach (and be intentionally learning too). A few weeks back, Guy […]. The post What Do You Know About Ty Cobb? appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Remarkable TV: What My Office Can Teach You About Success

Kevin Eikenberry

At the start of my company, I had a very specific vision for what I wanted my office to look like in the future. And this vision, believe it or not, can tell you a lot about your own success as a leader. Tweet it out: Secret to success: plant a crystal clear goal in […]. The post Remarkable TV: What My Office Can Teach You About Success 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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To Get More Out of Workers, Invest More In Them

15Five

We perform better when our most pressing needs are met. That is common sense, and it is also supported by a raft of research. Even so, it’s far easier to treat people like machines, without worrying about how they’re feeling. When I ask business leaders whether they believe that their employees perform better when they are happier, healthier and more fulfilled, the answer is always yes.