Sat.Oct 15, 2016 - Fri.Oct 21, 2016

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This Weird Research-Backed Goal Setting Hack Actually Works

Nir Eyal

Nir’s Note: This article on goal setting was originally published in early 2016 but got such a great reader response that I decided to expand and update it along with adding the video below. Let me know what you think in the comments. Over the past four years, I’ve discovered many incredible ways to hack […]. The post This Weird Research-Backed Goal Setting Hack Actually Works appeared first on Nir and Far.

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How to Dance with Tough Issues Long Enough to Do Some Real Good

Leadership Freak

The deadly sin of tough conversations is going halfway. Discomfort causes some leaders to cut them short. Work up enough courage to dance with tough issues long enough to do some real good. Halfway makes matters worse: Pointing out a problem is helpful, but doesn’t solve it. Bringing up an issue doesn’t mean others understand it.

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Psst…It’s Not About You

Kevin Eikenberry

Leadership training focuses on a variety of skills; communication, influencing change, coaching, building teams, stimulating collaboration and innovation, attaining goals and much more. Building these skills is important; which is one reason why so much time and money is invested in these efforts. We have been proudly helping leaders and organizations build these skills for […].

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Being Successful With OKRs Requires Better Communication

15Five

What do today’s most successful, fastest growing companies have in common? Companies like Yammer, which was sold to Microsoft for $1.2 Billion, or Salesforce which grew to $1 Billion in revenue in 10 years, all practice management by objectives (MBOs) for goal-focused, company alignment. Inc. 500 companies (and even some Fortune 100 companies) all use a variety of slightly different models; Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), V2MOMs , etc… The common themes are creating objectives every qu

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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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How to Build Technology that Feels Like a Friend

Nir Eyal

It’s impossible to ignore all the buzz about AI bots. Last month, Facebook’s David Marcus announced that over 30,000 bots have been built since the opening of its Messenger app to bot developers in April. Other companies like Google, Amazon, and Slack are welcoming bot-building developers to their platforms with open arms. The post How to Build Technology that Feels Like a Friend appeared first on Nir and Far.

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6 Secrets Wise Leaders Know About the Power of Delegating

Leadership Freak

The ability to delegate is the power to build a future bigger than yourself. 6 secrets wise leaders know about delegating: Wise leaders know that delegating includes people development and relationship building.

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The “Focus” of Employee Engagement

15Five

A very large component of employee engagement is centered around work tasks and the degree to which employees can immerse themselves in their work. The hope is that employees experience the pleasure of working and even reach the nearly euphoric state of flow while doing so. You could describe this state of flow as “work engagement.”. However, employee engagement is not just assessed by the level of focus reached while working.

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3 Guaranteed Ways to Lower a Leader’s Frustration

Leadership Freak

If you’re like many leaders, you’re frustrated with something right now. If you aren’t frustrated, all I need to do is bring up common trigger issues. Results fell short. Unexpected problems blocked progress.

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4 Ways to Develop Talent by Coaching Through Success

Leadership Freak

Success is a terrible thing to waste. Problems, challenges, and mistakes are so magnetic that leaders might forget to coach team members through success.

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10 Ways to Protect Relationships and Avoid Bleeding Out for Your Organization

Leadership Freak

The higher you go, the more likely you’ll bleed out for your organization. You’ll come to hate the job you love, if you never turn off work.

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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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Remarkable TV: What I Learned From Losing My Wallet

Kevin Eikenberry

I believe that we can find lessons ALL AROUND us if we are open and look for them. And today’s video is the perfect example. Watch the video below and find out what you can learn as a leader from the story of my lost wallet. Tweet it out: When adversity strikes, get create and […]. The post Remarkable TV: What I Learned From Losing My Wallet appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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7 Ways to Make Decisions Others Support

Leadership Freak

It doesn’t matter how decisive you are if your team doesn’t grab the rope and pull.

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Solution Saturday: Young Leader – Much Older Team

Leadership Freak

Dear Dan, I have been reading your blog now for about 1 year.

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The Art of Community with Charles Vogl

Kevin Eikenberry

Have you ever considered the positive impacts that strong communities create? In today’s episode, I’m joined by Charles Vogl, executive consultant and author of “The Art of Community: 7 Principles for Belonging,”in which we discuss the importance of creating strong communities, how leaders can cultivate their team members through the seven principles of belonging, and […].

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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.