Sat.Apr 29, 2017 - Fri.May 05, 2017

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Tech Companies are Addicting People! But Should They Stop?

Nir Eyal

To understand technology addiction (or any addiction for that matter) you need to understand the Q-tip. Perhaps you’ve never noticed there’s a scary warning on every box of cotton swabs that reads, “CAUTION: Do not enter ear canal…Entering the ear canal could cause injury.” How is it that the one thing most people do with Q-tips is […]. The post Tech Companies are Addicting People!

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Nearly 40% Never Give Positive Reinforcement

Leadership Freak

For many, it’s easier to talk about what sucks than what’s great. There’s a negative voice in our heads. Personally, you can’t speak well of yourself. Why? Humble leaders don’t brag.

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Having Great One-on-Ones with Employees

Kevin Eikenberry

As a leader, you need to stay connected to the members of your team – so you know what they are doing, how they are progressing, and have a chance to provide support for them and much more. You can call these meetings lots of things; I’ve heard them called weekly meetings, touch-in meetings, coaching […]. The post Having Great One-on-Ones with Employees appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Corporate Culture – Who Owns It?

LSA Global

If you believe, as we do at LSA Global, that corporate culture, along with talent and strategy, is what drives a company to succeed, it is critical to understand what culture is and who owns the responsibility for shaping it…the leadership or the workforce? We define corporate culture as the way work truly gets done on a day-to-day basis…and smart leaders know it exists by either design or default.

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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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Webinar: Creating A High Performing Remote Company Culture

15Five

One of the common concerns we hear from leaders is how to create or maintain strong company cultures. This challenge is exacerbated considerably when the business (like ours) is globally distributed. My co-founder, Shane Metcalf, and I thought it would be helpful to share some of our experiences leading a distributed team and solutions for growing camaraderie and cohesion even when employees are located all across the globe.

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Four Ways to Deal with Negativity in a Positive Way

Leadership Freak

I’m a no nonsense farm boy originally from a dairy farm in Central Maine. We’re not impressed with positivity. I recently reconnected with my friend Jon Gordon (Mr. Positive Leadership).

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Misaligned Strategy and Purpose – How Companies Fall Down

LSA Global

Corporate leaders agree…to win, organizations need to be sure their business strategy aligns with their greater purpose. This sounds simple but the challenge is in the details. As in the game of Jenga, every move you make counts. As a leader, you need to build a stable base (a meaningful purpose) and have a thoughtful plan ( a clear and compelling strategy ) to keep making the right moves to build your business, not undermine it.

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3 Ways to Create a Culture of Accountability

Leadership Freak

New Book Giveaway!! 20 free copies of Culture Works. Leave a comment on this guest post by Kris Boesch to become eligible to win one of TWENTY complimentary copies of Culture Works.

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How to Ignite a Growth Point for Talent in 10 Minutes or Less

Leadership Freak

Everyone knows the frustration of working with unqualified, uncertain, unproductive team members. One reason you’re stressed out is you haven’t developed the people around you.

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How to Maximize the Feeler-Leader on Your Team

Leadership Freak

The best way to maximize talent is to first understand their motivation. Comparison: Feelers care about getting things done with people. Think relationships. Dreamers care about what’s next. Think progress.

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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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5 Ways to Reach Higher by Rattling Cages

Leadership Freak

Nothing frustrates leaders more than a past that keeps coming back and a future that never quite gets here. Rattle cages today or the past stumbles into the future.

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A Disaster with a Discouraged Team

Leadership Freak

The room felt like a funeral when the manager’s meeting began. In the end, the meeting was a disaster. I did something I shouldn’t have done.

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Getting People to (Really) Listen

Kevin Eikenberry

A few weeks ago I asked viewers to submit their ideas for Remarkable TV topics and today I’m addressing one of those suggestions: how to get people to really listen. And while I could turn this answer into an entire workshop, I have a few actionable ideas to share with you today and I’ve broken […]. The post Getting People to (Really) Listen appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Thinking in New Ways About Important Things with David Burkus

Kevin Eikenberry

Today David Burkus joins Kevin to discuss his latest book, Under New Management, which challenges traditional workplace policies and proves that they are dated or simply not working — and reveals what does. David is also an associate professor of management at Oral Roberts University and speaks to the new generation of employees, aka Millennials. […].

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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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Thinking in New Ways About Important Things with David Burkus

Kevin Eikenberry

Today David Burkus joins Kevin to discuss his latest book, Under New Management, which challenges traditional workplace policies and proves that they are dated or simply not working — and reveals what does. David is also an associate professor of management at Oral Roberts University and speaks to the new generation of employees, aka Millennials. […].

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