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Creating Organizational Vision That Energizes Employees | Leadership Espresso Shot 1

Tanveer Nasser

Some of you may not know this, but I've been writing this blog for over 10 years now, which of course, means that you end up covering a lot of different topics and ideas around leadership. But what it also means is that after a point, you get the urge to shake things up and try something new. It's with this in mind that I'm pleased to share this latest episode of my leadership podcast, “Leadership Biz Cafe” where I inaugurate this brand new feature, Leadership Espresso Shot.

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Agile at Solar Car Race

Agile42

Istanbul Technical University Solar Car Team is a team made up completely of students who participate in solar car races. The team consists of 30 ITU students. They voluntarily put their hearts and efforts into being the champion of solar car races while getting through their undergraduate studies. Their goal is to promote and educate the use of clean energy.

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Your Culture is an Asset – Remarkable TV

Kevin Eikenberry

While I’m not an accountant and you likely aren’t either, I am using an accounting term today to help us understand the value in our workplace culture. Tweet it out: Your organizational culture is an asset. How can you maximize its value? @KevinEikenberry From This Episode: Click here to listen to and learn more about […]. The post Your Culture is an Asset – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Announcing Pietra and a16z — my first ex-Uber investment!

Andrew Chen

Dear readers, Many of you may have read the recent New York Times article “ Uber and Airbnb Alumni Fuel Tech’s Next Wave ” which is about how alumni of successful startups often split off and start new companies, and how ecosystems of investors/advisors form around these new companies to support them. In the NYT article, I mention that a16z has invested in 2 ex-Uber teams, and today, I’m excited to announce the first one — Pietra — a new startup focused on a marketp

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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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eBook Preview: Employee Onboarding Meets Your Overall Management Strategy

15Five

When does the “ performance management ” of a new hire begin? Most leaders will tell you it takes place during those first days or weeks of a new hire’s arrival, when manager and employee sit down and establish goals. Progressive managers may add that the performance management process is an ongoing activity, with frequent check-ins and periodic overall reviews as the employee moves forward in their career trajectory.

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4 Questions the Best Managers Answer to Energize Employees

Leadership Freak

“The best managers reinforce how and why each person’s contribution is fundamental to the team’s success.” Gallup Four questions: First: What is your contribution?

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Webinar: Beyond the Mass Production of Agile at Scale!

Agile42

agile42 coach Giuseppe De Simone speaks about the gamble organizations are taking by mass producing processes in Agile at scale. He offers an organic alternative that embraces complexity and celebrates differences to nurture the culture, empower contextual based decision-making, and get everyone onboard the Agile shift. Join this webinar organized by Agile Gothenburg on April 8th, 2019 at 3 pm (CET).

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45 Epic Goal Setting Quotes For A Successful Year

Vantage Circle

Every year, I set aside some personal goals as well as professional goals for myself. The one thing that actually helps me to stay committed to my goals is a list of my favorite goal setting quotes. When it comes to accomplishing a goal, the first step that comes to my mind is effective goal setting. Goal setting allows us to visualize precisely what needs to be done and how to go on about accomplishing these goals.

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7 Ways to Choose Your Failures Carefully

Leadership Freak

The hotel staff didn’t complain but they were visibly upset. What happened next is a lesson in choosing your failures. A lousy customer: A guest at a nearby table insulted the staff.

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The Talk Like a Leader Podcast

Kevin Eikenberry

One of the foundational skills for leaders is communication. Leadership communication involves different communication mediums, with a variety of people in a variety of roles, in all sorts of situations. So how do you improve your leadership communication skills? What if you had a free resource to help improve your communication skills in 10 minutes […].

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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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Agile 2019 Presentations

Mike Griffiths

I learned this week that two of my presentation submissions for the Agile 2019 conference in Washington D.C. August 6-10 have been accepted. I was very lucky to get two accepted as they received nearly 2,000 submissions for around 250 slots. It should be fun and I am really looking forward to it. My talks will be on moving beyond agile approaches and case studies in transitioning from projects to products.  Here are the outlines:   The Future Looks Awesome, and Moving Beyond Agile -

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The Modern Rules for Teamwork in the Workplace

Vantage Circle

Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people.– Steve Jobs. Do you really want to build a team that not only helps your organization grow but also keeps an attitude to overcome any obstacles? Every organization wants its team to work collaboratively and persistently towards its goals and vision. Not many succeed in building a team and often employees fail to give their best irrespective of their talents.

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10 Ways to Help Reluctant People Make Commitments

Leadership Freak

Leaders spend too much time trying to get performance from people who aren’t committed. The worst thing you can do is explain why it-will-work to people who aren’t committed to make-it-work.

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Announcing Pietra and a16z — my first ex-Uber investment!

Andrew Chen

Dear readers, Many of you may have read the recent New York Times article “ Uber and Airbnb Alumni Fuel Tech’s Next Wave ” which is about how alumni of successful startups often split off and start new companies, and how ecosystems of investors/advisors form around these new companies to support them. In the NYT article, I mention that a16z has invested in 2 ex-Uber teams, and today, I’m excited to announce the first one — Pietra — a new startup building a marketpla

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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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3 Ways to Overcome “That Won’t Work”

Leadership Freak

Naysayers are often right – especially when they’re roadblocks. “What works,” emerges AFTER you try.

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7 Effects of Employee Recognition on Business

Vantage Circle

People work for money but go the extra mile for recognition, praise and rewards. -Dale Carnegie, Leadership Training Guru. Reading the aforementioned quote you might have already figured out what this blog is about. You’re right! It's about employee recognition and its impacts on business. But at first, do you still believe that money is enough to keep the employees motivated?

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Why and How; The Ultimate Guide to Optimizing your Employee Discount Program.

Vantage Circle

There is a harsh truth that employers and head HR of a company doesn’t like to acknowledge. A simple survey shows that employees hardly care about the employee benefits the company offers. Be it life insurance, medical benefits or disability benefits. On top of that, all these benefits are double-edged swords. You won’t actually use them unless you had to.

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8 Ways To Increase Employee Productivity In The Workplace

Vantage Circle

Since the past decade, increasing employee productivity has been the heart of the success of today's workplaces. In spite of today’s influx of varying technology in the workplace like AI, automation, outsourcing, and other software systems; a huge chunk is still people. Motivating your employees to increase productivity may seem difficult. Workforce productivity isn’t as simple as time tracking their breaks or putting a stop to the time spent on inevitable social networking.

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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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91 Effective Teamwork Quotes To Spur Unity & Collaboration

Vantage Circle

The evolution of mankind has always depended on joining hands with each other. From ancient pyramids to space crafts everything is possible only because of teamwork. This process goes on in parallel with time. However, at certain points, everyone working together needs a boost to keep them on track both physically and mentally. And to address it, various famous leaders from different fields have delivered some powerful teamwork quotes to boost morale and keep teams united.

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The Single Biggest Factor in Long-Term Organizational Success

Leadership Freak

“What ultimately constrains the performance of your organization is not its business model, nor its operating model, but its management model.