Vantage Circle

APRIL 11, 2019

The art of effective listening is essential to clear communication, and clear communication is necessary for management success. -James Cash Penney. What is Active Listening? Active listening is when you are fully aware and concentrate on what is being said rather than passively hearing what the speaker is trying to convey. The goal of active listening is to acquire information, listen to understand people and situations before responding to it.

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Onboarding Manager Education Benefits 75

Kevin Eikenberry

APRIL 8, 2019

Coaching is important, regardless of team member location. But coaching must be more than something that is done occasionally and in formal settings. Once you realize that you should coach more frequently and informally, you are headed on the right path. But what if you are coaching remotely? How do you find the situations and […]. The post Finding Coaching Moments with Remote Team Members appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 12, 2019

A client requested a list of resources I referenced in the presentation I gave last Tuesday. Here it is… The Leadership Challenge, James Kouzes and Barry Posner “The five functions of leadership.

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Management30 Agile and Lean Principles

APRIL 12, 2019

by Ralph van Roosmalen Management 3.0 and Agile, how do they fit together? Does Management 3.0 need Agile? Does Agile need Management 3.0? Does Agile Software Development need Management 3.0? Good questions, especially because we developed a new module called Agile Product Development. Let’s first talk about Agile. Agile is a mindset. For example, doing.

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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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Accenture

APRIL 8, 2019

The best innovation happens with our clients, not to them. That’s why Accenture created the Procurement Innovation Network, an interactive event where senior executives from our clients come together to imagine the art of the possible in the next generation of procurement innovation.

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Kevin Eikenberry

APRIL 7, 2019

Everyone seems to be asking the culture question – at least everyone seems to be talking about workplace culture. While understanding and improving culture is incredibly important, it has become almost cliché and a buzzword. Something becomes a buzzword the more people write about it. And workplace culture is one of the most written about […].

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Agile42

APRIL 9, 2019

JAVAPRO , the independent magazine for professional developers, has just published an article by Marion Eickmann on the Agile Strategy Map and how it can support organizations working a highly complex and competitive market environment. The article covers the current state of market volatility and sets resilience as an organizational goal in this context.

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Vantage Circle

APRIL 12, 2019

I wouldn’t be wrong if I go on to say that goal setting for employees is extremely integral to business development. According to Wikipedia : Goal setting involves the development of an action plan designed to motivate and guide a person or group toward a goal. Generally, planning and setting performance goals top many a companies priority lists. As a manager, it’s vital that you set specific goals for your team.

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Kevin Eikenberry

APRIL 9, 2019

A few months ago, I was fortunate enough to record a video course with some great people at LinkedIn Learning. And while the process that I go through each week here on Remarkable TV has grown and improved significantly over the years, my time at LinkedIn Learning was quite different. For one, it was a […]. The post Three Great Words of Encouragement – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 11, 2019

Don’t worry. You won’t look stupid if you seek advice. There’s wisdom in not-knowing. Ancient wisdom: Research agrees with ancient wisdom. Advice-seeking is smart. And it makes you look smart when done skillfully.

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Leadership Development 48

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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15Five

APRIL 8, 2019

The subject of authenticity has been getting a lot of attention in leadership circles, and for good reason. As one of the 17 drivers of employee engagement , authentic leadership plays a prominent role in how people view their employers. The challenge? Authenticity is often viewed as one of the most complex drivers to address. However, once you understand what it really means to create a company culture of authenticity, it’s not all that difficult to achieve.

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LSA Global

APRIL 10, 2019

The Basics of Organizational Change. You need to better engage people for successful change. No one should undertake an organizational change initiative lightly. This is especially true for complex organizational change initiatives where the majority (up to 70% by most accounts) fail. Why do they fail? One of the main reasons is inadequate preparation on the part of senior leaders.

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Vantage Circle

APRIL 8, 2019

Team building activities have now become an important part of company culture. In today’s world, if a business needs to thrive then the first and foremost requirement is having a culture of teamwork within the organization. It is when all the employees will come together and work in sync, we can say that the business is moving in the right direction.

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 10, 2019

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” (Unknown origin) Choose goals that can only be achieved with teams.

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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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15Five

APRIL 9, 2019

“Am I a good manager?”. If you’re like us, you’ve probably asked yourself this question on more than one occasion. The age old mystery of what makes a good manager has sparked many theories over the years, some useful and some ( really ) not. While anecdotes are nice, what we look for is hard evidence. So, we did some digging…. When it comes to employee performance feedback, less is not always more.

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LSA Global

APRIL 8, 2019

On-the-Job Training to Reinforce Learning. On-the-job training to reinforce learning has significant advantages over the kind of old-school training that occurs in a classroom environment. But it, too, can be a waste of time unless it’s done right. Most training gurus agree that on-the-job training is the most effective way to learn the skills, knowledge and competencies required for a specific job.

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 8, 2019

Follow-through is the engine of progress. Poor follow-through, poor results. 3 dangers of poor follow-through: People don’t respect you. Procrastination drains your energy like a dripping faucet. Team performance drops.

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