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Learn to change the those things that are zapping your productivity.
What is authentic leadership? It continues to surprise me how many leaders attempt to be one way at work, while their “true” personality emerges outside of work.
To some in management the fact that their workers get a paycheck from the company is the beginning and the end of any consideration they deserve. That...
Via Merdrignac Soizic, John Michel
Research: What are the drivers of engagement for the most engaged employees? Our research, based on statistical analysis, reveals the things that highly engaged employees care about most.
This week, I asked the MBA and Sloan students at my London BusinessSchool elective how many of them wanted to become leaders of large corporations. Looking around the room I saw that less than 15% raised their hand. Why, I asked them, were they not eager to take the reigns from the Jack Welchs and Richard Bransons of the world and lead our biggest businesses into the future? The responses were varied, but underlying this was a recurring theme: many of them simply lacked trust in today’s leadership models.
The persuasive mechanism of stories is usually emotional, not rational. Stories ordinarily move us when they tap into our feelings, not our ability to reason. Storytelling with data, when true to its purpose, however, appeals to reason, asking people to think rationally and be moved primarily by what they come to understand, not by what they feel.
The father of the automobile saw innovation as a problem in need of an integrated solution. Why can't green businesses do the same?
Muriel Maignan Wilkins, coauthor of Own the Room, breaks executive presence into three essential parts....
Four Categories of Employee Engagement Employee engagement is a measurable degree of an employee’s positive or negative emotional attachment to their job.
A recent Gallup study proved a causal relationship between employee engagement and financial performance. Why is the outcome of this study so important? Because the results indicate we must invest in our employees to reach our financial goals.
Whether you’re a CEO or an intern, a student or a teacher, a parent or a friend, it’s almost impossible to get through an entire day without realizing you’ve made a mistake. Busy schedules and over-long to-do lists make mistakes even more likely.
Presentation Storytelling has become a powerful business tool in 21st century management – so powerful that anti-business folks fear that you might use it.
Via José Carlos, Hans Heesterbeek
How do we make good decisions in the workplace? How do we teach young workers how to ask the right questions and older workers to look for new answers?
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An interview with Dr. Maya Angelou, renowned author.
Leadership training is an essential component of strategy execution. It can help companies improve the trust between managers and other employees, whi
Women Presidents Organization reveals its annual ranking of the top 50 women-led businesses in North America. We look at the leaders of the pack.
It is my belief that a true leader is someone who is an explorer, sees an opportunity in challenges, has an irrationality in his/her expectation, is inspirational and emotional.
So there is significant skepticism among America’s workforce, but great leaders are overcoming and setting examples for how to conquer the most pressing concerns.
In Lessons in Life Diplomacy, the New York Times' Bruce Feiler asks, how do we break out of negative patterns of conduct and proactively approach
If you want certainty, here it is: my surefire predictions about the future. The next two Popes won't be a woman. At least three more corporate executives will be fired for shady financial dealings. Despite best efforts, the proposed American Airlines-US Airways merger will hit points of turbulence. Everything else is up in the air.
Women aren't fighting for a place at the top, and without culture change they will continue to avoid boardroom positions, warns Eugene Burke
When tragedy strikes, looking out for your employees is not only the right thing to do, but the right thing for your business.
In rejecting the limiting belief that innovation is R&D’s job alone, leaders of highly innovative companies work hard to instill “innovation is everyone’s job” as a guiding organizational mission.
Imagine corporate head honchos in thousand-euro suits, sitting cross-legged in a circle, sharing really personal stories, maybe even crying. Now picture them taking a break from their spreadsheets to paint and put on plays.
Via Hans Heesterbeek
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