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James Schreier
August 3, 2020 9:00 AM
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Every superior has a different style for leading their team. Many take a collaborative approach, some emphasize delegation, and others enact total control. If you fall under the autocratic leadership style, it’s important to know the pros and cons of this approach in the workplace so you can become a better, more accommodating boss to your employees.
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James Schreier
July 27, 2020 9:00 AM
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Start by asking these questions.
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James Schreier
July 27, 2020 8:22 AM
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Hamilton the musical has taken the world by storm. Theaters and playhouses have sold out of the record-breaking play about the life of Alexander Hamilton (Lin-Manuel Miranda). Recently released on Disney Plus, Hamilton was recorded live in New York City in 2016. The recording took place at the historic Richard Rodgers Theater. This recording includes […]
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James Schreier
July 20, 2020 9:00 AM
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While movie theaters are still closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, streaming services are still releasing movies. Netflix recently released the comic-based movie The Old Guard on their service. (If you’d like to check out the comic book The Old Guard is based on, you can pick up one of the collections at Amazon.) To […]
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James Schreier
July 6, 2020 9:57 AM
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Soul Surfer is the true-life story of professional surfer Bethany Hamilton (AnnaSophia Robb). Bethany’s story is harrowing. Bethany was an aspiring professional surfer. During one surfing session, a shark attacked Bethany and bit off her left arm at the shoulder. There was very little left of her arm. This could have caused her to give […]
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James Schreier
July 6, 2020 9:00 AM
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Dear Madeleine, I manage a department in a large manufacturing organization. Some parts of our business are going gangbusters, but my area is suffering from a slowdown due to the restrictions and economic impact of Covid-19. We were able to redeploy some of my people to the busier parts of the business, but still ended…
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James Schreier
June 29, 2020 9:13 AM
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Skip Prichard shares 9 Leadership and Life Lessons for Mother's Day that have the power to transform how you think and live
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James Schreier
June 22, 2020 8:17 AM
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Movie fans rejoice, there was a new movie recently released that wasn’t a Netflix exclusive. This movie was scheduled to be released in the theaters but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Disney chose to release the movie to their Disney+ streaming service. That movie? Artemis Fowl. Artemis Fowl is based on the best-selling children’s book […]
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James Schreier
June 15, 2020 8:22 AM
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Muscle-bound guys. Volleyball on the beach. Fast jets. It’s gotta be an 80’s movie. And it is! Top Gun, the classic Tom Cruze, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, and Meg Ryan movie is jam-packed with leadership lessons. With Top Gun 2 releasing soon, I thought looking at the leadership lessons in Top Gun would […]
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James Schreier
June 8, 2020 9:00 AM
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“So many of us are dealing with changes to our work routines. It’s generating a mountain of new requests and tasks that require us to get things done using new guidelines, practices, and procedures,” says bestselling business author Dr. Vicki Halsey, VP of Applied Learning at The Ken Blanchard Companies. “Leaders need to: (1) be…
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James Schreier
June 2, 2020 9:00 AM
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The complaint names a human resource manager among other defendants.
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James Schreier
June 1, 2020 10:30 AM
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Pay, benefits, flex schedules may be important, but the best employee retention element is the quality employee relationships people build. 5 ways to help.
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James Schreier
May 26, 2020 9:00 PM
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Burnout is an emerging trend threatening employee well-being during the pandemic.
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James Schreier
August 3, 2020 7:46 AM
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As I was starting up my computer repair business, I talked to a successful local businessman named Jim Wilde. He had started and run a successful sign company, Wilde Signs. He was excited to see me start a venture of my own and wanted to help in any way he could. Do you know what […]
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James Schreier
July 27, 2020 9:00 AM
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It can blur the line between work and life.
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James Schreier
July 20, 2020 9:00 AM
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By Pat Zigarmi and Judd Hoekstra The coronavirus pandemic upended our world in a matter of weeks.Businesses closed. Stores shuttered. Unemployment soared. And worst of all, the virus took our loved ones. Companies were forced to reinvent the way they worked in just a few days. IT departments scrambled to provide equipment for employees. Managers…
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James Schreier
July 13, 2020 8:28 AM
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While movie theaters are still closed around the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic, movie production companies are finding ways to release their movies to the world. We’ve seen this with Trolls: World Tour on various streaming services, Artemis Foul being released on Disney+, and My Spy being released on Amazon Prime. This past week […]
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James Schreier
July 6, 2020 9:55 AM
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Today, many businesses in the United States are rethinking the way they operate and plan for the future, with everything from workplace culture and policies to employee incentives and the physical office environment evolving in real time. Underlying this rethink is the question of how to keep employees motivated as they are working remotely or in the office under new social distancing guidelines. For guidance, employers should turn to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, a psychological theory that maps out five ascending levels of human needs that can be applied to great effect in the workplace. These five needs differ from
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James Schreier
June 29, 2020 9:22 AM
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My Spy is a cute comedy starring Dave Bautista as the hardened CIA agent JJ. He’s been demoted to watching over the family of a murdered bad guy. The family is that of 9-year old Sophie (Chloe Coleman) and her mother Kate (Parisa Fitz-Henley). JJ runs into trouble when Sophie notices JJ and “not” his […]
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James Schreier
June 22, 2020 9:00 AM
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Ken Blanchard says it is difficult for leaders to plan for the future while they are also managing the day-to-day. For that reason, he suggests organizations have two groups of leaders: one that focuses on the present and a second that looks toward the future. In their new book Lead from the Future, Mark W.…
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James Schreier
June 15, 2020 9:00 AM
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Two new surveys of people forced to go remote show productivity up and burnout close behind.
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James Schreier
June 8, 2020 10:29 AM
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Most of us have told “little white lies” from time to time. ResourcefulManager asked executives which “white lies” they have told. Here's the Top 10.
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James Schreier
June 8, 2020 7:06 AM
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Just Mercy has been on my “to-watch” list for some time. It slipped by me while it was in the theater. I’m disappointed I wasn’t able to watch this challenging film on the big screen. Thankfully, during this time of racial unrest in the United States, many streaming platforms are offering Just Mercy for a […]
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James Schreier
June 1, 2020 10:48 AM
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Dear Madeleine, I know I should be grateful to have a job, and I love the company I work for. BUT. My whole company is madly trying to stay afloat and reinvent itself and I have more work coming at me than I can possibly do. I am working 16-hour days. I have my laptop…
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James Schreier
June 1, 2020 10:23 AM
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Bloodsport is the 1988 action movie that is actually a biography of the real-life Frank W Dux (Jean-Claude Van Damme). Dux has gone AWOL from the military to travel to Hong Kong for the Kumite, the ultimate martial arts competition. (Pick it up on Amazon) The Kumite is a brutal, violent event. It is a […]
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