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9 Ways to Be a Positive Force in a Negative Workplace
My German Father-in-law would call trying to fix this negative workplace, Furzen gegen den Donner, “farting against thunder.” I’ve got to admit, the description I got on the other end of the phone...
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5 Ways You’re Sabotaging Teamwork
If your team has as much teamwork as a box of crayons without a child to guide them, don’t blame them. Consider what you may be doing to inadvertently sabotage their teamwork. 5 Ways You’re Sabotaging...
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How to Ensure Your Greatest Fears Come True
“Every man, through fear, mugs his aspiration a dozen times a day.” -Brendan Francis After a hectic, but fun, Saturday morning of speaking on a Lead Change panel, and schlepping my son to baseball...
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5 Ways to Make Your Meetings More Productive
I texted my colleague, “do you think we BOTH need to attend the 3pm meeting?” He quickly shot back, “Karin, I don’t think ANYONE needs to go to that meeting…. don’t worry, I’ll represent both of us.”...
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27 Experts on Employee Engagement: April Frontline Festival
April’s frontline festival is on one of my favorite topics, Employee Engagement. We have a wonderful line-up of posts. We begin with Joy and Tom Guthrie’s, Vizwerx, LLC, pic. See above. Practical...
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Comebacks: Lessons from the Boston Marathon
A conflicted happy-sad feeling welled up in me as I drove to church this Easter Sunday. I was listening to NPR recount comeback stories from the 2013 Boston Marathon. Thousands of human beings...
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5 Reasons Your Great Idea Isn’t Working
When you’re running full speed ahead with a great idea, be sure to look back over your shoulder to see who’s with you. A Great Idea My staff team had a great idea. They were buzzing with excitement....
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5 Secrets to Great Skip Level Meetings
Done well, skip level meetings can inspire, engage, motivate and inform the skipper, skipee, and even the skipped. On the other hand, poorly run skip level meetings inadvertantly bring on diaper genie...
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4 Signs You Have an Inspiring Point of View
Weak “leaders” waffle and shape shift. They’re easily swayed by popular opinion or the path of least resistance. Their point of view is remarkably consistent with whatever their boss says, or send...
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More Secrets to a Great Relationship With Your Boss
When it comes to developing a great relationship with a boss, most of us can use all the help we can get. You have more power than you think. I’ve been having a blast talking with leaders and writers...
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