Looking Ahead…New Year, New What?

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Eleanor Biddulph

I find New Year’s resolutions very challenging.  I like to think that I am always trying to improve, always striving for excellence, always trying to recover if I’ve fallen.  And yet, as the calendar pages turn closer to 2009, many of us will diligently identify opportunities to put some new practice in place.  Even the [...]

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Leading a Geographically Dispersed Team

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Scott Archibald

For nearly 20 years I led and managed world wide teams at Intel Corp and Hewlett Packard.  Both of those companies were global and many, if not all, of the organizations within those companies were global as well.  Managing or leading (yes, there is a difference which I will talk about in a separate posting) a [...]

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Email Etiquette (Netiquette)

Posted on December 22, 2008 by L2L Contributing Author

It’s no secret that email has completely changed the way we communicate. It’s an immediate and convenient tool. One click of the Send button and a message can be duplicated instantly. However, how we communicate via email says quite a bit about us as professionals, and we need to keep some important guidelines in mind. [...]

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Designated Leader or Drunk on Power?

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Tom Schulte

Have you ever been to a Christmas or holiday office party and watched a fellow employee have a bit too much to drink?  Nice, huh? If so, you might have cringed a bit when an associate, a boss, or even a top executive allowed a little social lubrication to turn into high-octane courage. As their [...]

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Who is your Weakest Link?

Posted on December 19, 2008 by L2L Contributing Author

Wouldn’t it be great if you worked with people who were authentic in their work? Accepting responsibility, acknowledging errors, and committing to correction? Acting without blame or victim-hood and aspiring to be the best they could be? I know many of your employees are authentic and they are fantastic-but there’s always one who is not [...]

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Mixed Message Leadership

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Tom Schulte

Be clear with your messaging to the people you lead. Make sure that your words match your deeds and that your meanings match your words. It can be a confusing world sometimes, so keep it simple. People will appreciate your efforts very much!

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Preparing For Your Next Job

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Wendy Diederich

Years ago, I read an article that advised the reader to begin the search for their next job as soon as they began a new job. That advice seemed a bit extreme but I understood the concept enough at the time to know what the writer meant. It meant something very simple yet poignant; be [...]

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