Get Interested. Get Interesting. Get Heard

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Tom Schulte

  Are you ever frustrated that people simply don’t listen to you? Does it make sense that people who actually NEED the information you have in your head do not take the time to get that information into their heads? Do you find yourself asking “Why don’t they listen? Well, here is some help for you. [...]

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Leadership Fit Club

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Tom Schulte

It is January 2009. The fitness gym that I go to usually gets a lot of new members this time of year. This is because of the New Year’s resolution to “finally lose that extra body weight and get into shape!” One thing about the gym that I notice this time of year is that [...]

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People Are Humans

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Kris Krueger

Suffice to say that moving into a management role is sometimes the only way organizations can reward people who are performing well at the individual level.  What that means is that often times, people who were good at and enjoyed their individual level role are asked to move into a management role that requires much [...]

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Seeking Feedback

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Eleanor Biddulph

Most people in a leadership positon are very aware of the need to give feedback.  Sharing encouragement, providing guidance, giving direction, setting goals are common topics in leadership articles. In his January 9 post titled Six Ways to Get Better Feedback, Kevin Eikenberry reminds us that there is another side to feedback.  We must also be [...]

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This or That Poll: I Quit My Job Because…

Posted on January 24, 2009 by Tom Schulte

Think about the last job that you quit. Did you like what you were doing? Was it rewarding in multiple ways?  Did it provide you with enough satisfaction? I know that many people these days have lost their jobs because of economic reasons, but I want to ask a question to people who actually quit their [...]

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If You Think You Can…

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Eleanor Biddulph

In his 1950′s best seller, The Power of Positive Thinking, Norman Vincent Peale stated, If you think in positive terms, you will get positive results.  That is the simple fact.  Of course, thinking alone does not solve problems, but how we think about the problem certainly frames our response to it.  If we think we [...]

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To Share or Not to Share – What is the Question?

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Kris Krueger

The higher up you rise in an organization, the more likely you are to be given access to information that is not commonly known to everyone else in the organization.  This can present a dilemma. What do you share and what don’t you share? It’s not as if people don’t know that there is information [...]

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