Death in the (work) Family

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Eleanor Biddulph

The sadness in our office is palpable. Our leadership team spent yesterday morning telling staff as they arrived to work about the sudden death of one of our co-workers over the weekend. As leaders, there are many things we need to communicate.  In my experience, no message has been more difficult to deliver than having to [...]

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Leadership 101: How to Beat Your People

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Tom Schulte

Leadership 101: How To Beat Your People provides an old fashioned method for motivating your teams to better performance. It is one of the oldest tricks in the book to get people to do more of what is needed.

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Capturing Time

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Kristi Royse

“If I could save time in a bottle…” was pondered by the late Jim Croce in his 1973 chart-topping song Time in a Bottle.   This song captures the thoughts of many who deeply desire to get a hold of things that they feel are slipping through their fingers. It beckons for a sense of control in ones [...]

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Leading and Developing “Cezzanes”

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Kris Krueger

What is the best way to look at “talent?” With regard to this question, I have been pondering a couple of things related to talent these days and they are “Picassos and Cézannes.” I saw author and speaker Malcolm Gladwell speak at a conference last June where he talked about the difference between artists Pablo Picasso and [...]

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On Leadership and Toasters

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Tom Schulte

Managing “things” in the work environment can be difficult. At work, “things” (like money, resources, assets, products, copy machines, etc.) can get scarce, can break, and can cause frustration. But with things, we at least have a chance of success when it comes to managing them. However, when it comes to our most important asset, [...]

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Words That Touch

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Leslie Kohler

The premise of Rachel’s Challenge is simple: That by being kind to others, you can create a chain reaction of kindness and compassion.

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Getting Engaged

Posted on April 22, 2009 by David Vittoria

I’m engaged.  Now before the congratulations start pouring in, please note… I’m already married. What is relatively new for me though (and almost always new to my clients) is practicing daily the concept of being “fully engaged.” This means that you live a life of staying balanced and being more energetic, happy, healthy, and productive.  [...]

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