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The Surprising Reason It’s Lonely at the Top
View image | gettyimages.com According to Heather Gray, too many smart and successful people buy into the notion that success is ultimately a solo venture and a path that most will have to walk alone....
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Finding Your Voice and Learning to Lead
Embed from Getty Images A good leader is one who reflects on how they want to lead. Clay Boykin explains how he did just that. — Back in 1990, as I was beginning to find my stride inside Motorola, we...
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Good Cents: Why it Pays to be Social Media Responsible
Why make social media work for all humankind, and be savvy while doing it? Brittni Brown looks at the statistics. — Sometimes when we get wrapped up in the on-goings of our lives, it is easy to...
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Google’s Best Teams Have One Thing In Common – And It’s Not What You Think
Spoiler alert: it’s not the individual skills and achievements of their members—just about everyone at Google is a rock star. Many organization consultants claim that norms and culture are key...
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Did You Know Absence of Fairness Causes Job Related Burnout?
Embed from Getty Images Absence of fairness undermines or destroys the development of productive relationships with fellow coworkers. — A few years ago, just before retiring, a friend told me she was...
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Negotiating Flexible Work Arrangements, Part 2
Higher performance, lower turnover: Make your case by presenting your boss with the facts about telecommuting. Read Part One of this series here. Despite some prominent examples of companies with...
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A Simple Secret Weapon
Human beings like to feel appreciated—you wouldn’t think businesses would have to be persuaded of that fact. Ever hear the catch phrase, “Try to catch someone doing something right?” It’s one that...
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Negotiating Flexible Work Arrangements, Part 3
Address your boss’ concerns about what is fair. This is the third in a four-part series. Read parts one and two of this series. Despite some prominent examples of companies with progressive cultures...
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“Why did being male make us less in need of assertiveness training?”
This comment of the day is from Joseph, on the post “It’s Time to Stop Discriminating Against Men (and Women)“ — I was briefly working for Portsmouth City Council as a finance officer in their IT...
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Some Thoughts on Disagreements with Leaders
Disagreements in the workplace are inevitable. Vaughn Granier give some strategies to tackle them. —- It crossed my mind that there is often a challenge, especially in the workplace, for how a team...
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Resilience in the Workplace, Part Two
In maintaining a culture of resilience in the workplace, managers must spearhead the charge. — The Manager’s Challenge We have all been around a manager who lets their emotions go, and takes their...
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Being the Unpopular Person
The unpopular person is not a role most of us are comfortable with but it’s a role almost all of us are thrust into at one point or another in our lives. — My little ones don’t like going to sleep....
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3 Proven Management Techniques That Work in Any Business
Identify the influencers on your front lines, CEO Peder Johnsen advises. — In business, the only thing that matters is what works, says Peder Johnsen, a third-generation specialist in senior living...
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Can You Manage the College Man?
Aaron W. Voyles looks at the lens through which we view our work with men. — This week’s article is different than most of my previous ones. Rather than discuss tangible methods or issues with men, I...
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5 Better Ways to Deal With Your Children’s Anger During Divorce
You can manage your child’s reaction to your divorce and help create a new family full of love and support. ____ By Wendi Schuller Divorce is a death of a marriage and former life. Anger is a stage in...
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How Branding 101 Can Make Leaders More Mindful of Diversity
View image | gettyimages.com Not in terms of the Kardashian-style “personal brands” in vogue these days, but by using the practice’s core principles to make leaders better and more mindful of...
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Six Effective Ways to Have That Difficult Conversation at Work
Managers often avoid difficult conversations, but here are six ways to deliver the message effectively. ––– Grace McCarthy, University of Wollongong Employees want more feedback. Gen Y employees in...
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Is it Important for Your Employees to Like You?
Have you ever asked yourself if you’re the reason your employees leave? Try these five ways to improve workplace happiness. — Darren Miller is on time to work everyday. He follows all the company...
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Is Time Really Speeding Up or Are We Just Out of Control?
Three techniques to manage the increased pace of workplace life, and keep your sanity while doing it. — It has been said that time is speeding up; the world is changing at a faster pace now than it...
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What Baseball Can Teach Us At Work
Can America’s favorite pastime improve workplace performance? L. Georgi DiStefano and Bill Eddy tell us how. — As both therapists and attorney we have spoken with hundreds of clients over the years....
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