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How financially educated are the members of your team?

Our poll today asks: How financially educated are the members of your team? – They understand our business’ economics very well: 15.67% – They generally understand our business’ economics: 52.61% – They’re somewhat unclear on our business’ economics: 19.4% – They’re clueless about our business’ economics: 12.31% Show them how they matter. It’s hard to […]



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A Surefire Way to Screw Up a Reorg

Leading your team through a reorganization is stressful and challenging.  If you’re not careful, you can screw things up – royally. Here’s the cautionary tale of a leader who did exactly that. The following is an excerpt from Lead Inside the Box: How Smart Leaders Guide Their Teams to Exceptional Results (you can get your […]



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To Supercharge Innovation, Map your Customer’s Processes

Today’s post is by David Hamme, author of Customer Focused Process Innovation (CLICK HERE to get your copy). Remember when you had to purchase your music via CDs, records, or cassettes at brick and mortar record stores? Prior to the iPod’s arrival, there was always a delay between the intent to purchase the songs we […]



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How well do you take care of your physical well-being?

Our reader poll today asks: How well do you take care of your own physical well-being? – Very well — I’m a picture of fitness and healthy living: 9.15% – Well — I invest time and energy in it but could do more: 51.3% – Not well — my habits aren’t nearly what they should […]



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The 4 Key Approaches to Great Decision-Making

Making great decisions is a key leadership responsibility. If you choose the wrong decision-making style, you could face a disaster.  Choose the right style and you’ll make decisions faster and more effectively. When you make decisions, there are four decision-making styles that you can use. There’s an Autocratic style, a Participatory one, a Democratic style, […]



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5 Characteristics of Great Leaders

Today’s post is by Abby Perkins, Editor in Chief at Talent Tribune. When you think of characteristics of a great leader, what comes to mind? It’s probably something like dedication, perseverance or charisma. Maybe it’s the ability to think of big ideas, or the ability to get people to follow. All those things are great […]



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How aware are you of negative perceptions of your actions?

Our reader poll today asks: How aware are you of the negative perceptions others might have of your actions? – Very aware — I always know how my actions can be seen negatively: 29.66% – Aware — I know the perceptions of major actions but miss seeing others: 56.51% – Not very aware — I […]



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How to Effectively Make the Leap from Peer to Boss

Making the leap from peer to boss is challenging.  If you properly assess the people you now lead, you’ll make the transition smoother and get better results from doing so. The following is an excerpt from Lead Inside the Box: How Smart Leaders Guide Their Teams to Exceptional Results (you can get your copy here). […]



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Start with Good Work, End with Great Work

Today’s post is by David Sturt, author of Great Work: How to Make a Difference People Love (CLICK HERE to get your copy). It’s a common notion in the working world today that good is the enemy of great —that embracing good work somehow puts us in danger of never achieving greatness. But the fact […]



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Are you better at leading or managing?

Our reader poll today asks: Are you better at being a leader or being a manager? – I’m better at being a leader: 44.68% – I’m better at being a manager: 21.26% – I lead and manage equally well: 27.74% – I don’t see a difference between leadership and management: 6.31% Leading or Managing. As […]



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