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Communication Happens: You Might As Well Do It Right

Communication is part of every organization, making sure you do it right is the biggest thing that makes a difference. Today’s post is by Charles Morgan, author of Now, What? (CLICK HERE to get your copy). When you’re the leader of a company, or even the leader of a team within a company, you’re communicating […]



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What is the biggest challenge you face when it comes to managing your time?

Our reader poll today asks: What is the biggest challenge you face when it comes to managing your time? Too many meetings: 18% Too many emails: 22% Too many interruptions: 40% Poor calendar planning: 2% Difficulty estimating task length: 10% Something else: 7% Pardon the interruption. The clear winner in time management challenges is the dreaded […]



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Five Practices for Evolving Your Leadership

Advice from a millennial leadership strategist and author. Today’s post is by Hilary Jane Grosskopf, author of Awake Leadership (CLICK HERE to get your copy). Successful leaders align and motivate a team in order to guide a vision forward. Leadership involves continuously improving processes and updating your vision and approach. However, leaders often lack tangible […]



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How comfortable are you asking others for help when you’re struggling with work tasks?

Our reader poll today asks: How comfortable are you asking others for help when you’re struggling with work tasks? Very. I ask for help anytime I need it: 27% Mostly. I’ll ask for help when I’m really stuck: 41% Somewhat. I’ll only ask for help in tough situations: 19% Not very. I have a hard time asking for help: […]



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Components of High-Performing Cultures

Driving a strong business starts with the people who work for your business and those people align on the business through the company culture.  How are you shaping yours? A high performing culture is one where people drive performance because of the right behaviors. They’ve embedded these behaviors in their everyday life. People in high performing cultures require […]



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How to Harness Your Greatest Resource: Yourself

To be successful requires shedding the negative thoughts that get carried over from childhood and replacing them with a positive self-image. Today’s post is by Raymond Houser, author of The Winning Advantage (CLICK HERE to get your copy). Why don’t people live up to their full potential? I believe it is because they had no […]



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What is the dominant method of communication in your organization?

Our reader poll today asks: What is the dominant method of communication in your organization? Meetings: 14% Phone calls: 3% Texts: 2% Emails: 76% Presentations: 0% Memos: 0% Videos: 0% Smoke signals: 5% Email reigns supreme… but is it effective? Email is clearly the dominant mode of communication. Are you being as effective with yours as […]



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How Leaders Quench the Service Thirst of Customers

We’ve all heard the idea of being customer-centric, but how you utilizing your leadership to best serve your customers. Today’s post is by Chip R. Bell, author of Kaleidoscope (CLICK HERE to get your copy). The very thirsty crow came upon a pitcher of water.  But, the water was deep and the neck of the […]



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How well does your organization do with diversity and inclusion?

Our reader poll today asks: How well does your organization do with diversity and inclusion? We’re great. We’re very diverse and inclusive: 34% We’re okay. We actively manage D&I but have some opportunities: 35% We’re fair. We know we have issues and are working on them: 18% We’re poor. We hardly know what D&I stands […]



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The Basics of a Cross-Functional Team

Almost all industries are segmented, but sometimes big changes require creating a team with representation from all sides of the business.  Here are the basics of working with cross-functional teams. Today’s post is by Mike Figliuolo, Managing Director of thoughtLEADERS. Imagine an orchestra made up of nothing but trumpets. Imagine a baseball team of all catchers. […]



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