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Four Ways to Increase Your Personal Engagement

Engagement continues to be more and more difficult in a growing world with more distractions, here are a few ways to increase yours. Today’s post is by Eric Stutzman, co-author of The Culture Question (CLICK HERE to get your copy). On a recent trip, I took a cab ride where the driver complained loudly about […]



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What portion of your team’s work is done remotely?

Our reader poll today asks: What portion of your team’s work is done remotely? Over 90%. My team is all over and we use calls/virtual tools for almost everything: 12% 60-90%. We do a substantial amount of work remotely: 10% 40-60%. Around half of what we do is done remotely: 12% 20-40%. We don’t do […]



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Four Lessons in Employee Engagement We Can Learn from Nature

Taking a few lessons from Nature about how to keep and engage employees. Today’s post is by Dr. Kathleen E. Allen, author of Leading from the Roots (CLICK HERE to get your copy). Most organizations struggle with generating authentic employee engagement. There is an unlikely teacher, however, that can provide some interesting strategies on creating […]



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When budgets get cut, how do you handle investing in your people?

Our reader poll today asks: When budgets get cut, how do you handle investing in your people? All training and development is the first thing we cut: 15% We cut some training and development but leave critical stuff in place: 28% We cut some “nice to have” training but really protect the core offerings: 40% […]



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Five Ways to Manage an Ineffective Boss

Bosses and supervisors are a mandatory part of almost every job, so what do you do when that person isn’t fulfilling their job the way you need them to. Today’s post is by Victor Prince, a thoughtLEADERS principle. If you work long enough, you will have at least one of the following: a boss who […]



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How Leaders Can Develop Innovative Cultures

Social design aims to create conditions in which the things you want to happen, happen more easily. Today’s post is by Cheryl Heller, author of The Intergalactic Design Guide (CLICK HERE to get your copy). Social Design is the design of relationships; the creation of new social conditions intended to increase agency, health, creativity, equity, […]



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What expectations do you have of your team members when it comes to email responsiveness?

Our reader poll today asks: What expectations do you have of your team members when it comes to email responsiveness? I expect a response only during working hours: 51% I expect a response to all emails within a few hours of it being sent: 6% I expect responses on urgent items immediately and others during […]



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Channel Sales Management Is Tough

Channel Selling is the sale of products or services through a third-party; it is the toughest job there is in sales. Today’s post is by Marcus Cauchi. Having interviewed hundreds of channel sales managers we have learned that channel sales is the toughest job there is in sales. Channel selling is the sale of products […]



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When you travel internationally, do you research cultural norms of your destination before going?

Our reader poll today asks: When you travel internationally, do you research cultural norms of your destination before going? Always. I want to fit in and not offend anyone: 51% Sometimes. But if I make mistakes, so be it: 22% Rarely. I’ll only research extremely foreign cultures: 7% Never. They can accept me as I am: 2% I […]



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Leadership Capital and Keys to Leading Effectively

Leadership isn’t an unlimited resource, because time isn’t an unlimited resource. Learn how to be a more effective and efficient leader. Today’s post is by Mike Figliuolo, Managing Director of thoughtLEADERS. Do you work a 40 hour week or are you working 24/7? How much effort are you putting into your work? How much stress do you […]



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