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Does Your Litmus Test for Hiring Include Being a Good Teammate? Maybe It Should.

Whether you’re trying to win championships or create the world’s best advertising, hiring people committed to being good teammates is what the best teams do. Today’s post is by Leo Bottary, author of What Anyone Can Do (CLICK HERE to get your copy). During my workshops for CEOs and business leaders, I talk about how […]



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How frequently do you shift blame for mistakes you’ve made?

Our reader poll today asks: How frequently do you shift blame for mistakes you’ve made? Never. I always own my mistakes: 66% Sometimes. It just kind of happens, and I don’t realize I’m doing it: 32% Often. Usually, someone else caused the problem to start: 1% Always. I have a hard time taking responsibility for mistakes: 1% Mess up, […]



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Strategy by Mission, Not Metrics, Will Make You More Money

Creating your company, or teams, strategy based on the mission and not standards or metrics is what will help your team win. Today’s post is by Doug Hall, author of DRIVING EUREKA! (CLICK HERE to get your copy). Strategy by numbers is a command and control approach to management. It focuses energy on the theory […]



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How do you deal with passive-aggressive people?

Our reader poll today asks:  How do you deal with passive-aggressive people? I confront them directly when I see the behavior: 41% I generally ignore the behavior: 47% I behave passive-aggressively right back at them: 13% Don’t stoop to their level. The majority of you either confront passive-aggressive behavior when you see it or you just […]



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Building Agile Organizations: Adapting Faster

Making your organization a well-oil machine, that operates faster and more efficiently, is something every business has been after for years.  Here’s how to do it. Today’s post is by Maureen Metcalf, a principle here at thoughtLEADERS. Many organizations feel the need to be thinner, faster, stronger, more adaptable, more profitable, etc. The right toolset […]



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4 Simple Ways to Connect with People Instantly

These powerful tips are all you have to do to fully connect with people when meeting new people or you want to strengthen your existing relationships. Today’s post is by Igor Smirnov. Whether you are meeting new people or you want to strengthen your existing relationships, these powerful tips are all you have to do […]



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How well-defined are your organization’s prioritization criteria for investments and projects?

Our reader poll today asks: How well-defined are your organization’s prioritization criteria for investments and projects? Our criteria are very well defined and clear: 23% We have some criteria but they’re a bit loose: 25% We have few criteria and they’re mostly financial: 29% We have no formal criteria defined: 23% Criteria for fit focuses […]



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Want to be Happier at Work? Get Out of Your Own Way

Happiness is something everyone is striving for in their everyday lives, but what might be getting in the way of your happiness is actually you. Today’s post is by Deirdre Maloney, and author of Tough Truths (CLICK HERE to get your copy). Pay even a little attention these days and you’ll find there’s an epidemic going around […]



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What’s been your experience with individual contributors moving into management roles?

Our reader poll today asks:  What’s been your experience with individual contributors moving into management roles? I’ve always seen it work out great: 4% Sometimes it works well; other times, not so much: 85% Usually it’s been a disaster: 12% Set them up to succeed. Promoting an individual contributor to a manager role often seems like […]



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Five Skills You Need to Make it to Partner

Becoming the partner at your particular firm or company is the goal of many people, here’s a couple things you need to make it there. Today’s post is by Victor Prince, a principle here at thoughtLEADERS. Reaching the partner level is a career goal for many a new lawyer, consultant or other professional. It often […]



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