We all want the safe space, the space where you won’t be rejected, where you won’t look silly, where there’s no risk, and where you know that things will work. Whenever I talk about emotional engagement, or passion or Noble Purpose, inevitably someone will come up to me afterward.
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We’ve all heard it, “You can’t manage what you can’t measure.” Metrics-driven leadership is now the default. Leaders set numerical goals in an attempt to solve every problem from struggling schools to flagging sales. But the problem with metrics-driven leadership is that it doesn’t work. The above quote is.
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When someone asks you what you do for a living, how do you answer? And equally, or perhaps even more important, what does your face look like? Compare and contrast these scenarios: Teacher A answers with a heavy sigh, “I teach high school.” Teacher B answers with a smile,.
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Do you remember the first time you flew on an airplane? How about the first time you had ice cream? Or went to a fancy restaurant? Chances are, you were wowed. How about lately? Were you just as thrilled? Oh, how quickly we grow accustomed to niceties. After a.
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When I was in college I signed up to attend a “meeting” to learn about summer jobs that supposedly paid the big bucks. In hindsight I should have known it would be a pitch. I entered the conference room eager and open-minded. Yet as the perky young woman began.
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In 2006 Monster.com was one of the 20 most visited websites in the world. By January of 2011, Monster was rated the worst stock of the year. Earlier this year, 2014, Monster launched a new strategy and global rebrand in an attempt to right their ship. It didn’t work..
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A teacher friend of mine recently expressed frustration that she doesn’t get the respect that she feels she deserves from parents and students. I wonder which feedback she’s paying attention to? Too often in life we listen to the feedback of the lowest performers, and allow it to color.
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One of my clients is remodeling their offices. Employees have to walk through construction everyday, and it’s having a chilling effect on morale. When deciding how to manage the construction process, my client underestimated the powerful impact that surroundings have on performance. As humans, we’re drawn to beauty. We’re.
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There’s a human tendency to feel like you’re pulling more than your fair share of the weight. That’s because we only experience the hardships of our own reality. We don’t see the work our colleague or partner does when we’re not around. We don’t experience their stress or tension..
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