It feels like a gut punch. Has this ever happened to you? You think the meeting is going great. You’re confident about your presentation. Then, right in front of everyone your boss says, “That’s a terrible idea, what were you thinking, are you a fool?” Or maybe it’s not.
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“We’re going to start holding people accountable.” How often have you heard this at work? Accountability is a funny thing. We all want a workplace where people are accountable. The only thing more frustrating than someone who consistently fails to deliver is when the boss consistently fails to hold.
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Have you ever lost a great employee? Guess what? The process of quitting happened months before they handed you their resignation letter. Leaving a job starts with moments of discontent, it’s the events that erode emotional engagement. It’s kind of like falling out of love with your car. You.
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What’s more important? Getting the order out today, or creating a culture that will enable you to do 5,000 orders next year? The answer of course, is both. One task is urgent, the order today, it’s easy to understand what to do. The other issue is important, creating an.
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Have you ever done an employee survey? How honest were you? Did the questions even scratch the surface of the true feelings you have about your job? Organizations increasingly concerned about the cost of turnover and lack of employee engagement often lean on employee surveys to get insights into.
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Have you ever heard a manager complaining about their employees? The complaints run from “I can’t get good people” to, “My people don’t care enough” to, “I can’t keep good people.” Next time you hear someone complaining, consider this perspective. The true measure of a leader is their people..
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What would you do if you knew your boss was making a bad decision? We’ve all been there. How did you respond? Do you sit back and watch it. Or do you step outside your comfort zone and address it? My father once told me, “No matter what your.
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Bill was frustrated; his boss just didn’t get it. Bill thought his boss expected too much. In my conversation with Bill he said, “My boss worries about the smallest things, then he freaks out if they’re not done perfectly.” As he spoke, something about the way Bill described his.
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What is the single biggest problem facing our planet? Is it Global Warming? Terrorism? Poverty? It’s none of the above. Let me explain. What if we could triple the amount of human capital devoted to solving these and other major issues? We can. And we can do it with.
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The buck stops here. The famous sign on Harry Truman’s desk applies to all of us. At a certain point, we all have a buck stops here moment. Whether stepping up at work to fix a problem you inherited, or even harder, breaking the chain of pain in your.
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