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There Is a Difference Between Direction and Directions
Simon Sinek | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living
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Direction is the far-away destination to which you are heading and directions are the route you will take to get to get there.
25 Business Lessons From It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
focus.com | Posted 10.19.2009 | Business
Fans of FX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia might chuckle at the idea of gleaning serious business advice from such a silly show. Between Frank's b...
Are You Making the Most of the First Six Months?
Jon Younger | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business
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How do you make the most of the opportunity to bind new employees to the organization through the ways you induct, orient and initially support an employee's cultural integration?
Transformation Is About the Little Things
Jon Younger | Posted 10.10.2009 | Business
It's the little things that make or break the ability to attract, develop and retain excellent performers. For example, it doesn't take much budget to hold lunch and learn sessions.
How Did That Idiot Become My Boss?
Simon Sinek | Posted 09.30.2009 | Business
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As people get more senior, they move from being doers to being thinkers and managers, but most companies don't train people how to manage or think.
Action Learning to Build Skills and Contribute to the Bottom Line
Jon Younger | Posted 09.29.2009 | Business
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Incorporate project work with real corporate application into classroom education. Done well, it has the potential to transform workshops into true developmental interventions.
The Corporate Marionette
Harry Moroz | Posted 09.25.2009 | Business
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As the Supreme Court considers expanding corporate personhood, it is worthwhile remembering that corporate America was not handed down to us from above.
Are You Accelerating the Development of Your Talented Future Leaders?
Jon Younger | Posted 09.24.2009 | Business
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Over a five year period, we learned that a simple rule governs a company's ability to develop leaders quickly and effectively. RBL Group partner Dave Ulrich calls it the 70/20/10 rule.
The Problem With Bail-Outs
Nick Jefferson | Posted 09.22.2009 | Business
Whether or not any of us thinks that bail-outs can be justified in principle, in practice they tend at best to reinforce poor management, and at worst they even reward it.
The Kennedy and Leadership: A Reappraisal
Nick Jefferson | Posted 09.13.2009 | Business
Having been denied the presidency -- the Kennedy family's baby brother had no chance but to carve out a different type of leadership: and a much more realistic one.
How Do Great Companies Make Sure People Are Living the Values?
Jon Younger | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business
How do you want to be known by your employees, your customers and investors, and the communities in which you operate?
MANagement
Matt Titus | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living
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The way to a man's heart initially is through his groin and any and all emotional attachment urges need to be displayed through rationed, incredible sexual episodes.
Are Your Communications Building Shared Mindset?
Jon Younger | Posted 10.17.2009 | Business
How effective is your organization at managing communication?
The Human Element: Is Your Internship Program Helping or Hurting?
Jon Younger | Posted 09.25.2009 | Business
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A strong internship program is a powerful tool for attracting top talent; companies can build a strong relationship with schools or other talent pools. But they can also be a reputational WMD.
The Human Element: Implement Stay Interviews Before It's Too Late
Jon Younger | Posted 09.14.2009 | Business
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Taking employee loyalty for granted is naïve. At least some of your best employees have already started looking around for opportunities beyond what they believe is achievable with your company.
The Human Element: Managing Human Capital in the New Era of Business
Jon Younger | Posted 09.07.2009 | Business
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As the economic recovery takes hold, more companies are beginning to shift their focus from survival to winning. An important aspect of this shift is the resumption of the war for talent.
Geithner Drops the F-Bomb! Reform Will Follow
Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 09.03.2009 | Business
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Tim Geithner dropped the F-Bomb repeatedly the other day. And I think it's safe to say it's living proof that genuine regulatory reform is now on the way.
How To Keep Your Job Without Resorting To Blackmail
Jason Mannino | Posted 08.31.2009 | Living
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Ninety percent of our eligible workforce remains employed even though we are currently experiencing the worst unemployment rate in 26 years. Stress le...
Simon Says... You're Through to the Next Round
Nick Jefferson | Posted 08.07.2009 | Entertainment
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Beyond the very small number of Axelrods, Emmanuels and the like, which of the people staffing the great and the good right now feel empowered, duty-bound even, to give honest, unvarnished feedback?
Blowing Smoke
James M. Lynch | Posted 07.11.2009 | Living
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"But" is a word I could just as well do without. It stops more projects before they even hit the planning stage than it creates.
The Best $73 I Ever Spent
Chip Conley | Posted 07.05.2009 | Business
The Gallup organization has found that the single most important variable in employee productivity and loyalty is not the pay, the perks, or the benefits. It's the quality of the relationship between employees and their supervisors.
The Corporate Freshman: 7 Ways to Make Your Boss Like You
Alexandra Levit | Posted 06.29.2009 | Living
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Keep in mind that your boss is a human being and that he is going to make mistakes. He is not trying to make your life difficult.
Today's Speech for Tomorrow's Managers
Philip N. Cohen | Posted 06.11.2009 | Business
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We may use market forces for what they are good for -- setting prices - without being used by them for what they are bad for -- greed and corruption.
Why 83% of U.S. Government Managers Agree Their Agencies are Ineffective
Ari Herzog | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics
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Government inefficiency led to 42% of tax dollars wasted. The report indicates the waste is equivalent to the total of personal income payments of every taxpayer in the 11-state Northeast!
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Jon Younger | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business