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EVERYBODY PROFITS FROM ON THE JOB LEARNING

EVERYBODY PROFITS FROM ON THE JOB LEARNING

Remaining competitive while coping with a never ending stream of financial

, regulatory, legal, and operational issues, presents business owners with an unprecedented array of challenges.  Pursuing tomorrow’s opportunities, while at the same time resolving today’s problems, will demand higher and higher levels of performance excellence—particularly...

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LEADERSHIP STRATEGY: USE RELATIONSHIP BUILDING TOOLS

LEADERSHIP STRATEGY: USE RELATIONSHIP BUILDING TOOLS

At a recent workshop, Patrick Connor was teaching us how to use visual

memory keys to remember important items. First, he asked the group to imagine a progressive set of images. Subsequent testing revealed that all the participants found them surprisingly easy to recall. Next, he asked the group to juxtapose ten important interpersonal skill messages...

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LEADERSHIP STRATEGY: GET TO KNOW THE NEXT GENERATION

LEADERSHIP STRATEGY: GET TO KNOW THE NEXT GENERATION

By any measure, “The Hunger Games” is a smash hit, breaking records

The movie defies categorization:  Survivor + Gladiator + 1984 + Coal Miner’s Daughter with a PG-13 rating.  There is more going on here than just a mash up of unlikely genres.  Like one of Katniss Everdeen’s high tech arrows, this story strikes at the heart of the millennial’s cherished values.  Here are just a few of the ways “Hunger Games...

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LEADERSHIP STRATEGY: 8 STEPS TOWARDS A HUMAN CAPITAL ROI

LEADERSHIP STRATEGY: 8 STEPS TOWARDS A HUMAN CAPITAL ROI

If HR wants to “earn a seat at the strategic table,” it must justify

Recognize that most small to medium-sized businesses don’t have much HR expertise. How many of those folks wearing the HR hat have made the effort to obtain their PHR or SPHR designation—the benchmark of a “serious” HR executive? A company without this expertise would be wise to seek it out, either through a part-time consultant or HR executive...

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I LEARNED MOST OF WHAT I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT FRIENDSHIP FROM MY DOG

I LEARNED MOST OF WHAT  I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT FRIENDSHIP FROM MY DOG

Attending to the needs of a dog is challenging.  Why are they considered

Inject productive ritual into our lives:  The caring routine keeps us “out there”, safely experiencing life.  Being there for or with a friend, opens the door to serendipity (what happens while we are busy doing something else).  For example, if you weren’t out walking the dog, you may not have noticed a beautiful sunset or met the new neighbor...

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LEADERSHIP STRATEGY: 1st BUILD A SOLID FOUNDATION OF LEADERSHIP

LEADERSHIP STRATEGY: 1st BUILD A SOLID FOUNDATION OF LEADERSHIP

To survive and prosper in what is being referred to as the “shift

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LEADERSHIP STRATEGY: TRAINING vs EDUCATION

LEADERSHIP STRATEGY: TRAINING vs EDUCATION

When most people think training they envision a classroom with an instructor

,  workbooks, and power point slides.  This scenario does not describe training—it describes education.   There is a place for education,but don’t confuse it with training. When it comes to actually doing a job  rather than just kowing about  it, training is essential...

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