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The 12 worst types of managers you can (will) have

12-types-of-bad-managers

Let’s start with a basic idea right up front: most people who become managers aren’t actually good at it. Broadly speaking (and realizing that each case is different), this happens for two reasons: Management isn’t intuitive: What got you there doesn’t work when you… Continue Reading

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E-Mail is just a representation of the power structure of your organization

EMail is just a form of hierarchy

If you like this post, feel free to share it with your friends. Share buttons are at the bottom of the post.  Before we get into this, let’s just be clear up front: e-mail is probably one of the worst… Continue Reading

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How bosses can communicate with employees

The Boss Communication Quadrant

Let’s look at four options stemming from two central concepts: how much you care and how much you’re willing to challenge your people. Continue Reading

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Five factors for effective work teams

Google's keys to better teams

Even though no one seems to understand their success with living, breathing people — instead attributing it to cash or hand or KPIs or margins or some other BS — Google has long been one of the ‘best places to… Continue Reading

How to fix your onboarding program

Fix your onboarding program

I’m a weird person, and I have weird thoughts as I walk down the street, and yesterday was no different. It was slightly after work and I was going to meet my wife for a meeting. Completely based on nothing,… Continue Reading

Future Of Work: Provide opportunities for growth

Job Priorities and Expectations Around the World

The first thing you need to realize whenever anyone discusses a topic like “the future of work” is that said concept varies drastically from A-Place to B-Place in the world. How could someone in an office park in Topeka, Kansas… Continue Reading

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What’s your Capital-S Story?

Here’s what we know: Storytelling is very important in marketing and branding Although less people realize it, storytelling is also very important in developing leaders About 20 percent of workers globally — give or take — see/find a sense of… Continue Reading

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Leading business communication with “What’s in it for me”

Check this out from Forrester on the “customer service ecosystem:” People participate in the ecosystem if they get value from it. Each actor in the CX ecosystem is asking, “What’s in it for me?” Employees want things like professional development,… Continue Reading