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Communicating as a Leader

Why Leaders Grow Employee Engagement Cultures.and How!

Timothy Wright asked: A quick-fix from some new management fad does not ensure employee engagement. True employee engagement comes from the organization’s culture. Culture stimulates employees to invest and involve in the work they do, how they do it, and why they do it for this company. Organizational culture is the personality of an organization. […]

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Transformational Leadership

How Great Leaders Successfully Jumpstart Reorganized Teams

Jennifer Selby Long asked: Copyright (c) 2008 Jennifer Selby Long So many clients have been telling me they’re launching new teams this month. But there’s a catch – these are new teams made of “old parts,” which is to say no brand new employees are on the teams. The teams are comprised entirely of managers, […]

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Communicating as a Leader

Communication Mistakes 5 Sure Fire Ways to Create Problems in Your Communications

Gail Solish asked: “Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” ~ Stephen Covey Communication is the core of business and interpersonal relationships. Most people want positive interactions with others whether in business or their personal life. Some times the things you say or do contribute to the conversation going awry and lead to negative […]

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Communicating as a Leader

Snapshot Management: Leaders Under the Spotlight Use Emotional Intelligence

Reldan S Nadler, Psy.D asked: Emotional Intelligence has been found to be the critical success factor for leaders when compared with their Intelligence (IQ) and technical expertise. The further a leader goes up in an organization the more they need Emotional Intelligence. Emotionally Intelligent leaders know and manage themselves well and understand and manage others […]

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Teamwork

How Great Leaders Successfully Jumpstart Reorganized Teams

Jennifer Selby Long asked: Copyright (c) 2008 Jennifer Selby Long So many clients have been telling me they’re launching new teams this month. But there’s a catch – these are new teams made of “old parts,” which is to say no brand new employees are on the teams. The teams are comprised entirely of managers, […]

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Feedback and Rewards

How to Create a Sense of Urgency

Mark Akerley asked: Getting people “on the bus”, whether that’s employees who work for you or colleagues and service providers who work with you, is critical to you meeting your goals and objectives. You just can’t do it all yourself. As a business leader, you need to be able to count on your team for […]