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Conflict Resolution

Getting Good Dating Relationship Advice

MIKE SELVON asked: Seeking good dating relationship advice should be of paramount importance if you are one of those people that feels absolutely clueless on the dating scene. Many of us feel that we don’t need the advice of our peers, but the truth is that input of any kind is generally helpful. Good dating […]

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Micro Management

CEO Tips for Getting Staff to Understand You

Pamela Scott asked: (c) 2008 Pamela Scott This article is directed to the CEO, but it can help anyone in a management position communicate more clearly with staff. Glenn, owner of a midsize professional services firm, describes his situation: “Every January I give a state of the company address to the troops. The usual stuff: […]

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Teamwork

Cash In On Your Human Capital: Using Personality Type To Optimize Your Team

Molly Owens asked: Can you improve productivity, facilitate effective communication, and create a team that works like a well-oiled machine? You can if you learn how to recognize the resources that are already present in your organization. If you work in a large department, you almost certainly already have: – A talented project manager – […]

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Managing Performance / Setting Goals

Setting Performance Standards Using Competencies

Developing People asked: However, it is also important to set expectations about how job responsibilities should be discharged and targets delivered as it is unacceptable for staff to deliver these at ‘any cost’. Setting behavioural expectations or ‘competencies’ are an intrinsic part of managing the performance managers and staff. By setting these expectations the business […]

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Communicating as a Leader

Ten Things Leaders Need to Know About Audience Analysis

Rick Hubbard asked: The right diagnosis is imperative to success in the medical field. Without it, patients suffer and perhaps succumb. Diagnosing the state of health of a patient is a systematic process which helps the physician come to accurate conclusions. Diagnosis is more than information; it is applying that information in a way that […]

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Communicating as a Leader

Communicating Decisions – Seven Things to Share

Kevin Eikenberry asked: Leaders know that communication is one of their key roles. In fact whenever I have worked with a leadership team or group the subject of communication always comes up. People want to know how to communicate more effectively, and why people don’t always seem to hear when they do communicate. In those […]

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Transformational Leadership

Cash In On Your Human Capital: Using Personality Type To Optimize Your Team

Molly Owens asked: Can you improve productivity, facilitate effective communication, and create a team that works like a well-oiled machine? You can if you learn how to recognize the resources that are already present in your organization. If you work in a large department, you almost certainly already have: – A talented project manager – […]