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Focus On the Prize


People talk to me about making personal and professional changes in their life. I hear comments about how hard they think it will be, concerns about their ability to be successful, pressure on themselves to produce results, etc.

Squeezing the Blood Out of that Old Turnip


I suspect all of you out there have someone that you rely on for insight and perspective - that wise old mentor that seems to have an unlimited depth of experience to draw from in helping you navigate life's little challenges. You know, those little parables and anecdotal tales that always relate perfectly that very problem you're trying to solve.

Effective Meetings - Quick Survey


Here's an easy quiz to check the health of your meetings. 1) Who leads your meetings? a) No one, b) Everyone, c) A facilitator 2) What happens to the ideas in your meetings? a) If we had to think of ideas, it would be work, b) We make fun of them, c) A scribe writes them on a chart pad 3) Are results obtained in your meetings? a) We eat all the donuts, b) And we drink all of the coffee, c) Yes! 4) Do your meetings have an agenda? a) Is that some kind of cabinet?, b) I saw one once in an article, c) Yes! 5) Who attends your meetings? a) We have bleachers to hold the spectators, b) The entire staff plus any homeless people in the neighborhood, c) Only those who can contribute 6) How long are your meetings? a) I'll let you know when this one ends, b) All day, c) An hour or less 7) During a meeting do you: a) Break a foam cup into bits, b) Prepare for the next meeting, c) Focus on the topic 8) How soon after the meeting do you issue minutes? a) If you think I want to publicize how much time we wasted, you're nuts, b) Within a few months or so, c) As soon as possible, if not faster 9) While someone is speaking, do you: a) Wonder about the strength of plastic foams, b) Plan a way to change the subject, c) Listen empathetically 10) What structured activities do you use in your meetings? a) We sit on chairs, b) Everyone leaves at the same time, c) Process tools designed to gather information, make decisions, and manage participation.

Best Practices Plan: Dissemination of a Great Idea


Good news spreads quickly News of the invention of the wheel must have traveled in every direction as quickly as horse or camel could run. Those who learned of its advantages over the litter and the sledge adopted it right away.

Toxic Bosses


What's everyone's favorite topic around the water cooler? Bad bosses! You know, the ones who make life in the office unbearable? Here are some of the more common varieties you'll find. 1.

The Boss Didn?t Understand Why His Staff Wasn?t Reading His Mind


Many people believe that everyone sees the world exactly the same way as they do. This is never true and was the source of much turmoil in Dr.

Make Change Easy - Get Involved!


There are wild variances in how much involvement organisations are brave enough to offer their people in change. From those organisations where they just 'tell' (sometimes by text message even!), to the most enlightened extreme, where they enable wholesale contribution to the change process.

How to Overcome Your Fear of Firing


OVERCOMING FEAR OF FIRING "It was obvious that this employee could not relate well to clients. But I could not bring myself to fire him.

Recognition: A Quick, Low-cost Way to Motivate Employees


Recognizing good performance through praise or other positive action is one of the simplest and most cost-effective ways to motivate people. It provides three major benefits:
  • It lets people know that their performance was valued, and increases the likelihood that they will continue to perform well.

    Innovation Management ? Raw brainpower versus experience


    Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation whilst innovation can be defined as idea selection, development and commercialisation. There are other useful definitions in this field, for example, creativity can be defined as consisting of a number of ideas, a number of diverse ideas and a number of novel ideas.

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