March 2019 archive

8 Things You Can Do Daily That Will Boost Employee Engagement

Employee Engagement Is The Difference Between Success And Failure By Gordon Tredgold Founder and CEO, Leadership Principles @gordontredgold (https://www.inc.com/gordon-tredgold/8-daily-habits-that-boost-employee-engagement-improve-results.html) Employee engagement is running at around 32%. Which means that a staggering 68% of staff, potentially your staff, are either disengaged or even worse actively disengaged.  According to Gallup, this costs the US economy anywhere between $450 to $550 …

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How Emotionally Intelligent People Run Meetings

Make meetings work for you with these two tactics. By Nick Hobson Behavioral scientist@NickMHobson (https://www.inc.com/nick-hobson/how-emotionally-intelligent-people-run-meetings.html) For many founders, meetings are the ultimate time-waster. More than ever, meetings are being forced down people’s throats. It’s OK. You can say it: They’re a royal pain. Personal gripes aside, research has shown that meetings have increased in both length and frequency over the …

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I retired at age 35 — here are 7 lessons I learned working in the corporate world

(https://www.marketwatch.com/story/7-things-i-learned-working-in-corporate-america-2018-03-08) The good, the bad, the boring Everett Collection By STEVE ADCOCK While my time working a full-time job is slowly drawing to a close, I will never forget the lessons I learned meandering my way through the “grind”. The fact is corporate America was not what I had expected it to be coming out of …

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People Who Are Happy at Work Asked These 6 Questions in Their Interview

While the prospect of asking an interviewer questions is undeniably daunting, a recent study found that people who ask follow-up questions are better liked (and, therefore, more likely to land a job) than those who do not. Not to mention, this is a job you’re considering spending 40 hours a week working (if not more)—it’s expected that you’ll have a few …

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Want to Be Irresistible to Hiring Managers? Do These 2 Things Immediately on LinkedIn

You can make recruiters come to you with this tip. By J.T. O’Donnell Founder and CEO, WorkItDaily.com @jtodonnell (https://www.inc.com/jt-odonnell/want-to-be-irresistible-to-hiring-managers-do-these-2-things-immediately-on-linkedin.html) Everyone dreams of having a top employer contact them about a job opening. The constant rejection that comes with job search is so intense, when you finally get an email or a call from a hiring manager, there’s a …

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Create a Growth Culture, Not a Performance-Obsessed One

By:  Tony Schwartz (https://hbr.org/2018/03/create-a-growth-culture-not-a-performance-obsessed-one) Here’s the dilemma: In a competitive, complex, and volatile business environment, companies need more from their employees than ever. But the same forces rocking businesses are also overwhelming employees, driving up their fear, and compromising their capacity. It’s no wonder that so many C-Suite leaders are focused on how to build …

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How to manage up when you have a bad boss

One of the tests of being a leader is knowing how to navigate a boss who doesn’t score highly as a leader him/herself.

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Want to Be a Better Leader? Stop Giving Orders and Do This Instead

There are all kinds of images people have when they think about a leader, but there is one you should forget. By John Eades Author, podcaster, and CEO of LearnLoft @johngeades (https://www.inc.com/john-eades/want-to-be-a-better-leader-stop-giving-orders-do-this-instead.html) If I asked you to close your eyes and visualize a leader, what image would come to mind? When I originally did the exercise, the first thought …

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