“We train these people, give them the skills they need, and then they stab us in the back?”
Case Study: One Employee Went Freelance. Now Everyone Wants the Same Deal Read More »
Leaders with good judgment listen for what’s unsaid. They surround themselves with people who will tell them what they need to know — not what they want to hear. And they think carefully about the risks of implementation — even for small projects.
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The Importance of Positive Relational Energy
In our work, including interviews with thousands of leaders and employees, an upcoming book, and two decades of research on positive leadership, we’ve looked at people in terms of their networks of relationships: communities, organizations, and families. We’ve observed that certain relationships within those networks are extraordinarily life-enhancing and uplifting. The result is extraordinary performance. In particular, there’s usually one person at the center of these networks who’s responsible for most of the forward motion — not to mention well-being — of all the rest. We call them positive energizers.
The Best Leaders Have a Contagious Positive Energy Read More »
3 Amare Ways to Focus on What Success Means to You
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Absorbing deep knowledge won’t happen overnight. But frequently asking two powerful questions can put you on the right track: “Why?” and “Can you give me an example?”
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We believe to grow or innovate your organizations you need the best people but most important, you need high performance teams. During our expertsessions we ask the expert their vision and WoW (Ways of Working) In our expert session on the 19th of April topic; Cyber Security Sjoerd Hulzinga of Architect, Product manager of KPN
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If you ask CEOs what keeps them up at night, you find that their worries go well beyond beating the competition. Increasingly, they worry about big systemic challenges and what they can do to help fix them.
Creating High-Impact Coalitions Read More »
Re-orgs happen regularly. So do layoffs. This doesn’t mean we’re done being useful, successful and viable in the job marketplace
How to Reimagine the Second Half of Your Career Read More »
If you are a company leader hoping to undertake a successful organizational change, you need to make sure your team is onboard and motivated to help make it happen. The following strategies can you help you better understand your employees’ perspectives. Start by creating audience personas that map to key employee segments in your company. Then
The Secret to Leading Organizational Change Is Empathy Read More »
Stanford University neurosurgeon Dr. James Doty tells the story of performing surgery on a little boy’s brain tumor. In the middle of the procedure, the resident who is assisting him gets distracted and accidentally pierces a vein. With blood shedding everywhere, Doty is no longer able to see the delicate brain area he is working on. The boy’s life
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