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The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work
This book published in 2011 by Harvard professor, Teresa Amabile, and psychologist, Steven Kramer, echoes much of the organizational behavior literature we studied in our first year. Their research suggests that it’s not about the highest pay that motivates employees,…
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Everything Counts: The 6 Ways to Inspire and Motivate Top Performance
Being motivating and inspiring is a skill anyone can develop. You don’t need to be “Captain Charisma”! In fact, there are different approaches to inspiring leadership that go beyond having charisma which are visionary, driver, enthusiast, enhancing, principled, and expert. …
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MUST WATCH! 3 min Leadership Wisdom from the mouths of Children
Don’t forget to focus on “the basics” to become more inspiring and motivational: Be responsible. Have an open mind. Know your stuff. Do what you say you will do. Help and encourage others. Show the right way and lead. Be…
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Managing Change Across Corporate Cultures
Attached getAbstract is a good read on corporate cultures and how they affect change management. It provides tips on how to manage change when two cultures come together. One interesting takeaway is how the strength of a corporate culture depends…
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How a Good Leader Reacts to a Crisis
“The measure of a leader is often tested during a crisis. And those leaders who can engage directly, but still maintain their sense of perspective, are the ones that will help the organization survive.” https://hbr.org/2011/01/how-a-good-leader-reacts-to-a
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13 Golden Rules Of PR Crisis Management
“If you don’t want to end up on a list of worst PR nightmares or risk losing business over a crisis that can easily be averted, here are 13 golden rules of PR crisis management any company should stick to, as recommended…
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How Leaders Can Keep Their Cool in a Crisis
“The lessons learned by executives who have weathered a crisis are relevant to anyone who finds themselves in challenging circumstances. We all have to get better at overcoming obstacles, dealing with uncertainty, and staying focused in a changing environment. It’s…
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Change management resources
This website is a good source for simple downloads that provide quick uptake and refresh on organizational change, why people resist it, and more. https://changeactivation.com/change-management-resources/#.W__fpPZFwWd
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Eleven levers available to leaders to improve their inspirational impact!
We know that vision is an important component of inspirational leadership, but Dr. Peter Fuda proposes that a well-articulated vision alone will leave a gap between your “aspirations” and your “impact.” In his white paper, he presents evidence that this…
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