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8 Steps to Building Company Culture Purposefully

Posted on21 Sep 2015

Tagsgroup interactions, moving chain analogy, internal communications, relationships, face-to-face interactions, decisions, organizational culture

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When we ask, “What is organizational culture?” company culture is a form of organizational culture. Companies formed to do business. Building company culture focuses on...

Difference between Doing Good and Being Good at Work

Posted on14 Sep 2015

Tagsleadership, management, motivation, Performance, phraseology, Placebo Management Series

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The difference between doing good and being good affects how we lead. Too often though leaders only care that employees do good. They care about...

What are Office Politics and How to Deal with Them

Posted on07 Sep 2015

Tagsgood job, perspective, relationships, social skills, office politics, socializing

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People do not like office politics. Ask them. They do not want to get involved in them. They hurt their work. They hurt their firms....

What is Organizational Culture?

Posted on31 Aug 2015

Tagsgroup dynamics, subconscious, Personality, management, leadership, definitions, organizational culture, conscious

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What is organizational culture? In most basic terms, it is the personality of a formal group. It differs from our own personalities. It is largely...

Motivational Madness about Millennials in the Workplace

Posted on24 Aug 2015

Tagsorganizational culture, group, knowledge, motivation, pigeonholing, The Economist

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Just as there is junk food there is junk knowledge. What sweetly tingles our ears and easily fills our brains is often just empty realities....

4 Leadership Lessons from Donald Trump Phenomenon

Posted on17 Aug 2015

Tagsexperts, authenticity, positivity, Donald Trump, subjective, confidence, leadership, perception

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Donald Trump is a leader. Like it or not. He challenges politics. He challenges leadership too. What does the Donald Trump phenomenon tell us? For...

Working with Detail Oriented Personality Type

Posted on10 Aug 2015

Tagsorganizational culture, details, follow up, prioritization, project management, Talent, team building, emotional triggers, Kim Kozak

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Building corporate culture often means meshing many different personalities. Many firms have need for employees with a detail oriented personality type. Working with them can...

Dealing with Stress of Status Climbing and Falling

Posted on03 Aug 2015

Tagschange, control, health, Scientific American, status, The Economist, socializing, Carnegie Mellon University, self-control

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Humans work to better themselves. This can happen in absolute terms such as money. It also happens in relative terms such as status. Studies show...

How Does Internet Influence What We Think We Know?

Posted on27 Jul 2015

Tagsconfidence, Harvard Business Review, Influence, internet, knowledge, Top Gun, Elon University, bias

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Confidence is important to success. It is a key to influencing others. What we know boosts our confidence. Experts agree that internet allows us to...

What Aging Tells Us about Talent at Work

Posted on20 Jul 2015

TagsWall Street Journal, Talent, people's differences, diversity, assessments

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“How old are you?” seems a simple question. What aging tells us though is that it is not. People are different, very different. This affects...

Who Are the Always Late Personality Types?

Posted on13 Jul 2015

Tagshealth, multi-tasking, optimism, Personality, procrastination, Real-time personality assessment, time, meetings, Real-time Personality Assessment Series

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Lateness to meetings costs money. This adds to the waste for which most meetings are known. Lateness has many reasons. They include personality. Who are...

Making Socializing at Work a Teambuilding Tool

Posted on06 Jul 2015

TagsAlex "Sandy" Pentland, change, face-to-face interactions, productivity, relationships, social skills, team building, venting, Wired Magazine

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The secret to getting things done, to driving change is relationships. They are also the secret to enjoying our jobs and being productive. These two...

Extroverts and Introverts Differences as Innovators

Posted on29 Jun 2015

Tagschange management, circumstances, fear, innovation, International Center for Studies in Creativity, J. Michael Fox, resistance to change, extroverts and introverts, Introverts and Extroverts (Series), change management strategy, change leadership

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Assessing personalities is a key task for a change management strategy. As a change management consultant I find discussing extroverts’ and introverts’ differences as a...

Feeling Powerful at Work Can Be Done This Way

Posted on22 Jun 2015

TagsAdam D. Galinsky, control, fear, feelings, health, Performance, power, pressure, Velten Mood Induction Procedure, Joris Lammers, David Dubois, Derek Rucker, Jack Nicklaus, compliment

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Feeling powerful at work can be hard. People can drag us down. They often do so without knowing it. Work is harder. Driving change is...

9 Tips on How to Fight Lies at Work

Posted on15 Jun 2015

Tagsconfidence, emotions, fear, follow up, lies, message, Painting Analogy, relationships, emotional triggers, Ullrich Ecker, Fire Analogy

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Lies influence. Even if people know they are lies, they still do. Knowing how to fight lies begins with understanding them. It follows with knowing...

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Difference between Doing Good and Being Good at Work

4 Leadership Lessons from Donald Trump Phenomenon

How Does Internet Influence What We Think We Know?

What Aging Tells Us about Talent at Work

Who Are the Always Late Personality Types?

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Feeling Powerful at Work Can Be Done This Way

9 Tips on How to Fight Lies at Work

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