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Time It Takes To Make Friends, Meeting, Doing And Trusting

Posted on04 Feb 2019

Tagsextrovert, friends, friends trees analogy, happiness, Influence, Jeffrey Hall, relationships, social media, time management, trees, University of Kansas

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How many times have you heard, “It takes time to build relationships”? Ever wonder exactly how much? Yes, it depends on the type of relationship....

Team Building Lessons From The New England Patriots

Posted on28 Jan 2019

TagsAmerican football, Business Insider, business retreats, compensation, group dynamics, management, New England Patriots, Sporting News, team, team building, Wall Street Journal

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Many don’t like the New England Patriots. They are stand offish. The coach is the poster boy for rudeness. Cheating’s shadow hangs over them. Finally,...

Unsung heroes in the workplace invisible statistically

Unsung Heroes In The Workplace That Stats Don’t Capture

Posted on21 Jan 2019

Tagsbasketball, big data, collaboration, Danny Green, intangibles, National Basketball Association, sports, star employees, statistics, Sue Bird, Talent, team building, Wall Street Journal, workplace

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The digital age has exploding with data. In sports, new stats now capture play of unsung heroes whose efforts were blind to stats in the...

The most conspiratorial secret about experts is the way money coordinates behaviors among those with an interest in research.

Most Conspiratorial Secret About Experts That’s Hard To See

Posted on14 Jan 2019

Tagsconspiracies, innovation, money, office politics, peer review, research methodologies, Scientific Method, Secrets About Experts Series

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The most conspiratorial secret about experts is the way money coordinates behaviors among those with an interest in research. They include grantors, researchers, publishers, peers...

General Electric Lessons Dealing With Optimism And Confidence

General Electric Lessons About Optimism and Confidence

Posted on07 Jan 2019

Tagsconfidence, dissent, General Electric, inertia, optimism, preparation

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General Electric was a powerhouse. It powered the country and the stock market. Then, it didn’t. Thus, there are General Electric lessons. They focus on...

The essence of business can be found in a cup of coffee.

Finding The Essence Of Business In A Cup Of Coffee

Posted on31 Dec 2018

Tagsbusiness, customer service, employees, inspiration, Inspiration (Series), product

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There are many ways to make money in business. We hear that a lot. Yet, people focus on “make money.” The essence of business though...

The Company and Family, Their Birth Of Breaking Bread Together

Posted on24 Dec 2018

Tagsbread, company life cycle, employee engagement, families, history, organizational culture, spirit

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Over the holidays, at a small reunion of ex-coworkers, an invited outsider said he always liked our company from a distance. The employees seemed to...

Open Offices Failing And The Return Of Privacy To The Workplace

Open Offices Failing And Privacy’s Invasion Of Them

Posted on17 Dec 2018

Tagscollaboration, employee engagement, innovation, open office, privacy, productivity, workplace

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Let’s face it. We’re witnessing open offices failing. Admit it. They only came out to cut costs. Period. Where’s the proof? Privacy is invading them....

Innovation Tips From Bohemian Rhapsody Movie

Key Innovative Tip From The Bohemian Rhapsody Movie

Posted on10 Dec 2018

TagsBohemian Rhapsody Movie, conflict, creativity, dissent, innovation, innovation sprouting acorn analogy, meetings, organizational culture, Queen

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The Bohemian Rhapsody movie has several key tips for innovative teams. The most valuable one comes up about three-fourths into the movie. Freddie Mercury, Queen’s...

Increasing Happiness By Using Four Strategies

Increasing Happiness Using Four Universal Strategies

Posted on03 Dec 2018

Tagsappreciation, change management strategy, happiness, interpretation, novelty of experience, storytelling, strategy

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People strive to be happy. Once they have it though it wanes. In other words, unless something changes they will become less happy over time....

Keeping Your Job, Know The Organizational Language

Keeping Your Job By Using The Company Lingo In All Communications

Posted on26 Nov 2018

Tagscommunication, job seeking, organizational culture, phraseology, word choice, Wordle

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Keeping your job might just come down to how well you use the company lingo. How? Well, remember the childhood game, “Which one doesn’t belong?”...

How Coworkers Believing Conspiracy Theories React To Change At Work

Posted on19 Nov 2018

TagsAdam Smith, ambiguity, complexity, employees, Real-time personality assessment, resistance to change, uncertainty, volatility

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Coworkers believing conspiracy theories say much about themselves. As with any idea or group of ideas, they will attract some personality types more than others....

Having conversations for success by tapping all four dimensions of conversations

Integrating All Four Dimensions Of Conversations For Success

Posted on12 Nov 2018

Tagsconversation techniques, Influence, relationships, social skills, thinking process

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In person conversations are the most powerful form of communication. The total person comes into play, whether talking or listening. Thus, conversations for success are...

Handling Conflict Effectively Anywhere Anytime Anybody

Posted on05 Nov 2018

Tagsconflict management, Heartbeat Analogy, mindset, relationship building techniques, venting

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There’s no faster way to become valued at work than handling conflict effectively. Conflict strikes fear in most people. Heroes deal with it. Administrators avoid...

Fighting Anxiety And Fear In Workplace Projects

Posted on29 Oct 2018

Tagsanxiety, fear, focus, procrastination, The Matrix, training

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Many factors instill anxiety and fear at work. It’s not only the work itself. It’s the business culture and internal politics that instill it too....

Mike Lehr’s Blog

Unsung Heroes In The Workplace That Stats Don’t Capture

Most Conspiratorial Secret About Experts That’s Hard To See

General Electric Lessons About Optimism and Confidence

Finding The Essence Of Business In A Cup Of Coffee

The Company and Family, Their Birth Of Breaking Bread Together

Open Offices Failing And Privacy’s Invasion Of Them

Key Innovative Tip From The Bohemian Rhapsody Movie

Increasing Happiness Using Four Universal Strategies

Keeping Your Job By Using The Company Lingo In All Communications

How Coworkers Believing Conspiracy Theories React To Change At Work

Handling Conflict Effectively Anywhere Anytime Anybody

Fighting Anxiety And Fear In Workplace Projects

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