Placebo Management: Impacting Employees’ Beliefs
Posted on13 Jun 2011
Tagsbelief, effectiveness, employees, enthusiasm, management, medical, Performance, placebo, Placebo Management Series, presentation, The Economist
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The article, “Think Yourself Better,” in the May 21, 2011 edition of The Economist discussed the placebo effect: belief in a medical... Read More
Dealing with Co-workers Who Copy Bosses on Emails
Posted on26 May 2011
Tagsboss, co-workers, employees, interpretation, management by email, perspective, question, relationships
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As a result of my post, Dealing with Bosses Who Manage by Email, a reader’s email wanted to know what to do... Read More
Dealing with Bosses Who Manage by Email (MBE)
Posted on12 May 2011
Tagsspontaneous, relationships, personal, management by email, employees, efficiencies, effectiveness, document, communication, boss
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A financial professional emailed me regarding bosses who “manage by email.” She implied that her boss rarely calls or meets with employees.... Read More
Complimenting with These Two Words is Powerful
Posted on31 Mar 2011
TagsAnimal House, Bluto, relationships, team, Strategic Complimenting Series, validation, Thoughts, social skills, phraseology, networking, leadership, John Belushi, happiness, organizational culture, compliments
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Complimenting is critical to our success. There are many ways to do it. Some ways are better than others. Complimenting is critical... Read More
Leadership vs. Management: The Difference (Part III)
Leadership is about people, and management about things. Management will tend to objectify people as resources (i.e. human resources) and rely more... Read More
Be a Better Conversationalist Overnight with Refer-Back Tip
Posted on17 Mar 2011
Tagscomputers, conversation, conversation techniques, listen, questioning techniques, Refer Back Technique, relationships, transition statement
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This is a sequel to my previous post. That tip was about asking questions. This tip is called Refer Back. It too... Read More
Change Management – Tactic #2: Strengthen Relationships
Posted on07 Mar 2011
Tagsapproaches, Atul Gawande, change, Change Management Tips Series, compliments, emotional intelligence, emotions, employees, executive, intuition, management, painting, Personality, relationships, remembering names, shaking hands, Thank You, The Hot Spotters, The New Yorker, using names
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Even though it spoke primarily to minimizing medical costs, the article, The Hot Spotters, by Atul Gawande in the January 24, 2011... Read More
Everyone’s a People Person until People are the Problem
Posted on03 Mar 2011
Tagspeople, socializing, working a crowd, team building, security, relationships, problem solving, organization, management, extrovert, emotional intelligence
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Getting things done on any kind of group level begins with people. Those who relate well to people can help here. Are... Read More
Tapping the Power of Personality for Executives and Senior Managers 1.0
Posted on17 Jan 2011
Tagsdecisions, using names, Thank You, shaking hands, senior manager, remembering names, planning, Personality, patience, networking, management by walking around, grapevine, executive
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Executives and senior managers often overlook their most important business asset: their personalities. We are blessed from birth with a personality that... Read More
How to Become a Good or Better Conversationalist Overnight
Posted on03 Jan 2011
Tagscommunication, conversation techniques, conversationalist, questioning techniques, relationships, social skills
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Clients sometimes have me help their employees with social skills. This is often in helping them become better conversationalists. They tend to... Read More
