Another Two Morale Builders for Employees That Don’t Cost a Cent
Posted on08 Aug 2016
Tagscompliments, employees, leadership, listen, management, morale, relationship building techniques
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When employees feel good about themselves and their companies, their work dramatically improves. Morale builders for employees do just that. Bonuses, awards... Read More
Seducing Leaders in Five Steps
Posted on02 Mar 2015
Tagscompliments, Harvard Business Review, Influence, leadership, power, praise, The Economist, leadership dark side, homophily, Andrew O'Connell, leader-nutrition analogy, sycophant, Trojan horse
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The power of leadership makes leaders more exposed to certain types of influences. They allow those with less power to protect themselves.... Read More
How to Motivate Employees with Words
Posted on15 Dec 2014
Tagsleadership, advertising, change management, compliments, employees, fear, follow up, habits, Harvard Business Review, motivation, repetition, resistance to change, words, Jeffrey Rayport
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In advertising we learn how to motivate consumers with words. In leadership we need to know how to motivate employees with words.... Read More
Leveraging Group Interactions Afterwards
Posted on23 Oct 2014
Tagscompliments, intrinsic, relationship building techniques, Talent, group interactions, Leveraging Group Interactions Series
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In this series, I’ve detailed techniques for leveraging group interactions from a relational perspective. This does not stop though once the interaction... Read More
Encouraging More Questions in Group Interactions
Posted on11 Sep 2014
Tagsgroup interactions, appreciation, compliments, personification, question and answer, Leveraging Group Interactions Series
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Once we secure the first question in our group interactions (i.e. presentations, meetings, gatherings, events), we’re only halfway home. Our handling of... Read More
Attacking Relational Challenges in Group Interactions
When tapping group interactions to mold relationships and culture, the relational challenges center on groups naturally constraining individual expression. We frequently experience... Read More
Group Interactions, Molding Relationships and Culture
Most times, we see group interactions (GI) as convenient communication tools. Typically, they appear as meetings, training sessions and other events. Except... Read More
Strategic Complimenting vs. Spontaneity
When I advocated using compliments strategically, Diana asked: Why do you have to use compliments “strategically” and not be spontaneously? The short... Read More
Planning and Developing Employees’ Confidence
Posted on12 May 2014
Tagscoaching, compliments, confidence, education, employees, intangibles, management, Performance, perspective, Placebo Management Series, planning, skills, Top Gun, training
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In discussing his performance review me, a friend indicated his employer thought he needed confidence. So, I asked, “What are they going... Read More
Leverage Relationships in Conversations, A Technique (Pt 2)
When we leverage relationships in conversations. There are two aspects. There is the bonding of the conversation to the receiver through personalization... Read More
