Using Your Power Of Personality To Influence Organizations
The digital and technological age dominates our world. This age routinely discounts humans. Falling into this mindset, we lose touch with the... Read More
How to Deal with Office Politics as a Manager
Posted on01 Feb 2016
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Managers are a key source of power and politics in the workplace. Often without knowing it, they make office politics worse. Knowing... 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
Leadership, The Secret (Pt 3): Leader as Actor
Posted on05 Dec 2013
Tagsgrapevine, honesty, hubris, leadership, perception, The Economist, training, authenticity, Leadership - The Secret Series, complexes, leader as actor
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No matter how authentic the leader, people will perceive that authenticity in the way they want. Thus, our authenticity will have many... Read More
Change Management, The Secret (Pt 2): Minority Power
In Part 1, we learned relationships are the secret to change. If we ponder all the one-on-one relationships we must leverage to... Read More
Making the Grapevine Work for You as a Leader
Posted on01 Aug 2011
Tagssenior manager, reverberations, power, Personality, management by walking around, management, leadership, interpersonal, informal organizational power, impression, group, grapevine, executive, employees
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Business drastically discounts the interpersonal interaction in favor of group ones. Saying the same thing to ten people simultaneously is more efficient... Read More
Tapping the Power of Personality for Executives and Senior Managers 1.0
Posted on17 Jan 2011
Tagsusing names, Thank You, shaking hands, senior manager, remembering names, planning, Personality, patience, networking, management by walking around, grapevine, executive, decisions
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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
40% of Training’s Success is Determined before Anyone Shows
Posted on11 Oct 2010
Tagscommunications, training, success, objective, marketing, Management by objective, management, learn, grapevine, expectations, approaches
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Management by objective is basic expectations setting 101; people will tend to achieve the expectations we set for them. Yet, when it... Read More
