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The Gift of Becoming a Teacher
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Story: Can you see in your mind’s eye the visual of a person who is phenomenal at their craft? It may be the carpenter, baker, or proverbial …
Carrots
Do We Really Need More Potent Sticks and Carrots?
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Story: Why do operating leaders and HR people invest an inordinate amount of resources trying to develop more potent sticks and carrots? It drives me …
Consciousness
What’s Shame Got to Do With It?
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Story: How effectively are you personally leading through all the massive change in your work environment? Everywhere I go these days leaders are …
Mad Men
Who the Heck Cries at Work Anyway? Geez!
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Story: JiJi Lee, a New York comedian, contributed a very funny and poignant article in the Nov. 9 New York Times regarding where the heck one goes to …
High School
Hey, New Teachers, It's OK To Cry In Your Car
NPR - Meg Anderson
Like many first-year teachers, Luisana Regidor has a lot on her mind. There are lesson plans to write and papers to grade as well as a dozen other things: evaluations, observations, fundraisers, class
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Ego Is the Enemy of Good Leadership
Harvard Business Review - Rasmus Hougaard, Jacqueline Carter
On his first day as CEO of the Carlsberg Group, a global brewery and beverage company, Cees ‘t Hart was given a key card by his assistant. The card locked out all the other floors for the elevator so he
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How to Help Your Employees Learn from Each Other
Harvard Business Review - Kelly Palmer, David Blake
When your team wants to learn a new skill, where do they turn first? Google? YouTube? Their corporate training programs? No. According to a study conducted by our company, Degreed, more workers first to
Profit
The Fundamentals of Leadership Still Haven’t Changed
Harvard Business Review - Ron Ashkenas, Brook Manville
Recently the Chief HR Officer for a healthcare firm asked us to identify the best new framework for leadership that she could use to train and develop a cadre of high potentials. The challenge, she said,
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If You Want to Get Better at Something, Ask Yourself These Two Questions
Harvard Business Review - Peter Bregman
It was the last race of the ski season. My son Daniel, 10 years old, was at the starting gate in his speed suit, helmet and goggles, waiting for the signal. “3… 2… 1…” The gate keeper called out and he
If Your Innovation Effort Isn’t Working, Look at Who’s on the Team
Harvard Business Review - Nathan Furr, Kyle Nel, Thomas Zoëga Ramsøy
An all-star team is making headway with a new initiative that could alter the future of the organization. Spirits are optimistic and the team is successfully maneuvering through new, yet very promising,
Tomorrow's blog is all about traditions and fun rituals at the workplace. Be sure to check it out when it publishes on Nov.
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Do You Have a ‘Jump Around’ at Your Work?
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Story: Are we currently experiencing a famine of fun and celebration in work organizations, and perhaps many other institutions? Things seem to be …
Self Compassion
Test how self-compassionate you are | Kristin Neff
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Please read each statement carefully before answering. To the left of each item, indicate how often you behave in the stated manner, using the …
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Lessons from history 100 years after the Armistice
The Economist
SHORTLY AFTER 2am on November 11th 1918 a train came to a halt in a wood in Compiègne, near Paris. A second train pulled up on a nearby track. After …
In solitude what happiness?
1843 Magazine - Maggie Fergusson
Loneliness is silent, invisible and as deadly as a smoking habit. Maggie Fergusson seeks out those beside themselves at being by themselves Nothing …
Donald Trump
Staffing the White House
The Economist
AS A candidate, President Donald Trump promised to hire only “the best people”. That vow went the way of many campaign promises. Some steered clear …
Culture Cast: 8 Ingredients to Build Great Culture at Work Through Personal Leadership (Part 2)
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Hey Culture Cast fans! In Season 2, Episode 4, Lorne and Lynette unpack and discuss the final 4 ingredients to help build a great culture in an …
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Employers have the right and accountability to expect great processes from their leaders.
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Culture Cast: Analyzing Communication Systems Abundance Accountability Be Abundant Be Accountable Be Respectful Personal leadership Podcast Hey …
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Tackle the Hard ‘Nut’ First!
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Key Point: The very first thing you should do each morning is tackle the most difficult issue on your agenda. If there is a” fierce conversation,” …
A Series: Learning From My Epic Failures (Part 1)
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Key Point: Why would I waste my many failures by keeping them to myself? Don’t get me wrong, I’m proud of my work and many accomplishments over the …
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Wednesday Q/A on Personal Leadership
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To our readers, Welcome to the first installment of a Lorne Rubis Q/A series. We’ve accumulated some popular leadership questions, and below are …
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A Series: Learning From My Epic Failures (Part 2)
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Key Point: See the intro from Part 1 in this series for an explanation as to why I’m sharing these stories. I hope you find an insight or two. It was …
Startups
A Series: Learning From My Epic Failures (Part 3)
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Key Point: Timing is everything. And sometimes things happen that can best be explained as plain, bad luck. Epic Failures No. 1 and No. 2 outlined in …
Culture Cast: Analyzing the Current State of Recognition, Acknowledgment and the Reward System
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Hey Culture Cast fans! On Season 2, Episode 6, Lorne and Lynette discuss and analyze recognition, acknowledgment and the reward system. It’s not just …
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The Other Side of Epic Failures
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Key Point: Risk and reward go together like two sides of a coin. If you want to experience great rewards, you need to take calculated risks. The last …