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Be Specific! How to see REAL Performance Improvement

Up your game, Tone it down, Chill out, Be more supportive, Adjust your attitude, Come to work on time, Stop abusing time and leave, Be more creative, Be a team player… These are

Want to be Great? Let your team members soar

Sid Daniels is an assistant Vice President for a company that employs 7,000 people nationwide. He has two veteran deputies below him who have proved their competence over

Power: Gollum couldn’t handle it; can you?

One of my most popular posts; good enough to share with you again!

Facing off with your Passive-Aggressive Managers

You might be a C-Suite level boss with many managers below you. Many in your management pool may carry over their personal dysfunctions into their

Reverse-Engineering Your Worst Management Disasters

Reverse engineering is taking apart an object to see how it works in order to duplicate or enhance the object. – WhatIs.com Reverse engineering our disasters

Emotions at work: A great servant but a TERRIBLE master

Scenario: You wind up in the COO’s office for the umpteenth time for “the talk”. You are once again upbraided for your reactiveness at a

Prop or Drop? 7 Last- chance Fixes for Poor Performers

Some employees do such poor work, have such miserable ethics and are so obviously misaligned with the values of a company that they are relatively

Gratitude – Humility that makes you Great

I received an unexpected blessing today when a young woman cashier at a bakery called me “mom” and said, “And you are mom because you paved

Power: Gollum couldn’t handle it; can you?

Lessons from the Lord of the Rings (LOTR) Trilogy The enduring popularity of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fable trilogy, the Lord of the Rings (LOTR) is owed

Managing Your “Meeting Pouter”

You’re in your monthly strategic meeting when for the umpteenth time, Feng makes a snarky comment to a new suggestion. Everyone either glares at him with

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