All Things Workplace

JUNE 22, 2015

The notion of Employee Engagement has been with us for a while now. noticed in a meeting last week that everyone was passionate when we started discussing "engagement". But the longer we talked, the less I was convinced that we were talking about the same thing. In fact, we all had a personal, sensible, gut level idea of what it meant. Predictable, actually. How Do You Define Employee Engagement?

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All Things Workplace

AUGUST 24, 2015

That isn't a "gotcha" question. It's simply a direct one. Regardless of the job title, if we're responsible for how other people perform then we're responsible for how they learn to perform even better. What Happens When Leaders Coach? You may already have the right people to enable your company to "win"--however you define the word. What's happening that works?   . You Can Do It, Too.

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All Things Workplace

JULY 13, 2015

If you've ever wondered what executive coaches really do that adds great value, it's this: We create a relationship that enables our client to  clearly see reality. . Life isn't a part of business; business is a part of life. So, everything of consequence leads to confronting and resolving some kind of issue that leads to a choice about personal change. What To Look For. Actually, they did.

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All Things Workplace

APRIL 27, 2015

"Developing Others" ranks dead last on just about every organizational skill level survey with which I've been involved or have read. . It's not because people lack awareness of its importance; quite the contrary. It's because development takes time. It involves getting to know people and their capabilities at more than a surface level. To develop people, you have to follow a few fundamental steps.

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The future of the formal performance review sparked a lively debate in 2015. SETTING. EXPECTATIONS: My team members are clear on. their roles & responsibilities. 2. DELEGATING: I effectively identify tasks that. others can take on to develop their. capabilities and free my time for. more strategic activities. 3. COACHING: I support my team members by. challenging and encouraging them.

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All Things Workplace

OCTOBER 7, 2015

When we were kids, my younger brother had to put up with teachers comparing the two of us throughout his school years. He was a star athlete, I was more of an academic. He didn't like the comparisons and neither did I. Most of all, the comments did nothing to change either of our lives for the better. To this day, he doesn't care much about "A's" and I still can't kick a field goal.

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All Things Workplace

MARCH 23, 2015

One of the benefits of working with lots of leaders in many different organizations is the chance to see what really works, regardless of the individual personality or industry. . So, here are: 5 Tips That Make A Difference. 1. Leading  starts with clarity. When things aren''t clear, the day doesn''t  go well. Minds and bodies gravitate toward something that  does  seem clear. Leadership

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All Things Workplace

JUNE 16, 2015

Last week I was discussing the Hawthorne Effect during a speech on performance. It led to a lively Q&A, so I thought I'd re-visit this post from December, 2009. The original experiment and its impact on management and human behavior are timeless. . In the 1920s, physiologist  Elton Mayo  conducted experiments at the Hawthorne Electrical Works in Chicago. Voila! Done deal?

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All Things Workplace

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Note: I was prompted by the recent political debates to re-publish this popular post from the 2012 archives. Hope you enjoy it! Graphic designers know how to focus your attention. They frequently communicate through the use of white space. Less is more. The message is clear. There's no clutter. Use Verbal Whitespace. You can increase your verbal impact  the same way. It's not really negotiable.

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KnowledgeAdvisors (2015) reports. in all these areas in 2015 and beyond. In his August 2015. From Performance Management. to Performance Development eGuide 2Part 2: A Roadmap. for Change In Part 1 of this eGuide, we explored the confluence. of factors that’s driving change in how performance. is managed and how organizations are moving. away from the traditional annual review process to. more real-time dynamic approach. This all sounds. very logical, of course, until an organization starts to. push forward with change then finds that there may. elements in more detail.

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All Things Workplace

JANUARY 26, 2015

More and more, job candidates are asking the question, "What will I learn here?". If they don''t like the answer they may keep looking. For leaders, managers, and heads of projects, helping people learn is a critical contribution to individual and organizational success. So, here are Four Ways to Impact Learning that will serve you well.  . Why not be the "managerial version" of your best teacher.

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All Things Workplace

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Everyone wants to have influence; not everyone wants to build the relationships that enable it. There's a natural flow to being influential. . Influence goes hand in hand with agreements. If you want to persuade someone to take a particular course of action, you need some agreements about what needs to be done and who will do it. That means taking time to reach an understanding about what is important to each of you. And that means building a working relationship. There seems to be a predisposition to what we call "positional bargaining." The loser resents the loss. Steve. Influence Leadershi

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All Things Workplace

APRIL 14, 2015

You and I come up with some pretty wonderful ideas, which--for some strange reason--aren''t immediately embraced by those around us. So what''s our natural response? It''s usually to start making statements in defense of our position, which then leads to "I''m going to win!". Not a good posture. .    . Ask Questions. Which do you want? You get the idea. Give it a try

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All Things Workplace

MARCH 2, 2015

"Who you are speaks so loudly I can''t hear what you say.". That line was spoken by an associate to a speaker at a recent business business event we attended. The interaction between the speaker and the audience was totally out of sync with what he was professing. The result: Great words, no credibility. A few attendees even referred to him later as a "liar.". Not good for his business.

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According to BearingPoint Institute (2015), “The. KnowledgeAdvisors (2015) reports that “41% of training. Redesigning the Organization, 2015). FOUR WAYS TO CLOSE THE. LEARNING-DOING GAP FOR. FRONT-LINE MANAGERS 4FOREWORD We’re in business to help organizations. achieve their goals by making sure their. employees have the knowledge and skills. they need to succeed. managers.

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All Things Workplace

MARCH 10, 2015

Influential people create compelling images. But of  what ? Of the benefits those around them will gain from the ideas they propose. They take time to let us know what we''ll see, hear, and feel. You can do this, too. Take time to choose words that create pictures, sounds, and feelings that will make your ideas connect in different ways all at once. Communication Influence Leadership

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All Things Workplace

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

We all want to stretch the capabilities of our team members. At the same time, think about minimizing failure when someone has a "stretch" goal with high risk attached. Any high risk goal can damage your reputation, your staff member, and even the organization. . Manage risks by discussing the actions your person plans to implement. Leadership Learning Management

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All Things Workplace

DECEMBER 24, 2015

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All Things Workplace

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

When 300 engineers at a major East Coast utility were told to  re-apply for jobs  in their department as part of a major reorganization, they were livid. I've been here 18 years."   (Longevity means immunity to change). "I hired the idiot who's running this thing."  (If I gave someone their job, they won't mess with mine). The Danger of The "Invisible Assumed". Visible only to you. Employees: 1.

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2015 Harvard Business Review article, a pair of GE. 1Why Your Company Will Need to. Rethink Performance Management eGuide Part 1: The Argument. for Change 2 3About this Guide Organizations are increasingly. moving from traditional performance. management systems (organized as. an annual review process) to newer. performance development systems. organized around real-time dynamics). If the.

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All Things Workplace

JULY 6, 2015

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree,  I'd spend six sharpening my axe.--Abraham Abraham Lincoln. We never outgrow our need to be persuasive. Managers have to persuade employees to "get on board" with a new idea or change; salespeople get paid to persuade customers to buy; and potential customers persuade salespeople that a change in the "deal" just might make them a paying customer. Stand Up.

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All Things Workplace

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Right now, you are either thinking about or designing an idea, product, service, or process. Yet  most of us don't view ourselves as designers. It sounds like a specific, creative field in which we don't have formal education. But we do. Earlier today I sent off a consulting agreement. So I looked over previous proposals and agreements and discovered that "design" is a huge part of my work. Gotcha! You're

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All Things Workplace

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

This Post appeared earlier and was requested by a long-time subscriber.  . You want to be creative and breed creativity in your workplace, right? Do you consider yourself to be "creative?". I was just talking with my cousin, Len, a long-time public school teacher and Principal. Len They smile. They show their colorful drawings and finger painting and maybe even compose a song along the way.

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All Things Workplace

MARCH 17, 2015

Re-published by request. Clear-thinking people everywhere acknowledge that it''s easy for two people to see the same situation very differently. . In a world where we increasingly work across time zones and cultures, this would have even greater meaning if perceptions were influenced by one''s culture. When East Doesn''t Meet West. The outcome? Communication Relationships

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2015 Harvard Business Review article, a pair of GE. 1Why Your Company Will Need to. Rethink Performance Management eGuide Part 1: The Argument. for Change 2 3About this Guide Organizations are increasingly. moving from traditional performance. management systems (organized as. an annual review process) to newer. performance development systems. organized around real-time dynamics). If the.

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All Things Workplace

JANUARY 15, 2015

Finding out "how we''re doing" is an important part of life, on and off the job. 360 degree feedback tools can be especially helpful when you want to know how you are doing in relation to your boss, your direct reports, and peers in the organization. like 360''s because they: 1. Let you see how others believe you are doing in specific areas that are important to on-the-job success. 2. Why not?

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All Things Workplace

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

“It’s only words, and words are all I have, to take your heart away.”   --Maurice, Robin, & Barry Gibb, The Bee Gees: “Words”. Listen to the Lyrics Do you want to know a way to check the depth of how someone is relating to you at a given moment? Just listen and check out their language. You’ll be fascinated at how revealing it will be. They’re hiring.”. need some help about what to do next.”.

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All Things Workplace

JANUARY 5, 2015

(Re-issued by request). How many times have you studied, thought, worked, conversed, or meditated in order to reach an "Aha!" moment? It seems to me that we have a tendency to treat "Ahas!" as if they are a result.  Yet when you look at them carefully, they signal a beginning ; a sign that there may be a new path to pursue, something new to learn, or a situation to re-visit in a different way.

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All Things Workplace

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

There's an incongruity between  time and money devoted to leadership development and the number of articles about bad bosses.  Maybe its' time to re-visit the definition of "bad.". Here's why: People do that for which they are rewarded. Period. We all pay attention to what our bosses pay attention to. But you're still going to get the behavior that is actually rewarded. Leadership

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For example, KnowledgeAdvisors (2015) reports that “41%. in all these areas in 2015 and beyond. 1Making Dynamic Performance. Development a Reality eGuide 3Introduction Does your organization want to adopt. more dynamic approach to managing. performance and developing employees? We see a stampede of organizations. moving in this direction. At the same. point: setting expectations.

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nettime solutions

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

nettime solutions would like to honor and thank all who have served our country. Happy Veterans Day. company spirit

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O.C. Tanner

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Pulling analytics from our extensive client database, here’s appreciation by the numbers for 2015. Total number of recognition moments clients experienced in 2015: 9,407,106. In 2015 we shipped: 54,785 Numeral Awards. Our top 3 awards in 2015: 398,346 kitchen goods. Most Popular Month for Recognition: March 2015. 665,368 Presentation Pieces. 36,328 Trophies.

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Workforce Software

APRIL 20, 2015

April 20, 2015) – WorkForce Software®, the leading cloud-based provider of enterprise workforce management solutions, today kicked off its Vision user conference with the debut of EmpCenter® 15.1, the latest version of its award-winning suite. 2015 EmpCenter Technology Vision 2015 Workforce Management Through.

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ClearCompany HRM

DECEMBER 29, 2014

We’re all talking budgets, must-haves and laying out plans to kick 2015 square in the saas. So, as leaders in the HRMS space we thought we’d help you out and share what we see on the 2015 horizon in HR tech. HR Tech HR Tech Trends 2015 Everyone is ramping up with their recruiting and HR technologies - are you ready?

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Workforce Software

MAY 6, 2015

May 6, 2015) – WorkForce Software®, the leading cloud-based provider of enterprise workforce management solutions, today shared details from Vision 2015, the company’s most recent user conference. 2015 Compliance EmpCenter Vision 2015Company Launches Newest Solution, Announces First-of-Its-Kind Guarantee during Client Event LIVONIA, Mich.

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Workday

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Workday Co-Founders Aneel Bhusri and Dave Duffield were joined onstage by other leadership team members at Workday Rising 2015 to celebrate 10 years of shared successes with customers, employees, and partners. We’ve captured the news highlights of the Workday Rising 2015 executive keynote in this video.

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ClearCompany HRM

MAY 18, 2015

2015 is already well under way with its own set of trials and errors, but it’s never too late to reexamine what your organization needs to improve. So the question is, what do you really need to improve your talent management in 2015? Talent management is a constantly evolving company matter. It has to remain fluid in congruence with the changing organizational workforce.

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Globoforce

JUNE 17, 2015

One of the breakout hits of WorkHuman 2015 last week was the element of the conference that was perhaps closest to my own heart–the WorkHuman Bookstore. We put the bookstore right into the center of the event for a reason. The ideas and research of our WorkHuman speakers are critical takeaways for us to bring back to our organizations. Love Life , by Rob Lowe. Thanks!: Work-Life Reset?

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