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July 26th, 2012

Four Ways to Escape From a CYA Culture

By: Scott Seroka

CYA – We all know what it means. People are so afraid of getting in trouble with their peers or […]

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July 24th, 2012

So Your I-Message Went Over Like a Lead Balloon – Now What?

By: Michelle Adams

When you hear resistance or some other feeling-reaction to your I-Message, you’ll need to make a quick shift and back […]

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July 17th, 2012

Four Ways to Measure Your Own Leadership Style

By: Scott Seroka

Being a leader places you in this precarious position where you don’t receive much feedback on your management modus operandi […]

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July 9th, 2012

How Much Do You “Love” Performance Reviews? Wish They Would Go Away?

By: Michelle Adams

(With help from Thomas Gordon and the L.E.T. book The Periodic Planning Conference: A New Approach to Performance Evaluation One […]

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June 28th, 2012

Is That Really Your Need Or Is That Your Solution?

By: Michelle Adams

1. Bill needs to save money on gas so he buys a hybrid car. 2. Alberto wants to get into […]

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June 27th, 2012

Your Most Important Asset

By: Scott Seroka

So how do you, as a manager, improve your relationships with your direct reports so that they deliver on your […]

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June 26th, 2012

What Employees Expect…and Deserve

By: Scott Seroka

In our search for strong employees to fill critical roles in our organizations, we typically go to employment sites like […]

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June 20th, 2012

Five Methods to Make Meetings Much More Productive

By: Scott Seroka

Most people agree that meetings can be a colossal waste of time. And it’s not surprising when most meetings start […]

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June 19th, 2012

Just Because You Can…Doesn’t Necessarily Mean You Should

By: Victoria Benodi

The other day, I was ambushed by a colleague. It wasn’t intentional…she didn’t mean to ruin my morning. But it […]

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June 18th, 2012

Can Feelings Really Be Friendly?

By: Michelle Adams

People are conditioned almost from infancy to think of feelings as bad and dangerous—enemies of good human relationships. People grow […]

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