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Take a gander around your workspace. What’s the bling factor? If you’ve done anything even remotely beyond the call of duty, you probably received...
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Take a gander around your workspace. What’s the bling factor? If you’ve done anything even remotely beyond the call of duty, you probably received...
This guest post is by Heidi Grant Halvorson, a motivational psychologist and author of “Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals,” as well as...
Major change within an organization is easier to lead if leaders at all levels of the company are collectively committed, found a recent study,...
If you or your company, organization or group want to help the Japanese people recover from last week’s devastating earthquake and tsunami but aren’t...
This post is by Michelle Cubas, founder of Positive Potentials, an advanced enterprise coaching, training, consulting and publishing company. Remember when you thought using...
This post is by Shawn Murphy, president of Achieved Strategies and a learning and organizational development consultant. He is @shawmu on Twitter and can...
As a leader, you hope your workers will follow your example, including what you do and how you do it. These behaviors reinforce a...
This guest post is by Christopher Frank, vice president of business-to-business and communications research at American Express, and Paul Magnone, vice president for business...
Pamela Meyer is the author of “Liespotting: Proven Techniques to Detect Deception.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_6vDLq64gE Don’t look now, but the person reading this over your shoulder...
SmartBrief is partnering with Big Think to create a weekly video spotlight in SmartBrief on Leadership called “VIP Corner: Video Insights Powered by Big...
Great leaders are interesting. They captivate, fascinate and intrigue us. It’s the interesting people with whom we want to engage, as they’re the ones...
Employees complain in engagement surveys that their bosses don’t treat them with respect or as unique individuals. Yet on the flip side, research shows...
One of the most harrowing times in the life of a parent is that period when their children learn to drive a car. If...
It’s often said that optimistic people are born with the tendency to see the glass as half-full. That may be true. But there’s another...
It seems everyone is talking about having passion about the work they do these days. Having (or finding) passion seems especially important for leaders...
I’m a pushover for flowers, filling the house with plenty of them as long as the things we’ve planted around our yard keep blooming....
“Symbols can be so beautiful, sometimes.” ~ Kurt Vonnegut, “Breakfast of Champions” Sandra described the past week of headaches associated with a systems conversion...
There are some leaders who expect perfection. With their personal ideal of what perfect means, they drive others to do things in exactly the...
This post is part of the series “Workplace Morale,” a weeklong effort co-hosted by SmartBrief’s SmartBlog on Leadership and the folks at Switch & Shift. Keep...
As leaders, we have many pathways to help our team members. What is the best approach? That may depend on the individual. Regardless of...
People have lives outside of work! What? This isn’t really a shock to anyone, yet plenty of employers act as though they have no...
So much of an HR executive’s day is made up of announcing good news (“You will receive an offer letter by the end of...
With more than 1.5 million employees, McDonald’s is one of the largest employers in the world. That number alone is incredible — but when...
This post is by SmartBrief Editor Rebecca Pollack Scherr. Employees are the No. 1 driver of change when it comes to sustainability, said Marc...
Karen Hough is author of “The Improvisation Edge: Secrets to Building Trust and Radical Collaboration at Workplace.” Previously, her acting training at venues such...
This guest post is by David Greenberg, executive vice president of knowledge at LRN, a company that helps businesses develop ethical corporate cultures and...
This guest post is by Barbara T. Armstrong, a principal at Kahler Slater, a global architecture, design and consulting enterprise specializing in Total Experience...
Mike Myatt writes, speaks and offers advice on the topics of leadership, strategy and innovation. He is widely regarded as America’s Top CEO Coach...
SmartBrief is partnering with Big Think to create a weekly video spotlight in SmartBrief on Leadership called “VIP Corner: Video Insights Powered by Big...
SmartBrief is partnering with Big Think to create a weekly video spotlight in SmartBrief on Leadership called “VIP Corner: Video Insights Powered by Big...
Whether you call it leadership presence or executive presence, it’s a term that’s being discussed widely at companies. One recruiting professional I know said...
I recently stepped out of an airplane from 13,000 feet, connected to a man named Chuck. The story began in March when my fabulous...
Many CEOs have identified creativity and innovation as critically important to growing their organizations. My experiences have convinced me that most of what they are...
Critical thinking: It sounds like something college professors do. And while critical-thinking skills are vital to academic research, they are equally important in the...
You know volunteering is good for the community. But can volunteering make you a better leader? Lots of leaders volunteer. According to the Department of...
The human capital development strategy of mentorship is getting a lot of attention these days. From books to boardrooms, everyone is trying to crack...
I can’t believe I’m going to do this. I’m about to share my secret weapon for change communications. When I tell you my methods...
You know those things that get done, and you really don’t know how they happen, until they don’t? Or those employees you see only...
This post is part of the series “Workplace Morale,” a weeklong effort co-hosted by SmartBrief’s SmartBlog on Leadership and the folks at Switch & Shift. Keep...
Many organizations today are fighting a battle of the bulge. No, it has nothing to do with wellness programs, insurance premiums or weight-loss competitions....
Susan D. Strayer, author of “The Right Job, Right Now,” is a seasoned HR professional, consultant and career coach, with expertise in hospitality. Angela...
Jason Lauritsen was one of the facilitators at last week’s HRevolution, and I was lucky enough to catch up with him after his session...