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How to Cultivate Fresh Ideas to Feed Progress
Successful organizations depend on a consistent flow of ideas to keep them competitive. In this issue of The Edge we look at when ideas are overvalued by their creators, why employees may be the best source of ideas, how to influence people to go for an idea, and how to listen for, nurture, and make […]
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How to Manage Distrust and Negativity
Much of a company’s success hinges on who the leaders are – on all levels – and what the employees think of them. According to data gathered by the authors of Credibility, the top characteristic people seek in a leader is honesty. This Executive Edge looks into how to reverse a loss of trust, how […]
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Seeing the Merits of Quality
When a company commits to the pursuit of perfection, it sets a goal for everyone in the company and stimulates increased performance, higher productivity and ultimately higher profits. In this Executive Edge the focus is on quality –– how to drive it, how to incorporate it into a company’s culture, how to present it to […]
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Coach Others for Greater Success
Increasingly, coaching is becoming an important component to good leadership. Successful leaders are helping people to fulfill their potential and are paid back handsomely with improved performance and stronger commitment. This issue of Executive Edge looks into the process of coaching others. Topics include performance coaching, hands-off coaching, inside-out coaching and also advice on how […]
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Adjust Your Focus to Be More Effective
Often we get overwhelmed by all that we have to do and yet it is not always because we are pressured by a shortage of time. Rather it can be because we haven’t prioritized what needs to be done and we haven’t decided what actions should be taken. This issue of Executive Edge looks at […]
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Build Harmony Within Your Team
As managers and leaders, it’s vital to build team harmony. A team that works together effectively can make a big difference when it comes to the level of a company’s success. In this issue of Executive Edge, we look at how to build consensus and harmony between team members and managers. Topics include managing to […]
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Some Basic Management Skills That Work
Management encompasses broad elements of responsibility and critical aspects of control. This issue of Executive Edge captures a few slices of management, looking at the style of “hands-off” management, managing conflict, staying true to your values, tricks for taking charge, and how to encourage your employees to be committed to their jobs. This sampling will […]
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Prepare to Hire the Best
Businesses are evolving quickly. The people you hire today could be the company’s key decision makers tomorrow. In this Executive Edge, there is advice on how to be objective in the hiring process, how to elevate the level of talent in your organization by hiring A-players, and how to dodge the common excuses for not […]
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Strive for Productive Conflict
Managing conflict and not discouraging it has proven beneficial to advancing innovation, creativity and a healthy culture within many organizations. This Executive Edge looks into how to reach people when they are caught up in a stressful situation, make sure healthy competition stays healthy in the workplace, handle resistance, lead effective conflict, harness creative conflict […]
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Sharpen Your Role as Manager
There are many facets of being a successful manager. This Executive Edge shares specific insights into the manager-employee relationship that include cultivating a culture of autonomy for top performance, recognizing the top contributors who can be future leaders, staying in tune with how others are thinking, feeling and reacting to you, and tips on hiring […]
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Why Accountability Counts
Too often organizations have so many corporate objectives that it’s hard to choose the top results they need to achieve. Accountability sorts the chaos, helps align expectations and improves effective decision-making. This issue of Executive Edge looks at accountability’s role in facilitating organizational change and the benefits of developing a culture of accountability. At a […]
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How to Build a Good Work Environment
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The quality of a work environment can make the difference in whether or not top talent is attracted to a company, stays with a company and ultimately performs at a level commensurate with their best abilities for a company. This Executive Edge touches on some of the components of a good work environment, such as […]
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