Month: August 2011
The Power of Professionalism: The Seven Mind-Sets That Drive Performance and Build Trust Bill Wiersma Ravel Media (2011) An exceptional resource for anyone who openly declares and then fulfills a total commitment to excellence (however defined) I selected the title…
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Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. There is a difference between leaders who aggressively push for results and bullies…
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Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins: How to Use Your Own Stories to Communicate with Power and Impact Annette Simmons AMACOM (2007) I am among those who have praised Annette Simons’ previously published The Story Factor and are thus delighted…
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The Story Factor (2nd Revised Edition) Annette Simmons Basic Books (2006) As Simmons explains in her Introduction, “This book [shares] what I have learned over the last eight years about story and about the power of story to persuade and influence.…
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In this especially lively as well as informative video, the authors of The Granularity of Growth explain why the best strategies begin with a precise understanding of market and product opportunities. Companies need to look beyond averages when making decisions about when…
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Harvard Business Review on Collaborating Effectively Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (202011) How and why to establish and then nourish mutually high-impact partnerships within and beyond your organization This is one of the volumes in a series of anthologies…
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Here is an article written by Mike Prokopeak for Talent Management magazine. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MedfiaTec, please click here. * * …
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The results of countless research studies leave no doubt that 80-85% of the impact during face-to-face contact is determined by body language and tone-of-voice. Only 10-15% of impact is determined by what is actually said. Non-verbal cues can derail otherwise…
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As We Speak: How to Make Your Point and Have It Stick Peter Meyers and Shann Nix Atrria Books (2011) Here in a single volume, just about all you need to know about high-impact communication In Chapter 3, Peter Meyers…
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How Transformational Leaders Manage a Really, Really Bad Day
Here is an excerpt from an article written by Henna Inam (a CEO Coach) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. “Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences,…
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