You're Not the Boss of Me

MARCH 1, 2009

So, if you are preparing to make a change in your company or department and you want the folks to not only accept it but participate in it, check out where they are in terms of focus, commitment and capability. Announces Social Media, Branding & Diversity Strategies" by @ bizshrink. · Theme: Pilcrow by Automattic

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You're Not the Boss of Me

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Gibbs steps back and participates with the team. Announces Social Media, Branding & Diversity Strategies" by @ bizshrink. link] LeadershipNews: A Leadership Crisis or a Branding Issue? DiNozzo steps forward and begins to take on the leadership mantle. That, I think is often what it looks like if approached well.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

Do you participate in it? Seek balanced two-way conversations that give each participant the opportunity to take part. Resist, at all costs, any temptation to participate in idle gossip or rumour mongering. Announces Social Media, Branding & Diversity Strategies" by @ bizshrink. Do you encourage it?

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You're Not the Boss of Me

APRIL 4, 2010

Of course there is a growing trend now toward “ engaging ” employees so that their level of participation and meaningful contribution will increase happily for both the organization and the people who work in it. Announces Social Media, Branding & Diversity Strategies" by @ bizshrink. I happen to like that notion very much.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2013

Yet when it comes to your personal brand — your professional reputation — it''s not about how you view yourself. If you have access to copies of past performance reviews or recommendations letters that others have written for you, you can scour the written record for patterns. Seek out patterns in your paper trail.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

DECEMBER 1, 2009

I think that if you were to attend and participate in your tournament on Thursday, those who admire you will think all the better of you for the courage it took to show up. Announces Social Media, Branding & Diversity Strategies" by @ bizshrink. link] LeadershipNews: A Leadership Crisis or a Branding Issue?

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JANUARY 30, 2011

In school too, I was encouraged, along with my classmates, to work together to complete projects and participate in sports events. So, to me, the task for the leader is to model and acknowledge group effort at every opportunity and reward group achievement both in tangible ways and in ways that appeal intrinsically to its participants.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

MARCH 28, 2009

You can share the “Abilene Paradox&# anecdote with meeting participants before a meeting actually starts. This, in addition to establishing other operating principles for the time participants are together, makes for an environment where people can feel comfortable speaking their minds. · Theme: Pilcrow by Automattic

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JUNE 8, 2009

On meeting them I began to realize why I might have been chosen to participate. Announces Social Media, Branding & Diversity Strategies" by @ bizshrink. link] LeadershipNews: A Leadership Crisis or a Branding Issue? The purpose of the lunch was to entertain a party of Chinese students.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

MAY 11, 2009

It means not only delivering tough messages personally but staying around to respond to difficult questions and participating in the process of making hard and sometimes upsetting transitions. Announces Social Media, Branding & Diversity Strategies" by @ bizshrink. link] LeadershipNews: A Leadership Crisis or a Branding Issue?

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JUNE 1, 2009

They make us want to participate. Announces Social Media, Branding & Diversity Strategies" by @ bizshrink. link] LeadershipNews: A Leadership Crisis or a Branding Issue? Remembering details, like people’s names, may seem like a small thing when we have so many other things competing for our time and attention.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

MARCH 8, 2010

An employee survey is the ONLY method of collecting numerical data in this area, of doing so confidentially, of giving everyone a chance to participate (100% “census&# ) and of giving an organization a chance to compare to previous results or to look at quantitative diferences between groups. · Theme: Pilcrow by Automattic

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 4, 2013

Wally Bock of Three Star Leadership Blog points out “there should be no surprises at annual performance review time.” In Performance Reviews Made Effective , Wally offers sound advice that will not only make them more effective, but also helpful instead of painful. Valuing Human Capital.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JANUARY 16, 2011

It only makes sense to invite more eyes, ears and voices to participate in achieving clarity of purpose and a common understanding of what’s important and why. Building awareness in organizations must be a collective effort with participation from many and diverse people. link] LeadershipNews: A Leadership Crisis or a Branding Issue?

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You're Not the Boss of Me

MAY 16, 2010

Participate in the conversation In my experience, people who say nothing during a session that includes personal feedback can have plenty to say when the session is over, and to people who can only serve to commiserate. Participating in the conversation means asking questions. · Theme: Pilcrow by Automattic

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You're Not the Boss of Me

APRIL 25, 2010

Brave soul replied, “I’m pretty sure that’s what they want too but the affect your body language and behaviour has on the team makes it difficult for them to participate” Unconvinced but intrigued now, the Boss said, “Okay then, tell me more” “Well, when you came into the room this morning, you didn’t acknowledge anyone. Don’t they get that?”

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

Thus, when Lay (CEO of Enron) was chairing a charity drive, Lay asked for 100% participation from the client’s firm, and the client reciprocated by edicting donations from his 200+ employees. I thought that demanding participation in one person’s pet cause was too punitive to the company’s employees and told the client so.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JUNE 29, 2009

The flip side of this is– we presume that ‘democracy’ is (as Martha would say) “a good thing&# , so it might be more appealing than other initiatives of employee/member involvement and participation. Announces Social Media, Branding & Diversity Strategies" by @ bizshrink.

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