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Want to Cut Complexity? Kill Your Darlings.

In the CEO Afterlife

A long time ago, this ethic saved a near-bankrupt company that I had a part in restructuring. People are so entrenched in the do more paradigm that they struggle to kill their darlings , dump all of those exciting initiatives, and sacred cows, and resist adding more features to a product. This journey isn’t an easy one.

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Help I Have a REALLY LAZY Coworker! How Do I Stay Motivated?

Let's Grow Leaders

” Start With You: What to Do When Your Coworker is Lazy Having spent many years in human resources, then leading large teams, and now working with leaders around the world, let me start here. DO build a network of support Seek out folks with similar ambition and work ethic to support and challenge you. Find a mentor.

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Book Review: Managing the Millennials

LDRLB

They complain about their work ethic, label them with derogatory titles, and back up their opinions with a few anecdotal stories. Espinoza et al resist this urge and differentiate themselves from the growing literature on this subject because of it.

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Leadership Posts from Top Bloggers

Michael Lee Stallard

Jennifer Miller offers us her most popular post of the year, and asks if people really care about leadership development, or if they just can’t resist a free offer. For me, the answer is both. (-: Check out her list of 25 free leadership development resources, at Do People Care About Leadership Development? Mike Henry Sr.

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Nine Rules for Employee Engagement

Chart Your Course

Employees care that their companies are ethical in how they do business and treat people. While some businesses still resist this trend, modern technology has leveled the playing field for telecommuters and in-office staff. Employees have always wanted to work for a company they believed was socially responsible, but more so today.

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Business Leadership Expertise: Give a Gift of Honoring :: Women on.

Women on Business

At first I sulked and resisted; that’s the drama queen in me. For me it was a first grade teacher who challenged me to take an art project some “annoying boy” in my class had scribbled on and find a way to make it work. Yet, my teacher persisted and encouraged me to find a way to make “lemonade out of lemons”.

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How to Ignite and Sustain Organizational Growth

Skip Prichard

They want to work for a company that serves as a role model for ethical and values-centered behavior. It is not an afterthought or a nice-to-have plan that they delegate to human resources to develop. In any organization, there’s always resistance to change. It all boils down to how you treat people. Be open and honest.

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