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OCTOBER 31, 2010

Sunday, October 31, 2010 How To Write Your Companys Core Values Walk into any Whole Foods grocery store and youll see that companys core values proudly presented on a large sign. Use print to provide detailed information. Business leaders can learn a lot from the chains core values: 1.

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JULY 17, 2010

Saturday, July 17, 2010 Run Better Meetings Here are five handy tips for how to run a better meeting: Limit attendance. July 18, 2010 6:58 PM Executive Coach Caroline Smith said. so annoying and takes away from being present at the meeting) I'd love to find out where to buy the "Best Life: Tips for 2009" booklet.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

Saturday, September 18, 2010 How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills Here is this weeks book recommendation. When it’s good, it informs; when it’s great, it engages employees and moves them to action. Keys To Telling A Good Story In Your Presentations. I really found this book useful.

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AUGUST 11, 2010

Wednesday, August 11, 2010 Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books? August 12, 2010 11:37 AM Eric Jacobson said. August 12, 2010 8:08 PM Tiim Krupa said. The answer is yes. And, fortunately, there are lots out there to select from. Fernado, Glad you liked the post. You certainly may post the list on your Bulletin Board.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 Be A Manager Who Makes Decisions A manager who cant make a decision or who cant make a timely decision will frustrate his/her employees. Equally bad, a lack of decision will impede the progress of the managers team. Equally bad, a lack of decision will impede the progress of the managers team.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2011

The first step was to create and present a proposal for the management team and get an approval. I announced the decision to make the migration at the all staff meeting -- we have 8 FTE, 6 - 8 PTE and 3 Vista/AmeriCorps members -- and presented the plan and timeline for the project.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2010

Saturday, November 20, 2010 Give Positive Feedback. Use print to provide detailed information. Dont Praise. There is an important difference between giving your employees positive feedback and giving them praise. Positive feedback focuses on the specifics of job performance. .&# Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

Wednesday, December 1, 2010 How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls As the year comes to a close its likely time for many business leaders to tackle the annual performance appraisal process. Rating someone based on a grudge you are holding 7. Rating someone based on a short time period instead of the entire evaluation period 8.

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JANUARY 15, 2011

Use print to provide detailed information. Via the App, David promises to bring his communications industry expert advice and wisdom right to your fingertips. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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MARCH 21, 2010

Sunday, March 21, 2010 Do Exit Interviews Knowing why an employee leaves your company can help you to reduce your employee turnover rate. . -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

Tuesday, October 5, 2010 Find The Ideal Tone For Your Emails Cant quite master the ideal tone for the emails you send employees and customers? ToneCheck , a software program that works with Microsoft Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010, helps to ensure your tone is clearly communicated and understood. Use print to provide detailed information.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Sunday, September 26, 2010 How To Create A "Best Places To Work" Company Overland Park, Kansas-based author Leigh Branham, along with Mark Hirschfeld, recently completed a survey of 10,000 employees in 43 states to better understand what separates a "best places to work" company from other companies. Been looking at this book for awhile.

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DECEMBER 24, 2010

Friday, December 24, 2010 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Having a mentor is one of the best things you can do to advance your career as a leader. Use print to provide detailed information. So, decide today to secure a mentor who will work with you during 2011. Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Keys To Telling A Good Story In Your Presentations. Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Tuesday, September 21, 2010 How Do You Answer These Leadership Questions? Do I actively manage how I am authentic? Do I encourage people to share information? How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place?

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AUGUST 8, 2010

Sunday, August 8, 2010 Use A Board Of Advisors David Burkus often provides valuable comments to my various Blog postings, and hes a person who effectively uses a board of advisors, instead of mentors, to help him achieve success. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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MAY 25, 2010

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 Play Team Sports To Build Leadership Skills Todays high school and college team sport athletes are learning leadership skills that will serve them well when they enter the workforce. Heres some information about the research supporting the link between sports and leadership, along with some first-hand testimonials.

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JULY 21, 2010

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 Share The Bad News Of course its much easier to share good news with your employees, but its perhaps even more important to share the bad news. Keep them fully informed. If revenue is down, or if youve lost a large customer, or if a new competitor has entered the market, let your team know.

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DECEMBER 5, 2010

Sunday, December 5, 2010 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips Here are three great tips from the book, The Everything Coaching and Mentoring Book : Coaches do not motivate their employees; they inspire them to motivate themselves. Use print to provide detailed information. Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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JUNE 29, 2010

Tuesday, June 29, 2010 New Mobile App Makes It Easy To Find Volunteer Opportunities You can now find local volunteer opportunities on VolunteerMatch.orgs new free mobile app for iPhones. Download the app, type in your zip code, and you will be presented a host of nonprofit organizations with volunteer opportunities in your area.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Sunday, September 19, 2010 Do you have a brand strategy? ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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MAY 17, 2010

Monday, May 17, 2010 Build A Strong Team. Its somewhat difficult to find a copy of Price Pritchetts 1992 handbook called, The Team Member Handbook For Teamwork, but if you do locate a copy, it provides you good, practical, useful information. Use print to provide detailed information. Be An Effective Team Member.

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APRIL 26, 2010

Monday, April 26, 2010 Engage Your Employees.Especially Now Im a big fan of the books authored by Leigh Branham. Without these actions and in the absence of communication from management, Branham says employees create their own information, which is often worse than the reality. I'll have to check the book out.

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DECEMBER 7, 2010

Tuesday, December 7, 2010 How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employee As a leader, the time will come when you will have to speak with an employee about his or her poor performance. Use print to provide detailed information. Perhaps that time is now as you conduct year-end performance reviews.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Saturday, November 27, 2010 5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey Business leaders who wonder whether they should conduct an employee survey should think about these five good reasons for conducting surveys, as recommended by John Kador and Katherine J. You will learn what motivates employees and what is important to them.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Use print to provide detailed information. What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Wednesday, September 29, 2010 Definitions Of Key Business Terms We talk about, read about and hear about "customers," "mission," and "customer value" all the time and perhaps sometimes we struggle with fully understanding the best definition of those terms. Keys To Telling A Good Story In Your Presentations.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Thursday, September 23, 2010 How Sports (Or Band) Can Make You A Better Leader LinkedIn members continue to offer their insights on my recent discussion question about whether playing high school and/or college sports can help to make you a better business leader. Keys To Telling A Good Story In Your Presentations.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Keys To Telling A Good Story In Your Presentations. Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 5 Questions To Ask At Your Next Employee Performance Review Here are five important questions you, as a manager and leader, should ask during employee performance reviews: What have I done to help - or hinder - your job performance? Keys To Telling A Good Story In Your Presentations.

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MAY 22, 2010

Saturday, May 22, 2010 Use This eBook To Improve Your Communication The former director of communications for McDonalds, David Grossman, now a leading consultant, speaker and author has released a free eBook about how to communicate effectively. Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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DECEMBER 12, 2010

Sunday, December 12, 2010 The Five Points Of Professionalism Heres more good advice from The Everything Coaching And Mentoring Book : Professional behavior on the job means that work habits are strong and consistent. Use print to provide detailed information. Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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AUGUST 24, 2010

Tuesday, August 24, 2010 Dont Hire Someone Just Like You Despite the temptation to hire someone like yourself, hire someone to complement your skills --not to duplicate your skills. Managers often find it easier, more comfortable, or less threatening to hire someone with similar skills and work habits. Good post Eric.

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OCTOBER 23, 2010

Saturday, October 23, 2010 Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Leaders The next time you are interviewing a candidate and you want to access their leadership skills, consider asking the candidate these questions: What personal qualities define you as a leader? Use print to provide detailed information.

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OCTOBER 17, 2010

Sunday, October 17, 2010 What To Think About For Next Year Hopefully, 2011 will be better for most businesses. Use print to provide detailed information. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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AUGUST 17, 2010

Tuesday, August 17, 2010 Know When To Change Your Decision Leaders make decisions. Good leaders are willing to modify their decisions as changing circumstances and data dictate. Often, circumstances change and new information becomes available after a decision has been made. In fact, just the opposite is true.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Tuesday, November 9, 2010 How To Produce An Effective Company Blog If you lead a business and aren’t part of the 34% of U.S. companies using a blog for marketing purposes, your business likely will within the next year. Make your blog as non-promotional as possible. Keep it relevant to the reader.

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