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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. "Ive I benefit from the variety of experience these people have."

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NOVEMBER 20, 2010

Saturday, November 20, 2010 Give Positive Feedback. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. 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.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

Tuesday, August 3, 2010 Let Employees Learn From Their Mistakes Mistakes happen. The best thing you can do as a manager and leader is to help your employee learn from his (or her) mistake. If not, teach him what he needs to do differently to avoid the mistake from reoccurring. Find out what he did or didnt do.

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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. July 19, 2010 4:23 PM Executive Coach Caroline Smith said. Include only decision makers and key implementers. Use an agenda. Can we add this for #6?

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JANUARY 15, 2011

Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. 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.

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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. You might want to check out ToneCheck.

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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. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. So, decide today to secure a mentor who will work with you during 2011.

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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. One of her favorite books is The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave , written by Leigh Branham of the company Keeping The People, Inc.,

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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. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

Saturday, September 18, 2010 How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills Here is this weeks book recommendation. Quite simply, it helps people and organizations be even better." Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. I really found this book useful.

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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. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Monday, September 6, 2010 Keys To Telling A Good Story In Your Presentations Joey Ashers new 100-page book, 15 Minutes Including Q&A provides a "plan to save the world from lousy presentations," proclaims Asher. You dont want people wondering why youre telling them a story. Ashers formula is: Start with the point.

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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. Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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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 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. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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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. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. Glad you are sharing this message with your readers.

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JUNE 26, 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. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done.

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JUNE 2, 2010

Posted by Eric Jacobson at 8:24 PM Labels: Books For Managers , Customer Service , General Management Skills , Leadership Skills , Management , Social Media , Team Building 1 comments: davidburkus said. Great read. I posted a review on my site as well. This was a fitting follow up to Goundswell.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. That is why Polaris recommends that business leaders conduct employee research that allows leaders to better understand what motivates employees, drives loyalty, and makes and keeps employees happy.

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DECEMBER 30, 2010

Thursday, December 30, 2010 70 New Years Resolutions For Leaders Lose weight. Teach something new to your team 24. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. Exercise more. Stop smoking. Okay, so youve found your New Years resolution for your personal life. Be decisive 20.

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DECEMBER 18, 2010

Saturday, December 18, 2010 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Lynn Flinn of EWF International in Tulsa, OK wrote the following in a recent newsletter. Turn off the television, turn off the cell phone and pay attention to the people around you. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done.

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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. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done.

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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. Posted by Eric Jacobson at 7:37 PM Labels: Books For Managers , General Management Skills , Goal Setting , Leadership Books , Management , Motivating Employees , Soliciting Suggestions 1 comments: davidburkus said.

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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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JULY 12, 2010

Monday, July 12, 2010 The next time you stay at a Marriott hotel look in the nightstand drawer for Marriotts booklet that highlights its milestones and tells the Marriott story. Celebrate your peoples success, not your own. Its more important to hire people with the right qualities than with specific experience. Communicate.

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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? Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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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. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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AUGUST 25, 2010

Wednesday, August 25, 2010 Mix Praise With Constructive Feedback When you provide overall feedback to your employees, mix praise with constructive feedback about what they can do to improve. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. I totally agree. " It gets seen through.

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AUGUST 29, 2010

Sunday, August 29, 2010 Use New-Hire Employee Badges If you lead an organization that uses employee ID badges, considering using a different color or a special designation on the badges for newly hired employees for at least their first 30 days and ideally up to 60 days. Some people call this a "hello" culture.

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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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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. . Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done.

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AUGUST 14, 2010

Saturday, August 14, 2010 Communicate Often And Tell A Story "Most leaders visions fail, not due to a leaders inadequacies, but due to the leaders lack of communication," said Margaret Reynolds of Reynolds Consulting, LLC in Lees Summit, MO. Leaders need to paint a vision where people see it often.

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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. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done.

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AUGUST 22, 2010

Sunday, August 22, 2010 5 Tips For Generating Ideas From Employees Your employees have lots of ideas. ▼ 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.

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AUGUST 7, 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. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done.

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JUNE 13, 2010

Sunday, June 13, 2010 Lessons From Good To Great Here are two of my favorite quotes from the hugely popular leadership book, Good To Great : "The good-to-great companies did not say, Okay, folks, lets get passionate about what we do. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done.

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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. Don’t talk over people’s heads. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. Post regularly. Talk in your normal voice.

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