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Build a Successful Team, Know Where Your People Thrive

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Do you know where greater diversity in thought and attitude is needed and what type of people would complement the current mix of personalities? Of course, it’s important to consider skills. The skill that got her promoted wasn’t balanced by the emotional readiness or sensitivity to undertake her new responsibilities.

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Build a Mission-Worthy Team

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A mission team—like any team, anywhere—needs competent people who work well together,” Bell advises. “In In our models, we assume that astronauts are intelligent, that they’re experts in their technical areas, and that they have at least some teamwork skills. Building a great team starts with hiring the right people.

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EI Helps Teams Use Technology to Fly

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Instead of becoming butterflies and exploring what it’s like to fly, your people prefer the safety of their cocoons. And what do people fear most? This time from Travis Bradberry , author and Chief People Scientist, LeadX, “Digital transformation is not just about technology; it’s about people.

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Tips To Attract & Retain Skilled Volunteers That Grow Your Nonprofit

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In no other industry do people of every walk of life offer their time, experience, and labor for free like they do for nonprofits. Too often volunteers become people offered the menial jobs. Too often volunteers become people offered the menial jobs. Interview, interview, interview your volunteers.

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Leadership’s Biggest Perk—Giving Others a Boost

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It’s hard to deny the fact that we are drawn to people like us. How can we support women, people of color, and other minorities in achieving leadership roles? Pairing people of different backgrounds and experience, or “bridge mentoring,” requires more intentionality and effort than casual arrangements.

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Build a Board for the Digital Future

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Nobody seems to notice that the same initiatives dressed in different costumes are masquerading as something new. A different perspective is needed. podcast interview, my colleague Al Dea, Founder Edge of Work , explained this more contemporary attitude and positioning. Are your board meetings caught in a frustrating time loop?

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Drones, Robots, and Farmers—Prepare Your Association to Meet Fast-Moving Technology Trends

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This type of industry cross-pollination is going to make defining the future workforce very different.” I interviewed Hugh for, “Association 4.0 : An Entrepreneurial Approach to Risk, Courage, and Transformation,” a book I wrote with my business partner Kevin Ordonez. Their resumes will list skills we barely register today.