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OCTOBER 2, 2010

Saturday, October 2, 2010 Must-Read Book For Nonprofit Leaders If you lead a nonprofit organization, the one hour it will take you to read Peter F. Druckers book called " The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization " will be well worth it. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

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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? Describe a situation when these qualities helped you lead others.

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AUGUST 11, 2010

Wednesday, August 11, 2010 Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books? However, if you dont have time to read books about how to be an effective and good leader, you can select a few words from the list below and then practice what those words mean, as you lead your team every day. The answer is yes. Great post Eric.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. ▼ 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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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? Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Tuesday, September 21, 2010 How Do You Answer These Leadership Questions? Open Leadership author Charlene Li reminds leaders to periodically ask themselves these "open leadership skills assessment" questions: Do I seek out and listen to different points of view? Thanks for these great questions, Charlene!

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JANUARY 17, 2011

Monday, January 17, 2011 New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reach That Goal Social psychologist, Heidi Grant Halvorson, wrote Succeed to help you understand how goals work, what tends to go wrong, and what you can do to reach your goals or to help others reach theirs. • How to create an environment that will help you win. .

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JUNE 23, 2010

Wednesday, June 23, 2010 Whats The First Leadership Book You Would Give To A New Manager? Earlier this year, various discussion groups on the social media site LinkedIn helped me build a list of favorite leadership books. For me, that book would be Timothy R. For me, that book would be Timothy R.

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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. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

Drucker provides the following good advice in one of my favorite books of his, The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization :" Every mission statement has to reflect three things : Opportunities Competence Commitment In other words, he explains: What is our purpose? Author Peter F.

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JANUARY 15, 2011

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. David just launched his new App, called " Ask David." Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

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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. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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DECEMBER 28, 2010

Tuesday, December 28, 2010 A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 I heard this advice quoted the other day and wanted to share it. All great advice for leaders and managers as we start 2011. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. Do more than care: help.

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DECEMBER 14, 2010

Brown recently wrote in Smart Companies Thinking Bigger magazine, that you should “ask a group of current, former and potential customers the following questions:" If you’re a current or former customer, why did you start using us? "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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AUGUST 4, 2010

Wednesday, August 4, 2010 Never Say These Words To A Customer Author Harvey MacKay wrote the following spot-on advice in his recent column in the Kansas City Business Journal. MacKay writes, "Common sense, thorough research and sound advice should allay your fears to a reasonable level." Take a moment.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

Saturday, September 18, 2010 How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills Here is this weeks book recommendation. I really found this book useful. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. And, the eBook is free! Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2010

Worse yet, without positive feedback, employees feel no sense that they are appreciated as individual talents with specific desires to learn and grow on the job and in their careers, reports Nicholas Nigro, author of, The Everything Coaching and Mentoring Book. I appreciate all the work you’ve put into it, as do your team members.&#

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JULY 10, 2010

They provide the following great, simple and straight-forward advice about giving feedback: Make it timely -- give your feedback as soon as possible to the performance. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

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MARCH 20, 2010

Saturday, March 20, 2010 Read Good To Great Near the top of virtually every list youll see of the best leadership books, youll find Good To Great , by Jim Collins. The book, five years in the making, and published in 2001, addresses the all-important question of: Can a good company become a great company, and if so, how?

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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. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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DECEMBER 24, 2010

When seeking out a mentor, think about these questions: 1. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. ► November (10) Read "The Seven Arts Of Change" 4 Quick Tips For How To Lead More Effectively 5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey Give Positive Feedback.

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

These are in what I consider is the best chapter of the book The Essential HR Handbook , that she co-authored with Barbara Mitchell. Rating everyone high, to make you look good Theres other great information in this 250-page book that is valuable for any manager, and especially good for managers who are new in their leadership position.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Armstrong in their book, Perfect Phrases for Writing Employee Surveys : 1. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. To discover what employees are thinking and doing – in a nonthreatening survey environment. Remember, surveys generate expectations.

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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. 5 Questions To Ask At Your Next Employee Performan.

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

It acts somewhat similar to an email spell checker, and you can select the suggested alternatives or ignore the advice. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees. How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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JUNE 8, 2010

But, perhaps the more important question is, "How will I remembered as a leader?" The answer to that question is likely going to be based on the valuable lessons you shared with those you led. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

To do that, you need to ask specific questions that may not be ones you currently include in your exit interviews. Fortunately, Richard Finnegan, shares in his new book, Rethinking Retention in Good Times and Bad , four key questions you should include in your exit interviews: Why did you decide to leave us?

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JUNE 25, 2010

Friday, June 25, 2010 Tips For Conducting More Effective Performance Appraisals Im a big fan of Sharon Armstrongs, The Essential HR Handbook , and now shes released her newest book, The Essential Performance Review Handbook. Thats what inspired her to write this book. Branham leads the Overland Park, KS company Keeping The People.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Here are 10 questions Polaris recommends you ask employees as part of a wide-ranging employee satisfaction and engagement survey : For each of the following statements, indicate if you: • Strongly disagree • Disagree • Somewhat disagree • Agree • Strongly agree 1.

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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. He recently shared his findings from his latest book, " Re-Engage: How Americas Best Places To Work Inspire Extra Effort In Extraordinary Times." I'll have to check the book out. Love the Blue Shirt Nation idea.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Sunday, November 28, 2010 4 Quick Tips For How To Lead More Effectively Roger Fulton’s book, Common Sense Management , offers these quick tips for how to be an effective leader: • Don’t Blame Others – When in a position of power, everything that occurs is your responsibility, even the errors.

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JUNE 2, 2010

Wednesday, June 2, 2010 How To Be An Open Leader Charlene Li, the author of the best-seller book, Groundswell , was kind enough to send me an advance copy of her newest book, Open Leadership , which she released for sale on May 24. My complete book review is on my Kansas City Leadership Examiner.com page.

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APRIL 12, 2010

Hes the author of three best-selling books, including Re-engage and The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave. Posted by Eric Jacobson at 8:01 PM Labels: Leadership Books , Leadership Skills , Management , Motivating Employees 1 comments: davidburkus said. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

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AUGUST 12, 2010

Grossman recommends that when you have something you want to get your employees input on, post a question on a flip chart in your department or office. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. But, it works! Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

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AUGUST 6, 2010

Ill ask a similar question in some of the leadership groups on LinkedIn and then will publish all our words in one list to share with everyone. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. Heres a start: Honest Caring Risk-adverse What word or words do you want to add?

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DECEMBER 7, 2010

"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. ▼ 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 5, 2010

Thursday, August 5, 2010 Four Tips And Observations For Leaders I really like these four leadership tips and observations from the book, 1001 Ways To Energize Employees : Nothing creates more self-respect among employees than being included in the process of making decisions. Then, route the report back to the applicable employee.

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