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How Strong Performance Can Mask Issues in the Future

The truth is strong performance can actually mask issues if you are not careful, which can come back and bite you in the future. This is why leaders need to stay sharp and keep their foot on the gas to ensure that today’s good performance leads to tomorrow’s exceptional performance.

Doing Persuasion Right

We often see people say and do things when attempting to persuade that bring them the very opposite results they desire. They’ll argue, plead, beg or scream before finally walking away in anger and frustration.

The Magic of Being a Great Leader

There is no magic formula that helps you become a great leader. Just like there is no one-size-fits-all leadership style. A great leader is a person who is capable of altering his or her thoughts, actions or feelings in a way that enlists others so that a common goal can be pursued and accomplished.

Startups and Business Owners: The “Have to Do” Factor is Infinite

Do you use what you “have to do” for your business as the constant recurring excuse for missing things that matter to people they love—soccer games, recitals, appointments, and so on?

Two Very Powerful Words: Great Job!

The best managers we all know are the ones who take the time to praise good work in public, before an employee’s peers. For all of us, we should remember that the best possible way to honor great work is to do so immediately.

The Impact of Compassion: Trust in Business

Who do you trust more, firefighters or mortgage brokers? Librarians or lawyers? Nurses or salespeople? One of the biggest reasons for trust is the perception that someone is concerned beyond themselves for the good of the whole.

Social Media Strategy Drives Employee Engagement

Spherion Staffing commissioned a study by Harris Interactive on the Emerging Workforce. The study identified key strategies to help organizations become socially engaged and ultimately, positively impact business performance.

Speak Up!

You need to communicate more. The people you work with and the ones who work for you want information, they want feedback. They don’t want to be left in the dark.

Get Out of Startup Mode and Transform Your Business with Data

Many small businesses continue to function as startups years after their inception. They struggle to meet their financial projections and don’t believe they have the personnel or the time to invest in developing a long-term strategy.

All This Talk is Killing Your Company Culture

Recently, there’s been a lot of talk about “company culture” and what that really entails. A lot of people call BS, claiming that it’s just a way to entice talent, win awards, and get some positive press. So what really is company culture?

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