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Have the Courage to be Uncomfortable So You Can Make Others Comfortable!

We get used to doing things a certain way and there is great comfort in that routine and stability.  The Myers Briggs Personality Type is a great assessment tool that helps leaders understand their natural behavioral tendencies.  There are sixteen different categories, that are based on determining if someone is an extravert or an introvert, whether they perceive and understand based on sensing or on intuition, whether they form judgments and make choices based on thinking or on feeling, and whether their actions are more based on planning or taking things as they come.   But understanding our natural tendencies is only the first step in exhibiting strong leadership that drives a culture of employee engagement and inspiration.

Posted by Rick DeMarco at 11:00am

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What Do You Really Know About The People You Lead?

One of the top issues facing senior leadership today is the lack of employee engagement among those they lead.  Research from a number of sources, including Gallup, Towers Watson, and Modern Survey all indicate that only about 30% of the workforce is fully engaged.  So how do you get people engaged? 

Posted by Rick DeMarco at 11:00am

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Trust Doesn't Come with a Title...It Has to Be Earned

Trust is at the center of all relationships.  In fact, I would go as far as to say that without trust, there is no relationship.  One of the greatest leaders of our time, Jack Welch, made the statement in a recent interview that there are two principles of successful leadership today, truth and trust.  When trust is violated, our relationships both personally and with our business associates become strained.  And if it is violated, it is extremely difficult to restore.  Think about the impact of high trust or a lack of trust on our ability to lead others or on our willingness to follow others.  When I completely trust what a leader says as demonstrated by what he/she does, my level of engagement goes through the roof and I’ll take the hill for him/her.

Posted by Rick DeMarco at 11:00am

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What is Gamification?

In the last few years gamification has had phenomenal growth as a means of improving knowledge, employee and customer engagement in a fun, interactive fashion. In fact, gamification is 10 times more effective at information recall than traditional computer-based learning techniques. It also can contribute to greater viral/social communications and peer-to-peer recognition and rewards through leader boards and badges.

Posted by Allan Steinmetz at 11:00am

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How Well Do You REALLY Know Yourself? Effective Leaders Need To Be Authentic!

In order to inspire and engage others, leaders need to know and understand the people they manage.  But there is an important dimension to effective leadership that is often neglected because of the fast pace and constant demands that we face.  And that is to take the time to really know yourself.  That means fully understanding why you see the world the way you do, knowing your values and your non-negotiables, understanding your vision, goals, and objectives, and knowing your strengths and weaknesses.  Let’s look at each of these more closely.

Posted by Rick DeMarco at 11:00am

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