We all have Awful Manager Stories. Most managers do things wrong. That's because we don't talk about human topics at work. We pretend they don't exist! In this Slideshare Human Workplace CEO and Founder Liz Ryan explains why managers make mistakes leading their teams, and how to talk about human topics at work. 23 Things Most Managers Do Wrong from …
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by Joe Clark, Featured Contributor WE'RE NOT BIG FANS of "best practices" in businesses today. We believe the more a company focuses on best practices the more they look like the competition. Best practices often contribute to herd-like behaviors between competitors, which poses a challenge when firms try to differentiate their products and services. This can lead to an endless treadmill …
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by Jane Anderson, Featured Contributor When making an exposition to discover the North Pole, be sure someone in the group knows what the North Pole looks like. – Christopher Robin, Winnie-the-Pooh, A. A. Milne According to Wikipedia, “Office politics is the use of power and social networking within an organization to achieve changes that benefit the organization or individuals …
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by Jared Kligerman, Featured Contributor SLEEP. As our lives become busier and time more valuable, many of us forfeit sleep in favour of watching one more episode of our favourite show or completing another blog post. The 8-hour workday, a concept started during the Industrial Revolution, is no longer the norm with the average American working 8.8 hours (stats from …
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by Andrew Leigh, Featured Contributor Part 3 of a Four-Part Series and White Paper (See Part 1 and Part 2) COMPLEXITY A WASHROOM attendant employed at a Boeing factory was once asked: “what what exactly do you do?” His answer “I’m helping to build an airliner” sums up an important way our brain works—we first need to see to grasp …
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by Izabela Lundberg, Featured Contributor HIGH PERFORMANCE is a big buzzword that can be used or interpreted in many different ways. In my mind, high performance is all about personal and professional development while focusing on goals and key objectives in order to achieve exceptional results. Today, in our ever-changing environment coupled with high pressure and expectations, high or low …
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