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What’s Wrong with the Carrot and Stick Approach?
In a nutshell, there is plenty that’s wrong about the carrot and stick approach. Yet, managers have not been given the tools or witnessed a better way to harness workers’ interests. So, this dated approach lives on and on and on. The carrot and stick approach has long referred to how we motivate people at […]
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Needed: More coaches and fewer bosses
If you think back over your career, who was your best boss? My guess is that regardless of your age, race, or profession, your best boss was actually a great coach. To be honest, the term boss seems pretty dated. In most settings, it has been replaced by words like manager, supervisor, or leader. When […]
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Success and Failure Are Strangely but Brilliantly Coupled
The words success and failure are opposites. Success is associated with fame, fortune, achievement, and victory. Conversely, failure is traditionally linked to despair, poverty, hardship, and loss. Ironically, like many opposites, success and failure are frequently found together: in life, in work, and even in relationships. Although most of us work hard to avoid […]
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Your Brain and Your Brand Have Much in Common
What do your brain and your brand have in common? Everything. Your Brain Your brain helps you organize the variety of information, thoughts, and novel ideas that cross your consciousness every day. We know that the right side of the brain holds much of our creative and emotional thinking, while the left side of the […]
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Consider the Benefits of Listening MORE and Talking LESS
I talk too much. Much of my job requires that I speak at length to individuals and groups. I get tired of hearing myself talk. I can only imagine how others feel. Recently, I had a few days off and took a well-deserved break from talking. I tried to listen more to strangers and those […]
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Are You Feedback Deficient? Three Tips
Did you receive feedback from your manager today? Was it meaningful? Did it motivate you to work harder, better, or more efficiently? If your responses to these questions are “no, no, and no,” there’s a problem. And, unfortunately, you are not alone. “Gallup research finds that only about one in four employees ‘strongly agree’ that […]
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How Did You Spend Your Day Today?
Did you use your strengths today at work, at home, and in your community? If not, you may be feeling a bit worn down at the end of your day. Tomorrow make an effort to spend more time doing the things you do BEST. Focus on your strengths and the strengths of those around you. […]
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Using My Strengths to Cross the Finish Line
Later this month I will turn 50. I’m good with it, I think. None of us are getting any younger, and if the only other option is death, I think aging is much preferable. There are good years and not-so-good years. My 49th year has been very, very mixed. Personally and professionally it’s been great. […]
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