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Oscars, NASCAR, Athletes & Behaviors
So, two high profile events this weekend – The Daytona 500 and the Oscars. Talk about a diversity of ecosystems, personalities and behaviors, but both are a celebration of individuals at the peak of...
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Do you Yahoo? Not with those Habits!
My policy for every team I’ve managed has always been “I don’t care where you work, as long as you get your work done!” I have let employees find the work environment that fits them best (and then...
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Employers: What You See Isn't Always What You Get!
Guest Blogger: Cindy Yared - President, Mom Corps DallasHave you ever seen a sleek, powerful, new car and get extremely pumped? You have to take that beast for a test drive. You are sitting in the...
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Bridging the Behavioral Gaps in Organizations
Is there a culture gap in your organization? Tell you what, forget the organization for a moment, how about just in your immediate team? We know large differences in individual behaviors can lead to...
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Change How You Change!
Guest Blogger: John Whitaker - HR Hardball On any given day, there are approximately four new Merger and Acquisition deals to announce. Every … single ... day.Yet, according to Harvard Business Review,...
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Remote Workforces: Where Do You Stand?
Guest Blogger: Karla Robertson - The Executive's NeuroCoachIt’s amazing how hot topics come full circle. There was a time when the thought of employees working remotely was unheard of and if you...
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Habits of an Iron Lady
A sad day today as Margaret Thatcher leaves us. As a tribute, I thought we would look at one of her famous quotes ...“Watch your thoughts for they become words. Watch your words for they become...
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6 Ways to Strengthen Innovation
Guest Blogger: Joe Baker - PeopleResultsDo you encourage creativity in yourself, your team and your organization? Or do you tend to squash it? If you want to strengthen your innovation muscles or your...
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Accelerating Performance
I’ve had several managers in my career so far, and I’ve always thought that the ability to “manage up” is at least as important as the ability to “manage down”. One or two individuals were completely...
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The Hot Potato, Part 1:
Guest Blogger: John Whitaker - HR HardballIf you want to spark up a real juicy conversation among HR types, ask the following question: “Is HR responsible for turnover?” Then stand back, admire your...
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Survivor Lessons - Teams & Sub-Groups
You may recall we're big Survivor fans over here at Shadowmatch USA! After all, it's an education in behaviors, teams, performance and interpersonal relationships. We've blogged previously on the...
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Are you listening to me?
Guest blogger: Kristin Kaufman - Alignment, Inc.Have you ever been talking to someone and felt they were not really listening to you? Perhaps their eyes glaze over, they are constantly checking their...
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Scrambling to Scaling – The Importance of “Servant-Leadership”
Many of you reading this might be lucky enough to be a part of a fast growing organization. (Of course, this might be unlucky if your habits and behaviors fit more of a traditional steady-state sort of...
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The Hot Potato, Part 2:
Guest Blogger: John Whitaker - HR HardballSo, back to our conversation….What if HR was responsible for attrition? No qualifiers, no carve-outs of accountability, all turnover falls in the lap of Human...
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Work-Life Balance of US Employees
When I first graduated from university in England, I started at an entry level position with a 10 person company. The pay was average (£10,500 back in 1990 if I remember correctly), and I had an...
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The Culture of Defining Culture
Read any HR journal today and you’ll nearly always find some article going on about the importance of “culture” within an organization. Either it’s the quest to understand the culture, the need to...
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Categorizing the Stewpot of Human Behavior
I’m a “net-net” kind of person. You know – start a long conversation about how the Starbucks grinder missed it’s regular maintenance due to the technician having a freak lottery win and my comment will...
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Responsiveness in the New Age
In a recent team development workshop a client asked about the habit of responsiveness and whether we had seen a trend of the responsiveness habit increasing due to the demands of today’s society and...
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Keep Calm & Retain Your Best People
Guest Blogger: Cindy Yared - President, Mom Corps DallasThe private sector added 178,000 jobs in May, and 165,000 in June. The labor market is slowly getting tighter. Hiring is happening. Unemployment...
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Ready or not ...
Guest Blogger: John Whitaker - HR HardballA question you should ask yourself every morning ~ “what if today is the day my company is acquired?” Without getting too philosophical for you, your ability...
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