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Using SPEED to Build Your Team

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Strategy - Management |
Sat, 11/05/2016 - 01:06

Lisa Hufford, Founder & CEO, Simplicity Consulting

Companies are increasingly looking at their goals and their successes in terms of projects. These might be long-term projects; they might be strategic projects; or they might be more tactical projects. But by 2020, it's estimated that 40 percent of the workforce will not want to be full time employees. So how can a company plan for long-term success with such a fluid talent pool? On-demand talent.

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Elephant in the Room? Three Reasons Not to Ignore It

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Shelley Row |
Strategy - Leadership |
Tue, 11/01/2016 - 18:40

The workplace is filled with awkward situations that are hard to discuss. Perhaps there’s been an unpleasant exchange between co-workers and there’s a lingering undertone of anger. Maybe someone didn’t get the expected promotion and remain disappointed. Perhaps market conditions mean that bonuses were cut out this year. Maybe it’s best to not say anything? Maybe it will create an upset if we mention a touchy subject? Maybe it’s best to pretend like there’s nothing wrong? We are tempted to brush a big upset under the rug except that it doesn’t fit under the rug.

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A Focused Team Is A Successful Team

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Craig Ross |
Strategy - Leadership - Management |
Thu, 10/13/2016 - 23:11

The end is near: You can see 2016’s finish line on the horizon. For many teams this is “rally time,” meaning we need everyone super focused and giving their best efforts if we’re going to hit our goals.

While every team is under immense pressure to finish the year strong, far too many will fall short of success. And you can pick them out of the crowd quickly: They lack a specific focus and energy necessary to achieve the team’s purpose.

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The Importance of Couching Your Strategy

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Linda Henman |
Strategy - Management |
Thu, 10/06/2016 - 00:48

On August 2, 2016 the Rio Olympics gave us a gift—the perfect metaphor for the intersection of absurdity and danger—a kayaker capsized after hitting a rogue sofa in Guanabara Bay. Apparently, although highly skilled and highly trained, this particular kayaker had no knowledge or training for what he should do should he encounter submerged furniture during a race. And what about scoring? Does the kayaker who doesn’t encounter a couch have an advantage? And what if it’s really a daybed that has been misrepresented in the media?

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5 Reasons Employees Don't Communicate Upward in Your Organization

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Dianna Booher |
Strategy - Small Business - Entrepreneurship - Leadership - Management |
Tue, 09/13/2016 - 00:09

Both the CFO and the CEO stuck their hand into the air as I concluded my keynote and called for questions. “Why don’t employees communicate up in an organization?” There was a little more than a twinge of frustration in the CEO’s question. The CFO added his nod of dismay.

It’s a common conundrum in the C-suite—even from the brightest leaders in the boardroom. The issue deserves serious thought because when downward communication dominates, problems go unresolved and innovation stalls.