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The #1 Worthless HR Activity
Let’s be clear, the most useless HR activity is Performance Management. Hands down. But since I have been an enthusiastic beater of that horse already, …
Posted in Talent
Tagged best practices, employee separation, exit, exit interview, off-boarding, performance management, talent, terminations
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Six Signs You Undervalue Implementation
Business heroes are often the innovators and the visionaries that set the next strategy. Yet, 90% of strategies fail because of execution. We’ve heard this …
Posted in Change, Leadership, Organization
Tagged business readiness success, change leadership, implementation, Innovation, JC Penny, leadership, leading change, learning, skills, Strategy, talent
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Goodbye Josh Hamilton: When Your Super Star Goes to the Competition
Josh Hamilton in a Los Angeles Angel’s uniform. Wow. As a Texas Rangers fan, that was a sight to see. In four years as a …
Posted in Change, Leadership, Organization, Talent
Tagged career, career development, change leadership, change management, communication, executive leadership development, Josh Hamilton, leadership, organization change management, succession planning, talent, talent management, talent planning
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5 Lousy Leadership Lessons
I saw a senior leader recently make several bonehead moves and was reminded that we can all learn from both good and bad examples. Here …
Posted in Leadership
Tagged boss, coaching, delegation, employee engagement, executive leadership development, image, influence, leadership, leadership development, leadership effectiveness, leadership lessons, lousy leadership, loyalty, performance management, senior executive, talent, trust
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Don’t be Afraid to Be Afraid. Originality and Art in the Connected Age
On February 13, I had the distinct pleasure of attending the first event of the 2013 Social Innovation Speaker Series hosted by Dallas Social Venture Partners (DSVP). …
Posted in Talent
Tagged art, career, Innovation, originality, seth godin, success, talent, talent management, the connection age, the Icarus Deception, vulnerability
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Talent Development Super Bowl Style
Oh performance management – such a disappointment! Costs a fortune (in both time and $), takes forever and because its backwards looking and the feedback …
Why Engagement is Up to You
Companies everywhere are looking at how to drive up engagement scores and results. Yet, research tells us that the most significant factor in engagement is …
Posted in Change, Organization, Talent
Tagged change leadership, employee engagement, engagement, leadership, leadership development, people skills, talent, talent management, trust
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So You Wanna Be a Best Place to Work? Read This!
I look forward to reading the annual The Dallas Morning News Top 100 Places to Work winners each year. I like this survey because it …
Posted in Talent
Tagged best place to work, career, communication, Daniel Pink, employee engagement, leadership, professional development, talent
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Count Your Blessings @ Work
It’s that time of year. Buy the turkey and cranberries, invite the relatives over and, of course, we count our blessings. This year I can’t help …
Vulnerability – Its Not What You Think (part 2)
In part one of this blog series, I focused on chapters 1&2 of Brené Brown’s latest book Daring Greatly to lay out a basic definition of …
Posted in Talent
Tagged authenticity, Brene Brown, career, career development, communication, daring greatly, feedback, leadership, people skills, success, talent, talent development, vulnerability
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