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How to Stop Micromanaging and Motivate People to Top Performance
Removing Obstacles to Success
March 12, 1:24 pm
Earlier today I was contacted by a newspaper asking my thoughts on a report by the outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas stating that March Madness was going to cost companies $1.8 Billion due to time wasted at work as employees focused on the games. Here were my thoughts:
In the big picture, the estimated $1.8 […]
March 10, 8:35 am
If you’ve not studied Emotional Intelligence you should. Two reasons — First, the overwhelming difference between top performers and average performers is higher levels of Emotional Intelligence. Second, Emotional Intelligence is totally learnable.
What follows are 10 essential understandings about relationship management that ought to be common sense. However, after 20+ years of working with […]
March 2, 2:18 pm
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Learn what motivates teams to top performance in the workplace. Best-selling author Dan Bobinski draws from 20+ years of consulting experience, extensive studies in best practices, and the latest in neuroscience research to show you what’s behind passion-driven teams.
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January 22, 11:26 am
Take your job seriously, but take yourself lightly. This according to Jeff Justice, a motivational humorist, who says humor goes a long way in the battle against stress.
Justice also says that “humor can be used in stress reduction, problem solving, team building, and improving communications.” And he’s quick to point out that humor doesn’t […]
January 15, 7:30 am
I popped open my newsreader this morning and saw the following headlines:
“New jobless claims rise more than expected”
“Sales for all of 2009 plunge by record amount”
“Record year for foreclosures”
It’s enough to be discouraging, but only if you’re looking solely at the news and not at the opportunities.
The truth is that each of us make choices […]
January 12, 10:10 am
By Dan Bobinski
Director, The Center for Workplace Excellence
Not much good comes from trying to look good. You must actually be good, too.
Unfortunately, someone needs to remind the Chicago Police Department of this truism. A recent article by Steve Bryant on nbcchicago.com (Police May Scrap Entrance Exam) states that the Chicago PD is thinking about […]
December 21, 9:21 am
Today’s business section in the Buffalo News (NY) has a story that seven Target employees were fired for buying Zhu Zhus, one of the hottest selling toys this Christmas season. According to the story, these employees were following policies they knew about, but were terminated for a new policy they were not aware of. […]
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