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    Archive for the "Team Building" category

    July 16, 1:48 pm

    Costs of conflict

    Are you aware of how much it costs to have an ongoing conflict at work? At one recent meeting with an HR manager I learned he had created a “cost of conflict” calculator — a computer program used to determine exactly how much unnecessary conflict was costing his company.
    As I suspected, the numbers […]

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    July 13, 5:14 pm

    Interpersonal Skills Training

    Have you noticed how some people are addicted to negativity, blame games, and/or being a victim? Too often, “naysayers” downplay the value of good interpersonal skills training, mainly because they don’t know how to calculate the return on such an investment. It’s a soft-skill, not a tangible capital investment, and because most MBA programs […]

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    June 21, 3:16 pm

    An Open Letter to the Closed-Minded Manager

    By Dan Bobinski

    I’ve decided to pen an open letter on behalf of mismanaged employees everywhere. After 20+ years of training and consulting in hundreds of companies of all shapes and sizes, I’ve seen many managers who think they’re strong, but are not. And their teams suffer as a result.
    Sometimes these managers are easy to […]

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    June 16, 1:29 pm

    Do leaders shape cultures?

    Someone recently asked me “Do leaders shape cultures, or do cultures shape leaders?”
    My answer is “both.” From one perspective, a leader should be influencing an organization’s culture, otherwise the leader would be a follower (of the culture). For example, while serving aboard a destroyer during my time in the US Navy, I […]

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    June 2, 8:57 am

    Do you Assign Blame, or Seek Solutions?

    Recently I’ve engaged in several conversations on the subject of blame. The huge oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico is probably what brought it to the forefront, but here are my thoughts on the subject:
    Placing blame seems to fulfill a need in people, but it’s a false fulfillment. Think about it — […]

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    April 15, 5:56 am

    People skills - a key to keeping your job

    For those who think their technical skills will win them accolades and job security, think again.  Leadership IQ surveyed over 5,000 hiring managers who hired more than 20,000 people over three years.  The survey results were AMAZING (h/t to the AcheiveMax blog):
    - Only 19% of new hires achieve unequivocal success
    - 46 % will quit or […]

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    April 13, 11:07 am

    Would you hire based on personality type?

    Recently someone asked me, “Would you hire someone based on his or her personality type?”
    My answer was “no, not based SOLELY on personality type,” but most certainly I advocate and use assessment tools in the screening, hiring, and training process.
    Why? Because over the past 22 years I have personally interviewed over 2,000 people. […]

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