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5 Steps to Leadership Failure and Recovery
In one of our first Monday Moment’s of 2019, the Top Ten Leadership Tips of 2019, tip number six was Teach them How to Fail. The year is flying by and chances are these last six months have been filled with both failures (hope not too many!) and successes
Why Veterans Deserve Your Recruiting Focus
In honor of Memorial Day in the United States and in honor of all military branches and the men and women within them who have served, today’s Monday Moment is dedicated to our Veterans. While many organizations have found ways to appeal to, attract, and
Internal Candidates are People, Too!
When leaders talk of recruiting and how it happens, they’re often referring to candidates outside the company. But what about existing employees? Internal candidates for job openings are people, too! Internal candidates also deserve a leader’s close reexa
The Three Wildest and Craziest Ways to Recruit Good Candidates
Tired of the same ole same ole when it comes to how you attract good talent? We’re still on that topic of reexamining your recruiting practices as a powerful 2019 leadership tactic and let’s face it, if you’re bored with how you’re recruiting, so are your
Leader Hires Idiot! Now What?
Oh come on. You’ve probably thought it. In fact, I know people listening to this Monday Moment, who’ve SAID it, but we can’t just go around calling people idiots. Ha! But, think back. All the way back in January, we shared a list of what 2019 is going to
When Leaders Should Go Fish!
Sometimes we just need to keep it simple. Office issues and people development have become complex topics and most leaders are merely trying to keep their heads above water. Then we throw in authenticity or tell leaders to be even more authentic and the w
The 5 People Skills You’re Likely Not Using
Leaders are indeed human and because of that they’re all different. Some have an abundance of stereotypical people skills and some would prefer not talking to people at all. Both benefit from using said people skills when working with the people they have
How Humanity is Authenticity in Action (and How You Can Improve Both!)
We all have days as leaders, when it feels like our cape fell off on the way to the office. Admitting it is being human. Asking for help when you need it is being authentic. Well beyond saying we all “put our pants on the same way” now enters the need for
10 Things Robots Can’t Do
This month’s Monday Moments are focused on amplifying your humanity. The good news is there are a great many skills, talents, and actions humans can make that robots or chatbots or automated phone tree people cannot. The bad news is that in light of all t
5 Ways Leaders Need to Be Less Robotic and More Human
In one of our first Monday Moment’s of 2019, the Top Ten Leadership Tips of 2019, tip number four was Amplify Your Humanity. As we progress through the year, we cover each tip with more thorough detail and guidance and this next month’s content is about b