In today’s business culture, your ideal mentor is not necessarily several rungs up the corporate ladder. Instead, your mentor might actually be a network of five or six individuals from all levels in your organization. Think of it as the 360-degree model of mentoring. In this article, thought leaders and practitioners lay out specific steps […]
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“360-Degree Mentoring” – a HBR article discusses how to get the most value from your mentoring relationships
Posted on 05 January 2009.
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“How to Make Good People Great Leaders… and Reap the Rewards”
Posted on 05 January 2009.
“How to Make Good People Great Leaders… and Reap the Rewards” is a most accessible guide that goes straight to the heart of many of the challenges facing individuals and organisations who strive to make a difference to their people and to the bottom line. If this is what is […]
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“Managing Your Solid Citizens” to get the best out of every one of your employees
Posted on 03 January 2009.
Most employees aren’t stars–but they aren’t slackers, either. Call them B players or solid citizens, they constitute more than 50% of the typical company’s workforce. By their very nature, B players don’t make the kind of splash A players do, nor do they attract the same level of praise. But the fact is, they form […]
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How to Get Happy: Tactics From the UK’s Cheeriest Company
Posted on 03 January 2009.
There are solid business reasons for taking happiness at work seriously. Here are 9 ways to make it happen, from one of the hottest businesses in Britain: • Create an environment where people feel good about themselves;• Give people freedom;• Ensure your people are working within your organisation’s principles and have clear targets;• Feedback is […]
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In a Downturn, Discounts Can Be Dangerous
Posted on 03 January 2009.
Often the first thing companies do during a downturn in the economy is reduce prices on their products and services. Call it an economy-inspired sales promotion. But is this a sound strategy? Do consumers always want the cheapest price? Can a price reduction actually hurt rather than help? While it may be necessary in some cases to […]
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Hard Times Demand Teamwork – not individualism
Posted on 02 January 2009.
Almost everyone I know who has taken on the responsibility of managing feels the weight of obligation deep in their bones — obligations to the owners of the enterprise, of course, and to customers — but for most, perhaps even more viscerally, obligations to the employees and families that depend on the company for their […]
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