Resources and Tools
A to Z of Decision-Making Pitfalls - Take the Quiz!
Vol 6, Issue 8
Which of these decision-making pitfalls have you experienced or observed? Make a note of each one and total the count after the Z pitfall. Analysis paralysis - People are overly...
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You Are Never Too Full For Appreciation
Vol 6, Issue 7
For many years, recognition has been considered a key component of employee morale and motivation. Managers were trained to recognize their staff's achievements and milestones. Employee recognition programs were put...
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Coaching For Followership
Vol 6, Issue 6
We had lunch the other day with our good friend Tracey and heard all about her experience volunteering for the Pan Am Games. With her background as a news reporter,...
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Seven Surprising Things That Could Get You Fired, and What To Do About It
Vol 6, Issue 5
1. Thinking Outside The Boss When your leader asks you to think outside the box, what they mean is think outside your box but inside theirs. Leaders don't always articulate...
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I Haven’t Got Time For You To Transform Me!
Vol 6, Issue 4
"Transformational leadership occurs when one or more persons engage with others in such a way that leaders and followers raise one another to higher levels of motivation and morality." James...
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Conflaboration: The five causes and what to do about it
Vol 6, Issue 3
Conflaboration Noun 1. the act or process of people coming together with the intention to collaborate, but it's all talk and no action Collaboration is the life-blood of today's organizations....
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Don't Pimp Your Partner: Partnership Lessons from the World of Improv
Vol 6, Issue 2
Doing improv stretches us, but it's not a stretch to see how applicable these lessons are for developing awesome, respectful, creative, collaborative partnerships. These are the rules we took away:...
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Extreme Communicating & Book Launch Information
Vol 6, Issue 1
<p>In getting ready for our upcoming book launch, we’ve been re-developing our website. The process has been quite different from the last time we refreshed our site, several years ago....
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'Breaking Bad Toronto': The Power and Contagion of Positive Psychology
Vol 5, Issue 9
Recently Marc and I were having a meeting in our home office and BANG! Seconds later the fire alarm sounded. Marc walked all the way down the stairs to the...
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The F-Word We Should All Do More Of!
Vol 5, Issue 7
</h4> Followership is Not a New Concept</h4> In 1528, Baldassare Castiglione published a how-to book on being a follower (courtier) in Renaissance Italy, The Book of the Courtier. His book...
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