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Many companies strained through difficult times as the global recession raged. Some have downsized, dropped products and services, restructured and tightened their belts.
How can these companies most quickly rebound and get back in the black? How can managers and leaders reconnect the dots to give their companies the desired success?
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Breaking the Tie that Binds
 As a result of the financial crises, many people are leaving their jobs, some having volunteered for severance packages and some not.
After years of employment, leaving the organization has multiple impacts, and a significant jolt to the person's identity. So how do you update your identity?
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Riding the Waves of Change
Times are changing and many of us are faced with the uncertainly of how our personal fate will play out. How can we best approach the turbulence and stay afloat in the midst of not knowing? Click Here to Download
Navigating the Recession
As a leader holding your group together during these difficult times, have you wondered what strategies your peers in other organizations are taking to weather the recession?
How does your strategy compare, and what kind of grade would yours receive? Click Here to Download
Life After Bad News
This is a time of great upheaval for many whose expectations of job security are capsizing, business owners facing bankruptcy, and for workers experiencing disappointments that feel like a plunge into chaos.
Experience what upheavals feel like from the inside, and discover the red thread that leads through to a resolution. Click Here to Download
Giving Bad News
One of the most dreaded experiences of many leaders is giving bad news - projects that have been dropped, promotions not granted,performance not acceptable, downsizings and other news that will disappoint the recipient. How might a leader approach this difficult task? Click Here to Download
To Standardize . . . Or Not
Standardization seems to be the current popular 'management de jour' solution? But just as standardization has its benefits, it also has its downside. How's a manager to know when to standardize, and when not? Click Here to Download
Stress Hurts
 At moderate levels, stress pushes to high performance, while at excessive levels its hidden cost hits hard at the bottom line. Why do organizations deny the reality of excessive stress and what options does a leader have in dealing with it?  Click Here to Download
 The Perils of Progression
What guidance can you give to those valued individuals as they ascend to higher levels of management and leadership so that they don't blunder their way into their new roles.
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High Performance Leadership Teams
Want a quick diagnostic on how well your organization is performing? Watch the interaction patterns in your leadership team meetings to quickly see your company's DNA in action.
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Feeding the Beast
What do you call "it"? That excessive amount of effort required to satisfy redundant data requirements imposed by the various corporate support functions. This feeding the beast syndrome is complex with several underlying issues. How do you keep it from growing?
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Charting Your Career
Is your career on track? Do you ever feel lost in pushing your career where you want it to go? Can you put more precision and 'Umph' into its trajectory? Learn about the patterns that energize your progress.
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The Many Faces of Leadership
Invitation for Research Participation
The study of leadership is one with a long history and a wide breadth. Using strict research design and statistical measures, highly regarded studies have produced theories of leadership. Clear and objective, these studies have set the standard and expectation of what leadership is all about.
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A Manager's SOS
Stuck Organizational Syndrome . . . what's that?
It is the big green monster that has taken over your desk and refuses to budge. Many organizations get stuck on such monster issues that seemingly defy resolution. Are these stuck situations going to sit on your desk indefinitely? Must you be office mates with them forever?
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Corporate Attention Deficit Disorder (CADD)
Managers and leaders are pelted with many demands for attention, as well as a highly contagious condition known as Corporate Attention Deficit Disorder, which can ultimately threaten performance. What do highly effective leaders do in the face of these demands? How do they inoculate themselves against CADD?
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The Power of Balance
Of all the traits and characteristics of effective managers and leaders, the very most important one is recognizing and leveraging the power of balance.
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