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Spin! When words fail to impress
By Andrew O’Keeffe ©2013 Hardwired Humans
When Ford Motor Company announced 10 days ago the cessation of manufacturing in Australia, they engaged in a startling attempt of “spin” to “sell” the announcement. Because it’s such a great (poor) example it provides an object lesson for leaders to avoid spin when leading change.
How good are your listening skills?
How good are your listening skills? Really good? Enough to bet your life on? Because that’s what British woman Ingrid Loyau-Kennett did last week when she calmly confronted two men who had just run over, then slashed another man to death in a busy London street.
How to select the right person for the job
Have you ever recruited someone who looked good at interview only to find out when they started that they “Were not up to it” or, “They just didn’t seem to fit in”. Most of us have made these mistakes (if you haven’t, then you are probably new to management). Why is it so difficult to select the right person? Find out how to select the right person …
The secret to team engagement
Does “team engagement” mean asking your team to sign a formal document, or have them all stand and sing the company song?
Hardly (although I have heard of organisations doing just that). What “team engagement” does mean is getting your team members on board by being attuned to their values and motives and aligning these with your team direction. How do you do this?
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