Today David Burkus joins Kevin to discuss his latest book, Under New Management, which challenges traditional workplace policies and proves that they are dated or simply not working — and reveals what does. David is also an associate professor of management at Oral Roberts University and speaks to the new generation of employees, aka Millennials.

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A few weeks ago I asked viewers to submit their ideas for Remarkable TV topics and today I’m addressing one of those suggestions: how to get people to really listen. And while I could turn this answer into an entire workshop, I have a few actionable ideas to share with you today and I’ve broken

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As a leader, you need to stay connected to the members of your team – so you know what they are doing, how they are progressing, and have a chance to provide support for them and much more. You can call these meetings lots of things; I’ve heard them called weekly meetings, touch-in meetings, coaching

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by Mikael Krogerus and Roman Tschäppeler Ever been in a meeting when someone mentions a model, and everyone seems to know what they are talking about (except you)? Or ever tried to remember the specifics of a model (like, what does SWOT analysis stand for)? Or wished you had a tool to help you with

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Most of us, when facing a speech, want to be as prepared as possible, planning, rehearsing and practicing for days (or weeks) in advance. And unfortunately, the impromptu speech doesn’t allow for this preparation. So today, I’m giving you four steps to help you prepare for that next impromptu speech that if you haven’t faced

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I’ve been working with people in all levels of organizations for nearly thirty years – from CEO’s to middle managers, from frontline employees to first level leaders. And the single most common concern I’ve heard across all those people, across all those years is: communication in the organization. I’ve worked with organizations where it truly

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When you mention training to people, they have one of three reactions. They love it. They hate it. They have a love/hate relationship with it. You would probably assume that given the nature of my business that I would fall in the first category. Not so fast. Because we work with people in all three

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When we’re talking about technology, the idea of a “reboot” is pretty commonplace. If a computer or tablet or phone is unresponsive and you’ve tried everything, a “reboot” is almost always recommended and often quite successful. Well today, we’re talking about a reboot for leadership, for you. If you’ve ever been frustrated, befuddled, stuck on

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It is said we are all addicted to something; and while some addictions may be more harmful to ourselves and others, few are more prevalent than our addiction to procrastination. I’ll go first: Hi, I’m Kevin and I’m addicted to procrastination. While I am confident that there are people who procrastinate more frequently and with

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