At some point or time, you’ll likely work with someone who is older than you or manage others who are or will have to deal with this situation. In today’s video, I’ll give some tips to help lead through this situation with less stress and more success. Tweet it out: We can lead those older

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On Tuesday, we shared advice for managing productivity-draining and creativity-killing complacency in the workplace. Today, we are going to talk about another productivity destroyer that is wreaking havoc on workplaces right now: summer. In most places across the U.S., the weather is hot, the sun is shining, and people are zoning out, dreaming of being on

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Today’s question is about a behavior that most all leaders can relate to. Whether it’s someone on the team currently or a previous team member – at some point or another we find ourselves in the presence of the “Know It All”. Here are some tips for managing these behaviors. There are two types of

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This is a guest post from Jackie Dryden, co-author with Bethany Andell of Get Your Head Out of Your Bottom Line. Millennials – those people born in the early 1980s to the late 1990s – have something of a mixed reputation when it comes to work. Studies show that they aren’t loyal to employers so much

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Over the last two months I have had the opportunity to spend a significant amount of time with my two-year old granddaughter, Lillian. From those interactions, I have been reminded of a number of key leadership points that are easy to forget in the rush of business and life. What I’m about to share with

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“Perfect song on the radio Sing along ’cause it’s one we know It’s a smile, it’s a kiss It’s a sip of wine, it’s summertime Sweet summertime” That’s the chorus of Kenny Chesney’s hit song “Summertime.” And while those might not be the words you’d use, and while the calendar says it isn’t summer quite

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Memorial Day is an important day for all Americans to remember and honor those who fought and died for our freedom. In cities and towns across the country this weekend, a variety of traditions will celebrate and honor this fact. As a resident of Indianapolis, home of the Indianapolis 500, I love the rich history

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Do you like to show compassion to others and struggle with holding them accountable for their actions and results? Or, are you comfortable holding people accountable and struggle to show compassion? My guess is that you answered “yes” to one of the questions above and “no” to the other. The balance between these two apparently

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You’re new to this whole management or leadership gig, and you may not yet know the ropes. However, you’ve been managed at some point, so you at least understand how a “good” or a “bad” manager acts. If you have ever dealt with the latter, you probably remember how miserable the bad manager made you. Review this infographic,

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Management guru Peter Drucker once said “People who don’t take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. People who do take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year.” The lesson here? You are going to make mistakes whether you take chances or not. However, if you don’t take risks, you will miss

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