Creativity in the Workplace
When researching how creativity and innovation are managed in the workplace, I found a woman who I thought was one […]
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Leadership
Rewarding the ME in Teams
In the past, both here and in my own newsletters (Diamonds to You) I’ve written about the fact that although
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Hope?
As I write this, the US is in a presidential transition. President-Elect Obama won, at least in part, on a
The Power of Negative Thinking: Engineering Management in Reverse
Most of my work revolves around the power of creating breakthroughs through extreme optimism and hideously positive thinking for which
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Are you spending too much time planning?
This may sound blasphemous to a professional project manager, but it is possible to over-plan. I have seen it happen
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Personal Leadership
What comes to your mind if you hear the word “leadership”? When talking about leadership, people think of Jack Welch,
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There is No “I” in TEAM
Thomas Edison, when asked why he had a team of twenty-one assistants “If I could solve all the problems myself,
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A new way to face challenge
Originally posted on ConnectLeadership.com I was on a ropes course, 30 feet in the air, trying to walk across a
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Practical Tips to Avoid Leadership
Originally posted on ConnectLeadership.com Humor is a great vehicle for teaching. In this amusing talk, I go over tips on
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Tango as Collaborative Leadership
Originally posted on ConnectLeadership.com I had a chance to give a short talk on the parallels, and what Tango has
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Stepping into Emotional Pressure
Originally posted on ConnectLeadership.com A key employee on my team says that he’s unhappy and wants to leave. Should I
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