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If You Can Make An Earnings Analyst Laugh, You’ve Got It Made!
What do you get when you put four academics get together to write about humor? A 50-page paper that features charts, graphics, squiggly characters -- and whole lot of common sense. The topic, as the title “Analysts’ and Managers’ Use of Humor on Public Earnings...
Embracing the Paradoxes of Leadership
While corporations face constantly competing demands for resources, we still talk about moonshot long-term strategy. How can we sync ambitious aspirations with maintaining our business-as-usual which funds these innovative and profitable visions of the future? In...
How to Secure Coveted Government Contracts
William Goad pats the pockets on his faded jeans looking for his cellphone. He checks the time (it’s 5 a.m.) and nods. “I like getting on the base early,” he says. “That way, I can get to the job before anyone is even on the road.” Goad is off to Joint Base...
Can Job Site Camera Use Backfire?
The use of job site cameras is growing across the construction landscape. The contribution made by a network-connected series of cameras includes productivity, collaboration and safety. But can they backfire in terms of worker morale? The thought of being watched and...
Are You Leading With Power or Force?
Nearly 25 years ago, psychologist David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D., proposed that human beings operate at different levels of consciousness. He outlined his research in a groundbreaking book called "Power vs Force."One can think of the levels of consciousness that...
Avoid These Classic Leadership Mistakes
Lead Change is a leadership media destination with a unique editorial focus on driving change within organizations, teams, and individuals. Lead Change, a division of Weaving Influence, publishes twice monthly with SmartBrief. Today's post is by Jane Perdue.Pay,...
8 Things Leaders Do That Make Employees Quit
Algorithms are becoming increasingly relevant in the workplace. From sifting through resumes to deciding who gets a raise, many of these new systems are proving to be highly valuable. But perhaps their most impressive, and relevant, capability is predicting which...
4 Ways to Manage Your Small Business Employees
Small business is booming thanks to government programs, supply and demand, and modern workers seeking flexibility in response to a rigid 40-hour workweek. As a small business owner, you’ll work closely with your employees and therefore will need to create strong...
Leader, Innovate Thyself
The following is Part Two of an excerpt from the forthcoming book, High Velocity Innovation: How to Get Your Best Ideas to Market Faster (Career Press: October 2019). Recently, I described the things company leaders do to accelerate innovation that actually slow it...