Category: ENGAGE
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Can You be Too Thankful?
There has been a steady stream of research on the benefits of being thankful and having gratitude. As a leader, being grateful can increase the productivity of your team and provide for an improved cohesiveness based on positive appreciation. Is it possible that this gratitude can be too affirmative and actually be a team detriment?…
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Release Time
The concept of release time exists in a small number of organizations, such as Google, where a percentage of work time can be applied toward a project or interest that is not related to work you are currently assigned to do. Offering release time to members of your team can be motivational and can keep…
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Envision the Moment BEFORE you Live the Moment
I have always been impressed by the great leaders in my life who are able to walk into a situation, a difficult conversation or a meeting and in a virtually flawless participation, these leaders are able to remain composed, answer questions and arrive at the outcomes they desired. Outcomes they expected before even entering the room!…
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BradFromIT IMPACT!
BradFromIT IMPACT! is an email list to further connect the BradFromIT community. These short, engaging and powerful email communications will focus on: – Ideas to consider in your high tech leadership career – Measurement options to implement for greater evolution of your team – Performance examples of quick technology leadership wins – Activity to engage your…
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Motivating: What Art?
Motivating a team member to perform at a higher level, to engage more fully with the customers they serve and to move beyond alignment and belief to truly living the organization’s mission, vision and values is a practice that takes time. Three key factors to focus on: Enthusiasm has to almost intrinsically be transferred from…
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Presenting IT
Regularly, I am tasked with providing presentations that fall into specific categories of: requests for resources (monies, personnel, tools), updates on status (day-to-day performance, projects) and/or on topics (team culture, leadership). Every single time, I dust off previous presentations, change formats, update text and think about the audience and the message. These are highly important areas…
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Wearable Evernote
Whether you’re running around town or in the office away from your desk, keep your to-do’s and lists on track . Say you’ve completed a checklist item. Just open the checklist note, view your tasks, and tap that check box. Boom. Bask in the satisfaction of taking care of business. This is a quote from…
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