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Managing vs. Leading: Is there a difference? Northern Trust’s Bill Osborn thinks there is

Posted by on Feb 15, 2010

Check out this video clip by Bill Osborn (Northern Trust CEO in 1995), as he talks about leading versus managing, along with communications, service and work-life balance.

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Learning and good judgment: is there a relationship? You bet there is.

Posted by on Jan 31, 2010

Just what is the relationship between learning and good judgement? In short, you learn knowledge useful to make a judgement call. Find out the 4 areas of knowledge and where you can obtain such awareness!

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Interesting Change Management Officer Post Co-Sponsored by the UN, WHO & World Bank

Posted by on Jan 25, 2010

"You're gonna have to serve somebody."  Bob Dylan (1941 – ), poet and musician UNAIDS is an innovative joint venture of the United Nations, bringing together the efforts and resources of the UNAIDS Secretariat and ten UN system organizations in the AIDS response. UNAIDS' Co-sponsors include UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, UNDP, UNFPA, UNODC, ILO, UNESCO, WHO and the World Bank. PURPOSE OF POSITION:The Executive Office (EXO) provides vision, leadership and inspiration to UNAIDS. It highlights and drives emerging issues, focuses areas and steers the organization, positioning it as a global leader on AIDS. In performing these functions EXO facilitates...

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People Never Care How Much You Know Until They Know How Much You Care.

Posted by on Jan 18, 2010

Organizational change management is part art, part science, and executed one person at a time. Read this story impacted by Maxwell's quote. What matters most is to show you care!

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Why It Is Important to Be Resilient

Posted by on Jan 15, 2010

Charles Darwin: "It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change".

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Building Engagement in Change

Posted by on Dec 31, 2009

What are the barriers to successfully bring about organizational change? A common barrier would be building employee engagement. Check out these 2 key tactics to deal with this barrier.

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The Power of Optimism

Posted by on Nov 30, 2009

Helen Keller: "Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence."

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Inspiration: Problem or Possibility? It is all in the framing

Posted by on Nov 15, 2009

Are the difficulties you face, problems or opportunities for success through hard work? Reframe your experience as a challenge you can overcome and learn from!

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Temp Workers: Key to Knowledge Retention, Innovation

Posted by on Oct 31, 2009

How can you integrate and retain the experience and knowledge of talented temporary employees? Check out 6 ways to optimize contract employee performance in the Yoh white paper, to create an environment where temporary and permanent employees work together.

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Productivity – Up or Down?

Posted by on Oct 15, 2009

What can be learned from Super Bowl players, that you can apply to change management and the tasks involved? Read about the traits of Rex Grossman, Lovie Smith and Brian Urlacher!

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