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Itâs like flossing twice per day or changing your vehicleâs oil every 3,000 miles.
Itâs like thanking your spouse for taking care of a mundane chore.
Workforce planning is one of those activities that we know we should do, take seriously and acknowledge the strong business case for, but is easily ...
Innovation is not â contrary to the list of âskillsâ on some performance review forms â a skill that one can turn off and on at will or read about and BE better at. Though creativity is a large piece of innovation, piloting and actual implementation and evaluation of results are part of the innovati...
Tomorrow, I have the fantastic opportunity to talk with 300+ IT folks about every managerâs favorite topic, âperformance management.â Yawn?? Not this talk . . . tomorrow, I will be showing this management group how knowing a little bit of brain science can help them:
- get the highest performance ...
Bryan Kramer is a Social Business Strategist and CEO of PureMattera social media and marketing firm in Silicon Valley (and one of the fastest growing companies in that area). Bryan is also the worldâs43rd most talked about marketer, a Global Top CEO Influencer on Social Media, and one of The Top 50 ...
Earlier today, the Twin Cities NeuroLeadership Institute Local Interest Group met as we do quarterly. The group is usually a mix of psychologists, organization development consultants, coaches, and managers. Today, our learning focused on a particular person â Dr. Matt Lieberman, Professor of Psycho...
THE SEED
You have an idea, a spark that drives you to pursue bringing that idea to fruition. Whatâs the very next thing youâre likely turning over in your mind, oh entrepreneur? The design of benefit packages that you could offer your future employees? Doubtful. The most logical and effective super...
I spoke with a group of residents in a large university prosthodontics program recently about the challenges of managing and leading organizations today. Some of their concerns as potential future practice owners were the very same concerns a leader of any organization might have, including:

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A client hired me to help shift her organizational culture from one rife with fear, threat, competition, and cynicism to one of respect, trust, and faith in leadership. Over the past year, this organization has built a campaign around âaccountabilityâ alongside a large-scale process improvement init...
I recently visited a client who is working diligently through an organization-wide performance improvement initiative which required that a set of focused workgroups be established and maintained over the life of the initiative.
These groups are intended to:
- serve as a communication vehicle for ...
In visiting with various organizations, I often mention that âbrain-friendlyâ workplaces are those where âreal conversationsâ are reported to occur. Most often, when I share this point, heads nod and eyebrows are either raised or furrowed, indicating that the idea resonates with listeners. I recentl...
HOW EFFECTIVE IS YOUR TEAM OR WORKGROUP?
Determining HOW to assess how effective your team or workgroup is, is an important first step! Whether you are forming a new group or are simply interested in evaluating an existing teamâs current level of health and strength, the 3-legged stool model (shown...
I have a short and sweet story to share with you that I have wanted to share for far too long. It is not a tale of heroing adventure, of conquering great adversity, nor of the loving kindness of another human, per se. But it could fundamentally improve your ability to find and address the right and ...