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The TalentSmith Chronicles: April 2014
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Musing on Optimizing Individual and Organizational Potential. Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Slowing Down to Speed Up. It's been 174 days since my last blog post. Not since Halloween, in the lag time between trick-or-treaters, have I taken the time to write even just a paragraph entry into the Talentsmith Chronicles. Pathetic. I've become a victim of TMTD Syndrome and I need a dose of SDTSU medicine. In fact, I'm taking it right now. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). My core expertise areas are: .
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The TalentSmith Chronicles: March 2015
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Musing on Optimizing Individual and Organizational Potential. Friday, March 6, 2015. The goal of every organization is to win, yet few actually achieve differentiated and sustained success. Just as in the sporting world, today's business environment is filled with "one-hit-wonders" whose glory is short-term and slim on "repeat champions" who consistently meet or exceed expectations. What does it take to "thrive on purpose? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). My core expertise areas are: . View my complete profile.
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The TalentSmith Chronicles: In Managing Change, Words are Worth a Thousand Pictures
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Musing on Optimizing Individual and Organizational Potential. Thursday, October 31, 2013. In Managing Change, Words are Worth a Thousand Pictures. Indulge me for a minute and go to the following link (don't worry, it's exactly what I describe): Google Image search: "Change Management Models". There are some pretty graphics out there alright! That professor also gave a definition to investigative journalism that I believe equally applies to change management:. Is impacted (stakeholder groups) and what wil...
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The TalentSmith Chronicles: Be a Game-Changer: The 5 Winning Attributes
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Musing on Optimizing Individual and Organizational Potential. Thursday, October 3, 2013. Be a Game-Changer: The 5 Winning Attributes. The pace of change is unyielding. The bar of expectations keeps being raised. Resources are stretched thinner and thinner. In today's dynamic business environment, those who are effective game-changers will thrive. Reactors will be in a constant battle to survive. Resisters will perish. Do you have what it takes to be a game-changer? Yes it's an overused term, but influenc...
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The TalentSmith Chronicles: Ode to the Disengaged Employee
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Musing on Optimizing Individual and Organizational Potential. Saturday, October 26, 2013. Ode to the Disengaged Employee. My posts tend to be long,. And you haven’t the time;. So now this one’s for you,. A tribute in rhyme. Your boss is a jerk,. Or so you perceive;. To all you achieve. You are full of ideas,. Yet you haven’t a say;. So you do as you’re told,. Each joyless long day. A schedule full of meetings,. But you simply don’t care;. It’s casual Friday,. Oh what will you wear? Your expenses are due;.
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The TalentSmith Chronicles: August 2013
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Musing on Optimizing Individual and Organizational Potential. Monday, August 19, 2013. Assessing Your CEO - The "5-E-Z Pieces". It's your time to assess the big boss. But first, some context. There are numerous theories, research studies and models that attempt to describe the skills/behaviors that most differentiate highly-effective organizational leaders from the rest of the pack. Guess what? Has cooperative and energizing relationships with others that help them achieve high performance, reach their p...
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The TalentSmith Chronicles: Are Your Talent Management Practices Consumer-Driven?
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Musing on Optimizing Individual and Organizational Potential. Monday, September 30, 2013. Are Your Talent Management Practices Consumer-Driven? Do any of these scenarios sound familiar? A manager with six direct reports has put off the dreaded task of completing performance reviews until day before they are due. The manager later takes more time complaining to HR than he spent writing the reviews. During a town hall meeting, the CEO just introduced the new set of 12 Core Competencies. Talent Management s...
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The TalentSmith Chronicles: HR's Turn to Bite the Apple
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Musing on Optimizing Individual and Organizational Potential. Monday, October 28, 2013. HR's Turn to Bite the Apple. It’s time for HR to bite the Apple. No, I’m not suggesting we consume any forbidden fruit that results in Code of Conduct violations. I’m talking about consuming Apple’s product development and marketing approach that shapes the behavior of its target audiences. Three truths should intensify our appetite for change:. Apple is perceived to be cool; HR is not. Apple’s design principles...
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The TalentSmith Chronicles: October 2013
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Musing on Optimizing Individual and Organizational Potential. Thursday, October 31, 2013. In Managing Change, Words are Worth a Thousand Pictures. Indulge me for a minute and go to the following link (don't worry, it's exactly what I describe): Google Image search: "Change Management Models". There are some pretty graphics out there alright! That professor also gave a definition to investigative journalism that I believe equally applies to change management:. Is impacted (stakeholder groups) and what wil...
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