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The Scary Side of Mentoring
The old-fashioned view of mentoring is someone outside a learner’s chain of command who equips that learner with new skills and knowledge. It is an archaic expert to novice or smart to unwise philosophy. The goal is the transfer of information or expertise, much like pouring knowledge into the head of a passive learner. It is the model that antiquated teachers used to teach facts students only recalled long enough to score favorably on the test. Continue reading
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Playing Favorites
Do you have a favorite employee?
Just thinking about admitting it causes us to cringe at the possibility of the negative backlash from those who are the not-so favorites, should they ever learn our true feelings.
But that’s the point. They already know. Continue reading
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Congress, the President, the Sequester, and You
This week’s blog is a rant about the sequester that went in place in March. If you are sick and tired of the discussion, check back next week for something else. If you want to understand the impact of irresponsible leadership, read on. I promise this will step on everyone’s toes. Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Corporate Culture, Decision Making, Democrats, Execution, Leader, Leadership, Performance Improvement, President Obama, Randy Pennington, Republicans, Results, Trust
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The Year Ahead – Our 2013 Predictions
I’ve offered observations about the year ahead each year since 2005. Lots of people do this, but unlike others, we grades ourselves on the past year.
Here is what we predicted last year at this time and four key ideas we see on the horizon for 2013.
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Posted in 2012 Business & Workplace Predictions, 2013 Business and Workplace Predictions, Business Growth, Business Strategy, Corporate Culture, Execution, Growing your business, Innovation, Leader, Leadership, Performance Improvement, Personal Development, President Obama, Randy Pennington, Results, Trust, Uncategorized
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Connected, Aware, and Relevant
My December 31, 2012 social media post drew a lot of likes and one great question.
Here is the post: We shouldn’t fear getting old. We should fear becoming disconnected, unaware, and irrelevant.
The response from friends, fans, and followers was great because of the age span represented. I heard from people in their twenties and people in their sixties.
Here’s the great question I received: How do you change your mindset to keep from becoming disconnected, unaware, and irrelevant? Continue reading
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Advertising, Congress, and Car Sales – Oh My!
The Gallup organization just released its latest survey results about the perceptions of honesty and ethics for 22 professions.
There are honest and ethical people in every profession. Rankings such as this reinforce a very important principle: Scandal paints with a roller not a brush. When enough people in any profession act dishonestly and unethically, it hurts everyone in the profession. Continue reading
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Why There Are No “Excellent Service Day” Parades
A thought struck me as I contemplated the observance of Veterans Day here in the United States and Remembrance Day in Canada: Have you ever wondered why we don’t have an Excellent Service Day parade?
Is it only because that excellent service is so rare? Or, is it because there is a significant difference between providing service and actually serving? Continue reading
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Leader or Liar?
This blog was first published in 2010. Considering we are near the end of perhaps the most divisive Presidential elections in recent U.S. history, it is an excellent time for all of us to reflect and ask ourselves – are we leaders or liars? Continue reading
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The Exploitation of Honey Boo Boo
What would you do to secure your 15 minutes of fame? How about to increase your financial well-being?
Would you exploit your child on national television? Would you reinforce and applaud behavior that is likely to create lifetime problems for your child? Would you become the family that everyone loves to ridicule? For the parents of Honey Boo Boo, the uber-precocious child with her own show airing on TLC, the answer is yes and a lot more. Continue reading
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