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| Training in Tough Times |
| American Management Association |
| By Dr. L Todd Thomas |
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| One of the first actions of leaders in any organization facing economic distress and uncertainty is to examine profitability from a cost basis. When the revenue side of the balance sheet becomes overly challenged, efficiencies must usually be found in order to maintain the balance between investment and return. Because rapidly changing conditions can create a great deal of stress in the organization, executives and managers tend to begin to focus more readily on executable ideas that have immediate cost-savings results. |
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| Delivering Tough Messages in Tough Times |
| American Management Association |
| e-Newsletters | Performance and Profits | June 2009 | Volume 4, Number 6 |
| By Dr. L Todd Thomas |
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| Communicating change during tough times can be one of the greatest challenges facing leaders today. Change is always uncomfortable—even when it is for the better. But in the current environment, economic uncertainty and the far-reaching implications of the recession give a greater sense of general stress to the organization. Leaders are faced with the need not only to communicate change but to somehow engage their followers at a time when there are few things that can be stated for certain. This is not a feel-good exercise—it is a time to focus on the future. |
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| Culture Club |
| Detrioit's Premier Business Journal May-June 2009 |
| By Bill Dow |
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| To counteract dysfunctional domains like Dilbert and The Office (which are all-too-common), some Michigan companies are implementing progressive, 21st-century corporate principles — and reaping big rewards in the workplace. |
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| Training as an Asset (Print) |
| 2009 American Management Association Seminar Catalog (March-December 2009): 6. Copyright 2009 |
| By IMPACT Consulting & Development |
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| One of the first actions of leaders in any organization facing economic distress and uncertainty is to examine profitability
from a cost basis. When the revenue
side of the balance sheet becomes
overly challenged, efficiencies must usually
be found in order to maintain the
balance between investment and return.
Because rapidly changing conditions
can create a great deal of stress in the
organization, executives and managers
tend to begin to focus more readily on
executable ideas that have immediate
cost-savings results. One of the most
common of these “quick-win” actions is
the reduction of investment in training. |
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| Opinion: Post-Bailout CEOs Need Integrity |
| TheStreet.com 3/16/09 |
| By Impact Consulting & Development |
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| Only one in a 100 respondents said that they trusted their leaders in a December 2008 poll by CNN . Those who said they did either trusted specific leaders they knew or felt they had no choice but to trust their leaders because they are in a position of power. |
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| What Got Us Into This Mess? Bad Attitudes on Wall Street |
| Wall Street Journal 3/5/09 |
| By Deal Journal |
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| Wall Street is a mess. The markets are a mess. What is needed? More money? Better underwriting standards? More understanding politicians?
No, says Todd Thomas. |
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| Leading on purpose: Leveraging talent and skill for greater success |
| Business Management Daily 2/12/09 |
| By IMPACT Consulting & Development |
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| It doesn’t matter whether strong leadership comes from innate talent or intense practice, if the leaders in question are not focused on the consequences of their impact. Regardless of where you are on the talent scale, these four action steps will allow you to leverage your strengths and focus your actions in such a way to achieve greater results. |
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| Best-Practices Leadership: Team management tips |
| Business Management Daily Nov 08 |
| By Business Management Daily |
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| Demonstrating best-practices leadership means finding new ways to reinvigorate your team and boost their performance. To strengthen your team’s performance, you probably embrace the notion of continuous improvement. By always looking for ways to teach your team new skills and holding it accountable for steadily better results, you send a message that you won’t accept complacency or a halfhearted effort. |
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| Retain Employees Without Extra Costs |
| TheStreet.com 11/20/08 |
| By Lan Nguyen |
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| In troubled times like these, having an employee-retention policy centered on golden handcuffs can be financial suicide. Keep staff happy and on your payroll by adopting these 12 incentives that won't put you in the red. |
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| Training in Tough Times (COMING SOON!) |
| Sales
and Service Excellence Magazine Mar 09 |
| By IMPACT
Consulting & Development |
