Don’t be blindsided by a “surprise” question. Read, think about and save these as a resource when preparing for future interviews.
The Strange, Difficult Questions CEOs Ask in Job Interviews | LinkedIn.
Archive for Focused Coaching – Page 13
Millenials take note, these are all good things for you to think about, if you are not already:
WOW! What a guy! Way ahead of his time and a leader with great courage. This guy is truly an inspiration!
AOL.com Article – Surgeon general who fought tobacco dies at 87.
Here’s a very interesting article from Andy Molinsky at HBR about adapting to a new organizational culture. It relates well to both the bigger cultural issues, like differences in global, ethnic and generational cultures, and also, to those more subtle and often unspoken facets of “who we are” and “how we do things” at any given workplace.
This is very applicable to anyone who is new to an organization, or, a location.
Most importantly, I recommend to anyone new to a culture that they become a careful and astute observer, and to use what you learn thoughtfully and with integrity.
Adapt to a New Culture – but Don’t Go Too Far – Andy Molinsky – Harvard Business Review.
Here’s yet another illustration of why I do so much work around enhancing Emotional Intelligence… New research shows (again) how relationships are based on emotional intelligence, and emotions affect outcomes:
Think Leadership Is Logical? Think Again.
Let me know your examples and thoughts about this.
The numbers are rolling in, and it’s more an more clear that the positive effects of employee engagement are enormous, yet only 25% of CEOs report having an employee engagement plan in place.
What is your organization doing to capture the ROI of high employee engagement? I’d love to hear what’s working best for you.
6 Eye-Opening Employee Engagement Statistics – TalentCulture.
Here’s an excellent post from Forbes by Todd McKinnon, with his “take” on organisational culture based on his experience as CEO of the wildly successful Silicon Valley tech company, Okta.
What makes a great leader? Management theorist Simon Sinek suggests, it’s someone who makes their employees feel secure, who draws staffers into a circle of trust. But creating trust and safety — especially in an uneven economy — means taking on big responsibility.
via Simon Sinek: Why good leaders make you feel safe | Talk Video | TED.com.
Some interesting ideas here. The author states that even though with networking “80% is showing up”, it’s the other 20% that counts. What do you think? And, what have you found works best for you?
Excellent post by my friend, LeAura! Some quick things you can start doing today, and, the research to back it up!
FOR YOUR INCONVENIENCE | LinkedIn.
