I am being interviewed this evening by Kim Nishida and the information is below.  While this is very short notice, I hope to post the recording info here later.  Kim is a coach who works with service professionals who struggle with being their own boss.  Kim also runs a series of free teleclasses that I [...]

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In this  BNET video, James O’Toole, co-author of “Transparency: How Leaders Create a Culture of Candor” argues that while many organizations talk up the idea of transparency, true transparency is still elusive. The book “Transparency” argues that while many organizations give lip service to the idea of transparency, true openness and candor is rare.  O’Toole [...]

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By Jack Ferraro, PMP
In 1995, Pixar Animation Studios released their first blockbuster, Toy Story. As the first ever full-length computer animated film, it represented a breakthrough for the industry and signaled a bright future for the company. In the thirteen years since then, Pixar has enjoyed eight more huge successes – most recently this summer’s hit, Wall E.

Pixar’s [...]

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The following material is expanded at the great resource site : BusinessBalls.com site.
The Johari Window model is a simple and useful tool for illustrating and improving self-awareness, and mutual understanding between individuals within a group. The Johari Window tool can also be used to assess and improve a group’s relationship with other groups. The [...]

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I recently had the opportunity to working with a group of strong leaders who where struggling with the challenges of building a cohesive team.  It wasn’t surprising to anyone when they got the report back from the online 5 Dysfunctions of a Team Assessment.  The results were low on four of the five dysfunctions.  
Their [...]

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BlessingWhite Press Release – October 16th, 2007
Chief Executives make seven classic complaints about their leadership team, according to BlessingWhite, a global consulting firm based in Princeton. The complaints are clear signs that the senior-management team is not functioning well, the firm said.
“As a rule, such gripes or comments made by the President or Chief [...]

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Have you ever wondered what it would be really like to walk through the door into a Professional Kitchen?
Roberta of 1-Focus and Gavin Clutterbuck of Chex.ch are co-sponsoring an exciting new team building event on the evening of Thursday, November 28th at Gavin’s professional kitchen in Geneva, Switzerland. This is unlike ANY training [...]

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Cross cultural miscommunication is the basis for a large percentage of the turnover, misunderstandings and project failures in international companies. A team manager may be perceived as fantastic to the worst, depending on who you ask. What is worse, most of the misunderstandings usually go unnoticed, while their impact can be devastating. The story below [...]

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Sandy and I arrived home from Edinburgh yesterday after presenting at the International Association of Facilitators. Based on our White Paper: Leading Cross Cultural Re-engagement: Creating Post Merger Identity. We were very pleased with both our simulation and the caliber of those who chose to participate. It was full of emotion and [...]

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