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Category: Employee Development

The Four Commitments of High-Performance Organizations

July 26, 2019 by Steve Laswell

Which $10 billion franchise is predicted to challenge Starbucks in the fast-food experience?

If you think Chick-fil-A, Mark Kalinowski of Kalinowski Equity Research agrees. “Can they reach $30 billion? I think that’s a realistic goal if you give them enough time,” Kalinowski told Business Insider. Starbucks, with $20.49 billion, is in second place to McDonald’s $38.52 billion No. 1 spot.

Three good reasons

According to Business Insider’s, Steven John,…

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Your Biggest Leadership Opportunity

May 3, 2019 by Steve Laswell

What is your top leadership challenge?

According to an international study conducted by the Center for Creative Leadership, there are six common challenges. Which do you identify with the most?

  • Developing managerial effectiveness — skills such as time management, prioritizing, decision making, etc.
  • Inspiring others
  • Developing employees — mentoring and coaching others
  • Leading a team
  • Guiding change
  • Managing internal stakeholders, relationships, politics, and image
  • In my work as an executive…

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    The Gap

    October 25, 2018 by Steve Laswell

    “It’s been weeks since Diane, and I’ve connected,” Joe said to me during our 1on1 coaching session. 

    Joe plays a crucial role in the business. Diane is his manager.

    “What’s going on?” I asked.

    “That’s the point, I’m not sure. I feel out of touch, disconnected. While I want to be confident and believe I’m doing a good job, I feel anxious, unsure of myself…you know. I’d like to…

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    When Will You Appreciate the Millennials?

    June 16, 2016 by Steve Laswell

    Move over Baby Boomers. According to the Pew Research Center, Millennials (ages 18-34) have surpassed Baby Boomers (ages 51-69) as the USA’s largest generation. And with the baton passed we say goodbye to “old school” leadership, it won’t work with the “King of the Hill.”

    Gallup’s recently released report, “How Millennials Want to Work and Live,” announces how Millennials will “change the world decisively more than any…

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    Why Your Team Might Fail

    December 9, 2015 by Steve Laswell

    “Your assignment,” Peter Cohan said, “is to explore General Electric’s people strategies. Particularly under Jack Welch’s leadership.”

    “Through his 20 years as CEO, GE produced so much management talent that its castoffs ended up running many of the world’s biggest companies.”

    The MBA students were in Cohan’s “Strategy and the CEO” class at Babson College.

    “Identity key lessons and how they apply to startups?”

    Four talent management lessons

    …

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    Super Glue Your Team for Top Performance

    November 18, 2015 by Steve Laswell

    “What is the number one contributing factor to all the success you’ve had?” Darren Hardy asked.

    “The number one key to success, here at Disney and really in every business, is the team.” his guest promptly responded.

    Anne Sweeny was co-chair of Disney Media Networks and president of ABC Television at the time. Sweeny is considered one of America’s most influential leaders.

    She continued, “It is all…

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    What’s Your Pain Tolerance?

    June 11, 2015 by Next Level Executive Coaching

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    Growing pains are often experienced by children and teenagers supposedly when they are growing fast. According to the Mayo Clinic …

    Growing pains tend to affect both legs and occur at night. In many instances, growing pains will wake a child from sleep. The term “growing pains” may be a misnomer because there’s no evidence that growth hurts.

    While there may be “no evidence that growth hurts” in…

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