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Words of Encouragement for these times

We are here with you and want to offer words of encouragement. Three words come to mind: resolute, unwavering and resilient. Those who master resilience accept what comes at them with flexibility, rather than rigidity. We will get through...

How do you turn a group of people into a team?

Extract from "How do you turn a group of people into a team?" by Leanne Schaeffer, Boileau Communications. It’s not uncommon for companies to require different skill sets for different positions. That’s very true for our company. What makes a great copywriter is...

Stress: One of Four Key Leadership Issues of the Decade

Reducing work-related stress could very well top the list of priorities for leaders and managers in the coming year. Work-related stress distracts, rather than adds to mission fulfillment. Too much stress robs organizations of their ability to innovate, think...

Management Type

At the core of who we are is what we do and what we like to do. Or as Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project says, “you can choose what you do, you cannot choose what you like to do. I don’t like having to try to make myself like things. I want to spend more...

Your Environment Has EVERYTHING to Do With Your results!

Are you someone who sits at your desk, or work space and wants to shout—I can’t get any work done here! You’re not alone. Only one in every two average U.S employees believes that their current workspace design encourages innovation and creativity. In addition, these...

The Performance Conundrum

Getting the Right People On the Bus through Performance Forecasting For those who attended the plenary session at ICMA's 2006 annual conference in San Antonio, Texas, these words from conference keynoter and author Jim Collins provided solemn comfort in an era of...

Put Kolbe in Your Toolbox Today

Original research, initiated by Kathy Kolbe over two decades ago, is now converging in a powerful way with the Gallup Organization’s message. Glory Hallelujah! We have stopped trying to change people. Well, maybe. The verdict is still out, but Marcus Buckingham and...

Psychological Testing at Work

The following is an excerpt from “Psychological Testing at Work” written by Edward Hoffman, Ph.D., published in 2002 by McGraw-Hill. “How to use, interpret, and get the most out of the newest tests in personality, learning styles, aptitudes, interests, and more!” The...

Kolbe System as Subject of Academic Research on Leadership

Frank Novakowski, a professor of management at Davenport University, recently researched the leader selection and development methods used by various organizations that employ cross-functional teams to a significant extent. The research is part of...