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Leadership Brief: Resources that Help You Show Appreciation

Posted on28. Aug, 2011 by Shawn Murphy.

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On Sundays we like to take it nice and easy. We like to take it slow. Leadership Briefs are quick reads to frame the upcoming work week. Today I’m planting seeds of optimism in your thoughts. Social technologies have heightened our awareness to different even new ways of connecting with each other. These technologies present [...]

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Leadership Act: Letting Go of Control

Posted on24. Apr, 2011 by Shawn Murphy.

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I share this weekly Sunday ritual, Leadership Act, with the intent to help you frame your leadership intentions for the coming week. I am challenging you to think about how you want to lead each week. And this week, I’m challenging you to think about control. Leadership act for the week of April 24, 2011 [...]

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3 Ways to Restore Optimism at Work

Posted on08. Jun, 2010 by Shawn Murphy.

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This is the second of 14 special blog posts in the Wake Up & Shake It Up Blog series. We’ve got 12 guest bloggers. Today I share my thoughts… I need you to do one thing before you read any further. I need you to silence the skeptic voice in your head. I’m asking you [...]

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Ditching Truths – III (Employees Won’t Understand)

Posted on03. Mar, 2010 by Shawn Murphy.

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I’ve been exploring three truths that are still believed, but are no longer relevant to leading organizational change. Here’s a brief recap before exploring the final “old” truth. Ditching Truth I The first truth I explored that needs to be ditched is linked to your way of being. Causing change to “leave your mark” is [...]

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Change Play 3: Engaging Your Workforce & Customers

Posted on19. Jan, 2010 by Shawn Murphy.

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We continue our special video series leading up to the release of our Change Playbook: 7 Essential Ingredients to Bring Change. Approximately 70% of changes fail to realize their anticipated business goals. Why is that? One reason is leaders fail to engage employees early in the change program. Today’s video highlights what we’ll explore in [...]

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Before You Reduce Your Workforce…

Posted on19. Jan, 2010 by Shawn Murphy.

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In this video blog I challenge the short term thinking of decision makers who reduce their workforce first before engaging their employees to find ways to improve the financial success of the business. The short term thinking yields long-term problems. As you watch the video, I do over simplify one point that I want to [...]