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StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 56 – An Interview with Andy Kanefield, co-author of Uncommon Sense

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StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag articles on the StrategyDriven website.

Special Edition 56 – An Interview with Andy Kanefield, co-author of Uncommon Sense explores how to create greater organizational alignment while at the same time maintaining the diversity of individual perspectives that together enables an organization to be more successful. During our discussion, Andy Kanefield, author of Uncommon Sense: One CEO’s Tale of Getting in Sync, share with us his insights, approaches, and real-world experiences regarding:

  • the definition of sync
  • quantitative and qualitative benefits of achieving organizational sync
  • physical, operational business systems that contribute to organizational alignment and how to get them into sync
  • varying types of individual personalities and approaches to work and how to align these to the achievement of the organization’s goals

Additional Information

In addition to the outstanding insights Andy shares in Uncommon Sense and this special edition podcast are the resources accessible from his website, www.Dialect.com.   Andy’s book, Uncommon Sense, can be purchased by clicking here.

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About the Author

Andy Kanefield, co-author of Uncommon Sense, is the founder and CEO of Dialect and a member of the Neuroleadership Institute. Dialect helps CEOs and presidents manage the relationships between their organization’s divisions and departments in order to align their employees’ efforts. To read Andy’s complete biography, click here.

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Worn out at Work? Twelve Common Workplace Behaviors that Drain Everyone’s Energy – and How to Purge Them in 2011, part 2 of 2

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7. The Unclear Communiqué

DON’T: Assume others have all the information they need, or that something you know isn’t really all that important. These hastily drawn conclusions that result from chronic poor communication can lead to serious mistakes and major missed opportunities. Plus, lack of clarity is incredibly frustrating to those who must work with you. When employees, coworkers, or supervisors have to spend their time tracking you down for clarification, rather than getting the communication from you that they need, productivity falls and creativity is stifled.

DO: Make a concerted and proactive effort to make sure that the right people are in the know. Whether it’s letting your boss know that a client’s daughter is getting married (so he can call in congratulations) or telling a coworker that a vendor prefers to be contacted only via email, be sure to tell the appropriate people. You’ll set your entire team up for success and ensure that your clients get the service they deserve. Also, make sure you copy the right people on emails, promptly return voicemails, and are clear about directions and expectations. And if you say you are going to do something, mean it.

A big part of a successful culture is having a relationship between employees and managers that is built on trust and collaboration. And that can happen only if a clear line of communication is established so that inspiration, encouragement, empowerment, and coaching can take place.

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About the Author

Jon Gordon is a consultant, keynote speaker, and the international bestselling author of Soup: A Recipe to Nourish Your Team and Culture, The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy, The No Complaining Rule: Positive Ways to Deal with Negativity at Work, and Training Camp: What the Best Do Better Than Everyone Else. Jon and his books have been featured on CNN and NBC’s Today show, as well as in Forbes, Fast Company, O, The Oprah Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. Jon’s principles have been put to the test by NFL football teams and Fortune 500 companies alike. He has worked with such clients as the Atlanta Falcons, the PGA Tour, Northwestern Mutual, JPMorgan Chase, and Publix Supermarkets. To read Jon’s complete biography, click here.

Alternative Selection – Forgotten Productivity Related Challenges to Process Reengineering’s Value Creation

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Estimating any initiative’s return on investment is extremely challenging and often suspect. This article addresses the frequently forgotten and unanticipated factors diminishing the return on process reengineering projects.

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Leadership Inspirations – Attaining Excellence

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“Perfection is not attainable. But if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.”

Vince Lombardi (1913 – 1970)
Head Coach of the Green Bay Packers (1959 – 1967); winning five league championships. The National Football League’s Super Bowl trophy is named in his honor

Worn out at Work? Twelve Common Workplace Behaviors that Drain Everyone’s Energy – and How to Purge Them in 2011, part 1 of 2

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The source of your exhaustion might not be the tasks you’re doing or the hours you’re working – it may be the actions of the people laboring beside you in the ‘salt mines.’ Here are twelve draining behaviors to watch out for – and what you can do to counteract them and create a more nourishing workplace in 2011.

It’s been a long, exhausting year at your workplace. You’re tired, depleted, and quite frankly just done with ‘business as usual.’ You’re laying the blame for your fatigue squarely at the feet of the increased responsibilities and long hours you’ve been facing. But you might be wrong. Working hard – when done with a good attitude in the right environment – can actually be quite invigorating.

In other words, what’s wearing you out at work might not be the work.

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Jon Gordon is a consultant, keynote speaker, and the international bestselling author of Soup: A Recipe to Nourish Your Team and Culture, The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy, The No Complaining Rule: Positive Ways to Deal with Negativity at Work, and Training Camp: What the Best Do Better Than Everyone Else. Jon and his books have been featured on CNN and NBC’s Today show, as well as in Forbes, Fast Company, O, The Oprah Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. Jon’s principles have been put to the test by NFL football teams and Fortune 500 companies alike. He has worked with such clients as the Atlanta Falcons, the PGA Tour, Northwestern Mutual, JPMorgan Chase, and Publix Supermarkets. To read Jon’s complete biography, click here.