by Jesse Lahey | Jun 19, 2013 | Blog
Leadership is influence. ~ John Maxwell Does the word “influence” bother you? For some people, the thought that leaders communicate in order to influence people sounds like manipulation. Who wants to be manipulated to do something contrary to their wishes...
by Jesse Lahey | Jun 12, 2013 | Blog
Imagine you’ve been hired to write something that will engage people’s attention about a particular topic, such as trains. You can write anything you want, but to be successful, you need to win and hold the focus of as many people as possible. So you make...
by Jesse Lahey | Jun 5, 2013 | Blog
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve discovered this simple math: What I know < All knowledge What I know < What I forgot When I was a high-school junior, my Political Science teacher tried to explain to the class the fundamental reason why knowledge creates...
by Jesse Lahey | May 20, 2013 | Blog
Stay up to date on employee gamification trends. Here are my faves among recent articles relevant to using game-inspired tactics to engage employees… Dilbert discovers employee gamification (you knew he would). Gamification makes it easy for cynics, because there are...
by J.J. Lahey | May 17, 2013 | Blog
This week’s top picks in leadership reading from around the web. Job Titles Aren’t That Important Interesting take on the “skills gap” that managers and HR keep talking about. Dictation – Online Speech Recognition I’ve been...
by J.J. Lahey | May 10, 2013 | Blog
This week’s top picks in leadership reading from around the web. The Neuroscience At The Heart Of Learning And Leading It pays to care, widely and deeply. Scientific data plus financial outcomes shows emotional intelligence (EQ) is smart business. New Leader...
