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SECTION ONE What Is Emotional Intelligence? |
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2 Do You Lead with Emotional Intelligence? |
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23 | (8) |
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SECTION TWO Self-Awareness: Understand Your Emotions, Know Your Behaviors |
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3 You Can't Manage Emotions Without Knowing What They Really Are |
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31 | (4) |
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Don't just try to ignore your negative feelings |
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4 A Vocabulary for Your Emotions |
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35 | (8) |
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5 Are You Sure You Show Respect? |
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43 | (10) |
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No other leadership behavior has a bigger effect on employees |
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SECTION THREE Manage Your Emotions |
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6 Make Your Emotions Work for You |
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53 | (4) |
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7 Defuse a Challenging Interaction |
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57 | (4) |
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Reframe negative thoughts and neutralize bad behavior |
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8 Stay Grounded in Stressful Moments |
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61 | (6) |
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Use your body to take a break from your mind's chatter |
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9 Recovering from an Emotional Outburst |
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67 | (6) |
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You can't just apologize and move on |
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SECTION FOUR Everyday Emotional Intelligence
10. Writing Resonant Emails |
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73 | (50) |
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Human communication for the digital age |
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11 Running Powerful Meetings |
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79 | (6) |
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Use empathy to understand potential conflicts |
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12 Giving Difficult Feedback |
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85 | (6) |
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Spark growth rather than frustration |
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13 Making Smart Decisions |
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91 | (6) |
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Emotional tagging both helps and hinders our ability to choose |
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14 An Emotional Strategy for Negotiations |
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97 | (20) |
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How to avoid the pitfalls of anxiety and anger |
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15 Working Across Cultures |
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117 | (6) |
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It's harder to read others across borders |
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SECTION FIVE Dealing with Difficult People |
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16 Make Your Enemies Your Allies |
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123 | (12) |
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Reverse a rivalry by building trust |
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17 How to Deal with a Passive-Aggressive Colleague |
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135 | (10) |
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Cut to the underlying issues |
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18 What to Do If You're a Toxic Handler |
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145 | (14) |
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SECTION SIX Understand Empathy |
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159 | (6) |
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Three types critical for leaders |
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20 Beyond Empathy: The Power of Compassion |
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165 | (10) |
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The Dalai Lama, cognitive science, and the power of caring |
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SECTION SEVEN Build Your Resilience |
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21 Resilience in the Moment |
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175 | (6) |
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Recovering your self-image |
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22 Cultivate Resilience in Tough Times |
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181 | (4) |
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Three traits of people who emerge stronger from trauma |
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23 Practice Self-Compassion |
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185 | (10) |
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Treat yourself as you would others |
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24 Don't Endure; Recharge |
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195 | (8) |
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Resilience isn't about powering through |
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25 How Resilient Are You? |
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203 | (10) |
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SECTION EIGHT Developing Emotional Intelligence on Your Team |
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26 How to Help Someone Develop Emotional Intelligence |
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213 | (6) |
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It's not as easy as a carrot or a stick |
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27 Handling Emotional Outbursts on Your Team |
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219 | (6) |
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Watch for facts, emotions, and values |
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28 How to Manage Your Emotional Culture |
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225 | |
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Translate the organization's mission to the micromoments of everyday work life |
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239 | (550) |
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Build a strong partnership with your boss by clarifying her priorities and your needs |
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Winning Over Your New Boss |
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17 | (8) |
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Make yourself indispensable |
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Steps for Presenting Problems or Opportunities to Your Boss |
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25 | (6) |
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Get the support and resources you need to advance your agenda |
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Manage Up with Your Mentor's Guidance |
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31 | (4) |
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Your mentor can help you build a better relationship with your boss |
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Change the Way You Persuade |
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35 | (4) |
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Tailor your idea to your audience |
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Get to Know Your Boss's Boss |
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39 | (4) |
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How to Make Your Boss Look Good---Without Becoming a Sycophant |
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43 | (4) |
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Sell your boss to his boss |
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47 | (8) |
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... And start focusing your boss on the big picture |
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Dealing with Your Incompetent Boss |
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55 | (6) |
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Turn your boss's weaknesses into opportunities for you to shine |
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Coping with a Conflict-Averse Boss |
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61 | (4) |
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Make bad news bearable so your boss won't run for the hills |
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How to Give Your Boss Feedback |
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65 | (6) |
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... Without putting your career in jeopardy |
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71 | (10) |
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Meet their competing demands without getting caught in the middle |
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Section 2 MANAGING ACROSS |
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81 | (30) |
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Polish your people skills by focusing on your colleagues' priorities and pressures---not your own |
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111 | (14) |
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How to lead a group of people who don't report to you |
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Managing Remote Relationships |
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115 | (10) |
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What it takes to collaborate with people you don't see every day |
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125 | (18) |
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Build a strong support system for your next crisis or opportunity |
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How to Deal with Office Politics |
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143 | (18) |
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Focus on mutual advantage |
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Make Your Enemies Your Allies |
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149 | (12) |
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Three steps to reversing a rivalry at work |
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The Necessary Art of Persuasion |
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161 | (4) |
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Win people over by establishing credibility, discovering common ground, sharing vivid stories, and developing an emotional connection |
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Three Ways Not to Persuade |
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165 | (4) |
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Avoid these common mistakes |
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Harnessing the Science of Persuasion |
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169 | (4) |
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Influence your colleagues by appealing to basic needs such as reciprocity and their desire to be liked |
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How to Get Your Colleagues' Attention |
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173 | (4) |
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Frame your message so your colleagues immediately see what you need from them and why |
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Collaborating Across Generations |
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177 | (8) |
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Work more effectively with Boomers, Xers, and Ys |
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When the Direct Approach Backfires, Try Indirect Influence |
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185 | (4) |
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What they don't teach you in business school |
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| Index |
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189 | |
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5 | (4) |
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The Key Financial Statements |
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9 | (24) |
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Learn your way around a balance sheet, an income statement, and a cash flow statement |
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The Fundamental Laws of Business |
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33 | (10) |
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Get a grip on any company, regardless of size or location |
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Section 2 MAKING GOOD DECISIONS---AND MOVING THOSE NUMBERS |
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Using Statements to Measure Financial Health |
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43 | (14) |
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Interpret what the numbers mean through ratio analysis |
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Grow Your Profits by Streamlining Your Business |
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57 | (6) |
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Three ways to simplify for profitability |
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Working Your Assets to Boost Your Growth |
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63 | (10) |
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Focus your supply chain on customers' needs---and increase your return on invested capital |
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Profit ≠ Cash (and You Need Both) |
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73 | (10) |
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Here's why it's critical to understand the difference---especially for a growing company |
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83 | (4) |
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It helps you see what's going on now, where the business is headed, and what senior management's priorities are likely to be |
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Your Balance Sheet Levers |
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87 | (8) |
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Closely manage days sales outstanding and inventory---and have more cash at your disposal |
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What's Your Working Capital Model? A Case Study |
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95 | (10) |
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Lessons learned from Dow Jones, a business that transformed itself without going hat-in-hand to investors |
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Learn to Speak the Language of ROI |
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105 | (8) |
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Get your ideas and projects funded even when money is tight |
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Practical Tools for Management Decisions |
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113 | (14) |
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How to analyze costs and benefits, estimate ROI, calculate how quickly you'll recoup an investment, and more |
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Section 3 THE LIMITS OF FINANCIAL DATA |
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What the Financial Statements Don't Tell You |
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127 | (12) |
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Keep a sharp eye on nonfinancial data, too---and avoid the missteps of Merrill Lynch and BP |
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The Five Traps of Performance Measurement |
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139 | (14) |
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What they are---and how to steer clear of them |
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153 | (6) |
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How much have you learned? |
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| Glossary |
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159 | (10) |
| Index |
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169 | (60) |
| Introduction: Performance Management for a New Age of Work |
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What changes to the process mean for you as a manager |
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1 The Characteristics of Effective Goals |
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13 | (8) |
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Make them clear and specific, achievable but challenging |
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2 Define Employee Goals---and Decide How They're Measured |
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21 | (12) |
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Fit the needs of the individual and the organization |
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3 Collaborate with Your Employee to Create a Plan for Moving Forward |
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33 | (12) |
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Outline steps to accomplish objectives and adjust as necessary |
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SECTION TWO Ongoing Performance Management |
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4 Assessing Performance Isn't a Onetime Event |
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45 | (12) |
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Note good and bad work, and identify root cause |
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5 Make a Habit of Providing Feedback |
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57 | (14) |
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Discuss your observations with your employee |
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6 Coach Your Employees to Close Performance Gaps |
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71 | (12) |
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Ask questions to help them solve problems and master new skills |
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7 How to Keep Your Employees Motivated |
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83 | (16) |
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Recognize good work, and encourage progress |
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SECTION THREE Developing Employees |
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8 Understand Your Employee's Wants and Needs |
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99 | (12) |
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Know what your direct report aspires to |
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9 Expand Your Employee's Skill Sets |
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111 | (14) |
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Basic tactics to learn new areas of expertise |
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10 Craft a Development Plan |
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125 | (10) |
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Define a specific path for future growth |
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11 How to Develop Someone Who's Struggling |
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135 | (14) |
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Good performers aren't the only ones who need to grow |
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SECTION FOUR Formal Performance Reviews |
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12 The Case Against (and for) Annual Appraisals |
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149 | (10) |
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How companies are changing the way they look at reviews |
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13 Assess Performance, but Rethink Ratings |
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159 | (22) |
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Take an individualized approach |
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14 How to Conduct the Review Conversation |
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181 | (14) |
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Tips and tricks for a productive discussion |
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15 Define New Goals for a New Cycle |
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195 | (6) |
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Adjust objectives for continued growth |
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SECTION FIVE Tough Topics |
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16 Responding to the Steady Worker |
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201 | (6) |
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What to do with your stalwarts |
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17 Preventing Burnout on Your Team |
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207 | (10) |
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Make sure your people aren't running out of steam |
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18 Managing the Performance of Remote Employees |
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217 | (2) |
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From giving feedback to conducting annual appraisals |
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| Sources |
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229 | (8) |
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1 The Four Phases of Project Management |
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3 | (28) |
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What's involved in planning, build-up, implementation, and closeout---and how these processes overlap |
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31 | (10) |
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Who's who in project management |
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41 | (6) |
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4 Dealing with a Project's "Fuzzy Front End" |
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47 | (6) |
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You can't eliminate uncertainty in the early stages of a complex project---but you can manage it |
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5 Performing a Project Premortem |
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53 | (4) |
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Learn from your project while it's still alive and well |
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6 Will Project Creep Cost You---or Create Value? |
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57 | (8) |
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Set strict limits on scope, but be flexible when major opportunities arise |
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7 Setting Priorities Before Starting Your Project |
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65 | (8) |
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Three steps for staying on track |
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8 Boost Productivity with Time-Boxing |
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73 | (4) |
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Tips for getting your team's calendars---and yours---under control |
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77 | (10) |
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Put the horse before the cart |
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10 HBR Case Study: A Rush to Failure? |
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87 | (14) |
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When does speed trump quality? |
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11 Getting Your Project Off on the Right Foot |
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101 | (6) |
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Set your project up for success with a well-planned launch |
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12 The Discipline of Teams |
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107 | (6) |
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Mutual accountability leads to astonishing results |
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13 Effective Project Meetings |
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113 | (4) |
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Run your meetings well, and infuse your project with energy and direction |
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14 The Adaptive Approach to Project Management |
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117 | (6) |
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What to do when your usual decision tools cease to be useful in the face of uncertainty |
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15 Why Good Projects Fail Anyway |
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123 | (4) |
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The risks that come with big projects---and how to manage them |
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16 Monitoring and Controlling Your Project |
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127 | (8) |
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Don't be afraid to revise your plan |
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17 Managing People Problems on Your Team |
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135 | (4) |
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Make sure people stay on task, pull their weight, work together, and meet quality standards |
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18 The Tools of Cooperation and Change |
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139 | (4) |
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What to do when people disagree on goals, how to achieve them, or both |
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19 Don't Throw Good Money (or Time) After Bad |
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143 | (8) |
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How to avoid chasing after sunk costs |
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20 Handing off Authority and Control |
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151 | (6) |
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Gauge your success before wrapping things up |
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21 Capturing Lessons Learned |
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157 | (6) |
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Four steps to an effective after-action review |
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| Glossary |
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163 | (4) |
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| Preface: Conflict at work is inevitable---but it doesn't have to be destructive |
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| Introduction: A Practical Plan for Dealing with Conflict |
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SECTION ONE Preparing for Conflict Before It Happens |
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3 | (12) |
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2 Your Options for Handling Conflict |
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15 | (16) |
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Different situations call for different approaches |
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3 Recognize Your Natural Tendency |
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31 | (12) |
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Most of us fall into one of two camps |
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SECTION TWO Managing a Conflict |
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43 | (18) |
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Understand the players and the larger context |
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5 Get Ready for the Conversation |
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61 | (14) |
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6 Have a Productive Conversation |
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75 | (26) |
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SECTION THREE Resolving a Conflict |
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7 Get to a Resolution and Make a Plan |
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101 | (10) |
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Collaborate to find a creative solution |
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8 Repair the Relationship |
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111 | (10) |
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Rebuild trust and move on |
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9 Navigate Common Situations |
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121 | (44) |
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| Sources |
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165 | (10) |
| Featured Experts |
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175 | (10) |
| Index |
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185 | (8) |
| About the Author |
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193 | (4) |
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Section 1 ONGOING FEEDBACK |
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1 Giving Effective Feedback |
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3 | (4) |
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The two types of feedback, defined |
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2 Sometimes Negative Feedback Is Best |
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For some, it can be more motivating than praise |
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3 Giving Feedback That Sticks |
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11 | (16) |
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Prevent a fight-or-flight response |
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4 A Better Way to Deliver Bad News |
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27 | (20) |
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Take an open approach to your discussion |
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5 The Set-Up-to-Fail Syndrome |
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47 | (34) |
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How bosses create their own poor performers |
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6 How to Give Feedback That Helps People Grow |
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81 | (8) |
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Establish trust, then focus on improvement |
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7 Recognize Good Work in a Meaningful Way |
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89 | (8) |
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Tailor your rewards to the person and the effort |
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Christina Bielaszka-Duvernay |
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Section 2 FORMAL PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS |
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8 Delivering an Effective Performance Review |
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97 | (10) |
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Five basic rules for getting it right |
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9 Managing Performance When It's Hard to Measure |
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107 | (10) |
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Focus on the individual, not a rating |
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10 Stop Worrying About Your Employee's Weaknesses |
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117 | (6) |
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Emphasize their strengths to help them grow |
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11 How to Set and Support Employee Goals |
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123 | (12) |
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Set your people up to succeed |
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12 When to Grant a Promotion or Raise |
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135 | (12) |
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First, make sure they can do the job they want |
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13 Tips for Record Keeping |
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147 | (6) |
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Track performance so reviews run smoothly |
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14 How to Help an Underperformer |
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153 | (10) |
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Identify the problem and see if coaching can help |
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15 Delivering Criticism to a Defensive Employee |
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163 | (8) |
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16 How to Give Star Performers Productive Feedback |
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171 | (10) |
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Discuss performance, new frontiers, and aspirations |
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17 Prioritizing Feedback---Even When Time Is Short |
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181 | (4) |
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Three ways to be more efficient |
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18 Navigating the Choppy Waters of Cross-Cultural Feedback |
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185 | (4) |
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Make subtle shifts to adapt your approach |
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19 How to Discuss Performance with Your Team |
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189 | (8) |
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Let them do the talking first |
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| Introduction: Why Coach? |
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Section 1 PREPARING TO COACH YOUR EMPLOYEES |
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1 Shift Your Thinking to Coach Effectively |
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3 | (10) |
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You're learning right along with your employees |
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2 Set the Stage to Stimulate Growth |
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13 | (16) |
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A practical, concrete plan for achieving peak performance |
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3 Earn Your Employees' Trust |
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Section 2 COACHING YOUR EMPLOYEES |
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4 Holding a Coaching Session |
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5 Following Up After a Coaching Session |
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51 | (10) |
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6 Giving Feedback That Sticks |
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Prevent a fight-or-flight response |
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7 Enlist Knowledge Coaches |
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Tap the "deep smarts" of your subject-matter experts |
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8 Coaching Effectively in Less Time |
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77 | (8) |
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Adopt efficient habits and claim found time |
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9 Help People Help Themselves |
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85 | (8) |
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They'll continue to grow through self-coaching |
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10 Avoid Common Coaching Mistakes |
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93 | (10) |
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Section 3 CUSTOMIZE YOUR COACHING |
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11 Tailor Your Coaching to People's Learning Styles |
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Find approaches to learning that your employees will be motivated to follow |
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12 Coaching Your Stars, Steadies, and Strugglers |
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115 | (8) |
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You can't---and shouldn't---give them equal time |
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13 Coaching Your Rookie Managers |
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123 | (12) |
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Help them avoid classic beginners' errors |
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14 Coaching Rising Managers to Emotional Maturity |
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Don't promote people before they're ready |
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When to intervene---and how |
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1 You Can't Get It All Done |
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... So what should you do? |
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2 Nine Things Successful People Do Differently |
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9 | (14) |
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It's not who you are; it's what you do |
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3 Being More Productive: An Interview with David Allen and Tony Schwartz |
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Do you need the right system or the right frame of mind? |
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Section 2 PRIORITIZE YOUR WORK |
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4 Get a Raise by Getting the Right Work Done |
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Focus on the work that will bring the greatest reward---for your organization and for you |
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5 The Worth-Your-Time Test |
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39 | (4) |
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Stop wasting time on the wrong work |
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43 | (6) |
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Make it easier to decline projects and invitations |
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Section 3 ORGANIZE YOUR TIME |
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7 A Practical Plan for When You Feel Overwhelmed |
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49 | (4) |
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How to get started when you don't know where to begin |
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8 Stop Procrastinating---Now |
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53 | (4) |
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Five tips for breaking this bad habit |
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9 Don't Let Long-Term Projects Become Last-Minute Panic |
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57 | (6) |
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What to do when you have "all the time in the world" |
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63 | (6) |
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Do just one thing to get many things done |
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11 How to Stay Focused on What's Important |
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69 | (4) |
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73 | (4) |
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The secret is specificity |
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13 How to Tackle Your To-Do List |
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77 | (4) |
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14 Reward Yourself for Doing Dreaded Tasks |
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81 | (6) |
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When crossing items off your list just isn't enough |
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Section 4 DELEGATE EFFECTIVELY |
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15 Management Time: Who's Got the Monkey? |
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87 | (22) |
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Delegate, Delegate, Delegate |
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109 | (4) |
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17 Ritual: How to Get Important Work Done |
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113 | (4) |
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Make good habits automatic |
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18 Power Through Your Day in 90-Minute Cycles |
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117 | (4) |
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Work with your body's natural rhythms |
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19 An 18-Minute Plan for Managing Your Day |
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121 | (4) |
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Frequent check-ins with yourself will keep you on course |
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20 Use a 10-Minute Diary to Stay on Track |
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125 | (10) |
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The best way to spend the last few minutes of your day |
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Section 6 RENEW YOUR ENERGY |
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21 How to Accomplish More by Doing Less |
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135 | (4) |
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Take breaks to get more done |
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22 Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time |
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139 | (8) |
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Time is limited, but your energy is not |
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23 Why Great Performers Sleep More |
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147 | (6) |
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Section 7 TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR E-MAIL |
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153 | (4) |
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25 Eight E-mail Overload Experiments |
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157 | (8) |
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Don't be afraid to be extreme |
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Section 8 MAINTAIN YOUR NEW APPROACH |
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26 Sustaining Your Productivity System |
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165 | (6) |
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You've become productive! Now keep it up |
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Section 9 EXPLORE FURTHER |
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27 More Productivity Books to Explore |
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171 | (4) |
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Summaries of three popular titles by Covey, Morgenstern, and Allen |
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28 Productivity Apps and Tools |
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175 | (12) |
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Tech tools to keep you on track |
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| Index |
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187 | |
| Introduction |
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Negotiation is about creativity, not compromise |
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1 The Seven Elements Tool |
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1 | (14) |
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Carefully define your measure of success |
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Section 1 BEFORE YOU GET IN THE ROOM |
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The best negotiator is the most prepared one |
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2 Question Your Assumptions About the Negotiation |
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15 | (8) |
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Develop new, more empowering expectations |
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23 | (20) |
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Understand interests, brainstorm options, research standards, and consider alternatives |
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43 | (14) |
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Plan how you will work and communicate with the other party |
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57 | (14) |
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Agree on the process and who's involved |
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Power comes from negotiating with discipline |
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71 | (10) |
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Establish how you'll work together |
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7 Create and Refine Your Options |
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81 | (14) |
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Make the most of your time together |
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8 Select the Right Outcome |
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95 | (8) |
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Narrow in on a workable solution and commit with care |
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9 Continuously Adapt Your Approach |
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103 | (8) |
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Be prepared to change course |
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Section 3 THE COMMON CHALLENGES |
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Tools and techniques you can use in specific situations |
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10 Align Multiple Parties |
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111 | (12) |
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Avoid inefficiency and chaos |
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11 Tame the Hard Bargainer |
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123 | (12) |
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12 When Communication Breaks Down |
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135 | (12) |
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13 When Emotions Get in the Way |
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147 | (12) |
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Careful review drives learning and improvement |
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14 Wrap Up the Negotiation |
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159 | (8) |
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Know when you're done, and communicate the final decisions |
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167 | (4) |
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Use "lessons learned" today for improvement tomorrow |
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| Learn More |
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171 | (2) |
| Index |
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173 | (6) |
| About the Author |
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179 | |
| Introduction |
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xi | |
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Invest in the "people" side of teamwork |
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Section 1 BUILD YOUR TEAM'S INFRASTRUCTURE |
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1 Pull Together a Winning Team |
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3 | (8) |
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Make it small and diverse |
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2 Get to Know One Another |
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11 | (14) |
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Connect in a meaningful way and learn what people need to do their best work |
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3 Establish Your Team's Goals |
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25 | (10) |
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Define your tasks and outcomes---and your processes for achieving them |
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4 Agree on Individuals' Roles |
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35 | (10) |
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Decide who will do what on the team |
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5 Agree on Rules of Conduct |
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45 | (10) |
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Specify how the team will operate as a unit |
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6 Set the Stage for Accountability |
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55 | (12) |
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Sort out how the team will enforce its goals, roles, and rules |
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7 Commit to a Team Contract |
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67 | (6) |
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Summarize what you've agreed to in your team-building conversations |
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Section 2 MANAGE YOUR TEAM |
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8 Make Optimal Team Decisions |
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73 | (14) |
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Create an environment where everyone participates |
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9 Hold People Accountable |
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87 | (12) |
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Build skills---and trust---in giving and receiving feedback |
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10 Give People Recognition |
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99 | (4) |
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Motivate them to contribute more by acknowledging what they've done |
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11 Resolve Conflicts Constructively |
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103 | (14) |
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Get problems out in the open right away so you can move past them |
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117 | (6) |
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Discuss what's working and what may need to change |
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13 Manage Outside the Team |
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123 | (10) |
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Cultivate mutually beneficial external relationships |
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Section 3 CLOSE OUT YOUR TEAM |
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133 | (6) |
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Keep everyone focused and working productively until the end |
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15 Learn from Your Team's Experiences |
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139 | (8) |
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Reflect on what worked and what didn't |
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| Appendix A Rules Inventory |
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147 | (6) |
| Appendix B Cultural Audit |
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153 | (4) |
| Appendix C Team Contract |
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157 | (4) |
| Index |
|
161 | (4) |
| About the Author |
|
165 | |
| Introduction |
|
xi | |
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Success is enabling a wise decision |
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1 Know the Basics of Making a Case |
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3 | (4) |
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You're telling a story about how to meet a business need |
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2 Learn How Your Company Evaluates Cases |
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7 | (6) |
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Seek counsel from those who know what will fly |
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Section 2 GET TO KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE |
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3 Figure Out Who's Calling the Shots |
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13 | (4) |
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Who really has the authority to give your project the green light? |
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4 Understand Your Audience's Objectives |
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17 | (8) |
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Find out what your stakeholders care about |
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25 | (8) |
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What pain are you trying to alleviate? What opportunity are you pursuing? |
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6 Build a Cross-Functional Team |
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33 | (4) |
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You need multiple perspectives to find the right solution |
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37 | (6) |
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The tough part is ruling out options |
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8 Think Through the "How" at a High Level |
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43 | (6) |
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Pave the way for realistic estimates |
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Section 4 CRUNCH THE NUMBERS |
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9 Estimate Costs and Benefits |
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49 | (12) |
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Peg them to categories in your company's P&L |
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61 | (18) |
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Spreadsheets make it fairly painless |
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79 | (8) |
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Section 5 PRESENT YOUR CASE AND MOVE FORWARD |
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87 | (6) |
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Summarize your story and support it with data |
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93 | (4) |
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Drum up support before decision time |
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14 Are You Ready to Present? |
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97 | (2) |
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Use this brief checklist to make sure you've covered all the bases |
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99 | (6) |
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Appeal directly to decision makers |
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105 | (4) |
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"Yes" is meaningless unless stakeholders commit resources |
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109 | (10) |
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Get started, even if it means heading back to the drawing board |
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| Appendix A Avoid Common Mistakes |
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119 | (4) |
| Appendix B How to Give a Killer Presentation |
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123 | (16) |
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| Glossary |
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139 | (4) |
| Index |
|
143 | (6) |
| About the Authors |
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149 | (650) |
| Introduction: Why you need to write well |
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xv | |
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Section 1 Delivering the Goods Quickly and Clearly |
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1 Know why you're writing |
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3 | (4) |
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2 Understand your readers |
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7 | (6) |
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3 Divide the writing process into four separate tasks |
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13 | (6) |
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4 Before writing in earnest, jot down your three main points---in complete sentences |
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19 | (8) |
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27 | (4) |
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6 Improve what you've written |
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31 | (6) |
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7 Use graphics to illustrate and clarify |
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37 | (6) |
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Section 2 Developing Your Skills |
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43 | (6) |
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9 Learn to summarize---accurately |
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49 | (4) |
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53 | (4) |
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11 Be plain-spoken: Avoid bizspeak |
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57 | (10) |
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12 Use chronology when giving a factual account |
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67 | (4) |
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13 Be a stickler for continuity |
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71 | (6) |
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14 Learn the basics of correct grammar |
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77 | (8) |
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15 Get feedback on your drafts from colleagues |
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85 | (6) |
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Section 3 Avoiding the Quirks That Turn Readers Off |
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16 Don't anesthetize your readers |
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91 | (8) |
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99 | (6) |
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Section 4 Common Forms of Business Writing |
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105 | (6) |
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111 | (14) |
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125 | (8) |
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21 Performance Appraisals |
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133 | (6) |
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A A Checklist for the Four Stages of Writing |
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139 | (4) |
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B A Dozen Grammatical Rules You Absolutely Need to Know |
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143 | (10) |
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C A Dozen Punctuation Rules You Absolutely Need to Know |
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153 | (10) |
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163 | (2) |
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E Some Dos and Don'ts of Business-Writing Etiquette |
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165 | (4) |
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169 | (30) |
| Desk References |
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199 | (4) |
| Index |
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203 | (6) |
| Acknowledgments |
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209 | (2) |
| About the Author |
|
211 | (12) |
| Introduction |
|
xv | |
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Section 1 AUDIENCE: Know your audience and build empathy |
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Understand the Audience's Power |
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3 | (4) |
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Your idea's fate is in their hands |
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7 | (4) |
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Focus on who matters most |
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Present Clearly and Concisely to Senior Executives |
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11 | (4) |
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Help them make big decisions on a tight schedule |
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Get to Know Your Audience |
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15 | (4) |
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It's easier to convince someone you know |
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Define How You'll Change the Audience |
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19 | (2) |
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What do you want people to believe? How do you want them to behave? |
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21 | (6) |
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Section 2 MESSAGE: Develop persuasive content |
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27 | (2) |
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Clearly state your point of view---and what's at stake |
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Generate Content to Support the Big Idea |
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29 | (4) |
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When you're brainstorming, more is more |
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33 | (4) |
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Think through opposing perspectives |
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Amplify Your Message Through Contrast |
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37 | (2) |
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Create and resolve tension |
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Build an Effective Call to Action |
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39 | (4) |
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43 | (4) |
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47 | (4) |
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Outline your presentation by writing clear, active slide titles that hang together |
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Balance Analytical and Emotional Appeal |
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51 | (4) |
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Stay credible while you reel people in |
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55 | (4) |
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Is your language clear enough to pass the "grandmother test"? |
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59 | (4) |
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Good ones get repeated, tweeted, and heeded |
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Section 3 STORY: Use storytelling principles and structure to engage your audience |
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Apply Storytelling Principles |
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63 | (2) |
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Make your presentation stick |
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65 | (2) |
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Storytelling principles provide a framework |
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67 | (4) |
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Establish the gap between what is and what could be |
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71 | (2) |
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Build tension between what is and what could be |
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73 | (2) |
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75 | (6) |
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Decisions are not made by facts alone |
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Use Metaphors as Your Glue |
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81 | (2) |
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Memorable themes help rally an audience |
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Create Something They'll Always Remember |
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83 | (8) |
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Section 4 MEDIA: Identify the best modes for communicating your message |
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Choose the Right Vehicle for Your Message |
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91 | (4) |
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Slide decks aren't always the answer |
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Make the Most of Slide Software |
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95 | (4) |
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Determine the Right Length for Your Presentation |
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99 | (4) |
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Keep your audience engaged by budgeting your time |
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Persuade Beyond the Stage |
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103 | (4) |
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Communicate before, during, and after your presentation |
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107 | (4) |
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Mixing in experts and media holds interest |
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Section 5 SLIDES: Conceptualize and simplify the display of information |
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111 | (2) |
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Visuals should convey meaning |
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Create Slides People Can "Get" in Three Seconds |
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113 | (4) |
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Do they pass the glance test? |
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Choose the Right Type of Slide |
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117 | (6) |
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Bullets aren't the only tool |
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Storyboard One Idea per Slide |
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123 | (4) |
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127 | (2) |
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Make your slides stand out |
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Arrange Slide Elements with Care |
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129 | (8) |
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Make your visuals easier to process |
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137 | (6) |
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Emphasize what's important, remove the rest |
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143 | (6) |
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Use shapes to show relationships |
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Use the Right Number of Slides |
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149 | (2) |
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Size up your situation before building your deck |
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151 | (4) |
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... And when it's overkill |
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Section 6 DELIVERY: Deliver your presentation authentically |
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Rehearse Your Material Well |
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155 | (4) |
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Roll with the unexpected and fully engage with the audience |
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Know the Venue and Schedule |
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159 | (4) |
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Control them when you can |
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Anticipate Technology Glitches |
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|
163 | (4) |
|
Odds of malfunction are high |
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|
167 | (2) |
|
Exercises to calm your nerves |
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Set the Right Tone for Your Talk |
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169 | (2) |
|
You never get a second chance to make a first impression |
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171 | (4) |
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Authenticity connects you to others |
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Communicate with Your Body |
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|
175 | (4) |
|
Physical expression is a powerful tool |
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Communicate with Your Voice |
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Create contrast and emphasis |
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Make Your Stories Come to Life |
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Re-experience them in the telling |
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Work Effectively with Your Interpreter |
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Pay attention to chemistry, pacing, and cultural resonance |
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Get the Most out of Your Q&A |
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Build Trust with a Remote Audience |
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Get past technology's barriers |
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Keep Remote Listeners Interested |
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You're fighting for the attention of multitaskers |
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Keep Your Remote Presentation Running Smoothly |
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Use this checklist to minimize annoyances |
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Section 7 IMPACT: Measure---and increase---your presentation's impact on your audience |
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Build Relationships Through Social Media |
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Engage with users so they'll engage fully and fairly with your ideas |
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Spread Your Ideas with Social Media |
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Facilitate the online conversation |
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Gauge Whether You've Connected with People |
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Gather feedback in real time and after your talk |
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Follow Up After Your Talk |
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Make it easier for people to put your ideas into action |
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| About the Author |
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| Introduction |
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Why you need to understand data analytics |
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SECTION ONE Getting Started |
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1 Keep Up with Your Quants |
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An innumerate's guide to navigating big data |
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2 A Simple Exercise to Help You Think Like a Data Scientist |
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An easy way to learn the process of data analytics |
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SECTION TWO Gather the Right Information |
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3 Do You Need All That Data? |
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Questions to ask for a focused search |
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4 How to Ask Your Data Scientists for Data and Analytics |
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Factors to keep in mind to get the information you need |
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5 How to Design a Business Experiment |
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Seven tips for using the scientific method |
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6 Know the Difference Between Your Data and Your Metrics |
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Understand what you're measuring |
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7 The Fundamentals of A/B Testing |
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How it works---and mistakes to avoid |
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8 Can Your Data Be Trusted? |
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Gauge whether your data is safe to use |
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SECTION THREE Analyze the Data |
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9 A Predictive Analytics Primer |
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Look to the future by looking at the past |
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10 Understanding Regression Analysis |
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Evaluate the relationship between variables |
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11 When to Act On a Correlation, and When Not To |
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Assess your confidence in your findings and the risk of being wrong |
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12 Can Machine Learning Solve Your Business Problem? |
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Steps to take before investing in artificial intelligence |
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13 A Refresher on Statistical Significance |
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Check if your results are real or just luck |
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14 Linear Thinking in a Nonlinear World |
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A common mistake that leads to errors in judgment |
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15 Pitfalls of Data-Driven Decisions |
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The cognitive traps to avoid |
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16 Don't Let Your Analytics Cheat the Truth |
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Pay close attention to the outliers |
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SECTION FOUR Communicate Your Findings |
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17 Data Is Worthless If You Don't Communicate It |
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Tell people what it means |
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18 When Data Visualization Works---and When It Doesn't |
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Not all data is worth the effort |
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19 How to Make Charts That Pop and Persuade |
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Five questions to help give your numbers meaning |
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20 Why It's So Hard for Us to Communicate Uncertainty |
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Illustrating---and understanding---the likelihood of events |
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21 Responding to Someone Who Challenges Your Data |
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Ensure the data is thorough, then make |
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22 Decisions Don't Start with Data |
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Influence others through story and emotion |
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| Appendix: Data Scientist: The Sexiest Job of the 21st Century |
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| Preface: The Condensed Guide to Running Meetings |
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The s-minute version of everything you need to know |
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1 Do You Really Need to Hold That Meeting? |
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A simple tool to help you decide |
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2 Stop Calling Every Conversation a "Meeting" |
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We need a more effective vocabulary |
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3 If You Can't Say What Your Meeting Will Accomplish, You Shouldn't Have It |
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Set a purpose by answering two questions |
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4 How to Design an Agenda for an Effective Meeting |
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A productive meeting begins here |
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5 The Key to Shorter, Better Meetings |
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A filter to help you articulate your purpose |
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Build in time for transition |
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7 The Magic of 30-Minute Meetings |
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Give yourself less time, and you'll get more done |
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8 Meetings Need a Shot Clock |
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Tackle your agenda by beating the buzzer |
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9 Are There Too Many People in Your Meeting? |
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Probably. A rule of thumb |
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10 Before a Meeting, Tell Your Team That Silence Denotes Agreement |
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Speak now or forever hold your peace |
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11 Establish Ground Rules |
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Set expectations for participation |
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12 Reach Group Decisions During Meetings |
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You have options for gathering input and moving forward |
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13 The Right Way to Cut People Off in Meetings |
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67 | (4) |
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14 Dealing with People Who Derail Meetings |
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Having an explicit purpose will get you back on track |
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15 Refocus a Meeting After Someone Interrupts |
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Listen, validate, and redirect |
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SECTION THREE Participate |
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16 Polite Ways to Decline a Meeting Invitation |
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Preserve your time---and the relationship |
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17 How to Interject in a Meeting |
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93 | (4) |
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Useful phrases to introduce ideas, disagree, and express confusion |
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18 Stuck in a Meeting from Hell? Here's What to Do |
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97 | (4) |
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Don't just sit there and suffer |
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19 7 Ways to Stop a Meeting from Dragging On |
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101 | (6) |
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Break free from the silent majority |
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20 When Your Boss Is Terrible at Leading Meetings |
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107 | (8) |
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Three tactics for turning things around |
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SECTION FOUR Close and Follow Up |
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21 The Right Way to End a Meeting |
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115 | (4) |
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22 Don't End a Meeting Without Doing These 3 Things |
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119 | (8) |
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Make sure everyone's on the same page |
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SECTION FIVE Specific Types of Meetings |
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23 What Everyone Should Know About Running Virtual Meetings |
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127 | (8) |
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24 How to Run a Great Virtual Meeting |
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135 | (8) |
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25 Conduct a Meeting of People from Different Cultures |
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143 | (8) |
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Help them step outside their comfort zones |
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26 Making Global Meetings Work |
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151 | (4) |
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Inconvenience everybody equally |
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27 Give Your Standing Meetings a Makeover |
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155 | (2) |
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Do away with the same old, same old |
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28 How to Do Walking Meetings Right |
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157 | (6) |
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Boost your creative thinking and engagement |
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29 Stand-Up Meetings Don't Work for Everybody |
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163 | (4) |
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Are they speedy, or sexist, ageist, and height-ist? |
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30 Leadership Summits That Work |
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167 | (52) |
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Stop putting your top people to sleep |
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Appendix A Meeting Preparation Checklist |
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197 | (2) |
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Appendix B Sample Agendas |
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199 | (6) |
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Appendix C Meeting Follow-Up Checklist |
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205 | (2) |
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Appendix D Sample Follow-Up Memo |
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207 | (4) |
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Appendix E Digital Tools to Make Your Next Meeting More Productive |
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211 | (8) |
| There's an app for that |
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| Index |
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