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How to Help Senior Leaders Appreciate Their Staff

29-09-2015

How to Help Senior Leaders Appreciate Their Staff By David Maxfield Dear David, We’re tasked with continuing to build our hospital system into a national brand, but our CEO doesn’t see our nurses as a part of the brand equation. Our senior leaders see them as entirely replaceable, …

Navigating Differences in Language

14-09-2015

Navigating Differences in Language By Joseph Grenny Dear Joseph, One of my direct reports has a very thick accent. His job is to define business needs for our customers and hand them off to our database techs. When he does this orally, none of us understand much of what he is saying. I sense he…

Owning Up To a Crucial Conversation

27-07-2015

Owning Up To a Crucial Conversation By Al Switzler Dear Al, A relatively new male hire in my wife’s company invited the other men out to a “male bonding lunch.” He asked a female coworker at equal level for advice on where to go and to call in their reservation. While the men were gone, …

The Differences Between Behavior and Culture

09-07-2015

The Differences Between Behavior and Culture David Maxfield Dear David, How do you define the difference between behavior and culture? Does behavior drive culture, or does culture drive behavior? Sincerely, Natural Order of Things Dear Natural, The short answer is that behavior determines …