The Leadership Brand Imperative Surprisingly, the CEO of a major corporation admitted to me he didn’t understand branding and why it was important. I asked him who made the nice suit he was wearing. He responded “Hart Schaffner Marx.” “And what brand of coffee are you drinking?” I asked next. The CEO nodded his …
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Interviews with legends in their field take on even more significance about the meaning of leadership when you haven’t listened to them in years. Bob Kaplitz, Partner with Rise Performance Group, interviewed Simon & Garfunkel for his college radio show back in 1967. That was before a movie called “The Graduate” was released with …
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What impressed Bob Kaplitz about Serena Williams wasn’t so much her tennis skills. They’re great, of course. What’s impressive is her influence on others. And that, according to leadership guru John Maxwell, is what leadership is. No more. No less. Serena Williams is a person of influence, so Kaplitz wanted to capture a testimonial about …
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The former anchor and managing editor of the “CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite”was often referred to as the most trusted man in America. He was a longtime champion of journalism values. Cronkite was the recipient of a Peabody Award, the William Allen White Award for Journalistic Merit, an Emmy Award from the Academy of Television …
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By Mark Fenner Why Do Good People Underperform? For a new hire, you may now be wondering what you saw in that person in the first place. For existing staffers, there may be a change for the worse in their performance, and you’re puzzling over why. There are a few general reasons why someone is …
DALLAS, July 29, 2013 – TDECU, one of Texas’ largest credit unions, is now using powerful job candidate assessment tools from Rise Performance Group in its insurance and investment divisions, to optimize its hiring and internal promotion and transfer decisions. TDECU, the largest credit union in the Houston area, serves 170,000 members through 32 branches …
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By Mark Fenner It’s Time for a People Inventory Taking inventory is something a lot of businesses do monthly, or at least annually. They log what’s on the shelves, what’s in the warehouse, which items are hot sellers, and which ones are not. But what most businesses need to do – and they don’t – …
By Mark Fenner Every once in a while, an opportunity comes along for a company to hire someone who looks like a “superstar.” This person has a great reputation in the industry, a great track record, and for whatever reason, they’re on the market at the same time you’re looking to fill a key position. …
By Aoife Gorey Will you give up ten minutes each day for the next 21 days to fire up your team like never before? The sooner you can launch a new employee into productivity, the better off you will be. Employees want management they can look up to, not management that looks down on them. …
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By Jason Ingram “What we’ve got here is [a] failure to communicate.” This famous line from the 1967 movie, “Cool Hand Luke,” is so simple, yet it conveys a powerful message that almost everyone can relate to, particularly in business settings. Effective communication, as a necessary and desired trait, rears its head in nearly every …
