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Navigator #173 The Navigator is published by Greg Smith, Lead Navigator, Chart Your Course International Inc. View this newsletter on our website: http://www.chartcourse.com/Enav-173.html See the bottom of this newsletter to subscribe or t... More...

The payoff of all that frenzied flurry of preparations for the Holiday Season can be time for reflection and looking back over the past year. As we look ahead, resolutions to change some of our habits are often a good way to kick off the New Year. B... More...

My last post reported on fascinating research from the world of honey bees providing profound and practical insights on building highly effective teams. Team effectiveness depends heavily on the team leadership skills of the person heading up the tea... More...

Management is about facts, analysis, and issues of the head. Leadership is about intuition, values, and issues of the heart. Logic is the language of management. Imagery is the language of leadership. Imagery is fuelled by metaphors, parables, analog... More...

The continued increase in registrations for my blog posting notifications and the steady growth in complimentary subscriptions to The Leader Letter (a monthly compilation of my biweekly blogs) leads me to believe that many readers feel they are getti... More...

I’ve extensively quoted and cited the expanding body of emotional intelligence research for many years in my writing and workshops. This rigorous and ever deepening research provides hard evidence for the catalytic power of “soft skills” in personal,... More...

Driving Better Hiring, Development and Promotion Decisions The recession receding behind us; and with the economy starting to strengthen, many organizations will need to staff up while trying to retain their current workforce. Are you ready for ... More...

A few weeks ago one of my Tweets linked to a BusinessWeek article “How Incentives Can Undermine Your Influence.” The article focuses on Danny Meyer “the most influential restauranteur in New York City…today every one of his 10 restaurant brands... More...

Recently, I attended a dream time walk and art activity in Mossman Gorge in North Queensland with a team of clients. The walk was conducted by the traditional owners of the land the Ku Ku Yalangi people. Our guide Rosy shared her rules to live by... More...

In a recent publication by the University of Technology-Sydney, Paula Drayton provided some much needed structure on what it means for a person to live in a sustainable way. Use these eight elements for personal reflection. * Wellbeing: y... More...

A three year study yielded eight performance indicators of what constitutes an extraordinary group. Members generally agreed with these statements: * Compelling purpose: We are inspired and stretched in making this group's work our top priorit... More...

Vantage Human Capital suggest there are five pitfalls in how businesses manages their people. The indicators of bad people management practices are: * Ignoring your staff, sitting in your office and admiring the view * Trying to be a pal, not a ... More...

The New Brain for Business Institute Diane Marentette and Richard Trafton, Ph.D.

Have you ever felt frustrated when someone you know and care about cannot seem to start or stop doing something that would make a huge, positive difference in his life? You have talked with him repeatedly about it and found him to be receptive to... More...

Ask most any owner or executive from the corner ma-and-pa newsstand to the Fortune 100 CEO if he or she is committed to creating an innovative product or customer experience and you will hear a resounding "yes!" from all. Then why is it that there... More...

Given unlimited resources (and unlimited understanding from the powers that be), what would you want to change in your organization? Knowing what’s broken, what’s not delivering desired results, what’s simply not registering high enough in employe... More...

"Brains, like hearts, go where they are appreciated." — Robert McNamara, former U.S. secretary of defense and president of the World Bank * Whether or not your team or organization develops a healthy recognition and appreciation culture depend... More...

The Navigator is published by Greg Smith, Lead Navigator, Chart Your Course International Inc. View this newsletter on our website: http://www.chartcourse.com/Enav-172.html See the bottom of this newsletter to subscribe or to unsubscribe.... More...

It’s said the reason we ask children what they want to be when they grow up is because we’re looking for ideas. 10% - 20% of us are presently out of work. Those who aren’t understand quite well that with the next reorganization, we could be out o... More...

My last blog post featured an inspiring verse on the power of habit to enable or enslave us. Our habits make or break us. A habit is a learned behavior causing us to think and act automatically. Many times, we’re not aware of the hundreds of tiny and... More...

Are you a leader or are you a follower? That question is pretty easy to answer if you’re honest with yourself. This one is a bit more difficult. If you’re a leader, are you a strategic leader or an operational leader? What’s the difference? I r... More...

"Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep saying it." — Robert Frost, early 20th century American poet We can't inspire and energize people with memos, mission st... More...

When you think about the typical problems your business experiences, consider this: you will likely find an aspect of human behavior at its core. Profits, margins, top-line revenues are disappointing? Drill into your business drivers, and you... More...

"Ignorance is the starting point for the bliss that leads to oblivion." Joan, a coffee shop manager, watched a customer get up and make his way to the pay phone beside the counter. "Hi. I am calling about the ad you had in the paper for a regional... More...

The election this week puts another round of harsh polarization behind us. We find ourselves truly exhausted by the political rhetoric. It seems a new wave is upon us as the election results trigger a desire to predict the future. Our crystal ball... More...

An article in the Harvard Business Review last month discussed the value of analytics in HR, describing how detailed analytics let, for example, Best Buy prove the value of a 0.1% increase in employee engagement at a particular store is an addit... More...

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