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Jun, 2009 by <a href="http://careerjolt.net/author/admin/" title="Posts by admin">admin</a>.</p> <div class="comment-cloud"> <a href="http://careerjolt.net/the-carrot-principle-by-chester-elton-%e2%80%94-book-brief/#comments">0</a> </div> <p><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/cne_flash/production/media_player/proteus/one/proteus2.swf" width="250" height="180"><param name="FlashVars" value="playerMode=embedded&allowFullScreen=1&flavor=EmbeddedPlayerVersion&showOptions=0&skin=http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/cne_flash/production/media_player/proteus/one/skins/proteus-bnet.png&autoPlay=false&movieAspect=4.3&embeddingAllowed=true&clockColor=0x3b3b3b&marqueeColor=0x70AF00&chromeColor=0xCF0000&paramsURI=http://www.bnet.com%2F2461-13724_23-314287.xml%3Fwidth%3D432%26height%3D362%26ptype%3D6475%26mode%3Dembedded%26autoplay%3Dfalse" /><param name="movie" value="http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/cne_flash/production/media_player/proteus/one/proteus2.swf" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></object></p> <h4 class="continue"><a href="http://careerjolt.net/the-carrot-principle-by-chester-elton-%e2%80%94-book-brief/">Continue Reading</a></h4> </div> </div>   <div class="archives post wrap"> <div class="block"> <a title="Permanent Link to The Power of (Re)creation" href="http://careerjolt.net/the-power-of-recreation/"><img src="http://careerjolt.net/wp-content/themes/busybee/thumb.php?src=http://careerjolt.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/madscientist2.jpg&h=88&w=88&zc=1&q=95" alt="The Power of (Re)creation" class="thumbnail alignleft" /></a> <h2><a href="http://careerjolt.net/the-power-of-recreation/" rel="bookmark" title="The Power of (Re)creation">The Power of (Re)creation</a></h2> <p class="post-details">Posted on 24. Mar, 2009 by <a href="http://careerjolt.net/author/admin/" title="Posts by admin">admin</a>.</p> <div class="comment-cloud"> <a href="http://careerjolt.net/the-power-of-recreation/#comments">2</a> </div> <p>I have trained a lot of people over the years and the courses I originally wrote and produced have held up well throughout continual change.</p> <p>Truth be known, I’ve changed a lot as well. Because I’m not the same person I was almost a decade ago when I created the initial materials, I prefer not to present some of those courses. The information is still solid and value is high, but I’ve moved on and…</p> <h4 class="continue"><a href="http://careerjolt.net/the-power-of-recreation/">Continue Reading</a></h4> </div> </div>   <div class="archives post wrap"> <div class="block"> <a title="Permanent Link to How to Leverage Training (Part 2): Our Initial Results" href="http://careerjolt.net/how-to-leverage-training-part-2-our-initial-results/"><img src="http://careerjolt.net/wp-content/themes/busybee/thumb.php?src=http://careerjolt.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/leveragetraining.jpg&h=88&w=88&zc=1&q=95" alt="How to Leverage Training (Part 2): Our Initial Results" class="thumbnail alignleft" /></a> <h2><a href="http://careerjolt.net/how-to-leverage-training-part-2-our-initial-results/" rel="bookmark" title="How to Leverage Training (Part 2): Our Initial Results">How to Leverage Training (Part 2): Our Initial Results</a></h2> <p class="post-details">Posted on 17. Mar, 2009 by <a href="http://careerjolt.net/author/admin/" title="Posts by admin">admin</a>.</p> <div class="comment-cloud"> <a href="http://careerjolt.net/how-to-leverage-training-part-2-our-initial-results/#comments">2</a> </div> <p>In my last post I discussed the concept of making training — rather the followup to training — something that the entire staff can take part in. If you missed it, you’ll benefit from getting the background with How to Leverage Training (Pt. 1) — How to Make it a Whole Team Activity. This sets the stage for what’s in this segment.</p> <p>We’ll report on our progress incrementally</p> <p>When I decided to write about our shared training experience I figured I would let it all play out, and then report on the outcome. That changed when I…</p> <h4 class="continue"><a href="http://careerjolt.net/how-to-leverage-training-part-2-our-initial-results/">Continue Reading</a></h4> </div> </div>   <div class="archives post wrap"> <div class="block"> <a title="Permanent Link to How to Leverage Training (Pt. 1): Make It a Whole Team Activity" href="http://careerjolt.net/how-to-leverage-training-pt-1-make-it-a-whole-team-activity/"><img src="http://careerjolt.net/wp-content/themes/busybee/thumb.php?src=http://careerjolt.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/leveragetraining.jpg&h=88&w=88&zc=1&q=95" alt="How to Leverage Training (Pt. 1): Make It a Whole Team Activity" class="thumbnail alignleft" /></a> <h2><a href="http://careerjolt.net/how-to-leverage-training-pt-1-make-it-a-whole-team-activity/" rel="bookmark" title="How to Leverage Training (Pt. 1): Make It a Whole Team Activity">How to Leverage Training (Pt. 1): Make It a Whole Team Activity</a></h2> <p class="post-details">Posted on 10. Mar, 2009 by <a href="http://careerjolt.net/author/admin/" title="Posts by admin">admin</a>.</p> <div class="comment-cloud"> <a href="http://careerjolt.net/how-to-leverage-training-pt-1-make-it-a-whole-team-activity/#comments">2</a> </div> <p>Imagine if you could multiply the benefits of training, easily and in a way that produces greater value for all involved. That’s what I’m going to give you in this post.</p> <p>Our story</p> <p>We recently closed our company for a full day — mid-week — so that each member of our team could attend a leadership teleconference; 10 world class speakers and thought leaders, who deliver exceptional value that touches attendees in many ways.</p> <p>For a small company this is no small undertaking. It would mean that work would pile up that had to be done the next day, and no sales calls would be made. It was a zero revenue day, and we had projects with deadlines.</p> <p>Our manager felt that it would be a good time for the whole team to have a shared learning experience. I trust her judgment and during the course I began to think of a way to not just leverage the training benefit, but to…</p> <h4 class="continue"><a href="http://careerjolt.net/how-to-leverage-training-pt-1-make-it-a-whole-team-activity/">Continue Reading</a></h4> </div> </div>   <div class="archives post wrap"> <div class="block"> <a title="Permanent Link to Consistent Feedback is Important to All Workers" href="http://careerjolt.net/consistent-feedback-is-important-to-all-workers/"><img src="http://careerjolt.net/wp-content/themes/busybee/thumb.php?src=http://careerjolt.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/howamidoing2.jpg&h=88&w=88&zc=1&q=95" alt="Consistent Feedback is Important to All Workers" class="thumbnail alignleft" /></a> <h2><a href="http://careerjolt.net/consistent-feedback-is-important-to-all-workers/" rel="bookmark" title="Consistent Feedback is Important to All Workers">Consistent Feedback is Important to All Workers</a></h2> <p class="post-details">Posted on 03. Mar, 2009 by <a href="http://careerjolt.net/author/admin/" title="Posts by admin">admin</a>.</p> <div class="comment-cloud"> <a href="http://careerjolt.net/consistent-feedback-is-important-to-all-workers/#comments">1</a> </div> <p>In a world that has been reshaped by instant communications via texting and 24/7 social networks, the mere thought of sitting down with a worker once every six or 12 months to provide an evaluation of their progress is nothing short of bizarre.</p> <p>Everybody knows that a performance review (PR) is a requirement, and is used for not just documenting progress and some planning, it is also a device to justify…</p> <h4 class="continue"><a href="http://careerjolt.net/consistent-feedback-is-important-to-all-workers/">Continue Reading</a></h4> </div> </div>   <div class="archives post wrap"> <div class="block"> <a title="Permanent Link to For Zen Habits Readers…Some Afterthoughts" href="http://careerjolt.net/for-zen-habits-readerssome-afterthoughts/"><img src="http://careerjolt.net/wp-content/themes/busybee/thumb.php?src=http://careerjolt.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/seedsofsuccess.jpg&h=88&w=88&zc=1&q=95" alt="For Zen Habits Readers…Some Afterthoughts" class="thumbnail alignleft" /></a> <h2><a href="http://careerjolt.net/for-zen-habits-readerssome-afterthoughts/" rel="bookmark" title="For Zen Habits Readers…Some Afterthoughts">For Zen Habits Readers…Some Afterthoughts</a></h2> <p class="post-details">Posted on 21. Feb, 2009 by <a href="http://careerjolt.net/author/admin/" title="Posts by admin">admin</a>.</p> <div class="comment-cloud"> <a href="http://careerjolt.net/for-zen-habits-readerssome-afterthoughts/#comments">13</a> </div> <p>Welcome to the Zen Habits readers who clicked over after reading my post on Five Strategies For Surviving a Tough Boss.</p> <p>Since finishing that article I’ve been thinking how the problem could be avoided from the very beginning. Would it be possible to create an environment where your manager would know — right from the start — that you would not be an easy target for unfair treatment or aggression?</p> <p>There is. Like anything else, it will take some work but…</p> <h4 class="continue"><a href="http://careerjolt.net/for-zen-habits-readerssome-afterthoughts/">Continue Reading</a></h4> </div> </div>   <div class="archives post wrap"> <div class="block"> <a title="Permanent Link to What Does Leadership Look Like?" href="http://careerjolt.net/what-does-leadership-look-like/"><img src="http://careerjolt.net/wp-content/themes/busybee/thumb.php?src=http://careerjolt.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/leadershipconductor.jpg&h=88&w=88&zc=1&q=95" alt="What Does Leadership Look Like?" class="thumbnail alignleft" /></a> <h2><a href="http://careerjolt.net/what-does-leadership-look-like/" rel="bookmark" title="What Does Leadership Look Like?">What Does Leadership Look Like?</a></h2> <p class="post-details">Posted on 10. Feb, 2009 by <a href="http://careerjolt.net/author/admin/" title="Posts by admin">admin</a>.</p> <div class="comment-cloud"> <a href="http://careerjolt.net/what-does-leadership-look-like/#comments">1</a> </div> <p>What does leadership look like?</p> <p>Susan Mazza recently asked that question in her blog, Random Acts of Leadership. In seeking the best definition of leadership, she concluded that “it does not exist.”</p> <p>For me, leadership is a …</p> <h4 class="continue"><a href="http://careerjolt.net/what-does-leadership-look-like/">Continue Reading</a></h4> </div> </div>   <div class="archives post wrap"> <div class="block"> <a title="Permanent Link to You Can’t Scare Workers Into Long Term High Performance" href="http://careerjolt.net/you-cant-scare-workers-into-long-term-high-performance/"><img src="http://careerjolt.net/wp-content/themes/busybee/thumb.php?src=http://careerjolt.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/bossyellingatworker.jpg&h=88&w=88&zc=1&q=95" alt="You Can’t Scare Workers Into Long Term High Performance" class="thumbnail alignleft" /></a> <h2><a href="http://careerjolt.net/you-cant-scare-workers-into-long-term-high-performance/" rel="bookmark" title="You Can’t Scare Workers Into Long Term High Performance">You Can’t Scare Workers Into Long Term High Performance</a></h2> <p class="post-details">Posted on 27. Jan, 2009 by <a href="http://careerjolt.net/author/jerry-roberts/" title="Posts by Jerry Roberts">Jerry Roberts</a>.</p> <div class="comment-cloud"> <a href="http://careerjolt.net/you-cant-scare-workers-into-long-term-high-performance/#comments">0</a> </div> <p>Woe is Bill. You see, he’s a manager who is stuck in the 1960s and who believes that you can get workers to perform at a high level if they’re fearful of losing their jobs.</p> <p>While Bill has worked for several companies in his career as a hotel food and beverage manager, he still buys in to the 1960s employment scenario. He still thinks he can strongarm workers and scare them into performing up to expectations. Bill suffers from …</p> <h4 class="continue"><a href="http://careerjolt.net/you-cant-scare-workers-into-long-term-high-performance/">Continue Reading</a></h4> </div> </div>   <div class="archives post wrap"> <div class="block"> <a title="Permanent Link to Confidence is Contagious — On the Court and in the Workplace" href="http://careerjolt.net/confidence-is-contagious-%e2%80%94-on-the-court-and-in-the-workplace-2/"><img src="http://careerjolt.net/wp-content/themes/busybee/thumb.php?src=http://careerjolt.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/caldwellscoreboard.jpg&h=88&w=88&zc=1&q=95" alt="Confidence is Contagious — On the Court and in the Workplace" class="thumbnail alignleft" /></a> <h2><a href="http://careerjolt.net/confidence-is-contagious-%e2%80%94-on-the-court-and-in-the-workplace-2/" rel="bookmark" title="Confidence is Contagious — On the Court and in the Workplace">Confidence is Contagious — On the Court and in the Workplace</a></h2> <p class="post-details">Posted on 15. Jan, 2009 by <a href="http://careerjolt.net/author/jerry-roberts/" title="Posts by Jerry Roberts">Jerry Roberts</a>.</p> <div class="comment-cloud"> <a href="http://careerjolt.net/confidence-is-contagious-%e2%80%94-on-the-court-and-in-the-workplace-2/#comments">0</a> </div> <p>Nikki Caldwell must love a challenge.</p> <p>She knows that confidence is contagious on the basketball court. Workplace leaders understand the need to harness it, too.</p> <p>Caldwell took the job of coach of the UCLA women’s basketball team last April, a place where confidence…</p> <h4 class="continue"><a href="http://careerjolt.net/confidence-is-contagious-%e2%80%94-on-the-court-and-in-the-workplace-2/">Continue Reading</a></h4> </div> </div>   <div class="archives post wrap"> <div class="block"> <h2><a href="http://careerjolt.net/generation-we-and-what-it-means-for-the-workplace/" rel="bookmark" title="“Generation We” and What it Means For the Workplace">“Generation We” and What it Means For the Workplace</a></h2> <p class="post-details">Posted on 10. 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