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Biz books

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    How to boost your team’s productivity

    Jim Pawlak June 14, 2021

    Think of the team you manage as a NASCAR pit crew and their projects as races.

    Jim Pawlak June 14, 2021
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    Three secrets to building strong leaders

    Jim Pawlak May 17, 2021

    Authority makes you the boss, but that doesn’t make you a leader. Influence does. How do you influence others?

    Jim Pawlak May 17, 2021
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    Tips for developing your company’s talent

    Jim Pawlak February 8, 2021

    Management metrics geared to what’s in the job description deal with accomplishing today’s priorities. The long-term priority that’s rarely measured: talent development. Too often, managers don’t think of employees as intellectual capital.

    Jim Pawlak February 8, 2021
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    Ways to improve the remote-work environment

    Jim Pawlak January 25, 2021

    Interpersonal relationships affect how work gets done. Overnight, the COVID-19 lockdowns changed the way millions of people interact. Cubicles and offices emptied, and the home office became the operations base for employees.

    Jim Pawlak January 25, 2021
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    Assessing the role of a good manager

    Jim Pawlak Updated: August 24, 2020

    “Bedtime Stories for Managers — Read about managing with soul, organizing like a cow, growing strategies likes weeds, being a keynote listener … and more” by Henry Mintzberg (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, $19.95).

    Jim Pawlak Updated: August 24, 2020
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    Overcoming intellectual laziness to achieve long-term success

    Jim Pawlak Updated: August 10, 2020

    “Winning Now, Winning Later — How Companies Can Succeed in the Short Term While Investing for the Long Term” by David M. Cote (Harper Collins Leadership, $28.99).

    Jim Pawlak Updated: August 10, 2020
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    How to encourage change in a resistant workplace

    Jim Pawlak Updated: July 13, 2020

    The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone’s Mind” by Jonah Berger (Simon & Schuster, $26.99). To paraphrase Isaac Newton: “A person in motion tends to stay in motion, while a person at rest tends to stay at rest.” Change requires motion, not rest.

    Jim Pawlak Updated: July 13, 2020
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    Better ways to manage work-induced stress

    Jim Pawlak Updated: June 15, 2020

    “HBR Guide to Managing Stress at Work” (Harvard Business Review Press, $19.99). Who doesn’t feel stressed at work these days? Do more with less. Priorities and deadlines rearranged. Voicemail. Email. Reports. Meetings. Add the unknown what’s-next

    Jim Pawlak Updated: June 15, 2020
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    Three secrets to building strong leaders

    Jim Pawlak Updated: May 4, 2020

    “Cracking the Leadership Code: Three Secrets to Building Strong Leaders” By Alain Hunkins (WILEY, $27). “Leadership isn’t about what goes on in the mind of a leader; it’s about what goes on in the minds of the people he/she wants to lead.” The point

    Jim Pawlak Updated: May 4, 2020
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    How to improve your public speaking

    Jim Pawlak Updated: March 23, 2020

    “Grace Under Pressure — A Masterclass in Public Speaking” by Lisa Wentz (LID Publishing, $19.95).

    Jim Pawlak Updated: March 23, 2020
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    The power of innovation

    Jim Pawlak Updated: February 24, 2020

    “Experimentation Works — The Surprising Power of Business Experiments” by Stefan H. Thomke (Harvard Business Review Press, $32).

    Jim Pawlak Updated: February 24, 2020
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    How to gain productivity daily

    Jim Pawlak Updated: January 27, 2020

    Think of tasks in which you were in the “flow” (i.e. so engrossed that you worked uninterrupted from start to finish and lost track of time). I’d bet such tasks are few and far between. Why? You’re constantly battling the enemies of flow:

    Jim Pawlak Updated: January 27, 2020
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    Why it doesn’t pay to be a workaholic

    Jim Pawlak Updated: January 13, 2020

    “The Hard Break — The Case for a 24/6 Lifestyle” by Aaron Edelheit (Ideapress Publishing, $24.95).

    Jim Pawlak Updated: January 13, 2020
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    Success strategies from women who broke the mold

    Jim Pawlak Updated: December 9, 2019

    Fletcher’s research found that, while successful women have many things in common, one thing stands out: Not one of them thinks they are “victims” because they’re not members of “the boys’ club.” They’re disrupters who realize that “business” needs

    Jim Pawlak Updated: December 9, 2019
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    How to leverage relationships to achieve your business goals

    Jim Pawlak Updated: July 22, 2019

    Companies spend lots of money on customer relationship management (CRM) systems designed to create and build customer connection. They know that CRMs not only increase customer loyalty but also create a continuous feedback loop, which produces

    Jim Pawlak Updated: July 22, 2019
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    Quality managers, team leaders key to organizations’ long-term success

    Jim Pawlak Updated: July 8, 2019

    “It’s The Manager — Gallup finds that the quality of managers and team leaders is the single biggest factor in your organization’s long-term success” by Jim Clifton and Jim Harter” (Gallup Press, $34).

    Jim Pawlak Updated: July 8, 2019