This message was sent to ##Email## June 8, 2018     Home  |   About  |   Government Relations  |   Education  |   Topics & Tools  |   Contact Subscribe  |   Archive  |   Advertise    TOP NEWS The right way to respond to negative feedback Harvard Business Review Feedback, as they say, is a gift. Research bears this out, suggesting that it’s a key driver of performance and leadership effectiveness. Negative feedback in particular can be valuable because it allows us to monitor our performance and alerts us to important changes we need to make.  READ MORE The band of excellence — and why it matters Leadership & Learning with Kevin Eikenberry For years, I have helped leaders think about and clarify their expectations for the performance of others. Without this clarity or a mutual understanding of those expectations, people don't know how to succeed in their work. As important as this is, it is just the starting point. 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For basketball fans, the recent narrative has been that the Cleveland Cavaliers are going to the 2018 NBA Finals because LeBron James willed his supreme talents through a supporting cast of mediocrity.  READ MORE .  SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT How to avoid a nuclear war and make other great decisions Michael Hyatt You will never make a fully-informed decision. Accept it. The reality is that every choice involves using limited information, can have unforeseen consequences, and, because of conditions that change before your very eyes, may end up being the wrong decision anyway. Then you will have to change your mind.  READ MORE Advertisement Are You Weeding Out the Bad Apples? [Webinar] Lexipol A single bad hire can destroy your department’s reputation, expose you to lawsuits and cost thousands in recruiting and training fees. Yet many fire departments fail to conduct effective candidate background investigations. 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