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4 reasons company culture is essential
Full Focus
Some business leaders are dismissive of culture. They might think it seems soft or unnecessary. Others think of it like flossing — something they know they should do and plan to get to eventually, just not today. Or, they view it like the weather, as something they know exists and must be taken into consideration but that lies outside their control.
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Enhancing leadership by promoting coping behavior
TrainingZone
You're not likely to find "promotion of coping behavior" on the list of 10 successful leadership skills, nor are you likely to give an interview and indicate how your coping behaviors are key to your leadership success.
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Managing compassionate leave for workplace employees
Real Business
Bereavement is something that most people will experience within their working lives. While there is no automatic legal entitlement to compassionate leave unless the death is a dependant, many employers support their employees by offering either paid or unpaid compassionate leave to allow them to grieve for their loss without having to worry about work.
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The ResponseMaster® IFS family for custom fire and rescue vehicles combines refined ride quality and rugged design. Superior maneuverability and handling increases safety for the fire fighter and reduces response time in the most demanding conditions.
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Direct leaders are faster, smarter and better
Forbes
Care and candor are two necessary traits of a successful leader — care for employees within and beyond the boundaries of office walls and candor to deliver important messages with honesty. When used in tandem, leaders can communicate efficiently and effectively with the highest degree of consideration for their people.
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7 misleading phrases to avoid in every leadership conversation
Lolly Daskal
We all know that words matter — and the words of leaders have particular weight. In leadership and business, it’s easy to fall prey to jargon and wordiness, but there are other phrases that mislead employees and signal poor leadership. Here are some of the most disruptive and defeating phrases I hear in my work as a leadership coach.
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The 5 C's of effective leadership in a hybrid world
Forbes
A leader's role is to inspire their team and help them be their best selves. That means being open to feedback. The most effective business leaders are constantly adapting to changes in their environment. A hybrid world demands new ways of thinking and communicating. In this instance, effective global leaders will have to be outcome-oriented and unify their teams to collaborate effectively.
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JW Fishers are specialists in the design and manufacture of underwater search systems. Their product line includes hand held and boat towed metal detectors, marine magnetometers, video systems. side scan sonars, sub bottom profilers and scanning sonar.
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Our Connecting Heroes® program offers fire departments free unlimited talk, text, and smartphone data—all on America’s largest 5G network. You’ll get coverage in more places and free up critical funds to invest in your equipment, facilities, and people. Click to see what T-Mobile® for Government can do for you.
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How to succeed in business if you are an introverted leader
Lolly Daskal
When we think of great leadership, we usually think of an outgoing individual who commands attention when they enter a room. However, introverted leadership can be just as effective. Individuals who are quiet and sometimes even awkward in a crowd may not fit the usual mold of successful leadership, but they bring their own strengths. In my work as a leadership coach, I work with many introverted leaders.
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iPlanTables provides Sit-Stand touchscreen workstations for plan reviewers, city planners, GIS and archivist departments. Starting 13 years ago we proudly are the only USA based stand manufacturer the industry. Join over 50 other jurisdictions who utilize our modern technology. “iPlanTables Helps You See the Big Picture”
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Need to fire someone? Here's the most important thing you must get right
Inc.
As a business leader, firing an employee may be the hardest thing you'll ever have to do. "You don't sleep well the night before. You're not supposed to," says Jen L'Estrange, founder of outsource HR firm Red Clover. Howeve, she says, if you want to handle the firing in the best way for everyone involved, there's one important thing you must get right: No matter what the reason is for the person's termination, make sure they leave the meeting feeling valued and that they've been treated with respect.
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The pros and cons of a 4-day workweek
Entrepreneur
Over the past couple of years, there have been some seismic shifts in how we view work. Motivations, desires and expectations are evolving to the point that employers need to start considering different options if they want to attract and retain top talent. One option is a four-day workweek. The question is: Is it actually good for business?
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Your employees might be missing one critical tool to generate great ideas
Fast Company
A recent paper in the Journal of Organizational Behavior on the power of "creativity catalysts" defines them as individuals who help creators "do enhanced creative work." The paper shares the relationship of Albert Einstein and his good friend Michael Besso as an example of an effective creator/creative catalyst relationship.
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When you ask a firefighter to climb 100 feet in the air, waiting at the top better be some peace of mind. Rosenbauer aerials are the highest standard, built on a 30-year track record of zero compromise. Safety and ease of operation. An extension of the firefighter. Performing as one.
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The recipe for a thriving company culture
Full Focus
Culture is the way people reliably engage with their work and with one another, as determined by shared values and behavioral norms. Additionally, culture is important because it shapes the outcomes you can expect. We like to say it's the "driver of operating results."
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“The entire world should take this course.” – Fire course attendee. Fire specific curricula for implicit-bias-awareness training is ready for implementation in your jurisdiction. Fair & Impartial Policing, LLC curriculum is based on the modern science of bias and customized to meet the unique challenges facing Fire personnel.
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Why team culture matters more now than ever
Kevin Eikenberry
Since March of 2020, more has changed in the workplace, and how people see and view work than had changed in the previous 30 years. During this time of tumult and uncertainty, some teams have leaned into their culture. Others have wondered what theirs will become. There has been more talk about organizational and team culture during this time than ever. Why the discussion, and why is it so important now? Here are four reasons why.
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What to do when you notice your team 'quiet quitting'
MultiBriefs
Quiet quitting is a new trend where employees are finding themselves completely burned out and uninterested in going above and beyond for their job anymore. To keep your team from jumping on this bandwagon, every leader within your company should actively look for signs of quiet quitting and address them head on. Here's how.
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Trading in traditional CEO thinking for holistic leadership
CEOWORLD Magazine
The landscape of work has been rapidly changing over the last couple years. With the rise of remote teams working together, virtual meetings and hybrid dynamics, there should also be a system update to how CEOs view their positions. It's no longer enough to sit atop the pyramid of your company and view operations as you and them.
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What makes leadership good, bad or ugly?
Phys.org
Look up any list of bestselling books, and chances are at least one title deals with leadership. People have pondered the topic for millennia but are still chasing a clear answer to the question: What makes a good leader? That may be because we're asking the wrong question, says business professor Ian Gellatly.
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The secret to productivity: A plan of attack to take your time back
1851 Franchise
"Busy. I'm just so busy." Sound familiar? If so, you're not alone. A Gallup survey found that 41% of U.S. adults feel they don't have enough time to do what they want. Forty-four percent admit to experiencing stress frequently, and 8 in 10 sometimes feel stress.
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An affordable and easy to use way to organize your department's information and submit incident reports to NFIRS - without breaking your budget.
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Thousands of industry professionals subscribe to association news briefs, which allows your company to push messaging directly to their inboxes and take advantage of the association's brand affinity.
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The most important interpersonal skill keeps getting more complicated
Kevin Eikenberry
We've been communicating since we first entered this world. Over time, we added language, experience and awareness to help us get better at interpersonal communication. Though we've done it our whole lives, it is still complex. We often fail in effectively communicating our messages.
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GT5000 Terra: Accurately identify and quantify unknown gases or call ‘ALL CLEAR’ at incident sites! All in a compact design with simple touch-screen commands.
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Rules of engagement for the hybrid workforce
The Business Journals
Remember what going to work used to be like? It was a location-based, 9-to-5, day-in-day-out tradition. Then, suddenly, many employees became remote workers. Now, we're in a new era of the hybrid workforce with employees and employers attempting to take the best from what we've learned over the past two-plus years to create a new way of working.
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