When you give constructive feedback, are you tough on the behavior or tough on the person?

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Is your feedback actionable and specific? Or is your feedback personal and judging?

This week my good friend, David Hain, Director of Transformation Partners, joins us to explore the origins of feedback and how to view feedback, positive or not, as a gift. We will also be exploring the complexities AND the benefits of feedback in the context of organizational performance and professional development.

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Is your understanding of how to use the social web for business about 140 characters or less?

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Or are you one of the few business owners that use the social web as an way to significantly increase your networking efforts?

This week we are joined by thought leader Dionne Kasian-Lew to explore how any business owner or executive can start using the social web as a strategic business resource. Dionne is an expert on the impact of social media for business and is rated in the top 1% by Kred for global influence,

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Do you follow an inclusive and peaceful process that helps you resolve conflict with others?

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Can you have a meaningful exchange with others who have hurt you without blaming them?

If the answer to those questions is no, there may be a few 12 year olds that can lead through conflict better than you.

This week, Kate Salmon, a Montesorri teacher at the Elizabeth Ann Clune school of Ithaca, NY, shares the Peace Treaty model, a feedback process that enables children to lead through difficult conflict in a respectful and peaceful manner, without blaming or judging the other person. The Peace Treaty is definitely an example of the benefits of direct and inclusive feedback, very different from what many of us experience at work.

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Did you know that 71% of all workers in the US are disengaged?

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While many diversity efforts are providing visual evidence of success, the number of disengaged employees in the workplace remains at a very high level.

Why is this?

Because we have a lot of work to do in the area of Inclusion!

This week we are joined by Karin Hurt, an expert in the area of employee engagement and author of the award winning blog Let’s Grow Leaders.

Join us as we continue our exploration of Inclusion by exploring its critical relationship and relevance to Employee Engagement.

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How does a homeless 17 year old get accepted into an ivy-league university and goes on to lead efforts with the grandchildren of Mahatma Ghandi, the CEO of Zappos, and members of the New England Patriots?

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As you will learn, with courage, positive energy, and humility!

Join us this week as we learn the inspirational and moving story of Erik Lehmann, a leader who has overcome amazing challenges his entire life by serving others and leading by example.

Erik is the founder and Change Agent at Dream Catalyst, an organization dedicated to help realize the dreams of our youth AND, as you will learn, Erik was just selected to speak during Catalyst Week for the Downtown Project at Zappos in Las Vegas to promote his new initiative called Game Changers!

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Did you know that our current debt is over 16.7 TRILLION dollars?

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That is correct. Our debt has JUMPED from around 3 trillion dollars to almost 17 Trillion dollars, in less than ten years!

Does your retirement plan include assets that appreciate with increasing debt and a declining dollar?

Finis Cole, Senior Account Executive with American Bullion, join us this week to explore retirement planning and how investing in gold can provide us with an asset that will appreciate with the decline of the dollar and our rising debt!

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In today’s competitive business environment, online learning and MOOCs are getting a lot of attention.

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This week we are joined by the President and CEO of Educause, Dr. Diana Oblinger, to explore the amazing learning opportunities available to everyone of us.

Any company, regardless of size or budget, can help their employees develop their skills for free, or at a minimal expense. Online learning allows us to bring learning to real issues from the workplace.

If there is ever a leadership tool, LEARNING is it, as leaders should never stop learning!

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Did you know that organizations with more women on their boards have a 53% higher return on equity?

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Not only that,research shows that The DiversityInc Top 50 companies have outperformed the S&P 500 by more than 20% over a ten year period.

Still, we are at the infancy of inclusion.

Join us this week to explore the visible AND invisible signs of diversity. Our natural tendency is to focus on what we see but, as you will learn, it is the invisible diversity factors that will help us develop more inclusive cultures.

Inclusion is NOT a soft topic. Inclusion impacts the bottom Line.

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Did you know that happiness is linked to the level of inclusion in the workplace?

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Research shows that when we are happy, we are more open and less biased towards others! Not only that, we are more accepting of our friends and colleagues when we are happy.

Join us this week as we explore the critical role of happiness in the workplace. The Chief Happiness Officer Alexander Kjerulf, joins us to explore ways in which we can promote happiness at work by becoming less self-focused, helping others be more productive, AND implementing inclusive work practices.

Creating a happy culture helps our people be more productive and engaged. An essential component of the Triple Bottom Line!

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How does a software company help the community have affordable access to nutritious, organic foods?

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How can this same company use their dedication to the community as a way to recruit empolyees and generate business?

Join us today to learn about a business certification called the Benefit Corporation, or B-Corp, from Elisa Miller-Out, Chief Executive Officer of the software company, Singlebrook.

If you are a business owner, you may be interested in how you can attract top-notch employees and increase your sales by taking care of the people, profit and the planet; the triple bottom line!

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