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  • Effective Feedback Takes Practice

    Giving effective feedback is one of those skills that we expect people to know how to do well. Yet many managers admit they struggle when it comes to tough conversations. At the same time business literature is full of accounts that millennials want more feedback than annual performance reviews. Some organizations create more issues by formalizing real time feedback in a way that is formulaic and exhausting for people already burned out by

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    Gwen Kinsey

  • Stop Smothering Their Initiative: 4 Workplace Stumbling Blocks

    I have this thing about dead eyes. It’s a look people have when they  give up thinking…and caring. They’ve smothered their initiative. They gave up trying to present new ideas because their ideas are not welcome. What do you see when you walk around talking to people in your organization? What is their energy like? I don’t mean people are busy…are they excited?

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  • Does Motivation Stem from Inspiration or Threats and Rewards?

    Leaders who need people to find new solutions should learn the difference between motivation derived from ‘power over’ vs ‘power with’. What does this mean? Traditionalists expect that a leader’s “power” to motivate is at the center of an organization’s productivity and success. Threats and rewards (coercion) are traditional ‘power over’ tools of motivation. But, how motivational do you think ‘power over’ is in organizations who need to meet emerging opportunities? In your experience, have

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    Gwen Kinsey

  • What the Heck is Social Capital and Why Would you Want Any?

    What do I mean by social capital? Think of it as soft rewards that accrue from being tightly interconnected in mutually beneficial relationships. People who understand social capital act like pollinators. Their social relationships produce benefits like these: -insights from loose connections they wouldn’t normally encounter. -they identify and vet potential collaborative relationships. -they partner with subject matter experts who add value for their stakeholders. Should you invest in a social capital strategy to build your business?

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    Gwen Kinsey

  • Use Imaginative Insights to Stimulate your Divergent Thinking

    “Imagination is more important than knowledge” said Albert Einstein. So…where have you sent your imagination? We need imaginative solutions more than ever. Are you looking in the wrong places for yours? The imaginative insights you get in unexpected ways can fuel your divergent thinking. But they need space, time and inspiration to emerge.   Choose Imaginative Spaces Sometimes you just gotta change it up. Nature is a great

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    Gwen Kinsey