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In addition to her consulting work, Jill writes a work advice column for The Examiner. To see archives of her weekly Ask Jill column, please visit Examiner.com.
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Bay Area Leaders on Leadership
I wondered recently, “What do leaders think about learning leadership skills?” I was especially interested in leaders I have observed who seem to have “natural” leadership skills. In fact, each of the leaders I heard from answered in a way … Continue reading
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Accountability Begins at the Beginning
In any strategic initiative, one of the opening stages is to identify the key stakeholders–individuals who will endorse and support the change sought by the project. Those key stakeholders are usually identified as high level executives (CEO, CAO, CTO, etc.), … Continue reading
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Aligning to Become a Best Place to Work
If a significant portion of a workforce views their organization as a “Best Place to Work,” one would expect a high level of alignment among the workers. In fact, my investigation bears that out. Every April, the SF Business Times … Continue reading
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Forget Goals, First the Vision
In January and February, there is always a lot of talk about New Year’s resolutions and goal setting. I recommend a different plan…create a vision first before setting your goals. And make it a bold vision. Allow me to offer … Continue reading
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Work, Home and Continuing Education: A Juggling Act
This time of year always makes me wistful. Autumn is closing in on the end of the year. Yet autumn also signals new beginnings, new lessons to learn, new people to meet and in the San Francisco area, beautiful blue … Continue reading
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Psychological Paychecks for Bay Area Employees
I know somebody who works for the San Francisco Superior Court, where recently 200 jobs were eliminated. That is approximately 40% of the employees currently employed. She is one of the “lucky” ones…or is she? While her job is intact, … Continue reading
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Discover San Francisco Giants’ Secret Sauce
The secret sauce, a perfect combination of ingredients that guarantees good teamwork, eludes many managers. Yet the manager of our home team–SF Giants’ Bruce Bochy–has mastered it. Since professional baseball provides the ultimate example of teamwork, the work world can … Continue reading
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Be the Engaging Manager You’d Like to Have
Are you un-engaged at work? A better question may be, “Are you an engaging manager?” Why is it important to engage your employees? In the well-regarded book, 12:The Elements of Great Managing, author Rodd Wagner, principal of Gallup (of Gallup … Continue reading
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