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Blog by Jenny Rogers, Author of Coaching Skills: A Handbook

April 2014 Blog post by Swati Sarupria, MSLOC Alumna on Sandy Schwan's Evolving Strategies blog. "Values are enduring patterns of belief that we, as individuals, consider to be fundamentally important in our personal lives. They consciously or unconsciously guide our thoughts and actions. The alignment of values also forms the basis on which a group of people might flock together - like runners running for a common cause, or activists rallying against an unfavorable policy. Values influence who we get close to and forge stronger friendships with. In some ways, values help define our individuality. However, are values really only relevant to our personal lives? How many of us pay attention to values in the context of our jobs and organizations?"

By Teresa Torres, MSLOC Student on her Product Talk blog July 12, 2012 There's been a lot of confusion around brainstorming these days. First, there was the New Yorker article by Jonah Lehrer claiming that brainstorming doesn't work. Scott Berkun wrote a rebuttal arguing Lehrer's logic was flawed. Twitter exploded with comments. I'm going to try to make sense of it all.

11/08/2013 by Kate Torgovnick May Shared by Diane Knoepke, MSLOC Student, on Twitter - @DianeKnoepke

Blog by Jeff Merrell, MSLOC @jeffmerrell

Author: Karen Bonsignore Date: NA Shared by: Sandy Schwan, MSLOC Alum on Evolving Strategies blog Organizational leaders must fully understand the consequences of disengagement, and devote attention and resources to initiatives that will increase and sustain employee engagement. Employees are free to leave their jobs to find more fulfilling work, or a better work environment, or even a more supportive boss. However, building an engaged workforce is the responsibility of a leader: from the top-down. The reason is that while there are known factors that can drive or derail engagement, regular employees are generally not in control of company policies and practices. Consequently, the buck begins at the top.

Author: Irene Hayes (MSLOC Student) Date: Jan 14, 2014 Shared by: Sandy Schwan (MSLOC alumnae) on her blog, Evolving Strategies

Author: Peggy Troyer (MSLOC Alum) Date: NA Shared by: Sandy Schwan (MSLOC Alum), on Evolvong Strategies blog Is there more to a job than just money? Lately the people who have been awarded 5-8% pay increases have been the ones to leave our organization. In one recent exit interview, a high-performing employee said, "For some reason, I get paid exceedingly well for what I do, and though it was nice, I just didn't understand why the company won't use the money to hire more help." Interestingly, why do people still make the decision to stay with an organization after receiving no increase, while others leave after receiving an 11% increase in compensation and rave reviews?

Author: Susan Scrupski Shared by: Jeff Merrell, MSLOC Faculty April 24, 2014 My friends and colleagues at Change Agents Worldwide are kicking off a "blog carousel" to address all these reasons why organizations can't change. This list was carefully compiled by a Product Engineer of the Milwaukee Gear Company in 1959. These objections still live on today in memos, meetings, analysis decks, and teleconference calls over a half-century later.

LearningZealot blog by Mark Britz September 16, 2014 Shared by Keeley Sorokti, MSLOC Assistant Directory and Alumna

Authored by Roger Martin February 11, 2014 Shared by Teresa Torres, MSLOC Student As I've written before, one of the biggest challenges facing designers is that they struggle to get their clients to adopt their design ideas. They hit a 'prove-it' wall: their clients ask for evidence that the design will succeed. The more radical and bold the design, the bigger a problem this is for the frustrated designer.

Article by Robert Kabacoff February 7, 2014 Shared by Amber Barger, MSLOC Student In study after study, strategic thinkers are found to be among the most highly effective leaders. And while there is an abundance of courses, books, articles and opinions on the process of strategic planning, the focus is typically on an isolated process that might happen once or twice per year. In contrast, a true strategic leader thinks and acts strategically every day.

Author: Heidi Grant Halvorson February 14, 2014 Shared by, Diane Knopke, MSLOC Student The good news (and its very good news) is that you can get better about not putting things off, if you use the right strategy. Figuring out which strategy to use depends on why you are procrastinating in the first place:

Author: Jena McGregor Feb 19, 2014 Shared by: Andee Weinfurter (MSLOC Student)

Author: Kathryn Heath February 25, 2014 Shared by: Andee Weinfurter, MSLOC Student Description: Who says women don't like office politics? Just about everyone: My clients. My colleagues. My mother. The sommelier at the French restaurant I ate lunch at last weekend. They've all complained about office politics. Some women claim they are not good at it, while others simply avoid certain hot-button business situations because they think playing politics is "sleazy."

Author: David Reese January 17, 2014 Shared by: Andee Weinfurter, MSLOC Student

11/04/2013 by Dan McGinn Shared by Claudia Richman, MSLOC Student, on Twitter - @claudiarichman

11/13/2013 by Andrew Campbell and Mark Lancelott Shared by Teresa Torres, MSLOC Student, on Twitter - @ttorres

11/08/2013 by Debora Spar Shared by Zoe Hoeppner, MSLOC Student, @@zoehoeppner

11/08/2013 by Debora Spar Shared by Zoe Hoeppner, MSLOC Student, @@zoehoeppner

Shared by Ashley Punzalan, MSLOC Student "I had an epiphany the other day. I was in the middle of marking up a memo on U.S. drone policy while simultaneously ordering a custom-decorated cake for my daughter's sixth grade musical cast party and planning my remarks for a roundtable on women in national security. Suddenly, it hit me: I hate Sheryl Sandberg. It's not because she's so rich, or because she's the COO of Facebook, or because she has gleaming, meticulously coiffed hair. True, Facebook is the Internet equivalent of Shiva, Destroyer of Worlds, and my own hair will never approach the glossy perfection of Sheryl Sandberg's. I have nothing against rich people, who sometimes fund my projects or buy me lunch at fancy restaurants. Rich people, I love you!"