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You Couldn’t Pay Me Enough to Do This Job

Jul 22

Carolann Jacobs on July 22nd, 2010

Update: Col. McCraw from DPS did respond to my email. The short version is that the mental and physical demands tend to weed out a portion of the new hires, and they are studying other reasons why trainees leave in the first year. I was watching a news story the other night about Texas DPS. [...]

How Powerpoint Dumbs Down Your Organization

Jul 20

Carolann Jacobs on July 20th, 2010

Powerpoint doesn’t kill brain cells…. people kill brain cells. Much like a gun and its ability to harm, Powerpoint provides a very effective method for making people stupid. Here’s why – it provides the means and mechanism for dumping (some might call it vomiting) lists of facts (bullet points) all over the audience. This is [...]

I’m not a Mule, and Get that Carrot Out of my Face!

Jun 9

Carolann Jacobs on June 9th, 2010

I love this short video by Dan Pink about what motivates us. As someone who’s mission is to create inspired workplaces, I think this says a lot about why traditional forms of performance management don’t work. I attended that Dallas Drucker Society meeting last night, and one of the participants was talking about hiring a [...]

How Inimitable Leadership Can Save the Day

Mar 9

Carolann Jacobs on March 9th, 2010

Last week, I was reading an article on Gallup about how President and CEO Douglas R. Conant’s plan to revitalize Campbell’s Soup included a decade-long effort to improve employee engagement. To give you some background, Conent took over at Cambell’s about 9 years ago. Things weren’t going well. Campbell’s had one of the lowest [...]

Creating an Inspired Workplace: Putting Everyone on the In-Team

Feb 2

Carolann Jacobs on February 2nd, 2010

Ever had that experience in which you brought up a really good idea and the group or leader ignored it, only to have someone else bring up that exact same idea and the group met it with excitement? Turns out, new research has shown that the brain hears things differently based on whether the person [...]

Tips for the Managewhich: Is My Staff Doing Anything Resume-Worthy?

Nov 5

Carolann Jacobs on November 5th, 2009

One of the more obvious clues that your group is on the chopping block is when you can’t figure out what real value your group adds. That’s even more true when the company is reorganizing people into that group in ways that don’t make sense. It’s a good thing for the managewhich to recognize this [...]

Managewich Tip: Negativity Doesn’t Work, So Quit Getting Sucked In

Oct 6

Carolann Jacobs on October 6th, 2009

I had a great weekend. As most of you know, Grow Your Business Grow Your Life LIVE! was in Dallas this past Friday and Saturday, and I was blessed with the opportunity to be a part of the behind the scenes planning and execution. I say blessed because I got to spend time with bright, [...]

Investing in People Pays 600% Dividend

Aug 25

Carolann Jacobs on August 25th, 2009

I need a picture of me on a soapbox. Anyone know where I can find one? Engaging employees pays off more than fear. Most of us know this because we desperately want to be engaged and fulfilled ourselves, and we know that when we’re connected with what we do, we go the extra mile gladly. [...]

Is Your Team Really a Work Group (and why you should care)?

Aug 4

Carolann Jacobs on August 4th, 2009

Every group of people in the workplace seems to be called a team, but every group that works together isn’t a team. This is important because as managers, we’ve learned a few things about how to manager teams and about how teams form and die etc etc, and these things don’t apply to work groups, [...]

When Honesty = Lack of Maturity

Jun 9

Carolann Jacobs on June 9th, 2009

A long time ago, far, far away, I was sitting in my SVP’s office having a one on one. I suppose his leadership coach told him that’s what he needed to do to connect with the up-and-coming leaders, or whatever they wanted to call those of us who were on the fast track. My supposition [...]

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