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Merger &Acquisition OverviewMergers and acquisitions (M&As) are a significant activity for many organizations. Yet most mergers are not successful, primarily because the “merger of two organizations is actually a merger of individuals and groups.” Buono and Bowditch, authors of The Human Side of Mergers and Acquisitions: Managing Collisions Between People, Cultures, and Organizations.A merger means that two previously separate organizations are combined into a th
Another useful finding: A partner’s Energetic – Constructive response to positive events does more good for their relationship satisfaction than a partner’s sympathetic response to bad news.
2 TIPS FOR LEADERS TO BECOME CHEERLEADERS
So, how can managers, executives and other leaders use these intriguing research findings?
1st Tip – for positive events = When your employees or work colleagues do something wonderful, make sure you immediately give an Energetic – Constructive response. Transla
Tupperware? That was my initial thought, too. I pictured the Tupperware parties of which I’d heard so often – and the sole party I intended. How could you raise money with a Tupperware fundraiser if everyone had to attend a party somewhere? And who would host all those parties?!No Party Needed!Then I learned that a Tupperware fundraiser is not based on parties. A Tupperware fundraiser is run much like any other fundraiser, except that you offer a quality, durable
Answer: Cheer leading!
That is, people with excellent leadership skills cheer lead after
* positive events
* victories
* a job well done
They also buoy up employees who experience a setback, bad news, or mistake.
KEY LEADERSHIP SKILL RESEARCH
Recent research showed that a person who responds enthusiastically – like a cheerleader – to his or her partner’s good news produces a stronger and healthier relationship than a person who responds compassionately to bad news. This was found in research by Shelly Gable, Ph.D., UCLA psychology professor, and reported in Journal of Personality & Social Psychology (Vol. 91, No. 5).
This relationship research sheds light on a key leadership skill: Leaders who ‘bond’ and form strong, productive relationships with employees and colleagues excel at cheer leading.
Gable and fellow researchers videotaped 79 couples talking about positive and negative events. Then, trained raters coded their partners’ responses for
* Usefulness: constructive or destructive
* Enthusiasm: energetic or passive
Example: A person proudly tells their partner that she or he just landed a promotion. Then, there are four possible responses to accomplishment:
1. Best response: Energetic – Constructive = “You really deserve it! You’ve been working hard for that promotion, and you earned it.”
2. Wishy-washy response: Passive – Constructive = only saying, “That’s nice.”
3. Lousy response: Energetic – Destructive = “Are you sure you can handle all that responsibility?”
4. Ultra-lousy response: Passive – Destructive = changing the subject
The research participants also filled-out a relationship satisfaction questionnaire eight weeks later, focusing on their partners’ response style to positive and negative events.
FINDINGS REVEAL USEFUL LEADERSHIP SKILLS
Super-useful finding: People with partners who typically give Energetic – Constructive responses to positive events reported the highest level of relationship satisfaction.
Another useful finding: A partner’s Energetic – Constructive response to positive events does more good for their relationship satisfaction than a partner’s sympathetic response to bad news.
2 TIPS FOR LEADERS TO BECOME CHEERLEADERS
So, how can managers, executives and other leaders use these intriguing research findings?
1st Tip – for positive events = When your employees or work colleagues do something wonderful, make sure you immediately give an Energetic – Constructive response. Translat
It looks like General Motors is getting ready to lay off a whole bunch of people in the tens of thousands. Recently Mr. Kirk Kerkorian has been trying to buy up more shares of General Motors and continue to take over the company. It makes sense from his standpoint to buy General Motors stock on the cheap and then repair the mistakes and watch the stock go back up again. He stands to make a tremendous amount of money when General Motors recovers.One of the board members who
This relationship research sheds light on a key leadership skill: Leaders who ‘bond’ and form strong, productive relationships with employees and colleagues excel at cheer leading.
Gable and fellow researchers videotaped 79 couples talking about positive and negative events. Then, trained raters coded their partners’ responses for
* Usefulness: constructive or destructive
* Enthusiasm: energetic or passive
Example: A person proudly tells their partner that she or he just landed a promotion. Then, there are four possible responses to accomplishment:
1. Best response: Energetic – Constructive = “You really deserve it! You’ve been working hard for that promotion, and you earned it.”
2. Wishy-washy response: Passive – Constructive = only saying, “That’s nice.”
3. Lousy response: Energetic – Destructive = “Are you sure you can handle all that responsibility?”
4. Ultra-lousy response: Passive – Destructive = changing the subject
The research participants also filled-out a relationship satisfaction questionnaire eight weeks later, focusing on their partners’ response style to positive and negative events.
FINDINGS REVEAL USEFUL LEADERSHIP SKILLS
Super-useful finding: People with partners who typically give Energetic – Constructive responses to positive events reported the highest level of relationship satisfaction.
Another useful finding: A partner’s Energetic – Constructive response to positive events does more good for their relationship satisfaction than a partner’s sympathetic response to bad news.
2 TIPS FOR LEADERS TO BECOME CHEERLEADERS
So, how can managers, executives and other leaders use these intriguing research findings?
1st Tip – for positive events = When your employees or work colleagues do something wonderful, make sure you immediately give an Energetic – Constructive response. Transla
The IT/ITeS Job show continues to rock the charts, playing as top recruiters. More than a million jobs were created in the two biggest job sectors IT & ITeS this year. The emergence of IT jobs in Mumbai has transformed it to a hot destination for technical job Seekers.The scenario of IT Jobs in Mumbai has heated up with top notch companies vigorously escalating their headcount. IBM has been present in India for more
* Usefulness: constructive or destructive
* Enthusiasm: energetic or passive
Example: A person proudly tells their partner that she or he just landed a promotion. Then, there are four possible responses to accomplishment:
1. Best response: Energetic – Constructive = “You really deserve it! You’ve been working hard for that promotion, and you earned it.”
2. Wishy-washy response: Passive – Constructive = only saying, “That’s nice.”
3. Lousy response: Energetic – Destructive = “Are you sure you can handle all that responsibility?”
4. Ultra-lousy response: Passive – Destructive = changing the subject
The research participants also filled-out a relationship satisfaction questionnaire eight weeks later, focusing on their partners’ response style to positive and negative events.
FINDINGS REVEAL USEFUL LEADERSHIP SKILLS
Super-useful finding: People with partners who typically give Energetic – Constructive responses to positive events reported the highest level of relationship satisfaction.
Another useful finding: A partner’s Energetic – Constructive response to positive events does more good for their relationship satisfaction than a partner’s sympathetic response to bad news.
2 TIPS FOR LEADERS TO BECOME CHEERLEADERS
So, how can managers, executives and other leaders use these intriguing research findings?
1st Tip – for positive events = When your employees or work colleagues do something wonderful, make sure you immediately give an Energetic – Constructive response. Transla
Operating an Online Think Tank is intriguing and hard work, in fact it might be better for someone like me to join a think tank rather than run one in hindsight. Not long ago a gentleman had contacted us and presented us with a research paper and 30 years of study on Mind Mapping.Indeed he had read every book on the subject under the sun and compiled much of this knowledge into a strategy for decision making and thinking. So, I sat down and read the 90-page .pdf and got back w
4. Ultra-lousy response: Passive – Destructive = changing the subject
The research participants also filled-out a relationship satisfaction questionnaire eight weeks later, focusing on their partners’ response style to positive and negative events.
FINDINGS REVEAL USEFUL LEADERSHIP SKILLS
Super-useful finding: People with partners who typically give Energetic – Constructive responses to positive events reported the highest level of relationship satisfaction.
Another useful finding: A partner’s Energetic – Constructive response to positive events does more good for their relationship satisfaction than a partner’s sympathetic response to bad news.
2 TIPS FOR LEADERS TO BECOME CHEERLEADERS
So, how can managers, executives and other leaders use these intriguing research findings?
1st Tip – for positive events = When your employees or work colleagues do something wonderful, make sure you immediately give an Energetic – Constructive response. Transla
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Another useful finding: A partner’s Energetic – Constructive response to positive events does more good for their relationship satisfaction than a partner’s sympathetic response to bad news.
2 TIPS FOR LEADERS TO BECOME CHEERLEADERS
So, how can managers, executives and other leaders use these intriguing research findings?
1st Tip – for positive events = When your employees or work colleagues do something wonderful, make sure you immediately give an Energetic – Constructive response. Translation: Act like a delighted and enthusiastic cheerleader.
2nd Tip – for negative events = When your co-workers or employees hit roadblocks or make mistakes at work, a fabulous leader immediately
* acts understanding
* resists the temptation to push their face in the mud
* makes sure the employees do not wallow in their problems
For example, if an employee makes a mistake, you can say, “I realize that bothers you. I know you usually do a great job. How can you avoid making that mistake again in the future?” Transform the negative event into a mood-lifting comment and encouragement.
LEADERS BENEFIT FROM ‘WHAT-GOES-AROUND-COMES-AROUND’
As leaders, you can apply this relationship research in your day-to-day leadership skills. The results will be a stronger emotional bond with your employees. Since ‘what-goes-around-comes-around,’ the stronger the bond, the more likely your employees will
* enthusiastically support your leadership vision
* see to it that your goals get accomplished
* achieve high productivity – to earn your delightful cheer leading response again and again
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