Monthly Archives: December 2009

Play Safely, Kids

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Barry Zweibel

So long 2009! Here’s to a GREAT 2010! —–image source: http://www.sxc.hu

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RockStarLeader Guest Post #4: String Cheese, Dave Grohl, and Rock Star Leadership

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Barry Zweibel

The fourth guest post I’ve done for the RockStarLeader blog starts with an interview Foo Fighter front-man, Dave Grohl, did for the 12/14/2009 issue of Time magazine, passes through the category of “You Don’t Know What You Know until You … Continue reading →

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What’s Really Being Shredded?

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Barry Zweibel

So there’s this company called LifeLock that offers identity and personal information protection for a flat monthly fee. You may even remember their television ad from a while back where they pasted its CEO’s Social Security number on the screen? … Continue reading →

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Accenture’s 100% Exit Strategy

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Barry Zweibel

The juxtaposition of news and advertising has always interested me. Case in Point from today’s Chicago Tribune, where columnist Phil Rosenthal wrote: “There was a lot of head nodding at Accenture’s announcement that Woods was “no longer the right representative … Continue reading →

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Conflict Hot Buttons?

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Barry Zweibel

What “triggers” you into conflict? What’s your hottest HOT BUTTON? Find out at http://www.ggci.com/leadership-development/hbt.htm. —– Image: http://tr.im/HHUP / CC BY 2.0

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GGCI’s Executive Coaching Flow

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Barry Zweibel

Recently created this diagram to help explain what I do when a company hires me as an executive coach for some leadership development work. Thought it’d make sense to post it for a wider GottaGettaCoach!, Inc. (GGCI) audience to see, … Continue reading →

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ManagementSushi Guest Post #2: Time-Management, the TV-Marathon Way

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Barry Zweibel

Courtesy of ManagementSushi, UK-based marketeer, brand expert, and SME business strategist, Bernie Ritchie’s blog, my latest guest-post is now live. Titled, “2010 : Year of the TV Marathon Work Week Approach?!” it’s a tongue-in-cheek strategy for managing your way-too-busy work-week, … Continue reading →

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Dissent and Other Keys to Success

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Barry Zweibel

Even in the worst of times, Bad Management causes dissension. In “Developing Managers for Team-Driven Success” (Baseline Magazine, November 2009) William Moskal identified several examples of bad management behavior: Micromanagement: “Decisions are imposed, not delegated.” Communication gaps: “Goals, strategies, expectations … Continue reading →

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