ALOC Group

" There is so much talk about the Generational Gap in business writing today. “Millennials want too much recognition before they’ve paid their dues,” “Boomers are out of touch,” etc. However, in today’s turbulent economic times one of the best things a company has going for it is the diversity of perspectives among it’s employees. ...."

" In today's job market it is even more important than normal that you are able to distinguish yourself from the many applicants for the available jobs. However, it is easy to distinguish yourself the wrong way if you are not aware of yourself. In a recent WSJ article , Sarah Needleman said "...recruiters and hiring managers say many unemployed candidates blow the opportunity by appearing desperate or bitter about their situations -- often without realizing it."
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" “…employees are more sensitive to mood than leaders often realize. And these moods are contagious. Research carried out by Caroline Bartel at New York University and Richard Saavedra at the University of Michigan found that in 70 different teams, people working together in meetings ended up sharing moods – whether good or bad – within two hours. And bad moods spread faster than good ones.”(FT.com – March 2009)
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" In a study of patient preference for sitting verses standing physicians, Strasser et al. found that 51% of patients preferred their physicians to be sitting while discussing during inpatient consultation. They stated that they perceived the seated physician as more compassionate and as spending more time with each patient. 23% preferred their physician to be standing, and 26% had no preference.
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A recent job satisfaction survey conducted by Accenture showed a rising level of frustration in middle managers around the increasing duality of their role in companies. Instead of simply being a bridge between executives and employees, they are now being looked to as both managers and performers. 36 percent reported the increased workload as a top frustration with 31 percent stating that they had no clear career path. ...."

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The Economist reports:

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"An action research study examined the effects of executive coaching in a public municipal agency. A conventional training program followed by one-on-one executive coaching had 31 participants. Training increased productivity by 22.4%, whereas coaching [in addition to training] produced a productivity gain of 88%."

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