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Author: Percy Cannon

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Helps corporate managers accelerate their career growth by learning how to deliver results through others.
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Today I want to share three more tips that will help you, as a manager, significantly increase your employees’ engagement, especially now that most or all of them are working remotely from home and may likely be experiencing a level of isolation.Useful links:Schedule a free coaching call with Percyhttps://cannon.consulting/contact/Episode transcript:http://cannon.consulting/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/SCRIPT-FOR-PODCAST-23-Final.pdfBook mentioned:The Truth About Employee EngagementConnect on L...
In today’s podcast I pose the question: What should your role be during the transition from remote to hybrid or in-person work arrangements?Useful links:Schedule a free mentoring call with Percy:https://cannon.consulting/contact/Resources mentionedManaging TransitionsTranscript for this podcast:http://cannon.consulting/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/SCRIPT-FOR-PODCAST-55-Final-1.pdfConnect on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/percycannon
In today’s podcast I pose the question: How can you generate empathy during pandemic-related transitions?Useful links:Schedule a free mentoring call with Percy:https://cannon.consulting/contact/Resources mentionedManaging TransitionsTranscript for this podcast:http://cannon.consulting/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/SCRIPT-FOR-PODCAST-54-Final.pdfConnect on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/percycannon
Today I want to pose this question: How does your organization value profit and people?Useful links:Schedule a free coaching call with Percy:https://cannon.consulting/contact/Resources mentionedThe Hero FactorTranscript for this podcast:http://cannon.consulting/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/SCRIPT-FOR-PODCAST-53-Final.pdfConnect on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/percycannon
Today I want to challenge you to reflect on three instances where you could be potentially weakening your organization’s culture.Useful links:Schedule a free coaching call with Percy:https://cannon.consulting/contact/Resources mentionedExtreme OwnershipTranscript for this podcast:http://cannon.consulting/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/SCRIPT-FOR-PODCAST-52-final.pdfConnect on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/percycannon
Maria Eugenia Gonzalez, General Manager, Citibank Peru Today you will hear several insights gathered during an interview I recently conducted with Maria Eugenia Gonzalez, General Manager of Citibank in Peru, South America.Useful links:Schedule a free coaching call with Percy:https://cannon.consulting/contact/Resources mentioned:RelentlessConnect on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/percycannon
Today I want to share three tips to accelerate your career growth. I will build on the excellent book, Relentless, written by Tim Grover.Useful links:Schedule a free coaching call with Percy:https://cannon.consulting/contact/Resources mentioned:The 6 Types of Working Genius assessmentRelentlessTranscript for this podcast:http://cannon.consulting/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/SCRIPT-FOR-PODCAST-50-Final.pdfConnect on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/percycannon
In today’s podcast I suggest how you can apply “The 6 Types of Working Genius” model to your work, both as an individual and in your team.Useful links:Schedule a free coaching call with Percy:percy@cannon.consultinghttps://cannon.consulting/contact/Resources mentioned:Wiley's whitepaper: Closing the Virtual Teamwork Skills GapThe 6 Types of Working Genius assessmentTranscript for this podcast:http://cannon.consulting/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SCRIPT-FOR-PODCAST-49-Final.pdfConnect on Linked...
Today I want to suggest three strategies to help you build a culture of effective teamwork in the still total or partial remote work environment you may be experiencing today and in the future. I will build on the recent whitepaper produced by Wiley titled Closing the Virtual Teamwork Skills Gap.Useful links:Schedule a free coaching call with Percyhttps://cannon.consulting/contact/Resources mentioned:Closing the Virtual Teamwork Skills GapThe Five Dysfunctions of a TeamConnect on LinkedIn:htt...
In today’s episode I will commemorate the first-year anniversary of this podcast, summarizing the major topics covered in the last 12 months.Useful links:Schedule a free coaching call with Percyhttps://cannon.consulting/contact/Episode transcript:http://cannon.consulting/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/SCRIPT-FOR-PODCAST-47-Final.pdfBooks mentioned:The Go GiverThe Truth about Employee EngagementThe AdvantageConnect on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/percycannon
If you want to minimize politics and confusion, improve your organization’s productivity and the morale of your employees, and lower attrition of good people, consider applying the 4-step model of Organizational Health:1. Align the behaviors of your team,2. Align the intellectual clarity of your team by answering 6 critical questions,3. Over-communicate this clarity to the rest of the organization, and4. Reinforce this clarity through simple human and business syst...
How would you rate your capabilities to generate business results in 2023 through these three key audiences?1. Through your direct reports: Unlike individual contributors, who mostly deliver results by themselves, as a people manager, you are largely dependent on the business impact generated by your direct reports. 2. Through your colleagues: As a team member, your objective should be to ensure alignment on the few important collective priorities that the team will pursue and the role t...
Today I want to share my reactions to the top three messages I took from the excellent book No Rules Rules, written by Netflix’s CEO Reed Hastings with Erin Meyer. The book is full of provocative practices that have influenced Netflix’s continued success during the last two decades.Build your “talent density.” Employee quantity is not the way to assess your talent strength. What counts is the quality of the people on the team.Err on the side of providing feedback, above, below and sideways. S...
In this episode you will listen to the top three leaderships lessons I took from the book The Wisdom of the Bullfrog, recently written by retired U.S. Navy Admiral William McRaven. 1. The first one was Admiral’s McRaven’s definition of leadership: “Leadership is accomplishing a task with the people and resources you have, while maintaining the integrity of your institution.” I like how this definition combines delivering results, using available resources, and completing the task...
Today I will provide four tips to help you engage in more productive conflict at work. Where would you rate your typical team meetings on what best-selling author Patrick Lencioni calls “The Conflict Continuum”?Would you say that your meetings are mostly benign, with your team members very guarded and slow to make decisions so nobody will get upset or feel challenged? Lencioni calls these “Artificial Harmony” meetings.Or do your meetings fall more toward the other end of the continuum, w...
If you want to become a better influencer, listen to this interview with Bob Burg, the co-author of The-Giver series of books.Bob will share the Five Secrets of Genuine Influence, which were presented in his latest book "The Go-Giver Influencer." The 5 secrets are:Master Your Emotions.Step into the Other Person’s ShoesSet the Frame. Communicate with Tact and Empathy.Let Go of Having to be Right. If you want to know more about Bob Burg, visit his website at:www.burg.comWant to ...
Today I share three concrete actions you can start working on in 2023 to help you become a better leader by listening more and speaking less.
Today, I will provide tips that can help you become a better leader by influencing others. This time I will build on the content from The Go-Giver Influencer book, written by my friend Bob Burg and John David Mann, as well as my nearly four decades of international corporate experience.
Today, I want to talk about three responsibilities that a leader should master. I will base them on the excellent book I recently read on this topic, CEO Excellence, written by Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller and Vikram Malhotra, all senior partners at McKinsey & Company.
Today I will provide three tips on how to develop teamwork capabilities in your organization in 2022.I will also announce a new program that will help grow your employees’ capabilities, and your own, across different skill sets to become more effective at work. Contact us: TalentDevelopment@grupoazimuth.com Learn more about Azimuth Talent Development ProgramConnect with Percy on LinkedIn
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