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I, Steve: Jobs in His Own Words

Leading Blog

George Beahm has compiled a collection of Steve Jobs quotes in I, Steve. Organized by topic, this is a great (and sourced) collection. Here are a few: • I would trade all my technology for an afternoon with Socrates. • My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to make them better. • People judge you by your performance, so focus on the outcome. Be a yardstick of quality.

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The November 2011 Leadership Development Carnival

Great Leadership By Dan

Welcome to the November 6, 2011 edition of leadership development carnival! There's no theme this month, no cute nicknames, no commentary, just a straightforward list of 45 of the best posts submitted for your reading pleasure. Actually, it's supposed to be a beautiful Fall day here in New England, and the Carnival host is anxious to head over to the Maine seacoast for some seafood with Mrs.

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Productivity Reminders…

QAspire

… For Managers. In knowledge world, productivity is hard to quantify. If you try to adopt old “command and control” style of management to drive knowledge workers, they get even less productive. Don’t command, empower. Don’t control, but lead them instead. Understand that knowledge workers cannot always be productive between 9 to 5. They have their creative zones and routines when they are most productive.

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A Sunday Afternoon Thank You Note

Leadership Freak

Thank you. Thank you for reading Leadership Freak. Last week’s views set another record. You humble me. Thank you for sharing your comments. One reader told me the brevity of Leadership Freak gives them time to read the comments. You teach me. Thank you for sharing Leadership Freak with your colleagues and friends. You encourage [.].

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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Shocking News about Pollution, Global Warming and Climate Change Too Awful to Accept

Building Personal Strength

Whoa! Climate change and global warming are in the news again! Self-described "global warming skeptic" Berkeley physics professor Richard Muller recently completed a global temperature study and concluded that the Earth is warming. Pollution, plant in Port Huron, MI The amount of global warming gases sent into the atmosphere made an unprecedented jump from 2009-2010 - 6%, according to the US Department of Energy's latest world data on carbon emissions.

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The Presentation Tip of the Day – from Andy Rooney

First Friday Book Synopsis

I have always liked Andy Rooney’s essays. They were so well-written. One quote that has popped up throughout the weekend, after his death, is this one. He described his work this way: “I’m a writer who reads what he’s written.” This is your presentation tip of the day. This is what Andy Rooney did. His [.].

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The Types of Questions That Every Manager Should Ask

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. Asking the right questions is an essential skill of a great boss. Yet many fail to inquire enough. Here are three types of questions you should be asking: [.].

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Leadership Lessons From Abraham Lincoln

Eric Jacobson

Did Abraham Lincoln really say, " Get out of the office and circulate among the troops ," back in 1861? He did. But, not in those exact words. What he said, according to author Donald T. Phillips , is this: "His cardinal mistake is that he isolates himself, and allows nobody to see him; and by which he does not know what is going on in the very matter he is dealing with.

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Barbara DeBuono (Orbis International) in “The Corner Office”

First Friday Book Synopsis

Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times. Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Barbara DeBuono, president and C.E.O. of Orbis International, a global group that helps treat and prevent blindness. She says that [.].

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An Experiment in Marital Relationbships - The Good Heart

Building Personal Strength

A friend said she and her husband stopped telling each other what to do, and their relationship is so much better. Yes! And then I thought, my wife and I do that a lot, too. "Get off at exit 202, then go to the stop light and turn right." Uh, I knew that. Been there dozens of times. Or I might say, "When you clean out the litter box, double bag it, OK?

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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4 Words to Help Discern a Vocational Call to Ministry

Ron Edmondson

Discerning a call to vocational ministry can be a tiring and trying experience. I’ve had the privilege of speaking with numerous young people and couples who are possibly experiencing a call to full-time, vocational missions and ministry. Talking with people at this stage of life is one of my favorite things to do. It fuels me in ministry to help others process their call.

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Improve And Grow Your Leaders

Eric Jacobson

"If you want to improve an organization , improve its leaders. If you want to grow an organization , grow its leaders. When you increase the number of leaders you have and you make the leaders you have better, the potential of the organization increases greatly." These are great recommendations from Maxwell's newest book, and more specifically from the sections of his book on the importance of developing your employees: People Development Empowers Others to Fulfill Their Leadership Responsibilit

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Complimentary Resource – Talent Management Helps Small Companies Make Big Moves

Strategy Driven

Talent Management Helps Small Companies Make Big Moves by SuccessFactors Learn how small companies can achieve growth and productivity goals and ultimately transform themselves. To move up the business maturity curve, small companies need big ambitions. These companies also need to move up the HR maturity curve and become more process-oriented. Download SuccessFactors’ new white paper, “ Small & Sophisticated: Unique Possibilities of Integrated Talent Management in Small Businesses ,”

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Why MANY smart people don’t do anything with good advice?

Rajesh Setty

There are some smart people who think they know everything and they are not even looking for any advice. We are not talking about them. Then there are a vast majority of smart people who are open to good advice but they don’t do anything with it. You may know someone who fits the bill or you may fit the bill, I don’t know but that question had been bothering me for a while so I went in search for an answer.

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10 HR Metrics to Track in 2024

Discover the power of HR metrics. Master recruiting, control skyrocketing labor costs, and reduce turnover rates. Get insights into key metrics like Time-to-Fill, Cost-per-Hire, and Turnover Rate. Equip your business for success in 2024.

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November 2011 Top 50 Business Coaches to Follow on Twitter

Rapid BI

Evan Carmichaels’ November 2011 Top 50 Business Coaches to Follow on Twitter Evey month Evan Carmichael publishes a number of top 50 blogs or tweeters to follow. [link] November 2011 Top 50 Business Coaches to Follow on Twitter #1) @richardbranson – richardbranson – Founder of Virgin Group:@virgin #2) @DeepakChopra – Deepak Chopra #3) @tonyrobbins – Tony [.].

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Are you doubting God’s love?

Ron Edmondson

If you are ever doubting how much God loves you…or if He even does… Take a look at the Cross… But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8. Related posts: How Can I Be Sure I’m Saved? Who Do You Love? Experiencing God’s Unconditional Love.

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The Biggest Enemy of All Leaders, And How We Must Beat It (Hint: It Isn’t the Competition)

Terry Starbucker

Tick, tick, tick………. It’s relentless, this thing called time. Our world, and our very existence, has long been connected to the passing seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, and years. “ Now ” is forever fleeting, because in one passing second, it becomes “ Then ”. And in the business world, this realization becomes all the more acute when it comes to using this limited resource most effectively.