Fri.Aug 26, 2011

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Getting Leaders to Change

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post by John Mattone , Business Author, Senior Faculty Member of Talent Management Alliance and President of Executive Development Associates (EDA), a global leadership consulting firm that specializes in executive assessment, development, and coaching. An Exclusive Excerpt from John Mattone’s New Book, Stealth Leadership: Using Assessment & Coaching to Propel Your Leaders & Organization to Greatness (to be released December 2011) As I work with executives and high potentials, my p

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Serving Beyond Self

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Life's most persistent and urgent question is, "What are you doing for others?" ~ Martin Luther King Jr. Serving Beyond Self.

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You Are What You Say You Are….

Women on Business

Leadership is an elusive quality and few people ever really get it, but as the figurehead of a company you are supposed to know what it means to be a leader and a motivator even if it wasn’t taught to you. In my industry I see a lot of individuals who were really good at their chosen profession and that skill got them thrust into the management arena.

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15 Techniques that Create Upward Mobility

Leadership Freak

Image source It’s not unusual for emerging leaders to seek advice on how to ask for a promotion. It’s not enough to ask for a promotion. You must build a platform. 5 techniques you should never employ: Avoid being a threat to insecure bosses. If possible, help them get what they want. Never say you [.].

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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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What Happens After a Legend Leaves?

Next Level Blog

There’s been so much written about Steve Jobs stepping down as Apple CEO this week. As an Apple fan and a student of business leaders, it’s hard to disagree with the many, many tribute articles that. Please click the headline to read the whole story.

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Are You On The List?

Women on Business

Forbes has named the World’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women … You may be shocked at some of the women included, some left out…and where they are all ranking. For instance: The President of McDonalds. The company and restaurant that children can spot from five miles away by the golden arches, just made the list at #92. Angela Merkel, German Chancellor, is #1 on the list.

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Photo Inquiry Friday: Question I Ask in the Beginning of a Team Building & Leadership Program

Mike Cardus

In the beginning of programs I am nervous, anxious, sometimes sweaty and people stare at me – this is why I like to get the focus off of me as soon as possible. I know that my job is to make teams and leaders better and I know that the first 30-60 seconds of a program or speech makes or breaks my time. I have been presenting workshops for over 18 years now – I still get sweaty, nervous, anxious and incredibly giddy.

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Universal Appeal of The Last Lecture

First Friday Book Synopsis

The appeal of The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch (New York: Hyperion, 2008) is universal and longstanding. It was on the bestseller list for many months and has received great critical acclaim. Pausch was a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon. At the time he gave the lecture that this book was based upon, he [.].

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The Dalai Lama - 18 Rules for Living

Building Personal Strength

From time to time I come across a video clip or some quotes from the Dalai Lama, and I find that I consistently like the wisdom, so I'm sharing these eighteen rules for living, issued at the start of the new millennium. 1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. 2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson. 3. Follow the three Rs: - Respect for self - Respect for others - Responsibility for all your actions. 4.

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Chevy Runs Deep – Maybe, but Customer Loyalty is Awfully Shallow

First Friday Book Synopsis

The American Code for cars – IDENTITY When people spoke about the moment when they were allowed to drive for the first time, they made it sound as though their lives began right then. Conversely, when elderly people spoke of the moment their car keys were taken away, they reported feeling as though their lives [.].

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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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Does technology free us or enslave us?

Chartered Management Institute

Yesterday research revealed the importance of mobile working to employees around the country, with many willing to up sticks and swap employer for one that offered more flexible working arrangements. Indeed, some PWC research earlier in the year suggested many employees would forgo a bonus for more flexible working. Technology certainly aids those wishing to work from home, but is there a danger that having work available so readily can lead to a lack of psychological detachment from work?

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Closeout for 8.26.11

LDRLB

Every friday we review the posts from LeaderLab contributors that has appeared on this blog and elsewhere online. Here. Tim Vanderpyl pondered what the world will look like when Millennials become leaders. We posted our review of Teresa Amabile & Steven Kramer’s The Progress Principle. David Burkus took a look at incentive compensation asking “ Is GSK taking the sales out of sales representative?

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Where Do You Find The Very, Very Best Idea? – Insight from Steve Jobs, from 2004

First Friday Book Synopsis

The first steps of a creative act are like groping in the dark: random and chaotic, feverish and fearful, a lot of busy-ness with no apparent or definable end in sight. There is nothing yet to research. For me, these moments are not pretty. I look like a desperate woman, tortured by the simple message [.].

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The Purpose of an Organization

Management Craft

I find myself worrying about hurricane Irene. I don't live in its projected path, my worry is for those that will be inevitably affected. I takes a village to build and it will take an even bigger village to help rebuild. Whatever the impacts - people, property, communications, transportation, pride, businesses and jobs - we will need to pull together even if we are not directly affected.

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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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In Pursuit of Happiness: The Economics of Enough

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an excerpt from David K. Hurst’s review of The Economics of Enough, written by Diane Coyle and published by Princeton University Press, 2011. ?To read the complete review and c heck out other resources provided by strategy+business magazine online, please click here. * * * Economist Diane Coyle, a visiting professor at the [.].

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To motivate or to inspire?

Chartered Management Institute

Important principles on how to inspire your people and keep them interested and engaged at work, the difference between inspiration and motivation and where money fits in to the picture. Related Content: Employee empowerment and motivation are board level (strategic) issues Open Book Management – Pros and Cons, Transparency & Accountability To what extent does your organisation value Authentic Leadership?

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A Conversation with Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi, co-authors of The Essential Advantage

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an excerpt from another in a series of conversations sponsored by Booz & Company. In this instance, with Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi, co-authors of The Essential Advantage: How to Win with a Capabilities-Driven Strategy, published by Harvard Business Review Press (2011). In this interview, they point out that in this unpredictable economy, [.].

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Get ready for the big push

Chartered Management Institute

September, October and November are traditionally the busiest months of the year for recruitment activity, with many projects being started (six months into the company year etc) and many employees resigning after coming back from holiday. Although the economy is changing from positive to negative on a daily basis we still expect a lot of activity in the next few months, particularly in those sectors that are doing well at present.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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The Network Is Your Customer: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

The Network Is Your Customer: 5 Strategies Tto Thrive in a Digital Age David L. Rogers Yale University Press (2010) Here’s the challenge: our future networks can “make us not only more connected but, let us hope, more human.” I am grateful to Thomas Kuhn and then to Joel Barker for filling one of my [.]. Bob's blog entries a call to defend and strengthen digital access access Apple “Five Customer Network Behaviors” “Five Customer Network Strategies” “Five Step Customer Network Planning Process”

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The Great Eraser

Strategy Driven

I am a big proponent of continuous improvement and the need to always improve. Unfortunately, it has brought with it a real negative. It took me 8 years of watching my two sons wrestle until I realized I had fell victim to that negative consequence. No Nonsense Retention : Painless Strategies To Retain Your Best People by Jeff Kortes. Why are some organizations able to retain their best people while others struggle with above average turnover?

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My One Sin (And a MONVEE Giveaway)

Ron Edmondson

This is a guest post from Chris Weber. Chris is on staff at Monvee. Monvee is a ministry passionate about discipleship. After a recent blog post, Monvee agreed to let me give away 10 copies of their spiritual development software. This is an amazing opportunity! Here is a guest post from Chris Weber of Monvee: Recently, Ron wrote a post called “ What is your one sin?

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How to get rich quickly

Rajesh Setty

Once during a seminar, we engaged in a thought experiment. I asked the audience what ideas do they have to get rich quick and the answers came in fast. One golden rule was to not to think about any restrictions. Here are some answers: 1. Buy a lottery (and win). 2. Rob a bank (successfully). 3. Marry someone who is wealthy (and stay married). 4. Be close to a rich (and old) Uncle (and hope.well, forget it). 5.

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2024 Payroll Calendar Templates

These calendars provide pay period dates and paydays for biweekly, semi-monthly, and monthly payroll in 2024. Use them as a reminder or share with employees so they can celebrate payday.

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A Week with Zig Ziglar: Part 5

Ron Edmondson

I continue to share this week I”m sharing an interview I did recently with leadership master and motivational speaker Zig Ziglar. Here are the past posts in this series: Part 1 . Part 2 . Part 3 . Part 4. My questions are in bold, followed by Zig’s answers. Occasionally, Zig’s son Tom interjects some thoughts. My personal notes and thoughts are in parentheses.

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9 Signs Your HR Manager is Bad

Rapid BI

Is your HR manager effective - or a policy pundit? this article looks at the signs of an ineffective HR manager.

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Stop Ignoring the Stalwart Worker

Harvard Business Review

There's an unnoticed population of employees in business today. Strangely enough, they're also the majority. The diagram below illustrates the labels that organizations often use (knowingly or unknowingly) to classify their employees. The y-axis focuses on how a professional is measured on meeting the organizational performance criteria that fuel the business engine.

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Credibility: How Leaders Gain it and Lose It

Leading Blog

Credibility is the foundation of leadership. Unfortunately, many people today do not trust their leaders. “Many wonder if there are any leaders left who have the strength of character to sustain their trust,” write Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner in Credibility: How Leaders Gain it and Lose It – Why People Demand It. While there is no single reason for it, “there is the gnawing sense in many corridors that leaders are not competent to handle the tough challenges; that they are not telling the truth;

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ABM Success Recipe: Mastering the Crawl, Walk, Run Approach

Shifting to an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy can be both exciting and challenging. Well-implemented ABM motions build engagement with high-value accounts and drive impactful campaigns that resonate with your audience. But where do you begin, and how do you progress from crawling to running? Watch now as Demand Gen experts delve into the essentials of each stage of the ABM process.

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Reflecting on Steve Jobs' Words of Wisdom

Harvard Business Review

On June 12, 2005, in his commencement address to Stanford's graduating class, Steve Jobs revealed: "When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: 'If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right.' It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?

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