Tue.Feb 07, 2012

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Leadership Autopilot

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Career Development Leadership Coaching Leadership Development Self Leadership Three years ago I moved to a new city. It was not until four weeks ago I realized that I don’t know my way around my city very well. The reason is simple and a little embarrassing. It is all due to my good friend named Garmin. For directionally challenged people (such as me) Garmin is a lifesaver; however, it can also create great challenges: mentally checking out while you are driving for one.

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7 Leadership Lessons from Yoda

Modern Servant Leader

Yoda (896 BBY - 4 ABY). Perhaps the most iconic mentoring leader on the silver screen, Yoda is an excellent example of great leadership. Here are 7 leadership lessons from the great servant leader , Yoda: 1. You are not the hero, but your Padawan may be. Yes, Yoda is cool. However, he’s not the popular hero of the series. Instead, he is the driving force behind the heroes, Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi.

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Leadership Development Carnival – Super Bowl Pre-game Edition

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development [link] The February Leadership Development Carnival is up! When you get a chance, take a look at the posts that were contributed. You’ll find that they are not the same-old, same-old, but thoughtful, illuminating ideas and advice that can really make a difference. We’ve witnessed over the last few years perhaps some of the egregious examples [.].

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10 Power Tips for Leaders who Talk too Much

Leadership Freak

All the interesting things you say make you uninteresting to others. A rare few enthrall listeners. Don’t think of yourself as one. You know too much and have too much to say. Passion sets your tongue on fire. You can’t wait to create enthusiasm, solve problems, and share transformative insights. In a busy world brevity [.].

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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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How Is Leadership Like The Doritos Super Bowl Ad?

Tanveer Naseer

The following is a guest post by Jason Monaghan. Doritos and effective leadership. Not an easy combination to draw a lesson from, right? You might be surprised. If you watched the Doritos commercial during the Super Bowl then you realize that their ingenious use of language and video led you to an engaging conclusion: that Doritos are better than, well, most things.

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Leadership Development: Throw the Ball and Catch It Too

Women on Business

Tom Brady’s wife, Gisele, will go down in history with a quote that goes well beyond football. Walking down the corridor to the safety of an elevator, she was taunted by fans about how the Super Bowl game ended and out came the now famous words about not being able to throw a ball and catch it at the same time. Maybe it was the shame of losing (someone had to), maybe it was the tension of hearing her husband was not as good as Eli (Manning that is), and maybe it was the frustration of expectatio

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Managing the “Great Expectations” of the Next Sales Generation

Women on Business

Guest post by Lynn Schleeter (learn more about Lynn at the end of this post). “The death of the traditional salesman has been greatly exaggerated,” heralded a recent column in The Economist (October 22, 2011). Why does the media always have to dredge up the Willy Lomans of the world every time the sales function is covered? Sales has made leaps and bounds since Arthur Miller wrote that fateful play in 1949.

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The Happy Secret To Better Work.

Rich Gee Group

Small changes ripple outward.

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The activity is a metaphor for work.

Mike Cardus

In 2009 out of desperation with a group one day I created a Team Building Activity called ‘ Bottle Tower ’. I shared the activity with Thiagi , you can see it on his gameletter here. People contact me asking about the “Right way to lead the activity”… Below is one interaction. Mike, I saw your Bottle Tower activity on Thiagi’s website and have a couple of questions.

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10 Power Tips for Leaders who Talk too Much

Leadership Freak

All the interesting things you say make you uninteresting to others. A rare few enthrall listeners. Don’t think of yourself as one. You know too much and have too much to say. Passion sets your tongue on fire. You can’t wait to create enthusiasm, solve problems, and share transformative insights. In a busy world brevity [.].

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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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Brand Ideals Drive Performance

Coaching Tip

Think about what and how you buy in your business and personal life. Whether it's household products or enterprise software services, what ultimately determines why you buy from one company rather than another? It's their brand's image and reputation along with the relationships you have with them. A brand is simply the collective intent of the people behind it, a brand defines who you are and what you stand for as a business to everyone the business touches, from employees to end consumers.

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Extending the Effectiveness of Microsoft Outlook - With Six Disciplines

Six Disciplines

Do you (and everyone else in your organization) spend 80+% of your time in Microsoft Outlook? We all know that Outlook gives us a great way to manage our email, calendar, contacts, tasks, and our daily to-do list. But, what if Outlook could also help us (and our entire organization) with: Strategic planning. Goal-setting. Measures/metrics/KPIs. Performance management.

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Quotes on Questions

CO2

“The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.” —Bertrand Russe. “It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.” —Thomas Pain. “A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.” —Francis Bacon. “The unexamined life is not worth living.” —Socrate.

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Why Empowering Women Doesn’t Help Them

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is a brief article by Avivah Wittenberg-Cox for the Harvard Business Review blog. To check out the wealth of free resources and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * A German client of mine was complaining this week about a survey she received from the country’s leading [.].

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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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The Cost of Bad Project Management - And How Six Disciplines Can Help

Six Disciplines

In a recent Gallup Management Journal study , the resulting cost from bad project management is reaching astronomical levels. Why? Apparently, "when it comes to project management, most organizations put their practices before their people. They place more emphasis on rational factors -- the process itself -- and less on emotional drivers that could lead to project excellence -- like their employees' engagement with the project and company.".

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My Leadership Lessons From P90X(2)

Tim Milburn

I discovered P90X during the summer of 2010. It changed my life. If you’re not familiar with P90X, here’s a brief overview from Wikipedia : P90X, or Power 90 Extreme, is a home exercise system developed by Tony Horton in conjunction with Beachbody.com. It claims to significantly improve physical fitness in 90 days through a rigorous segmented training program combined with a nutrition and dietary supplement plan.

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The Rules of [Employee] Engagement: Sobering Statistics

First Friday Book Synopsis

For some organizations, the extent of employee engagement programs is limited to the annual engagement survey. That model, featuring a survey filled with scores of questions and sent out for the entire organization to complete, needs to be updated. Here is an excerpt from a highly unorthodox, certainly thought-provoking article written by Mike Prokopeak for [.].

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Tartuffe at Taproot

Deep Imprints

Frank Lawler, Don Brady, and Jesse Notehelfer in Tartuffe. Photo by Matthew Lawrence. “It’s like Dr. Seuss meets William Shakespeare!” One of the fun things about going to the theatre is to listen to the intermission responses from the audience. The lady in front of my captured the moment. Tartuffe (The Impostor), was written for the king of France in the 1600′s in Alexandrine poetry style.

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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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7 Enemies of Organizational Health

Ron Edmondson

I love organizational leadership. I especially love leading healthy organizations. I have been in both environments…healthy and non-healthy. I prefer healthy. If truth be told, I’ve probably been the leader in both extremes. Along the way, I’ve observed a few things which can be the enemy of organizational health. Here are 7 enemies of organizational health: Shortcuts – There are no shortcuts to creating a healthy organization.

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Christopher Bones wins CMI Management Book of the Year

Chartered Management Institute

The headline news is that Christopher Bones was the well deserved winner of CMI Management Book of the Year with The Cult of the Leader. I cannot do justice to Sir Anthony Cleaver’s remarks last night, but they were to the effect that this is a thoughtful and hard hitting book that should be read by our political leaders and certainly by anyone with an interest in leadership.

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My Leadership Lessons From P90X(2)

Tim Milburn

I discovered P90X during the summer of 2010. It changed my life. If you’re not familiar with P90X, here’s a brief overview from Wikipedia : P90X, or Power 90 Extreme, is a home exercise system developed by Tony Horton in conjunction with Beachbody.com. It claims to significantly improve physical fitness in 90 days through a rigorous segmented training program combined with a nutrition and dietary supplement plan.

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Budget Development Best Practice 1 – Maintain Confidentiality During Budget Development

Strategy Driven

Budgets are the financial representation of an organization’s business plan. As such, they convey a great deal of information regarding the organization’s direction – its ongoing operations, market pursuits, future investments, and staffing levels. And while it is important to include the workforce in the formulation of these plans, it is equally important to maintain the confidentiality of information providing competitive advantage or that may unnecessarily alarm workers.

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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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Being grateful…

Rajesh Setty

Being grateful is not optional. Most people behave differently though – because they are taking things for granted. Here is a thought experiment: Can you list all the things that you are grateful for in the next minute? How many items did you get on that list? What if you expanded the available time. Would it make a difference? How big of a difference would it make on the list?

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Today’s thoughts February 7, 2012

Rapid BI

Psychology, statistics, research & bad Science Psychology, Statistics, Research & Bad Science We have all seen the adverts – 9/10 cats – n=73 as the sample group for a major hair care product TV & magazine advertising campaign. So why do so many firms use bad science? How widespread is this behaviour? Apparently 76.4% of [.].

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Being grateful…

Rajesh Setty

Being grateful is not optional. Most people behave differently though – because they are taking things for granted. Here is a thought experiment: Can you list all the things that you are grateful for in the next minute? How many items did you get on that list? What if you expanded the available time. Would it make a difference? How big of a difference would it make on the list?

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Three Lessons for Social TV

Harvard Business Review

You may have noticed something was missing throughout the nation's most social sporting event of the year. The Super Bowl in-game broadcast had zero social media TV integration. With more than a billion people on Facebook and Twitter alone, many of them watching the game, this was a missed opportunity. Why did NBC and the NFL miss the boat? Likely, the common internal social media struggles got in the way.

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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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Wanted: Idea Fusers

Harvard Business Review

It's become pretty much common knowledge that great innovation springs from the ability to pull two unlike things together to create a beautiful third. Steve Jobs famously shifted a paradigm when he fused calligraphy with technology to create the Mac's graphical user interface. Many great inventions fuse something very simple, cheap and widely accessible — say, a small piece of paper — with something expensive and complex — say, a medical laboratory test — to come up with

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Walmart Broadens ROI for Green Power

Harvard Business Review

At the recent GreenBiz Forum in New York , I was surprised by an on-stage interview with Fred Bedore, an executive from Walmart. I've followed the greening of the retail giant fairly closely for years, so I wasn't expecting a lot of new information from Bedore, Walmart's Senior Director of Business Strategy and Sustainability. But amidst a seemingly scripted set of responses on Walmart's supply chain and operational greening efforts, the discussion took an interesting turn.

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The 5 Whys

Harvard Business Review

Eric Ries , entrepreneur-in-residence at Harvard Business School, explains how to find the human causes of technical problems.

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Making Bad Analytics Good in China

Harvard Business Review

The virtues of analytics are well known. From supply chain to marketing and even employees , if you can measure, you can improve. But how do you proceed when you have bad data? Recently, I sat in a meeting in the adidas offices in Shanghai, listening to our market research firm present some puzzling information. We'd commissioned a market share study, and the numbers sounded way off.

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DOL Final Overtime Rules: Quickstart Guide for Employers

On August 30, 2023, the DOL unveiled a proposed overtime rule that would raise the weekly salary threshold under the Federal Labor Standards Act. Paycor is closely monitoring the proposal and will provide updates as new information becomes available.