Wed.Aug 17, 2011

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Why You Should Treat A Business Problem Like Horse Manure

Terry Starbucker

My first real “boss&# was a cantankerous 75-year old man who happened to be worth many hundreds of millions of dollars, all earned from a starting base of zero. In other words, they guy knew how to make a business successful. And yet, of all the lessons he gave me, it was a simple little story he used to tell me about every month or so that has left the biggest mark on me.

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Wearing Yoga Pants to Business Meetings (and Other Style Tips for Women)

Women on Business

Guest Post by Natalie Peace. Personal style and business savvy: it can be tough to walk the line between both. If your own style is bold, flashy and unique, the last thing you want to do is break out the grey polyester 2-piece skirt suit and sensible low-heeled pumps. Unfortunately, this is exactly what many women do, advised by people who say you need to dress like a female version of a bland male executive, if you want to succeed in the business world.

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Transforming Chit Chat into Productivity

Leadership Freak

Doug Conant, CEO of Campbell’s Soup (2001 to 2011) knows how to stay on task; all successful leaders do. He’s setting up his office in Philadelphia after retiring from Campbell’s on July 31. When he picked up the phone, he was unpacking boxes. I asked him what was happening in his life. Doug has a [.].

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To Coach or Not to Coach? The August Leadership Development Challenge

Next Level Blog

It’s time for this month’s Leadership Development Roundtable Challenge. Executive coach and blogger Mary Jo Asmus has written up a “ripped from today’s headlines,” case involving a manager who says. Please click the headline to read the whole story.

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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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Inbound Marketing: Great Read for Inexperienced Online Marketers

Women on Business

I just recently finished reading Inbound Marketing: Get Found Using Google, Social Media, and Blogs by Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah. Overall, it was a pretty good book and I recommend it frequently to my clients that don’t have any experience in marketing their business online. With that being said, it’s not a book I would recommend to those who already have a strong basic knowledge of what it takes to get their business found online.

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The August 2011 Leadership Development Roundtable Challenge: A Coaching Dilemma

Great Leadership By Dan

The August Leadership Development Roundtable Challenge is being hosted by leadership coach extraordinaire Mary Jo Asmus. Mary Jo wrote the challenge (based on a real case), selected the guest expert (Gwyn Teatro, from You're Not the Boss of Me ), herded up the Roundtable responses, and is hosting a voting poll for readers to select their favorite answers and/or add their own comments.

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Joshua Alexander Mitchell

CEO Blog

Just personal today. My daughter Beth and son-in-law Chris had a baby boy this morning. 8 weeks ahead of schedule (thinking he should go into the software business - he would be unique). 1.5 Kg (4 pounds, 4 oz.). Mom and Josh are healthy and all is well.

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2 Ways to Spot Industry-Changing Trends

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. All leaders want to know what trends will shape the future of their industries before they happen. To spot them early, you can’t mingle with the usual suspects [.].

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Do you live to work or work to live?

Chartered Management Institute

Modern working life seems to be undergoing something of a tug of war for our attention. On one hand we're told that employee engagement is crucial and that enjoying our work is an essential facet of emotional wellbeing. On the other we're told that we need to get our work/life balance in order and that downtime is crucial if we are to flourish both at work and at home.

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The Key to Growth

LDRLB

A few weeks ago, Bret Simmons posted a video manifesto about investing in employees on his website. We thought it was so good, we chose to repost it here. Check the video out below and see BretlSimmons.com for the full transcript. Bret L. Simmons, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Management in the College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), where he teaches courses in organizational behavior, leadership, and personal branding to both undergraduate and MBA students.

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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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Great Again: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Great Again: Revitalizing America’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Henry R. Northhaft Harvard Business Press (2011) Why are so many middle-class communities being “hollowed out&# ? With David Kline’s assistance, Henry R. Nothhaft responds to the question posed as well as to another: “What to do about the ‘hollowed out’ middle class&# ?

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The Key to Growth

LDRLB

'A few weeks ago, Bret Simmons posted a video manifesto about investing in employees on his website. We thought it was so good, we chose to repost it here. Check the video out below and see BretlSimmons.com for the full transcript. Bret L. Simmons, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Management in the College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), where he teaches courses in organizational behavior, leadership, and personal branding to both undergraduate and MBA students.

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How to Lead With Courage

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Bill Treasurer for Talent Management magazine. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MedfiaTec, please click here. * * * In today’s work world — particularly during times of stress [.].

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My Son, The Genius

Building Personal Strength

In 1988, when my youngest son, Teller, was 17, he worked shoulder-to-shoulder with me to create a computer program that scored and generated reports for the Success Style Profile, a first-generation brain-based personality test I had created. He also did the work for the most recent version of that program, called MindFrames. The program functioned perfectly.

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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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Will working overseas propel female managers to the boardroom?

Chartered Management Institute

Getting more women into our boardrooms is one of the more pressing issues currently facing the management world. Hard approaches such as quotas have been suggested, as have softer approaches such as offering mentoring to high flying female managers.

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Top 5 Obstacles to Having a Great Marriage

Ron Edmondson

One of the toughest verses in the Bible to obey is Ephesians 5:31 which says, “ For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”. The process of blending two very different people is what causes stress to many marriages. In my work with marriages, I’ve identified 5 of the major obstacles to making a great ONE out of two very different people.

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7 Reasons Why Many Smart People Fail to Lead

Rajesh Setty

You have seen these people – the best of the best in the lot. They get promoted to become the leaders and all hell breaks loose. They are not only frustrated but they will also royally frustrate their followers. Here are seven reasons why this might be happening: [ Note : Replace "You" with the appropriate person as applicable]. 1. The ingredients and the recipe for future success is different.

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Leadership Caffeine Podcast-John Baldoni on Leadership

Management Excellence

John Baldoni, leadership author, and popular speaker, blogger and consultant, shares his perspectives with Art on a range of leadership and management challenges and opportunities. Host Art Petty interviews leaders, leadership authors, management thinkers and other professionals about creating high performance teams and organizations and developing effective leaders at all levels, during this weekly program.

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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 Professional: Seven New Rules

Strategy Driven

The term ‘professional’ comes from the Latin word ‘professio,’ which literally means to take an oath or a vow. Those who took the oath may have been entering a religious order or pledging allegiance to a political organization, but in every case, they promised to abide by a certain code of conduct and to build affective regard for the group to which they now belonged.

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Unconscious and Underlying Beliefs Undermine Culture Change Efforts

The Practical Leader

Culture change continues to be a hot topic because it’s vital to successfully implementing change and improvement efforts. It’s one of the key factors in the 50 – 70% failure rate for programs to increase safety performance, service and quality levels, Lean/Six Sigma, productivity, innovation, leadership skills. As I prepare for a series of webcasts, keynotes, workshops, and internal consultant/change agent training on culture change this fall, I’ve been reviewing research and

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Are You a Leader or Manager?

Ron Edmondson

Are you a leader or a manager? Every organization needs both, so don’t be ashamed to answer either way, but it’s important that you know the difference, which one you do best, and then try to arrange your career where you can realize your best potential. In the book “Reviewing Leadership”, the authors Banks and Ledbetter write, “Leadership and management are two distinct yet related systems of action….They are similar in that each involves influence as a way to move ideas forward, and both invol

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The Downside of Passion

N2Growth Blog

By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. Review any list of positive leadership traits and “ passion &# will undoubtedly rank near the top – rightly so. In most cases passion is an asset capable of carrying you through tough times, sharpening your perspective, revealing purpose, and helping you succeed in the face of overwhelming odds.

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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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Simplified 7-Step Roadmap to Success

Ron Edmondson

In an organizational sense… Here is a 7 step roadmap to success for a team: Have a big God-given dream… Get a clear vision of what success would look like… Organize a great team… Formulate a strategic plan of action steps to create a win… Assign specific tasks to everyone on the team… Keep pushing forward, even during difficult days, encouraging one another… Celebrate along the way… Have you served on a successful team?

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Are You a Role Model?

Harvard Business Review

It's impressive that Warren Buffett has earned billions of dollars. It's even more impressive that he's the only billionaire with the good grace and social conscience to state the obvious: people like him ought to be paying far higher taxes than they do, especially in these debt-riddled times. But what's most impressive about Warren Buffett is that he recognizes his wealth and success are not simply a function of his skills.

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Onboarding: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Onboarding: How to Get Your New Employees Up to Speed in Half the Time George Bradt and Mary Vonnegut John Wiley & Sons (2009) To the best of my knowledge, there is no better single source for expert guidance on onboarding. As George Bradt and Mary Vonnegut explain in the first chapter of this book, [.].

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Learning Presenting Skills by Learning to Swim

Harvard Business Review

To teach swimming, coaches take novices through the component skills in progressive stages. The first lesson takes place out of the water, at the side of the pool, where the novice learns the arm stroke and the leg stroke separately. Then the novice gets into the shallow end of the pool and practices the arm strokes and leg strokes, still separately, but now with training equipment — flotation devices, kick boards and the rungs of a ladder — to develop the skills further.

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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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Act Boldly, with Caution

Harvard Business Review

American capitalism is a many-splendored thing. It is a house of many mansions. It's just very complicated, okay? Recently, I've been struck by one particular contradiction, the one between caution and daring, between safety and risk. The argument for caution is clear enough. We now face intense competition, narrowing margins, higher risk, inscrutable change, and greater punishment for being wrong.

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The London Riots and the Triumph of Neo-Liberalism

Harvard Business Review

To understand last week's riots in England, we have to place them into their wider contexts. The geographic context includes the protests that the young have staged in France, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Israel, and most recently, Chile. The English riots are but the most recent example. For the other broad context, we have to go to the undeniable success of pro-market reforms introduced during the Thatcher-Reagan years, and "underwritten" by economists like Milton Friedman and Friedrich Hayek.