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July 2011 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Resources [link] Dan McCarthy presents another Leadership Development Carnival over at his blog, Great Leadership. This is a great service that Dan hosts to show off the best leadership content from around the blogosphere each month. There are over 40 great posts listed here, including several from Lead Change members. So check it out! July 2011 Leadership Development Carnival.

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Secrets to a Real Vacation

Kevin Eikenberry

I’m not a travel agent, and I don’t work for an airline or cruise ship company. This article isn’t about where you should vacation, what places you should visit or what foods you should eat. For the important point I hope to make in the next few hundred words, those parts of our vacation matter [.].

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The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Week

Sales Wolf Blog

Happy Independence Day! We truly live in a blessed country and I hope you were able to celebrate our nation's birthday with friends and family today! I like to start off each week with a bang by highlighting five blog posts I found to be especially good reading. Without further ado, here are five great posts from the past week. Enjoy! Guy Kawasaki, How To Change The World: How to Increase Your Likability - I have often talked about the importance of your "likability factor" on my blog.

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The Seed: Finding Purpose and Happiness in Life and Work

Kevin Eikenberry

This week’s Resource Recommendation is The Seed: Finding Purpose and Happiness in Life and Work by Jon Gordon. Josh is lethargic and can’t seem to muster much energy for his work anymore. This is so obvious that his boss offers him a two week paid leave of absence to determine if he wants to be [.].

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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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Independence Day Activities

Persuasive Powerhouse

Happy 4th of July! My suggestion is that you link to Dan McCarthy‘s Great Leadership July 3 Leadership Development Carnival and enjoy some fireworks by some interesting leadership bloggers! Also, why not get re-acquainted with the Declaration of Independence and consider: What are the implications that remain true for leadership in our country in this document?

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Open Services Innovation: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Open Services Innovation: Rethinking Your Business to Grow and Compete in a New Era Henry Chesbrough Jossey-Bass/John Wiley & Sons (2011) How to grow, compete, and succeed in a services era In his previous articles and books (notably Open Innovation and Open Business Models), Henry Chesbrough has a great deal of value to say about [.].

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The Indispensable Office Stinker

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here’s a recent post by the folks the Drucker Exchange (the Dx) that hosts an ongoing conversation about bettering society through effective management and responsible leadership. It is produced by the Drucker Institute, a think tank and action tank based at Claremont Graduate University that was established to advance and build on the ideas and [.].

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Building Community with LinkedIn Groups (and Cutting Down on Self-Promotion)

Managing Communities

In May, at WordCamp Raleigh, I ran into Ray Mitchell, a Winston Salem, North Carolina-based web designer, who I had met previously. SixFour Web Design is his company. Mr. Mitchell recently shared a blog post request for me Twitter: “Special tips for managing LinkedIn Groups to build real community vs. self-promotion.&# Thank you for the [.].

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Mavericks at Work: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win William C. Taylor and Polly G. Labarre Harper Paperbacks (2008) How an organization can prosper in a “hypercompetitive marketplace” As William C. Taylor and Polly LaBarre explain in this book, Samuel Augustus Maverick (1803-70) was a wealthy land speculator in southwest Texas who cared [.].

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10 Reasons I Love America

Ron Edmondson

I have visited many other countries and always been impressed with the cultures, beauty and people of other nations in the world. I appreciate the readers of this blog from around the world, and I have even been in another country as they celebrated their founding day. Today is our special day in the United States, as we celebrate our country’s founding.

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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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Businesses urged to employ more Brits

Chartered Management Institute

Iain Duncan Smith, the Works and Pensions Secretary has caused uproar over his call to businesses to give the young unemployed British workers a chance and not to “fall back on labour from abroad”.

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Looking for Cool Inspiration During the Dog Days of Summer

The Practical Leader

In the Northern Hemisphere, tomorrow (July 6) marks the beginning of the “dog days of summer,&# lasting until early September. Some historical references to this period of hot and sultry weather marked it as an evil time. According to a description written in 1813 by J. Brady in Clavis Calendarium , this is “when the seas boiled, wine turned sour, Quinto raged in anger, dogs grew mad, and all creatures became languid, causing to man burning fevers, hysterics, and phrensies.&#.

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Can you defend your salary?

Chartered Management Institute

Transparency of salary is one of those issues that tends to polarise people. Traditionally what we each earn has been one of the taboos of British society, but increasingly debates have raged over whether transparency would benefit us as both individuals and organisations. We first had the debate on the blog back in 2009 when there were calls for bankers pay to be put into the public domain.

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Mini Saga #108 – Energy

Rajesh Setty

Love has the keys to your untapped energy. Mini Saga #108 – Energy. Mark was tired. He convinced his colleagues that he had no energy for the bowling night. As he walked in to his home, the phone rang. It was Tina, his girlfriend. Tina was excited and wanted to celebrate. She suggested that they go bowling that night. “Yes,” Mark was ready. Note: 1.

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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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Declaring Independence in the Workplace

Harvard Business Review

On July 4, 1776, in a sweltering hall in Philadelphia, 56 men gathered to sign "the unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America." Well, it's July again, and we think it's time for another kind of declaration of independence. Too many knowledge workers — professionals with immense talent, experience, and drive to do meaningful work — are stifled by managers who misunderstand what effective management means.

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Is Email Taking Over Your Life? 7 ways to get your life back

Strategy Driven

During a recent film shoot in Tucson, Arizona for a new Internet project, I woke up at 4am unable to sleep. So as millions do when our sleep is interrupted, I got up and started wading through my cluttered email inbox. Email consumes enormous amounts of time (some studies indicate that 40% of a typical employee’s day is spent sending and receiving email).

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