Fri.Jan 27, 2012

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Tips for Better Listening based on 7 Types of Listeners

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Exceptional listening skills can be the difference between a good team and a great team. Genuine listening builds trust, credibility and respect. When you fully listen instead of trying to compose a reply right away, the result is a relevant and on-target response. What you say when you do respond is proof of how well [.].

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Managing With a Conscience

Leading Blog

We handicap our potential when we think we have to exploit others to get ahead. Succeeding is not a zero-sum game. We don’t look better when everyone else looks worse. Frank Sonnenberg makes the case in Managing with a Conscience , that the only sustainable way to succeed is the right way—not cutting corners—emphasizing the intangibles like trust, creativity, focus, speed, flexibility, relationships, loyalty, and employee commitment.

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15 Tips for Overcoming Insecurity

Leadership Freak

** Living with others in mind is healthy, noble, and useful except when insecurity drives you. Insecure leaders: Defend when they should explore. Take things personally. Blame higher ups for tough decisions. Don’t trust others because they don’t trust themselves. Can’t say no. Threaten, intimidate, and coerce. Shut down input from others because feedback is [.].

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Putting More Opportunity into Your Life

Kevin Eikenberry

Living in Indianapolis, and being a sports fan, makes it easy to like Mario Andretti. Mario won one Indianapolis 500 (in 1967) and came close to winning several others. Mario won many accolades in his racing career, including being named by the Associated Press as the Racer of the Century in 2000. In other words, [.].

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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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3 Leadership Lessons To Keep Your Organization From Running Aground

Tanveer Naseer

As a leader, one thing you must be vigilant about is keeping an eye out for any process or culture creep which might lead to complacency or a disconnect with the present-day realities found just outside your office walls. While there are many examples in today’s headlines of organizations which have drifted so far off-course that it’s hard to see a viable turnaround in their near future, few illustrate the risks and fallout from such situations as the ensuing drama around the capsizi

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Lessons from J.C. Penney

Women on Business

Earlier this week, J.C. Penney announced that it was going to undergo a major overhaul in the way it does business and communicates with its customers. As we watch this change unfold and wait for customer reactions, here are some of the more positive things business owners can pull from the strategy. Simplify, Simplify Simplify. This is the best part of the strategy, even though the J.C.

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15 Tips for Overcoming Insecurity

Leadership Freak

** Living with others in mind is healthy, noble, and useful except when insecurity drives you. Insecure leaders: Defend when they should explore. Take things personally. Blame higher ups for tough decisions. Don’t trust others because they don’t trust themselves. Can’t say no. Threaten, intimidate, and coerce. Shut down input from others because feedback is [.].

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Photo Inquiry Friday: What is your next step? When can we go-and-see?

Mike Cardus

There has been an increase of Companies and Managers wanting stronger connections of the ideas to the work. This is a great thing. We still need to understand the theory behind our actions, and the actions will reinforce the theory. The challenge consistently arises when there is an expectation that what has to happen is major Organizational Change.

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Competence/Great Skill PLUS Integrity/Character PLUS… – Thoughts on Finding/Hiring that “Rare Find”

First Friday Book Synopsis

“Well, maybe I’ll just hang up here in the air for a while…” (Michael Jordan; “Rare Air”- the phrase was used as the title of a short volume by Michael Jordan, with photographs by Walter Iooss) ————— I miss Daniel Shorr. A newsman for over 60 years, he was active on NPR practically right up [.].

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The Least Important Question in Leadership

LDRLB

'Are leaders born or made? This is by far the least important question in leadership. It’s not even the real question. The real question – the question underneath – is: can leadership be developed and cultivated in someone, or should we just try and find the natural leaders and push them to the front of the line? So why do we ask the other question – the born or made question?

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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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Don’t Let Strengths Create Setbacks

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an article written by Anthony M. Gigliott for Talent Management magazine. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and/or Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MedfiaTec, please click here. * * * Sometimes the same strengths that support a leader’s successes can turn into professional [.].

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7 Types of People I See at the Gym

Ron Edmondson

I am more of an outdoor exercise person, but in the winter, I frequent the gym. I belong to the gym on our local university campus, so I’m usually one of the old guys. It has made me more aware of my surroundings. I sometimes feel uncomfortable, like everyone is thinking “Who’s the old guy?” Recently I started observing the different type of people who come to the gym.

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David Zinger: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

David Zinger founded and hosts the Employee Engagement Network, a 4500 global member community devoted to employee engagement. David is an author, educator, and speaker. He wrote over 1400 blog posts and authored two books on work – Zengage: How to Get More Into Your Work to Get More Out of Your Work and Assorted [.].

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Today’s thoughts January 27, 2012

Rapid BI

Everything You need to know about QR Codes Everything You need to know about QR Codes and the neat thing is… this image still works! Mike Morrison RapidBI.com Blog: The real difference is marketing – a case study The real difference is marketing – a case study Take 2 products – one could argue that [.].

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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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Transform Your Employees into Passionate Advocates

Harvard Business Review

Employee happiness is becoming a hot topic among CEOs and in boardrooms, and it's about time. The current issue of Harvard Business Review , which includes a series of articles focused on employee happiness , is just one more sign of the growing recognition that happy, engaged employees are more productive and generate better outcomes for their companies.

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Today’s thoughts January 27, 2012

Rapid BI

Everything You need to know about QR Codes Everything You need to know about QR Codes and the neat thing is… this image still works! Mike Morrison RapidBI.com Blog: The real difference is marketing – a case study The real difference is marketing – a case study Take 2 products – one could argue that [.].

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Finding Great Ideas in Emerging Markets: The Idea in Practice

Harvard Business Review

For the past two and half years, we have been interviewing executives in multinationals around the world about their biggest challenges. One recent interview stood out. Tomas* is a regional vice president in Santiago, Chile He works for a European company with operations throughout the globe. When we met, he expressed deep frustration with his home office in Germany.

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Today’s thoughts January 27, 2012

Rapid BI

Everything You need to know about QR Codes Everything You need to know about QR Codes and the neat thing is… this image still works! Mike Morrison RapidBI.com Blog: The real difference is marketing – a case study The real difference is marketing – a case study Take 2 products – one could argue that [.].

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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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What Google's Larry Page Doesn't Understand

Harvard Business Review

Google has been self-destructive recently. Last weekend, Google was exposed by engineers from Twitter, Facebook, and mySpace for interfering with their search results. Instead of apologizing and vowing to protect the sanctity of search, this week Larry Page announced that Google will soon integrate its products even further. On March 1st , Google will change its privacy agreement to allow the company to collect and unify user data across all its web properties.

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Today's thoughts January 27, 2012

Rapid BI

Everything You need to know about QR Codes Everything You need to know about QR Codes and the neat thing is… this image still works! Mike Morrison RapidBI.com Blog: The real difference is marketing – a case study The real difference is marketing – a case study Take 2 products – one could argue that [.].

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Who Are You Online? A 360-Degree View

Harvard Business Review

Who are you when you go online? That's a question that goes way beyond how you feel in your own virtual skin, and affects how we perceive and relate to one another in the world of social media. I recently gave a TEDx talk based on my HBR post, 10 Reasons to Stop Apologizing for Your Online Life. When that talk appeared on sites like The Atlantic and Slate , the comment threads revealed that many people have already embraced their online lives as real — which is why we need to stop using th

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Retail Revolution: We Ain't Seen Nothing Yet

Harvard Business Review

Last week, I moderated a "Super Session" at this year's annual National Retail Federation " Big Show." Seated with me on stage at one end of a long and cavernous room in New York's Javits Center, my panelists were Jennifer Hyman of Rent The Runway and Doug Mack of One Kings Lane. To say that Boeing could have built its next 787 Dreamliner in this space would be no understatement.

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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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Congressional Judgment: Built to Lapse?

Harvard Business Review

President Barack Obama spoke this week in the State of the Union message about creating "an economy built to last." Who could argue with this admirable goal? It's one all Americans should be able to get behind. But unfortunately, there's a major obstacle to making progress toward it: the judgment capacity of the US Congress. The two of us have been thinking a lot in the past year about how some organizations manage to be decisive—and wise—consistently over time.