Mon.Jan 30, 2012

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You Can’t Learn Anything with Your Mouth Open

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Change Management Leadership Coaching Leadership Development Self Leadership I was sitting in a coffee shop writing a post and there was interview going on at the next table. What struck me, as I tried to write, was the amount of time the interviewer spent talking to versus listening to the interviewee. He would ask a question and as soon as she started to [.].

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A Performance Management Model

Great Leadership By Dan

As a follow-up to the recent post and comments " Are You Managing or Just Nagging ?", here's everything you need to facilitate a robust dialog on performance management, with lots of room for grey areas. A. Simple model: B. Supporting material for each quadrant: 1. Managing: How to Discuss an Employee Performance Problem. 2. Nagging: Are You Managing or Just Nagging?

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The Growing Power of Women in Business

Women on Business

Guest post by Daniel Burrus (learn more about Daniel at the end of this post). It used to be that the business landscape was a man’s world. Times have certainly changed! Today, women are wielding more and more power on both sides of the business transaction. First, let’s look at some facts from the consumer side. In family purchases that involve two adults (a woman and a man) women make: 94% of the purchase decision on home furnishings. 92% of the purchase decision on family vacations. 91% of th

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When to Ditch the Leadership Love-in

In the CEO Afterlife

In my blog of two weeks ago, entitled The Leadership Love-In [link] I reiterated the never ending need for better leadership. I also extended kudos to a handful of passionate leadership bloggers who I consider to be experts in their field (links listed below). These pundits command impressive social media audiences, and while it is gratifying that people are interested in their perspectives and insight, the ongoing leadership mania underscores the significant gap between principle and practice.

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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 Do You Need to do More Of?

Persuasive Powerhouse

I’ve not yet read the biography of Steve Jobs, but have certainly heard a lot about his leadership since he passed away. It strikes me that he wasn’t good with people (this may be an understatement, by the way). Stories of his arrogance, selfishness, explosive personality, and demeaning others abound. Yet he was a genius who was able to encourage others to create great things for Apple and our world.

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Telling a Story that Influences Others

Kevin Eikenberry

There are many reasons you might want to tell a story. You could tell a story to entertain, to inform, or to get a laugh. You could tell a story to a friend, write it in a blog post, or include it in a presentation. While there are many situations when a story can be [.].

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Thinking Fast and Slow

Kevin Eikenberry

Today’s Resource Recommendation is Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman What do you get when a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his seminal work in psychology decides to put his thinking and work into one book? You get a book listed by The New York Times, The Globe and Mail, [.].

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Leadership Skills: You and $$$$$$$

Women on Business

For the love of money! One of the best leadership teachers in any era comes in the form of paper or metal. We love it , hate it , covet it , or disdain it. Our romance with money belongs in every leadership development program on the planet. Ever hear the expression “You can never be too thin or too rich ”? First, too thin is called anorexia and you can die from that.

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YPO in Panama

CEO Blog

I am just back from a YPO event in Panama. I had never been there. Interesting country. If I were to invest in Latin America (and I do not - lots of business close to home), Panama would be my choice. They have only 3.5 million people and have a canal that delivers $3.6 Billion in revenue which keeps the economy stimulated. And the Billion in profit goes to pay for education and other government services.

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Control Freaks in Management

LDRLB

After interviewing more than 10,000 employees at 600+ companies, you start noticing patterns in management, as I’ve written about in Managing (Right) for the First Time. One of the most fascinating to me is the overwhelming presence of control freaks. Management seems to attract control freaks in inordinate numbers. My own experience as a control freak was a bit hilarious.

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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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Trust Happens on Purpose Within Teams, Workshop

Mike Cardus

Contact. mike@create-learning.com call 1-716-629-3678. Increase the Trust within your organization, team, management. Trust Happens on Purpose within Teams. …it is not an accidental property. People join organizations wanting to be trusted and trust that the team they are on + the leader they are accountable too is; Competent. Accountable. Honest. Aligned with their skills, values and perceptions.

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Turning Resolutions into Reality

Marshall Goldsmith

"I always make new year's resolutions but seldom live up to them. Do you have any suggestions for helping my resolutions become reality?" I am going to delegate this response to my daughter, Kelly Goldsmith. Kelly is a Whitebox Doctoral Fellow at Yale, where she received her Ph.D. in Behavioral Marketing. She is very interested in behavioral decision making.

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How to Connect with the C-Suite

Leadership Freak

CEOs and others in the C-Suite make or break careers. This article begins a short series designed to help you connect with C-Level leaders. Danger: The further away from the C-Suite you are the further away you should stay. The first thing Doug Conant, former CEO of Campbell’s Soup, said when I asked for his [.].

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“Don’t Be So Stupid, Stupid” – A Reminder For Those Seeking Talent

First Friday Book Synopsis

Bumblers keep creating crises that didn’t need to happen. George Anders, The Rare Find: Spotting Exceptional Talent Before Everyone Else —————- Have you ever done anything stupid? OK – maybe you haven’t. But I have. And, I suspect, if your answer is not “yes,” then you are either a liar, or you’ve got a pretty [.].

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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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Don’t Hesitate When You Need to Be Decisive

Your Voice of Encouragement

We once hired a graphic artist who blew us away with the quality of his portfolio. He was said all the right things during the interview and seemed to be the perfect fit for our company. But once he started working for us, we discovered that he didn’t have the skills he said he had. My two business partners and I decided to give him a week to show us what he could do.

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Booz & Company’s “Thought Leader Interview” Series: Sylvia Nasar

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is the introduction to an interview of Sylvia Nasar by Rob Norton as part of “The Thought Leader Interview” series featured by strategy+business magazine, published by Booz & Company. To read the complete interview, check out other resources, sign up for free email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * [.].

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Good Online Community Management is Censorship

Managing Communities

One of the reasons that words matter so much is that different words prompt different emotional reactions from people. If you call someone a spammer, they are more likely to react defensively than if you said that they were advertising. Even though, when it comes to the action, these are the same thing. Let’s take [.].

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How to Know Which Kind of Mentor You Need

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. Mentors help you advance in work and life. But don’t wait for someone to take you under his wing. Seek out people who can help you. The first [.].

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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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Control Freaks in Management

LDRLB

'After interviewing more than 10,000 employees at 600+ companies, you start noticing patterns in management, as I’ve written about in Managing (Right) for the First Time. One of the most fascinating to me is the overwhelming presence of control freaks. Management seems to attract control freaks in inordinate numbers. My own experience as a control freak was a bit hilarious.

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Action and Mental Garbage Model

Management Craft

I hope you have a great week. Here is a quick model that I hope helps you shape your week. You choose the path and how many self-imposed barriers you allow to slow you down. Openness - versus defensiveness - enables us to fully trust in ourselves because we take in the world fully and can respond flexibly. When we carry a lot of mental garbage, we rely more on history that might not be relevant for today, inflexible mental models, manic mantras, and motivational posters to guide us.

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Pay It Forward - How job hunters can make a difference

Chartered Management Institute

If you've not already seen it, then do buy or hire a copy of "Pay it Forward" on DVD and watch it. It's based on a novel by Catherine Ryan Hyde of the same name.

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Alienation by Jon Lewis

Deep Imprints

My son and I have been reading books together this Fall. When Litfuse gave me the opportunity to review Alienation by Jon Lewis, I jumped at the chance. After all, the teen action novel market has grown incredibly. I was curious – could the Christian market produce something of equal quality? In a word, Yes. Alienation is the second in a series that is so good, I went out and bought the first in the series for my family.

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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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7 Marks of a Great Leader

Ron Edmondson

There are some characteristics which set a great leader apart from mediocre leaders. Great leaders are multidimensional. While continuing to improve, great leaders have achieved certain markers in leadership. Here are 7 marks of a great leader: With humility , surrendering your way when it’s not the best way. With intentionality , continuing to learn and grow as a leader.

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Use February’s Bonus Day for R & R Time

The Practical Leader

Since 2012 is the year of Heather and my 35 th wedding anniversary, we’ve been living out one of our dreams with a 30 day cruise that left San Diego, CA on January 4 to Hawaii, through the South Pacific, and back to San Diego. There are many, many fascinating aspects to this part of the world. A big one is the enormity of the Pacific Ocean. It encompasses one-third of the earth’s surface.

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10 Ways to Network Like a Pro in 2012

Roundtable Talk

It’s the year of the Dragon and time to stop acting like a mouse and make good on your annual resolution to get out and network! This installment of our blog comes from our friends and the authors of Work the Pond! (Prentice Hall) Darcy Rezac, Judy Thomson and Gayle Hallgren-Rezac. Here are 10 ways that you can get yourself moving towards increasing your net worth through your network.

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How to Work with Someone You Hate

Harvard Business Review

Working with someone you hate can be distracting and draining. Pompous jerk, annoying nudge, or incessant complainer, an insufferable colleague can negatively affect your attitude and performance. Instead of focusing on the work you have to do together, you may end up wasting time and energy trying to keep your emotions in check and attempting to manage the person's behavior.

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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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10 Ways to Network Like a Pro in 2012

Roundtable Talk

Work the Pond! (Prentice Hall) Darcy Rezac, Judy Thomson and Gayle Hallgren-Rezac. Here are 10 ways that you can get yourself moving towards increasing your net worth through your network. Enjoy! ACCEPT THAT THERE’S NOTHING WRONG WITH YOU. Recognize that if all the online connecting and the ability to work in your pajamas from home is making you feel isolated, you are not alone.

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Create a Meaningful Life Through Meaningful Work

Harvard Business Review

In case you haven't been following my tell-all confessional — I mean Twitter feed — lately, I've been in Manhattan for the last few weeks. Hanging out in all the wrong places (read: painfully hip power hotels), I've had the questionable privilege of overhearing more than my fair share of Very Serious Conversations from the movers and shakers of the world.

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Why Should Anyone Be Led By You?

N2Growth Blog

By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. Why should anyone be led by you? This is the seminal question for all leaders. People arrive at a position of leadership in many different ways – some individuals openly and aggressively seek out positions of leadership, while leadership is thrust upon others. Whether leaders are elected, appointed, anointed, or self-proclaimed, and regardless of whether it is by design or default, once in a position of leadership they nonetheless carry t

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Just How Risky Is Entrepreneurship, Really?

Harvard Business Review

There are two views on entrepreneurship in America: the first (largely feigned), that it is a pure virtue like freedom of speech or religion, and the second (real) attitude that it is largely a game for the naïve. Steve Jobs , Mark Zuckerberg, and Michael Dell make fine fodder for commencement speeches, but when parents and career counselors thrust graduates into the job market, the default isn't entrepreneurship, it's corporate serfdom.

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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.