Wed.Jan 11, 2012

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3 Things Great Leaders Know About Managing Change

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Change Management Leadership Coaching. I’m working with a client right now who is leading his organization through a massive restructuring. He engaged me to help with the inevitable human reactions to monumental change. My favorite line I heard from him on enabling his employees to accomplish the transition successfully is: “I can’t just hand them a business card [.].

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What You Need to Know About Why People Fail

Leading Blog

“There are thousands of books on success. But very few on failure,” begins Siimon Reynolds in Why People Fail. “Yet mastering failure is surely a vital step in achieving your aims, hopes, and dreams.”. He is passionately driven to take the "taboo" out of failure. As Reynolds suggests it is a "forbidden subject. We're not supposed to fail and if we do, we're supposed to hide it from everybody.

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Women Small Business Owners Are America’s New Job Creators [Infographic]

Women on Business

Did you know that 99% of the employers in the United States are small businesses? Did you know that the number of women-owned businesses in the United States increased by 20% from 2002 to 2011? In other words, women small business owners are playing an incredibly important part in job creation in the United States as more and more women take control of their own careers, start their own businesses, and create jobs for more people.

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Responsible Management Education: UN Principles

Leading in Context

What is the Purpose of Management Education? The purpose of management education is obviously to develop capable and responsible managers. But what does that mean?

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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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Solving 15 Reasons Leaders Won’t Lead

Leadership Freak

** “I’m so frustrated because my boss won’t make decisions.” Bennis said, “Failing organizations are usually over-managed and under-led.” Leaders with titles who refuse to lead frustrate their teams. It’s more common than you might think. I regularly hear things like, “My boss refuses to move forward.” 15 Reasons leaders won’t lead: Failure to developed [.].

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Three Ways to Avoid Taking the Wrong Job (and What to Do About It When You Do)

Next Level Blog

You may have missed the story with all of the coverage on the New Hampshire primary, but White House chief of staff, Bill Daley, resigned this week after just about a year on the job. Daley is a high profile example of the oft cited statistic that anywhere between 25% and 40% of newly hired or promoted executives don’t last. Click headline to continue.

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Helping Leaders to Balance Being and Doing

Persuasive Powerhouse

Erika Andersen writes amazing books. My personal favorite is Being Strategic. If you don’t have a copy, you should. She has another in the works about leadership, which I’m excited about. I met Erika through an introduction from Wally Bock (via social media) and we hit it off, as he thought we might. I interviewed her here a while back, and she asked if she could interview me.

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Leading From the Middle

LDRLB

The newest issue of Strategic Leadership Review is out and features three more strong articles promoting evidence-based leadership. One in particular is Lisa Fornier’s Leading from the Middle. The article discusses creative organizations and the need to develop innovative leaders at all levels. Watch the video abstract below. Then check out the piece.

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New Book: Leadership Starts With You

Tim Milburn

I’ve discovered there is one thing every effective leader has in common. It doesn’t have anything to do with one’s personality or achieving a certain position or even one’s leadership style. It is the determination to lead yourself first. It is the ability to lead yourself well. Introducing my latest book: Leadership Starts With You.

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Executive Coaching Tip: Avoid Heavy Lifting

CO2

High-performing leaders who want to go from great to greater often believe that executive coaches will require them to do a lot of heavy lifting. Some worry that in trying to fix their weaknesses, they’ll sap some of their strengths. Executive coaches don’t want you to do heavy lifting. They also don’t want you to change–at least not to a great degree.

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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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Limiting Distractions At Work

Six Disciplines

How many times are you distracted at the office on an average day? What do you think these interruptions cost you in productive work time? The answer is probably more than you think. According to a recent survey of more than 500 workers conducted by uSamp: More than 50 percent of workers waste an hour or more each day on interruptions. 60 percent of workers are regularly interrupted by email and other electronic missives. 40 percent cite phone calls and communicative colleagues as the biggest di

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The real reason feedback is so scary

Anese Cavanaugh

It’s easy to notice when things go wrong, and then to stir and marinate in them. It’s easy to do a quick high five and move forward when things go right. What’s not as easy, is to do the reverse; to bask and marinate in what’s gone right; and to do a quick high five and move forward when things have gone wrong. Both sets of circumstances warrant attention.

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HBR’s Most Popular Blog Posts of 2011

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Katherine Bell for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * As 2011 comes to a close, the editors of HBR.org [.].

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Whose path are you on?

CO2

David Whyte asks the question, would you rather fail at your life or succeed at someone else’s? Our lives have porous boundaries. Often, it’s unclear if what we do and value are chosen, suggested, or implanted. Maybe your dad, mom, sibling, or friend played hockey or danced or debated or painted or studied law. Before you know it–before you even understood the concept of free will–you are playing hockey, dancing, debating, painting, or studying law.

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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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Giving Tough Feedback? Sleep on It

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. Many people advise that you should give difficult feedback immediately, preferably within 24 hours of an incident. But next time you have to provide constructive criticism, consider [.].

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Are You Really Connecting With Your Customers?

Eric Jacobson

Here are some key questions to ask yourself about how to connect with your customers in today's digital age: Are we making it easy for customers to find us in their digital lives? Do we offer services and content to customers on their schedule, not ours? Do our Web services run well on any browser, smartphone, or digital interface? Can our customers use their phones and mobile devices to find us, learn about us and pay us?

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Giving Tough Feedback? Sleep on It

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. Many people advise that you should give difficult feedback immediately, preferably within 24 hours of an incident. But next time you have to provide constructive criticism, consider [.].

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Job hunting today?

Chartered Management Institute

According to a new report by MyJobGroup, today is the busiest day of the year for job-hunting. MyJobGroup, which posts vacancies on its website, studied the past seven years of data and found that the first "normal" Tuesday after the new year was the busiest for the number of people looking for new work or a career change.

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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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HBR’s Most Popular Blog Posts of 2011

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Katherine Bell for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * As 2011 comes to a close, the editors of HBR.org [.].

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Dabbling with the minds of leaders and Society

Chartered Management Institute

The RSA has just published a report entitled; "Beyond the Big Society - Psychological Foundations of Active Citizenship". You can download it here: [link]. It's a fascinating read, making a call for far smarter interventions in the psyche of society. It focuses on the model of adult psychological growth developed by Prof Robert Kegan - a model that is used by quite a few business coaches, but what are the ethics of dabbling in the psyche of leaders and society?

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7 Spending Encouragements to Make Life Better

Ron Edmondson

Spend more time looking towards your future than at your past. Spend more energy on what you can change rather than what you cannot. Spend more time reading a book than watching television. Spend more time extending grace than holding a grudge. Spend more time listening than talking. Spend more time dreaming than dreading. Spend more energy with people you love rather than things you can buy.

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Why Organizational Change Resolutions Are Easily Broken

The Practical Leader

Over the past few decades many organizations have jumped on the change bandwagon with a long list of resolutions to change their ways and develop new habits. Here’s a partial list: Safety culture. Customer centric/focus/service. Teamwork. Innovation. Flexibility/adaptability to change. Best place to work/top employer. Excellence. Market/industry leadership.

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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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A Word about Judging People on Twitter

Ron Edmondson

Related posts: A Strong Word for People Pleasers. Judging Others Before Examining Myself. Don’t Shy Away from the Word Balance.

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Don't Think Different, Think About Different Things

Harvard Business Review

This post is about innovation. But before we get started, imagine the produce area in your local supermarket. Were you able to do it? That seems like a strange question to ask. Of course you could. But the strangeness of the question says something fundamental about the way your memory works. Memory provides you with the information it thinks you need when it thinks you need it.

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What to Do With Your Hands When Speaking

Harvard Business Review

The most frequently asked question of presentation coaches is "What do I do with my hands?" In past writings , I have cautioned against choreography; I've seen far too many presenters attempt to illustrate their narrative with specific gestures and wind up tying themselves into pretzel knots. Instead, use your hands and arms as you do naturally, to illustrate what you are saying.

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How to Choose the Ideas Your Company Should Invest In

Harvard Business Review

My last post described how Innosight follows a three-stage process to evaluate investment proposals from outside entrepreneurs. But deciding how to invest in ideas at a corporation is a different beast. In The Innovator's Guide to Growth we suggested that companies should create one-page "Idea Resumes" that capture the essence of an idea on a single PowerPoint slide.

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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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The Business Case for Reading Novels

Harvard Business Review

I've been a devoted, even fanatical reader of fiction my whole life, but sometimes I feel like I'm wasting time if I spend an evening immersed in Lee Child's newest thriller, or re-reading The Great Gatsby. Shouldn't I be plowing through my in-box? Or getting the hang of some new productivity app? Or catching up on my back issues of The Economist ? That slight feeling of self-indulgence that haunts me when I'm reading fake stories about fake people is what made me so grateful to stumble on a pie