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Great by Choice

Leading Blog

It is a defeatist attitude to think that luck or circumstances primarily make you what you are. Luck, both good and bad happen to us all. We cannot control much of what happens around us, but the choices we make, as Jim Collins and Morten Hansen’s research confirms, determine our success. In Great by Choice , the authors rightfully assert that we have entered an extended period of uncertainty and turbulent disruption that might well characterize the rest of our lives.

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A Way to Recognize and Reward Leaders

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Guy Harris and I co-authored From Bud to Boss: Secrets to a Successful Transition to Remarkable Leadership, which was released earlier this year. We also host a companion online community —the Bud to Boss Community — designed to help new leaders and supervisors continue their growth as leaders. You might also know that we co-created [.

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Beyond Your Job Description

Persuasive Powerhouse

You’re a successful leader because you are goal and action oriented. You know exactly what you are expected to do and where you are going; you’ve been rewarded for doing what’s in your job description, which includes all of the things that must be done. However, there are some things that will make your team better and your leadership more effective that aren’t in that document.

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Six Keys to Crafting Your Story

Kevin Eikenberry

Starting from the time we have enough of a vocabulary to string together two sentences, we start telling stories — and even before that, we are entranced by them. The poet Mariel Rukeyser wrote “The universe is made of stories, not atoms.” While that isn’t literally true, we all recognize the wisdom in the thought. [.].

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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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10 Tips for Doing the Manic Monday Shift

Leadership Freak

Image source Monday mornings are a hodgepodge of enthusiasm, anxiety, or dread. Like a race horse, you feel that starting-gate feeling. This Monday, make their duties and agenda your Monday morning passion. The people around you feel the same things you feel. Reach them through their feelings. 10 tips to do the Manic Monday Shift: [.].

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Read This Before Our Next Meeting

Kevin Eikenberry

This week’s Resource Recommendation is Read This Before Our Next Meeting by Al Pittampalli. If you ever get frustrated by meetings, feel like the meetings you go to are too long, too chaotic, and not a valuable, productive use of your time, this book is for you. This book makes a short point; it proceeds [.].

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The Compound Effect

CEO Blog

I love Malcolm Gladwell and think he is one of the great thinkers of out time. I like his book " Blink ". It talks about the power of the unconscious mind and how we make snap decisions and conclusions and usually they are right. There is another great thinker, Daniel Kahneman, who wrote an outstanding article in the NY times that challenges Blink. In the article he talks about the stock picker and fund managers and the people that manage them.

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8 Business-Travel Tips

Marshall Goldsmith

Q: I read that you have flown millions of miles. I don't see how you do it. Do you have any suggestions for making air transportation less painful? A: In my work, I spend a lot of time on the road. In the past four weeks, I have made separate trips to Abu Dhabi, Zurich, and London - along with many stops in the U.S. On American Airlines alone I have logged over 9.5 million frequent flyer miles.

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High Performance Team Building: Quality Tools for Quality Teams

Mike Cardus

People on Teams MUST have clear lines of accountability and authority. Knowing who does what-by-when within the prescribed standards and limits. People on teams NEED to know what they are individually responsible for and what others expect from them. People on teams NEED to see the connection of the teams, their own, and the organizations goals for the work to be valued.

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Get Past the 'Crunch Point' - The Key to Changing Behavior

Building Personal Strength

What's the "crunch point"? Say you're trying to change the way you eat. Or maybe you're trying to quit smoking. Or maybe you'd like to cut back on alcohol. Or you're just trying to change the way you do something. The problem is, you already do it a certain way and have been doing it that way for a long time. By now, it's an ingrained habit, which means that brain cells are physically wired in a circuit that enables the old habit.So during the ordinary course of events, you'll do things the old

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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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What are the Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs?

CO2

Presentation Jobs. According to Steve Jobs, the strength it takes to say “No” and eliminate distractions is so important in how we present ourselves and build our organizations. For ten more insights from Jobs, the American icon, check out these Presentation Secrets !

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Scott Weiss on Following the Leader

First Friday Book Synopsis

Only recently did I become aware of Scott Weiss and what has been his especialy interesting career thus far. You can click here to read an article about him. Here is an excerpt from a recent blog at his website. I urge you to check it out and previous posts by clicking here. * * [.].

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10 Quotes From The 5 Levels Of Leadership -- John C. Maxwell

Eric Jacobson

Soon I'll post my full review of John C. Maxwell's latest book, The 5 Levels of Leadership. In the meantime, here are some of my favorites quotes from the book that I believe should become a must-read book by any workplace/organizational leader: Good leadership isn't about advancing yourself. It's about advancing your team. Leaders become great, not because of their power, but because of their ability to empower others.

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Four Ways Women Stunt Their Careers Unintentionally

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jill Flynn, Kathryn Heath 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. * * * Having combed through more than a thousand 360-degree [.].

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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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The Confusion of the Community Manager Job Title

Managing Communities

photo credit: InterContinental Hong Kong I have been managing online communities for more than 11 years. Given my experience, I am afforded a long range perspective on the profession of online community. I have happily witnessed the popularization of the Community Manager job title and I am always meeting people that have it. I have [.].

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Don’t Make Decisions Based on Sunk Costs

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. It’s tempting to make choices that justify past choices. For example, you may refuse to end a suffering project because of the time and effort already put into [.].

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7 Issues to Address in Pre-Marital Counseling

Ron Edmondson

As with most pastors, I’ve performed a fair number of weddings. Part of being in ministry is helping couples enter the most important of relationships…marriage. It’s a daunting task and responsibility. Prior to a wedding, however, a minister has access to speak into a couple’s life in a way unique to any other time in their life. I feel it’s important to help couples, as much as I can, be prepared for marriage.

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Four Very Important Questions to Ask

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here’s a recent post by Josh Linkner. His life continues to be an inspiring fulfillment of the values he affirms. I urge you to read his book, Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity, and to visit his website by clicking here. * * * It’s often said that the most successful people [.].

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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 Advisor’s Corner – When Should Consultants Be Used?

Strategy Driven

Question: We’ve brought in a number of high priced consultants to perform a business case analysis. In hind sight, it appears we could have done the same work with internal resources. Why then did we hire these costly advisors? StrategyDriven Response: There are many reasons for hiring consultants. One or more of these likely applied in your situation: The consultants brought unique insights and experiences from outside your organization; enabling them to develop and present points of view that

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Book Review of “The Culture Cycle: How to Shape the Unseen Force that Transforms Performance”

The Practical Leader

John Kotter and James Heskett’s classic book, Corporate Culture and Performance , is an organization development classic. The book provided solid evidence of the payoffs that come from adaptive cultures and the negative power of unadaptive cultures. . Adaptability is absolutely critical today. As change tsunamis relentlessly sweep the globe, adaptive organizations are getting stronger and unadaptive ones are being washed out to sea.

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The Advisor’s Corner – When Should Consultants Be Used?

Strategy Driven

Question: We’ve brought in a number of high priced consultants to perform a business case analysis. In hind sight, it appears we could have done the same work with internal resources. Why then did we hire these costly advisors? StrategyDriven Response: There are many reasons for hiring consultants. One or more of these likely applied in your situation: The consultants brought unique insights and experiences from outside your organization; enabling them to develop and present points of view that

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8 Sure Fire Ways to Lose Your Job

Rapid BI

Employees need to be Wary of the Firing Squad While most employees do not go out of their way to get fired, countless workers worldwide show up for work one day and are dismissed the same day. Whether it was their destiny or not many individuals are often left scratching their heads as to why [.].

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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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10 Warning signs of fraud

Chartered Management Institute

Internal fraud at companies on the rise, says study by by Kroll Business Intelligence. They found 60% of frauds are committed by insiders, an increase from 55% in 2010. Junior employees were the most likely perpetrators at 28% followed by senior management at 21% and intermediaries for the company at 11%,” Kroll stated in its fifth annual report. The survey found that on average, fraud such as stolen cash, assets, inventory or information theft cost companies 2.1% of earnings in the last 12 mont

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Leadership Quality #2 - Communicate

My Own Coach

'Great leaders hold their audience with the power of their words and capture the imagination with their stories. "Leaders make full use of the power of language." ~ Kouzes and Posner If you want to be a great leader, find a way to become great at story telling, public speaking and writing. "If I went back to college again I''d concentrate on two areas: learning to write and to speak before an audience.

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Steve Jobs Solved the Innovator's Dilemma

Harvard Business Review

In the lead up to today's release of the Steve Jobs biography , there's been an increasing stream of news surrounding its subject. As a business researcher, I was particularly interested in this recent article that referenced from his biography a list of Jobs's favorite books. There's one business book on this list, and it "deeply influenced" Jobs. That book is The Innovator's Dilemma by HBS Professor Clay Christensen.

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When to Hire an HR Manager

LDRLB

You’ve incorporated. You’ve used your exceptional leadership skills to build a 500 employee operation. You’re over-worked. At a certain point, managing the needs and development of your people can be overwhelming. That’s where a HR comes in. Often small and medium-sized organizations aren’t sure exactly when their leadership team needs help from HR.

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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 Values Proposition: Do Small Things with Great Love

Harvard Business Review

The world confronts vast uncertainty, from unrest in the social climate to accelerating shifts in the climate itself. The economy faces huge challenges, from public-debt crises in Europe to the overhang of mortgage debt in the U.S. The business community faces an ongoing series of stops and starts, from the loss of an icon like Steve Jobs to the rise of new-economy giants like Amazon and Facebook.

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When to Hire an HR Manager

LDRLB

'You’ve incorporated. You’ve used your exceptional leadership skills to build a 500 employee operation. You’re over-worked. At a certain point, managing the needs and development of your people can be overwhelming. That’s where a HR comes in. Often small and medium-sized organizations aren’t sure exactly when their leadership team needs help from HR.

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What Else Every CEO Needs to Know About the Cloud

Harvard Business Review

I have an article in the new (November 2011) issue of Harvard Business Review called "What Every CEO Needs to Know About the Cloud." It's aimed at managers and executives who work outside the IT department and might not know or care very much about what goes on inside the IT department. So why should such people be interested in cloud computing? Because it's going to change both how, and how well, their organizations work.

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Lessons from the Industry Formerly Known as "The Record Business"

Harvard Business Review

A record company's value used to be measured by the acquisition, protection, and exploitation of copyrights. Exploiting those copyrights by selling songs is an easy business model to understand and used to be the foundation of a very healthy global industry. Historically, the record business was the heart of the music industry. Sell a lot of records and you were a successful business.

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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.