Tue.Nov 29, 2011

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Antidote for Widespread Employee Discontent

Michael Lee Stallard

For the second year in a row, 84 percent of American workers intend to actively look for a new job. This according to a recent survey by Right Management. This is consistent with other research. Last year, The Conference Board published a report with the subtitle “America’s Unhappy Workers.” The report pictured storm clouds on its cover and concluded that employee satisfaction was at its lowest point since The Conference Board began surveying it more that 20 years ago.

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Introvert CEO: 3 Keys to Leadership Success

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership You’re an introvert who’s just been named CEO. You know what got you to this point successfully, but you also know that 40% of CEOs last no more than two years in office. You’re wondering if the approach you brilliantly used to reach the top as an introvert will be the most effective one now [.].

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Christiana Shi: Women in Power

Women on Business

Christina Shi is the Chief Operating Officer at Nike, Inc. and when you look into her progress and career path she brings a whole new meaning to the company slogan of “just do it”. Through her career, Christiana has taken a lot of risks. She started as a management consultant working for McKinsey & Co. where she started building the network that would eventually launch her to the top.

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Leadership Biz Cafe Podcast #4 – CEO Dave Balter on Humility in Leadership

Tanveer Naseer

What role does humility play in today’s leadership and how does this trait benefit leaders in facing the challenges present in today’s global market? That’s one of the questions I discuss with my guest Dave Balter in the latest episode of “Leadership Biz Cafe”. Dave is the CEO and founder of the word-of-mouth (WOM) marketing company, BzzAgent , which has been featured on CBS News, the BBC, and the New York Times Sunday Magazine.

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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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Hang Your Work in a Tree Tonight

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

If you do what you love for a living, you’ll never work a day in your life. ~anonymous. An appealing thought, if it means living an integrated life. However…there’s a big difference between living an integrated life and being consumed by work. No one has yet said they want their epitaph to be, “I spent most of my time working.” But in fact, many of us are unaware that this is exactly the track we are on.

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3 Reasons to Get Better

Jason Womack

"If I get better, they might give me more!" It's true that this kind of improvement isn't for everybody. If you're one of the few who is moving further, faster.then pick a reason and move! 1. Get better at what you DO do so that you can move on to other things of equal or greater interest. 2. Get better so that you can spend time with other people who are getting better.

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How Accountability Works

Six Disciplines

There's a lot of talk these days about accountability. For some, it's important for their professional lives (i.e., setting business goals, keeping on track, being responsible, etc.) For others, it's more personal (i.e., diet, weight loss, exercising, etc.). Whatever the case, it's important to understand what accountability is, and ultimately, how it works.

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Twitter Log XXIV

Tony Mayo

I use Twitter to share brief messages, not more than two per day. You can have them delivered to your cell phone by text message (SMS) or view them when you visit your free Twitter web page. Create a Twitter account and “follow” TonyMayo. Here are my recent tweets (messages): No matter how intense the [.].

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Top Companies for Leaders

LDRLB

A few weeks ago, Fortune Magazine released it’s 2011 list of the 25 Top Companies for Leaders. These 25 companies were voted the companies with the best leadership development programs. While the first few companies aren’t surprising (IBM, General Mills, P&G) the list takes a surprising turn. A significant number of the companies are international (including McKinsey, which insists it doesn’t have a headquarters).

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The Four Waves Every Successful Business Goes Through - Recap

Six Disciplines

The business excellence model we've described in the past several posts (" The Four Waves Every Successful Business Goes Through " - Parts I , II , III , IV , and V ) is an interesting exercise and is not based on company size. Every successful company once started small. The model, however, is very useful in helping leaders of businesses of any size understand where they are now, offers insight into some of the forces that got them there, and to anticipate what could happen next.

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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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Why Can’t We All Just Get Along? Interpersonal Relationships on Teams

Mike Cardus

People want to do their work and be in the best position to complete their work without confusion and frustration. Making teams better , when someone tells me that the team just isn’t getting along that they are having “interpersonal conflict” AKA there is Animosity – a strong feeling of resentment, anger, and frustrations, with other people on the team.

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Is Higher Education Too Expensive for the Middle Class?

Coaching Tip

The middle class has traditionally believed that higher education was crucial for climbing the success ladder and making money. Parents of the Baby Boomer generation encouraged their children to choose college majors that would insure them economic success during their adult life. However, many boomer college students decided to take more liberal education options having little fear of finding careers that paid well.

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Top Companies for Leaders

LDRLB

'A few weeks ago, Fortune Magazine released it’s 2011 list of the 25 Top Companies for Leaders. These 25 companies were voted the companies with the best leadership development programs. While the first few companies aren’t surprising (IBM, General Mills, P&G) the list takes a surprising turn. A significant number of the companies are international (including McKinsey, which insists it doesn’t have a headquarters).

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3 Key Strategy Questions to Ask Your Teams Regularly

Management Excellence

In my experience, the management teams that lead the best performing businesses are those that incorporate at least three key strategic questions into almost every operational and status discussion. The gross majority of the dialogue in an organization is about How, and Who and When and the important What and Why issues are left for strategy meetings and other “high-level” discussions.

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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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"Professional Football Player" Is an Oxymoron in Some Cases

Your Voice of Encouragement

I’m a big fan of college sports, especially college basketball. I only watch professional sports on occasion. After what I’ve seen recently, I’m very glad that’s the case. In one recent NFL game, a receiver caught a pass near the sideline of the opposing team. Afterwards, he tossed the football at one of the assistant coaches and then proceeded to make taunting gestures at him.

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Two Footed Questions Fuse Arts and Science

CO2

Asking Questions : Two Footed Questions Integrate Arts and Science. Two-footed questions drive curiosity and they can convert even ordinary minds, into expert problem solvers? The idea is to engage both sides of the brain , to increase innovation. Would you agree that most people tend to ask questions with predictable answers? Boring to boot! Add a second foot to your question and watch how it suddenly draws people into action.

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Time To Select Your New Year's Resolutions

Eric Jacobson

Lose weight. Exercise more. Stop smoking. Read more. Shop less. Volunteer. Okay, so you're likely already working on selecting your New Year's resolution for your personal life. But, have you identified your New Year's resolution for your workplace life? If not, and you want to be a more effective leader for your team at work in 2012, select one or more of these 70 New Year's resolutions for leaders: Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your co

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A Postal Love Note

Steve Farber

On Thanksgiving day, Paul Chaffee celebrated his 27th year at the US Postal Service. He tells me that he’s very thankful, because, he says, “I have truly been able to do what I love in the service of people who have loved what I’ve done.” I’m thankful for Paul’s generosity of heart, and for his willingness to share the Professional Love Note he recently wrote (and delivered) to Hannah Lohman, a carrier on his team.

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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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7 Words Why You Need Social Media as a Pastor Today

Ron Edmondson

You. want. to. reach. people. for. Christ. That’s all there is to it. Of course, you want more explanation if you’ve questioned it so far. Let me just say this: If you want to reach people, you have to go where people are… Any questions? Related posts: 7 Reasons You Need Social Media as a Christian Leader. Friday Discussion: Is Social Media a Blessing or a Curse?

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The Art of Effective Networking

Rapid BI

The Art of Effective Networking When it comes to business, one of the greatest tools you can have in your kit is the ability to network. It might sound obvious, but wherever you are on your career ladder, networking should always be something you can pull off. So, whether you’re in management or you’re at [.].

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One Question: 3 Game-Changing Responses

Ron Edmondson

This is a guest post from online friend and pastor Nathan Rouse. Nathan is Lead Pastor at Raleigh Christian Community , in Raleigh, North Carolina. Check out these thoughts from Nathan: With those I lead, my words carry a lot of weight. With these weighty words I’ve blown it and crushed people and on other occasions by God’s grace I’ve brought healing.

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What is the difference between managers and leaders?

My Own Coach

'I was catching up on my reading today and came across a recent blog post from Seth Godin giving his answer to the question "what is the difference between managers and leaders?". Simply put, he wrote " managers want authority, leaders take responsibility ". In his article, he concludes that although we need both we have to be careful not to confuse them.

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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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Don't Let What You Know Limit What You Imagine

Harvard Business Review

One of the most perplexing features of these troubled times is that so many capable people in so many fields look so lost and ineffective. Whether it's the stubborn inefficiencies of the health-care system , the ever-rising costs of the higher-education system , even the slow-motion collapse of the US postal system , leaders with unrivaled expertise and decades of experience can't seem to develop creative solutions to dire problems.

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Five Steps to Assess Your Strengths

Harvard Business Review

As discussed in my previous post, your personal value proposition (PVP) is why an employer should hire you or promote you over someone else. It's the foundation of your career strategy. A product's value proposition only works if it's true, if the business has the organizational competencies needed to deliver the value proposition. Likewise, a PVP only works if it's true — if you have the strengths required.

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What We Really Know About Consumer Behavior

Harvard Business Review

Some fifteen years ago, in a period that seemed full of change and uncertainty in marketing, I asked my colleague Ted Levitt where he saw our field heading. Levitt, who had a marvelous talent for speaking in epigrams, responded, "The future of marketing will be more like its past than anyone imagines." Today, as the internet, social media, new analytics, and mobile devices upend the work of marketing, it may seem strange to say he was right.

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You're Probably a Micromanager

Harvard Business Review

My recent post on why people micromanage triggered over 100 comments, stories, and suggestions — many of them relating experiences on the receiving end of micromanagement. What was striking was that only two readers actually admitted to being micromanagers themselves. One said: "I have been micromanaged and guess what? When I rose through the ranks I did the same.

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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.