Mon.Nov 28, 2011

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Leadership & Curiosity

N2Growth Blog

By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. Have you ever noticed how the best leaders also tend to be the most curious leaders? Great leaders simply aren’t satisfied with what they know. They possess an insatiable curiosity for discovery and learning – they are in constant pursuit of what they don’t know, and what lies ahead.

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A Challenge for Leaders

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Coaching Leadership Development “Despite the economic recession, more employees are looking for opportunities outside of their organization than in 2008, suggesting that 2011 will be a challenging year for retention (and a hot market for firms to attract top talent).” Blessing White, 2011 Employee Engagement Report What is happening?

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Women, Food, and Being GUTSY

Women on Business

This is the perfe ct time of year, when food is front and center in our minds, to honor a woman who has been in the food services industry for several decades. Yet, it’s not about her relationship with food that we’ll discuss; it’s about her relationship with women. Victoria Vega is the National Director of Business Development, Corporate Dining for CulinArt Managed Dining Services.

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As the Holidays Approach: How to Avoid Holiday-itis

Kevin Eikenberry

You may not even be aware of the newest quasi-medical malady facing people around the globe. It hits about the first of December each year and impacts people’s attitudes, energy, and productivity for approximately four weeks. Like any other malady, the first step in treatment is diagnosis. I’m sharing the diagnosis and subsequent treatment plan [.].

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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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Four Ways to Build Your Willpower

Next Level Blog

It’s Monday morning, so it’s time for me to write a blog post. If you’re a regular reader, you may have noticed that I typically post on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Unless I’m on vacation, it’s. Please click the headline to read the whole story.

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Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School

Kevin Eikenberry

Today’s Resource Recommendation is Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School by John Medina. To be at our best we must know all we can about all of our resources. Perhaps the most powerful resource we have at our disposal 24/7 is our brain. In this insightful and interesting [.].

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Stop Trying to Coach People Who Shouldn't Be Coached!

Marshall Goldsmith

You may be the best coach in the world, but if the person you are coaching shouldn't be coached, it's not going to work. I'm sorry to say that try as I might to help some people change I have come to the conclusion that some people are unsalvageable. Through years of trial and error, I have shed all illusions about my astounding behavioral change methods, and concluded that some flaws just can't be coached away by anyone.

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Two Weird Ideas That Work

LDRLB

Stanford professor (and LeaderLab guest) Bob Sutton illustrates wo examples from his book Weird Ideas That Work. Sutton encourages individuals to ignore superiors and peers, and suggests trying to learn from people who have solved the same problems you face.

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How Does the Relevancy of your work, affect Productivity?

Mike Cardus

Your work and life are consistently driven by goals. What you find relevant about those goals you do more of. As a manager determining and being purposeful about delegating task that subordinates find relevant that are in-line with their values will achieve great work. The Relevance Enneagram is a tool that will uncover and focus the organization’s, team’s, staff’s and your values to increase productivity and people who love the work they do.

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how by Seidman – Calling for A Return to Values, and Responsibility

First Friday Book Synopsis

Gene Siskel used to say his favorite movies were about what people actually do all day. That’s what “Secretariat” is. It pays us the compliment of really caring about thoroughbred racing. In a low-key way, it conveys an enormous amount of information. And it creates characters who, because of spot-on casting, are vivid, human and [.].

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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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Two Weird Ideas That Work

LDRLB

'Stanford professor (and LDRLB guest) Bob Sutton illustrates wo examples from his book Weird Ideas That Work. Sutton encourages individuals to ignore superiors and peers, and suggests trying to learn from people who have solved the same problems you face.

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Maybe We Have Enough Good Entrepreneurs Without Enough Good Managers

First Friday Book Synopsis

Get things done. Through others. Get folks organized — effectively. This is the essence of leadership. A good worker gets things done. A good leader gets things done through others. And that kind of leadership requires some pretty good managerial skills. There are people who are idea generators. There are people who are almost natural [.].

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Centered Leadership

CO2

Joanna Barsh Director at McKinsey & Co. introduces us to the Center Leadership Model on The Mix TV. She has a compelling narrative for us to learn from. JOANNA BARSH joined McKinsey & Company in 1981 and is a senior partner. Along with her consulting work, she leads the McKinsey Centered Leadership Project, whose goal is to help develop women leaders.

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The Aging Christopher Walken - His Greatest Performances

Building Personal Strength

Christopher Walken (2008) There are certain actors who are so consistently excellent that I'll watch any movie they star in. Christopher Walken is one of these. My favorite Walken classics are "Deer Hunter" and "Pulp Fiction." You don't remember his cameo role in "Pulp Fiction"? Check it out. Because he gives a kind of off-beat intensity to every role, he has also played more than his share of villains.

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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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What is your habit?

Deep Imprints

Occasionally, someone is defined by the big things in life. One heroic act can define how people see you. However, the definition that counts is on the inside. That one heroic act was defined by the habit of stepping up and facing one’s fears. On Monday’s this month, I have been looking at life shaping (particularly the kind that makes our bodies work better).

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There is No One Path to Successful Online Community Management (and the Importance of Listening)

Managing Communities

photo credit: Roy Montgomery When you have a unique level of experience in a certain area, have written a book about it, author a blog on it, speak about it at conferences and events and regularly offer thoughts on the topic on other platforms, often when asked, there’s a lot of good. But, there are [.].

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7 Attributes of a Maturing Leader

Ron Edmondson

I frequently say to our church that I’m less interested in where a person has been and more interested in where they are going. I would make that statement about leadership also. The best leaders I know don’t have all the answers. They haven’t got everything figured out yet. Most wouldn’t even consider themselves “experts” in the field of leadership.

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Leadership Caffeine: The Critical Importance of Cultivating your Cultural Intelligence

Management Excellence

Leadership Caffeine: The Critical Importance of Cultivating your Cultural Intelligence. Note from Art: this is the first of a series of Leadership Caffeine posts encouraging your development of the critical skills required for success in today's world.

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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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Guidelines For Gratitude

Steve Farber

This is a good time of year to remind yourself of the people you’re grateful for, and then let them know by writing (and delivering) a “Professional Love Note.” Don’t be surprised if it ends up being the most meaningful gift you give this year. To get you started, try these guidelines (from The Radical Leap Re-Energized ): Think of a specific person at work.

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When they won't comply - rejoice! #Management

Management Craft

The title of this post is a bit odd, I know, but stick with me here. I was working with a client on a talent assessment. As part of the assessment, I met with each of the senior leaders one-on-one to discuss their team members. I had done this with the same client two years earlier and I sent out clear instructions and forms ahead of time. Two of the executives decided to do things a different way.

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How well does your corporate swag promote you?

Chartered Management Institute

There was much hubub in the office this afternoon when a piece of promotional goodness arrived for us. Turns out it was a CMI branded skipping rope. Not just any kind of skipping rope, but a skipping rope that actually counts how many skips you manage to achieve before you fall flat on your face. Impressive stuff I'm sure you'll agree.

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Thoughts That Make You Go Hmmmm on…”Great by Choice”

The Practical Leader

Selections from Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck — Why Some Thrive Despite Them All by Jim Collins and Morten Hansen: “We cannot predict the future. But we can create it…we can be astonished, confounded, shocked, stunned, delighted, or terrified, but rarely prescient … life is uncertain, the future unknown. This is neither good nor bad.

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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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15 reasons I will unfollow you on twitter

Rapid BI

Reasons I will unfollow you on twitter Following a post on connecting or more accurately not connecting on LinkedIn a few weeks ago, this prompted me to write a short series on other social networking tools. Please read this in the context of how and why I use Twitter. My/ our context for Twitter For me and [.].

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Don’t Let 2012 Just Happen: One Way to Be More Efficient

Ron Edmondson

If you follow this blog regularly, then you know I have a goal to help leaders, especially church leaders, be more effective in their work. That’s why I asked for a guest blog post from my friend Jesse Phillips , former Web Content Manager for Catalyst. Jesse is now full time dream follower and creator of the Seize the Year calendar. Here is a guest post from Jesse Phillips: Seize the Year is a stylish and innovative calendar designed to help you suck the marrow out of 2012.

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Congratulations to Marshall Goldsmith

Chartered Management Institute

Dr. Marshall Goldsmith Named Winner of the 2011 Thinkers50 Leadership Award.

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Why Women Leaders Need Self-Confidence

Harvard Business Review

On January 1, Virginia Rometty will become the first female CEO of International Business Machines Corp. Articles about her have lauded her ability to blend enthusiasm, charisma, clear communication, strategic thinking, and "cool-minded" decision making. But one New York Times story placed the emphasis on the role self-confidence may have played into her success: Early in her career, Virginia M.

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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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Beasley’s Christmas Party at Taproot

Deep Imprints

Don Brady, Lisa Peretti and Frank Lawler in Beasley’s Christmas Party. Photo by Erik Stuhaug. Sometimes you should see a play because of the writing. Sometimes because of the costumes or plot. You should see Beasley’s Christmas Party because of the brilliance. The actors play multiple parts, and the transitions are simply brilliant. The whole audience broke into applause on multiple occasions because of the fun surprise of perfect execution.

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Forgiving Makes You More Important

Harvard Business Review

Honestly, you'd like to beat the other person over the head with your briefcase. Possibly, you walk out with a sliver of dignity, promising yourself you will never put up with that sort of abuse again. Actually, you force a smile, avoid eye contact and tell the client, through gritted teeth, that you look forward to getting their feedback. Ideally, you detach for a moment, taking in the measure of the man, smile graciously, extending your hand and saying you'll be interested to see how things pr

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Are Targeted Ads Worth the Privacy Price?

Harvard Business Review

This blog post is part of the HBR Online Forum The Future of Retail. Is the entire marketing profession headed in the wrong direction? My article (co-authored with Leandro Dalle Mule and John Lucker) in HBR's December-issue spotlight on retailing deals with one tenet of marketing orthodoxy — that customers will respond well to targeted "next best offers" (NBOs).

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The Idealistic Realistic: What Really Helped Elevate Campbell Soup Company

Harvard Business Review

Perhaps you've heard the story. When I stepped in to run the Campbell Soup Company in 2001, the environment at Campbell was hugely challenging. We'd lost half of our market value in just one year. We were at a strategic crossroads for our shareholders. Employee engagement had plummeted to an all-time low and some our best people were hanging on by a thread.

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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.