Mon.Oct 17, 2011

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Leading from who YOU are

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership Last week, I received this message from Erin Schreyer: ~Steve Jobs~ Born out of wedlock ~ Given up for adoption at birth~ ~ Dropped out of college ~ Then changed the world~ What’s your excuse? ~ Instantly inspired I shared it with friends. Their responses made me think about how often we put limits on ourselves based on our history, [.

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Leadership – Not A Trivial Pursuit

N2Growth Blog

By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. One of the most often overlooked aspects of leadership is the need for pursuit. Great leaders are never satisfied with traditional practice, static thinking, conventional wisdom, or common performance. In fact, the best leaders are simply uncomfortable with anything that embraces the status quo. Leadership is pursuit – pursuit of excellence, of elegance, of truth, of what’s next, of what if, of change, of value, of results, of relationships, of

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Leading Change – LeadershipChat October 18, 2011

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development [link] Tomorrow night, I’m the guest of Lisa Petrilli (LCG, LinkedIn, @LisaPetrilli) and Steve Woodruff (@swoodruff) for LeadershipChat. Check out this great post as an intro to the discussion. Then, join us Tuesday, October 18 at 8 PM ET by going to Twitter and following the hashtag #LeadershipChat on Twitter or on Tweetchat.

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Dealing with Tattlers, Whiners, and Backstabbers

Leadership Freak

Tattlers, whiners, and backstabbers wear a path to your office filling your ear with spin. They have one goal in mind; make their world better at the expense of others. Console them and they propagate like destructive bunnies. Confront them and they go underground only to focus on you. I’m more direct, so my approach [.].

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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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Where Does Your Resume Go? [Infographic]

Women on Business

Have you ever wondered where your resume goes after you submit it through an electronic system? Lisa Vaas explains the process in detail, including tips to make sure your resume gets noticed, in a report for The Ladders. You can read the complete report here. In the meantime, check out the flowchart infographic (which is part of the full report) below.

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My Dad, Steve Jobs and the Comparison Trap

Kevin Eikenberry

I grew up on a farm — an environment where mechanical equipment abounds and things break (often at inopportune times). Given that, having great mechanical skills and aptitudes are a great benefit to a farmer. Thankfully, my father had those skills. He was so good at the variety of skills required that I grew up [.].

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Best Practices Are Stupid – 40 Ways to Out-Innovate the Competition

Kevin Eikenberry

This week’s Resource Recommendation is Best Practices Are Stupid – 40 Ways to Out-Innovate the Competition by Stephen M. Shapiro. This is a book about creativity and innovation. And this is a book about organizational change. It is mostly about examining sacred cows (i.e. best practices) and recognizing that perhaps (in some cases) the best [.].

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How to Steer Clear of a Workplace Smackdown (even if you’re not an NFL coach)

Next Level Blog

You don’t have to be an NFL coach to lose your temper at work. It’s even possible that you could get so ticked, you feel like running after someone and throttling them. Not a good idea. That sudden. Please click the headline to read the whole story.

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Breaking the Fear Barrier

CEO Blog

Beautiful weekend in Long Island this weekend. Cool and perfect for running. Apparently the weather in Toronto was a bit nasty for the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. People have a very small range that they are comfortable. But there is no bad weather, just inappropriate clothing. I love CBC but they blew it on the live coverage that they promised.

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Improve Management by Exposing Paradigms

Tony Mayo

For a social discipline, such as management, the assumptions are actually a good deal more important than are the paradigms for a natural science. The paradigm—that is, the prevailing general theory—has no impact on the natural universe. Whether the paradigm states that the sun rotates around the earth, or that, on the contrary, the [.].

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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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Where to go to get new ideas? Try #ignite

Jason Womack

I was invited to submit a proposal to speak at #IgniteNYC (I was not selected this year). I got my ticket, called my friends and showed up at the Sheraton ready to engage. If you're not familiar with Ignite, Google it. 5 minute presentations, where people get to resent from 20 slides that auto forward every 15 seconds. I loved it. I won't go one-by-one, there were more than fifteen to listen to and watch, but suffice it to say that they were awesome!

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Planning Path: Corporate Team Building Activity

Mike Cardus

Planning is a necessary part of EVERY TEAMS work. Having a process that works to clarify the Planning Path and develop a team process for planning will ensure that results are achieved and everyone on the team does their best work. The Exponent Leadership Process does that. It unifies the organization and your planning process to make your team and leaders better.

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Had a Tough Year? Make Peace and Move On

Marshall Goldsmith

My bank has lost billions of dollars because of bad investments - which I didn't make. Now I am facing budget cutbacks, getting no bonus, reducing my staff, and being expected to contribute more. This really makes me angry! Any suggestions? If it is true that "misery loves company," you have a lot of company. In my work in the financial services world this year, I hear your frustration - and your question - over and over again.

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Planning Path: Corporate Team Building Activity

Mike Cardus

Planning is a necessary part of EVERY TEAMS work. Having a process that works to clarify the Planning Path and develop a team process for planning will ensure that results are achieved and everyone on the team does their best work. The Exponent Leadership Process does that. It unifies the organization and your planning process to make your team and leaders better.

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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 Darwin Economy: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

The Darwin Economy: Liberty, Competition, and the Common Good Robert H. Frank Princeton University Press (2011) How and why “departures from rational choice” (with and without regret) have occurred and what to do about them Frankly, I expected this book to be about (for me, at least) incomprehensible economics and dull. Wrong on both counts, [.].

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Want clarity, action, results? Simply map your 5

Anese Cavanaugh

Life is simple. Our brains and egos don’t want us to think it is, but it actually is pretty simple. When you unpack all the stories about relationships, events, failures, wins, people, places, and things…and just get to the bottom of it, it’s pretty simple. Simply put – I believe that at their core people want to connect , have an impact , see forward action and results in their lives, feel good , and experience joy.

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Tad Waddington: A second interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Tad Waddington is Director of Performance Measurement for Accenture. He received his PhD in Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistical Analysis from the University of Chicago. He is the co-author of Return on Learning: Training for High Performance at Accenture and the author of Lasting Contribution: How to Think, Plan, and Act to Accomplish Meaningful Work, which [.].

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A Simple Trick for Dealing With Your Bias as a Community Manager

Managing Communities

photo credit: katell717 Generally speaking, it is important for a community manager to be as unbiased as possible. They need to be able to make fair, consistent situations and not allow their affection (or lack of) for a particular person, group or object to sway them from that consistent decision making process. But, to say [.].

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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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My Hardest Advice for Young Leaders

Ron Edmondson

Recently I wrote a post entitled “ 7 Random Pieces of Advice for Younger Leaders “ It’s received a fair amount of positive attention, so I thought I should share one more…at least for now. It’s actually the hardest piece of advice I have for this generation of young leaders. Before I share it though, I feel the need to be clear that I’m a supporter of young leaders.

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Leadership Caffeine: Speed Kills-10 Situations to Call a Timeout

Management Excellence

Somewhere on the way to this world we now live and work in, “speed” became a proxy for success. Speed is undoubtedly important, but beware relying on it as the sole indicator of effectiveness. It’s a cruel tyrant, demanding fealty from followers, while discouraging critical and deep thinking and focusing solely on time-to-response as a metric of success.

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Co-op to give flu jabs to 100,000 staff

Chartered Management Institute

New research by the Co-operative Pharmacy has found that 7.6 million working days are lost due to flu, every year in the UK. The lost days costs the British economy £1.35bn.

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When to Work on Weaknesses

The Practical Leader

It was an eerie coincidence! Maybe it’s because Halloween is about to pounce on us …. I had just read my old colleague Jack Zenger, and his colleagues Joe Folkman and Scott Edinger’s excellent article in this month’s issue of Harvard Business Review. Entitled “Making Yourself Indispensible”, the article builds on the strong research and application work they’ve been doing over the past decade on developing extraordinary leadership skills.

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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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StrategyDriven Editorial Perspective – Socialization of Medical Care

Strategy Driven

The socialization of medicine is not a new discussion. Indeed, government involvement in healthcare has increased for decades. Regardless of the noble intentions of those desiring ‘healthcare for all,’ economics reveals that in the end everyone suffers. The following video is that of a lecture made by Nobel Laureate and Economist Milton Friedman.

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If God Gives You Influence…

Ron Edmondson

…the enemy gives you attention! Be self?controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings. 1 Peter 5:8-9. Related posts: Knowing Your Identity Helps Establish Your Influence.

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Up your communication impact with David Grossman, The Grossman Group

Roundtable Talk

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. 90% of problems that I see happening in the workplace typically boil down to some kind of communication issue. Close to twenty years ago, I was introduced to the “fact” that when it comes to the impact of a communication message, only 7% of our message is verbal (the words you use). 38% is vocal (your tone of voice) and 55% comes down to your body language.

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The Six Attitudes Leaders Take Towards Social Media

Harvard Business Review

Slowly but surely, business leaders are shifting their attitude toward social media — from seeing it as a threat to discovering its very real opportunities. And their attitude matters, a lot. Social media is about people, not technology. Its business value does not come from social software or a snazzy website, even one with 800 million users.

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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 CEO as Chief Brand Custodian | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Leadership. Branding. Life. The CEO as Chief Brand Custodian. by John • October 17, 2011 • Branding , Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 3 Comments. Never in the history of marketing has there been so much talk about branding. The conversation in the 2011 branding world is well beyond product and service brand discussion by marketers and ad agencies.

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Four Motivation Mistakes Most Leaders Make

Harvard Business Review

Irrationality is a basic part of being human. A classic example is buying something we would never otherwise have spent money on — and will never use — simply because it's a great deal. So when it comes to motivating employees to change, it should be no surprise that leaders who rely on rationality typically spend time and energy on the wrong things, send messages that miss the mark, and create frustrating unintended consequences.

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How Top Executives Lead

LDRLB

Today’s business environment is more crowded and competitive than ever. Whether finding innovative solutions or new marketing strategies, CEOs, CIOs and CFOs have departed from “business as usual.” This infographic from Good.is presents the results of a survey of 6,000 top executives and gives a peak inside the executive suite.

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Invest in Communities to Advance Capitalism

Harvard Business Review

This blog post is part of the HBR Online Forum The CEO's Role in Fixing the System. I have long believed that innovation is not just about creating new products or services; it's also about rethinking the very nature of an organization's relationships. Businesses have seen this unfold on at least two fronts during the past 20 years. First, consider how the relationship between employers and employees has evolved from a paternalistic, command-and-control contract to a more collaborative, employee

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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.