Sat.Sep 24, 2011

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Guest Post: How non-leaders can lead

Lead on Purpose

By Peter Davey. John C Maxwell defined leadership when he said, “The true measure of leadership is influence, nothing more and nothing less.” Maxwell has correctly identified that leadership is not just about traits, position, personality and experience; it’s more about having an ability to influence people by maintaining integrity and trustworthiness.

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How to Bring Caution and Courage Together

Leadership Freak

Let caution inform action not prevent it. Act in alignment with your highest point of confidence not your lowest point of caution. Keep caution in the backseat and boldness in the front. When caution is the end there is no beginning. When caution is fear of failure it’s self-preservation; its selfishness disguised as noble intelligence. [.].

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Management Tips from Harvard Business Review: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Management Tips from Harvard Business Review Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2011) 150 “tips”…almost unlimited “icebergs” Here are 150 “Management Tips of the Day” that have been featured by the Harvard Business Review blog ([link] On average, each has a total word count of about 50 and is best viewed as a reminder rather [.].

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Book Review: Millennials into Leadership

LDRLB

'How will the Millennials lead? That question will directly impact organizations over the next few years, as the Millennials move into more impacting leadership positions. The oldest Millennial is 31 now, and we will see them become Executives in established organizations very shortly. Will that change leadership as we know it? Lisa Orrell attempts to tackle this question in Millennials into Leadership: The Ultimate Guide for Gen Y’s Aspiring to be Effective, Respected, Young Leaders at Wo

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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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How To Assess Your Organization's Risk Using The 5Cs

Eric Jacobson

Within the first 100 days as a new leader in an organization, you'll want to assess your organization's risk. Authors George Bradt, Jayme A. Clark and Jorge Pedraza, in their book, The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan (third edition due out on October 10), suggest you do your assessment using the 5Cs : Customers : First line, customer chain, end users, influencers Collaborators : Suppliers, allies, government/community leaders Capabilities : Human, operational, financial, technical, key assets C

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Book Review: Millennials into Leadership

LDRLB

How will the Millennials lead? That question will directly impact organizations over the next few years, as the Millennials move into more impacting leadership positions. The oldest Millennial is 31 now, and we will see them become Executives in established organizations very shortly. Will that change leadership as we know it? Lisa Orrell attempts to tackle this question in Millennials into Leadership: The Ultimate Guide for Gen Y’s Aspiring to be Effective, Respected, Young Leaders at Work.

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Grace Community Church Core Values

Ron Edmondson

The mission of Grace Community Church is short. GCC exists to encourage growing followers of Jesus Christ. We believe it’s easy to understand, but it’s obviously somewhat subjective. Our staff has been working over the last few months to add some clarity to what we mean by “growing followers of Jesus Christ” In an all day staff retreat recently, we decided on ten attributes of a growing follower of Jesus.

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Fired Up or Burned Out: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Fired Up or Burned Out: How to Reignite Your Team’s Passion, Creativity, and Productivity Michael Lee Stallard with Carolyn Dewing-Hommes and Jason Pankau Thomas Nelson (2007) How to “take a hard line on the soft issues” Many of those who get “fired up” about a new job, a new assignment, a new promotion, etc. eventually [.].

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Scripture Memorization, Week 39

Ron Edmondson

This week, whenever you face. discouragement. frustration. disappointment. confusion. anger. uncertainty. fear. Recall this week’s memory verse: For this reason I bow my knees before the Father… Ephesians 3:14. When you face the negatives this week…recite the verse and fall on your knees… Did you need to practice this verse last week?