Thu.Jul 07, 2011

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Because You Can

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership I have spent the last month traveling all over the country and will do the same this month as well. In the hours I have spent in crowded airports, stark hotel rooms, and local eateries, it is only my interactions with others that have mattered. Frankly, only a few of the hundreds of conversations with [.

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Re-Inventing Brainstorming – Ten Tenets for Better Idea Generation

Kevin Eikenberry

Brainstorming – the creation of new or possible ideas – is a critical part of any problem solving or creative process. We all know it. We know that we must have ideas in order find solutions to problems. We even know that the more ideas we find, the better chance we’ll have of creating the [.].

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Seth Godin: Give and Get

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development [link] Here’s a great brief post by Seth Godin on the principles behind the Lead Change Group and other communities. It’s great to consider what’s happening if you’re “not getting much&# from your association with a tribe. Check it out. Seth Godin: Give and Get.

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You Get the Culture You Pay For

Next Level Blog

For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been ignoring articles in the Financial Times about a cell phone hacking scandal in England. This morning, the New York Times picked up the story in a big way and I. Please click the headline to read the whole story.

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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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Thought-full Thursday: Opening the Heart

Persuasive Powerhouse

Every Thursday, we provide you with a thoughtful way to coach yourself – something all leaders need to do. So take five and enjoy the inspirational quotes and reflect on the questions that follow. Your comments, thoughts, and responses to the questions are most welcome! “Leadership is not so much about technique and [.

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Book Review: Managing the Millennials

LDRLB

Leading/managing Millennials is fast becoming a lucrative niche-field for writers and consultants to help companies with. The Millennials are growing into our workforces now and companies are learning, or not learning, to adapt to them. Chip Espinoza, Mick Ukleja and Craig Rusch wrote “ Managing the Millennials: Discover the Core Competencies for Managing Today’s Workforce ” and in my opinion, it’s one of the best books on the subject.

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Retain Talent Through a Concrete Corporate Culture

Coaching Tip

By Barbara T. Armstrong. Who says corporate culture isn’t concrete? Not America’s best workplaces. . After three years of a frosty economy , the war for talent is heating back up. According to a recent survey by the National Association for Business Economics , the employment outlook by companies in the United States has soared to a 12-year high. .

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Executive Transitions: The Importance of Relational Intelligence

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here’s another article written by Patricia Wheeler and featured by Marshall Goldsmith’s website, Leading News, one that “delivers state-of-the-art information and ideas about best practices in leadership, helping successful people become even more successful, not only for themselves but also for their teams and for their companies. Leading News will be sent to your email [.].

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Back to the Future: Sputnik to Today

Coaching Tip

Sputnik 1 was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957, and was the first in a series of satellites collectively known as the Sputnik program. Here in the United States during this "Cold War" period, there was great concern that the Russians would dominate outer space and that strategic military position could become deadly to the American population.

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The 3 Biggest Myths About Motivation That Won’t Go Away

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Heidi Grant Halvorson and featured at her personal blog, The Science of Success. To read the complete article and check out all the other resources, please click here. * * * People can have remarkably keen insights into their own behavior. Then again, people can also [.].

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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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Separateness - What I Don't Know about My Friends and Family

Building Personal Strength

If you've been following my blog, you probably know that I believe the years of adolescence - roughly age 12 to 24 - are a profoundly important period of development. They powerfully shape who we become as adults. For months now, I've been steadily interviewing people to collect their accounts of their youth. You may have caught some of these " teen journey stories.

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Believe In The Future

First Friday Book Synopsis

Believe In The Future This is one of the cartoons I did for my client, the Rackspace Cloud. It’s a riff on the famous Gandhi line, “Become the change you want to see.&# In other words, the Rackspace cloud doesn’t matter; it’s what you can do with it that matters. And that’s an interesting discussion- [.].

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What is your tolerance for errors?

CO2

When you make a signifcant error (something that costs you $100, $1,000, $100K, or $1 M–or whatever “significant&# means for you), how soon do you forgive yourself? Do you ever lose trust in yourself? When coworkers, friends, or loved ones make a significant error that affects you, how soon do you forgive them? Do you lose trust in them and, if so, how long does it take before that trust is restored?

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Common Purpose: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Common Purpose: How Great Leaders Get Organizations to Achieve the Extraordinary Joel Kurtzman Jossey-Bass/John Wiley & Sons (2010) “Organizations themselves are mindless, so if people don’t repair them, no one will.” Regrettably, the old rules of employment have created in many organizations a serious crisis that is the result of command and control management, hierarchical [.].

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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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Even the best changes involve loss

Change Starts Here

I was reminded this week that all changes – no matter how good – come with a sense of loss. We bought a car. After 9 years, my husband’s SUV seemed to have more non-working parts than working parts. The key fobs didn’t work, and when he locked the door manually, one of the locks made a funny sound. The air conditioning (essential in Atlanta) occasionally stopped working.

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StrengthsFinder 2.0: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

StrengthsFinder 2.0 Tom Rath Gallup Press (2007) “Mirror, mirror on the wall….” Note: One of my passions in life is to help promote and (yes) celebrate business books that are “classics,&# deserving far more attention than they currently receive. That is certainly true of StrengthsFinder 2.0. You will probably find no head-snapping revelations in this [.].

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Book Review: Managing the Millennials

LDRLB

'Leading/managing Millennials is fast becoming a lucrative niche-field for writers and consultants to help companies with. The Millennials are growing into our workforces now and companies are learning, or not learning, to adapt to them. Chip Espinoza, Mick Ukleja and Craig Rusch wrote “ Managing the Millennials: Discover the Core Competencies for Managing Today’s Workforce ” and in my opinion, it’s one of the best books on the subject.

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3 Ways to Increase Productivity with Better Sleep

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. Don’t be fooled: staying up an hour later doesn’t mean you gain an hour in productivity. In fact, losing sleep is directly linked to poor focus and memory. [.].

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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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Are you giving yourself too much credit?

CO2

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan joined U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) for a visit to Dayton’s Bluff Achievement Plus Elementary School in St. Paul on Tuesday, May 31. I sat in the first row with my wife Chris and was fascinated to watch the difference between how the two men, who are extremely capable, chose to bestow credit. Sen. Franken rattled off a lot of names when speaking of those involved with educational reform and trying to close the achievement gap, but it felt like he was

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Seven Management Lessons Learned on Vacation

Management Excellence

Fresh from a week at the lake with 11 people in residence and up to 35 people on our beach for a party at one point, it’s nice to reflect back on the fun, memories and of course to tie-in some lighter management and leadership lessons. Here are a few lessons that jump to mind after our most recent experience.

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What Does an Advanced Community Management Presentation Look Like?

Managing Communities

photo credit: proisraeli I am an active speaker on the topic of online community and how businesses and individuals can tap into the power of online community and grow and manage their own communities. I have logged 30 engagements thus far and have spoken at important digital conferences (like South by Southwest Interactive), to universities [.].

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7 Ways to Make Bible Reading Fun

Ron Edmondson

A young college-aged girl told me recently that she didn’t enjoy reading her Bible and asked if there was an alternative book. Well…no! This is THE BOOK! There is no substitute. There are plenty of great Christian books, but none compare to this one. I’ve heard similar concerns many times. The Bible intimidates many people; even those who are avid readers of other books.

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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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Why it pays to be old

Chartered Management Institute

The value of experience can be hard to judge. You only know for sure when you find yourself in a situation that demands it, and you perform – or not. Without the right experience, it’s easy to get oneself and others bogged down in the wrong areas when a challenge presents itself writes Hilary Briggs, management consultant.

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Mini Saga #111 – Worthwhile

Rajesh Setty

Activity is rarely an indicator of productivity. Mini Saga #111 – Worthwhile. When John left the office at 3pm fourth day in a row, Sam could not take it anymore. He went to Andy, their Boss and brought it up. Andy smiled, “John would have done something worthwhile already. I am more worried about people who stay late and produce nothing worthwhile.”.

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39% employees feel their boss’ behaviour increases stress levels

Chartered Management Institute

Today marks the 10 year Anniversary of the the first episode of The Office a BBC Two series and one of the most successful British exports of all time. One of the reasons that the programme was such a success was that people could relate to some of the office scenes.

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What you should NOT learn about Marketing from HBR Campaigns?

Rajesh Setty

I love Harvard Business Review. I really do. I have learned a number of things and got exposed to a number of thought leaders via the magazine. However, I couldn’t help smiling when I watched some of their own marketing campaigns. For a company that is in the business of showcasing thought leadership, it was a bit of an irony. Here is the scoop.

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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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Google+ Comes Up Short

Harvard Business Review

What problem does Google+ solve for consumers? The answer appears to be: nothing. And, therefore, it solves nothing for Google either. As with many of these social launches — an exception being the ill-fated Google Buzz — the launch of Google+ was limited. Like Gmail and Google Wave, Google relied on invites to scale initial users and work out issues before a wider launch.

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RIM/Blackberry is at a Critical Leadership Crossroad

The Practical Leader

These “dog days of summer&# are hot and tense times here in our community of Waterloo Region for our biggest local employer and benefactor, Blackberry-maker Research in Motion (RIM). The company is a major start up success story coming out of the University of Waterloo’s computer science program during the 1980s. RIM created its industry and through strong market leadership built a world class brand.

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Find Your Creative Groove

Harvard Business Review

Whenever I speak at a company or conference, I always ask how many people consider great ideas to be important to the future of their business or career. Nearly every hand in the room goes up. I then ask how many people had set aside time in the past week — on their calendar — dedicated to generating ideas. Crickets. Nothing. Maybe a hand or two.

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Will You Be The Next Blockbuster, Borders, CDs or Mail?

Eric Jacobson

Perhaps you saw the July 4th issue Fortune magazine article about how digital companies are so big and growing so fast, that they are obliterating old brick-and-mortar businesses. Fortune reported that: The U.S Postal Service is on track to lose $6 billion this year. Cellphone text messages sent are up 1,200,243% from 2000. Netflix sales are up 43,101% from 1999 versus Blockbuster' s drop of 29% in sales during the same period.

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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.