Tue.Jan 10, 2012

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5 Not-Quite-Rocket-Science Ways to Build Leadership Trust

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development This statistic stopped me cold: 60% of the participants in a 2009 international study trusted a stranger more than they trusted their boss. Yikes, how sad. In doing a quick mental tally of bosses I’ve had, unfortunately this figure didn’t seem too far off my experience. Many of those bosses didn’t grasp that in times [.].

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Success: A Breeding Ground for Complacency?

Great Leadership By Dan

Here's another exclusive guest post from John Kotter. Great advice on how to battle "complacency cancer": Success: A Breeding Ground for Complacency? John P. Kotter. “Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.”. Bill Gates said that, and he’s exactly right. More often than not, great accomplishments cause individuals and organizations to become comfortable with their way of doing things.

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Could You Lead Your Meetings Google-Style?

Kevin Eikenberry

This isn’t post lauding Google’s business model, working environment (per se), or their tech sensibilities. It is a post talking about a decision Larry Page made, that all leaders could make; a decision about meetings – what they are for and how to run them. The insight comes from the Business Insider Website, specifically this post.

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15 Questions Guaranteed to Create Clarity

Leadership Freak

Confusion, instability, and chaos describe organizations with poor leaders. Confusion and leadership, however, are partners. Sometimes you create and encourage others to work through confusion. It’s the path to solutions; it’s innovative and invigorating. The dance with confusion is dangerous, however. Confusion is never an end in itself. The purpose of using confusion is to [.].

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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 Catch And Solve Problems Before They Become Insurmountable

Tanveer Naseer

The following is a guest post by Tom Salonek. In technology, a big part of our job involves solving problems. Perhaps we’re trying to figure out how to integrate a new software package into our existing architecture, or maybe we need to find a way to make a program run faster. But no matter what the work situation, problems are always challenges to be met with creativity, energy and persistence.

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Charisma is NOT a replacement for Competence

Mike Cardus

Competence of the people on your team will lead to increased productivity and effectiveness of the organization and people. This happens on purpose through training, development, coaching and mentoring. To determine and increase the competence of your organization, teams and leaders Contact Mike. There is no such thing as a leadership personality, even in the so called leadership of cult leaders. – Elliot Jaques.

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A Road Map for Gaining Support for Change

Change Starts Here

Effective support for change means leaders and managers do their part to lead the change with those with whom they have authority. While you can offer guidelines for what support is needed and build mutual accountability within a larger group format, for leaders whose support is crucial to the success of the initiative, it is often a good idea to solicit their support individually, which requires a one-to-one conversation.

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The Truth About Leadership: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

The Truth About Leadership: The No-Fads, Heart-of-the-Matter Facts You Need to Know James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner Jossey-Bass (2010) What Kouzes and Posner learned about what leadership is and does after three decades of rigorous study I have read and reviewed most of the books on which Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner have [.].

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5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey

Eric Jacobson

Business leaders who wonder whether they should conduct an employee survey should think about these five good reasons for conducting surveys, as recommended by John Kador and Katherine J. Armstrong in their book, Perfect Phrases for Writing Employee Surveys : 1. To discover what employees are thinking and doing – in a nonthreatening survey environment.

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Where do big ideas come from?

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an article written by Steve Tobak for CBS MoneyWatch, the CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the website’s newsletters, please click here. * * * I don’t know about you, but when I’m watching a football game [.].

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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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Should you beware the social networker in your midst?

Chartered Management Institute

Social media usage at work is one of those divisive issues that seems to polarise opinion. Only last week for instance the news broke of a manager apparently relieved of his duties for inappropriate use of LinkedIn. The back end of last year saw Cisco release a report revealing the importance many managers, particularly younger managers, place on social media access at work.

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Leadership Lessons From the Shackleton Expedition

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Nancy F. Koehn that was featured in The New York Times (December 24, 2011). To read the complete article, please click here. Photo Credit: Frank Hurley/Scott Polar Research Institute * * * A HUNDRED years ago this month, the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and four teammates [.].

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Budget Development Warning Flag 1 – Division by Twelve Budgeting

Strategy Driven

Annual budget development is often time consuming and tedious, one of the evil necessities of managing a business. Subsequently, managers frequently seek shortcuts to reduce this burden; one such burden reducing action being the equal distribution of budget revenues and expenditures during each of the fiscal year’s twelve months. The text above is only a small portion of this article.

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The Rare Find & Brandwashed – Our Selections for the February 3 First Friday Book Synopsis

First Friday Book Synopsis

Let me state the obvious. We have a lot to learn. And when we learn one thing, there are three more new things to learn. And, by the way, much of what we need to learn is not new at all. But, the newer books say these things in new ways, ways that connect to [.].

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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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10 Words of Hope When the Dream is Dying

Ron Edmondson

Have you lost your way? Have you given up on the dream? Would you like to begin again? I believe that hope is ultimately found in person of Jesus Christ, but sometimes our attitude towards receiving that hope determines our reality of living it. Perhaps you need a change of attitude. Here are 10 words of hope to help you get back in the game: Recharge – Recharge your drained batteries.

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The Truth About Leadership: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

The Truth About Leadership: The No-Fads, Heart-of-the-Matter Facts You Need to Know James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner Jossey-Bass (2010) What Kouzes and Posner learned about what leadership is and does after three decades of rigorous study I have read and reviewed most of the books on which Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner have [.].

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New posts on #ecademy

Rapid BI

Social Media Connection vs. Engagement Social Media Connection vs. Engagement Interesting look at how to balance engagement with connections and how some people confuse one thing with the other. In the blog “You’re connected, but are you engaging” the author talks about connections being a commodity – and we know what that means – they [.].

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Guest Post: Introducing Water Sunday

Ron Edmondson

I’ve got something BIG to share with you today. Some of you may remember last year’s Gifts of Water Team Challenge campaign. Ron Edmondson was a part of it and nearly 6,000 people (soon to be 9,000) received the gift of safe water and the opportunity to hear the Living Water Message through your efforts. The Proof – Malindi , Jaffna College. This year, Water Missions International is launching a major church initiative called Water Sunday.

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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 planning for success or for failure?

My Own Coach

'What plan have you got in place? No matter whether you are a CEO, MD, Manager, Supervisor or Team Leader you should always have a plan of action of what you want and how you are going to get it. The most effective leaders have: A business plan – where we are going and why An operating plan – how we are going to get there A change plan – how we are going to manage change Of course there are going to be financial plans etc, but you as a leader should be concerned with these three plans no matter

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Five Lessons from World Changers

Harvard Business Review

Now is the time to change the world. The past decade has been one of remarkable transformation and seemingly endless crisis. We've seen hundreds of millions rise from poverty to the ranks of the middle class, but we face persistent and difficult problems like disease, economic recession, and financial turmoil. Correspondingly, we need leaders who are willing to address those challenges.

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Donald Trump’s Face Tells the Story of Power-Based Leadership

Modern Servant Leader

Donald Trump is the epitome of power-based leadership. For example, the man wanted to trademark his catch phrase, “You’re fired!”, which would require every organization using this phrase to pay him tribute. Therefore, “The Donald” makes for an excellent study on the personal effects of power-based leadership. Former Fan.

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In Presentations, Learn to Say Less

Harvard Business Review

Imagine that you had 30 seconds instead of 30 minutes at the next executive staff meeting to get your message across. Would you be able to focus your energy on the most compelling way to convey your most important thought? Honestly, many of us would be flustered by the limitations. But the ability to sharpen an idea so it can be communicated quickly and effectively is becoming critical.

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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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Do People Really Want You to Be Honest?

Harvard Business Review

My wife Eleanor and I were walking up a mountain road, enjoying a rare moment of being alone together. As we rounded a bend, we saw a friend, Nancy,* not too far ahead. When we caught up with her she suggested we walk together. I've known Nancy for 35 years. We're close friends and both Eleanor and I love spending time with her. But, in that moment, we didn't want to walk with her.

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IBM Focuses HR on Change

Harvard Business Review

It's rare to find a corporate human resources function that accelerates change by actively finding ways to help drive new strategies. Most HR groups sit back and wait for requests from the business for administrative people transactions. In their role of stewards of policy compliance, they can tend to be a brake on change. But not at IBM. Its HR function has been instrumental in the $100 billion company's metamorphosis from a floundering computer manufacturer in the 1990s to a prosperous softwar

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Positioning Yourself for Career Advancement

Harvard Business Review

It's no secret that promotion rates in most industries have slowed during the extended recession. The good news, at least in the United States, is that with the current glimmers of economic growth the "ice floes" surrounding upward movement are beginning to break up. The bad news: competition for the C-suite positions that will open up over the next few years will be intense due the backlog in promotional activity.

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New Books from the Press for January

Harvard Business Review

Check out these new or forthcoming books from HBR Press: Passion and Purpose: Stories from the Best and Brightest Young Business Leaders. By John Coleman, Daniel Gulati, and Oliver W. Segovia. A new generation of leaders provide an "insider's view" into what young people are thinking, planning, and doing to re-shape the world of business. Understanding Michael Porter: The Essential Guide to Competition and Strategy.

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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.