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Support Environment – ReImagine Work

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Mary Schaefer (posts, web, Twitter) shared a post a couple of weeks ago titled How are you Creating your Own Environment of Support? It is a story of how her site and her writing received the benefit of some traffic and some encouragement from another Lead Change member, Don Shapiro. Not only is it a [.] Support Environment – ReImagine Work.

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When it’s Better to Receive than Give

Leadership Freak

I know one of our region’s most gifted relationship builders, everyone knows him. I remember the day he taught me a valuable lesson. Build connections by letting people do things for you. I regularly have coffee with “Joe” – not his real name. One morning I offered to buy Joe a cup of coffee. I [.].

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Daniel Diermeier: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Daniel Diermeier is the IBM Professor of Regulation and Competitive Practice, a Professor of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences at the Kellogg School of Management, and a Professor of Political Science at the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, all at Northwestern University. He is director of the Ford Motor Company Center for Global Citizenship [.].

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How much Face Time are you getting?

CO2

Face Time as a KPI. “Where observation is concerned, chance favors only the prepared mind” – Louis Pasteur. It turns out that the number one Key Performance Indicator (KPI) for a sales organization is Revenue to Face Time. In general, the more time a sales person is in front of clients and prospects, the more that person sells. Sales increase because of the sheer number of opportunities, but also because of practice and preparedness.

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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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The High-Velocity Edge: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

The High-Velocity Edge: How Market Leaders Leverage Operational Excellence to Beat the Competition Steven J. Spear McGraw-Hill (2009) The power of causal mechanisms that can drive a continuously self-improving system Clayton Christensen’s high praise of Steven Spear and this book is well-deserved. Do not be misled by its subtitle, “How Market Leaders Leverage Operational Excellence [.].

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Your First 100 Days As A Leader Will Make Or Break You

Eric Jacobson

There are seven major onboarding land mines that you are likely to come across as a new leader and there are specific points in the first 100 days where you are most likely to encounter them, explain authors: George Brant Jayme A. Check Jorge Pedraza in their new third edition of, The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan , in bookstores and online on October 10.

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Are you waiting for God?

Ron Edmondson

Wait for the Lord. Be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord! Psalm 27:14 NIV. I know what some of you are thinking, and quite frankly, I understand… Sometimes I get tired of waiting as well… You’ve been waiting so long already… When is your turn? Sometimes I find myself in another one of these trying times, when it seems I can’t win for losing…I have my daily pity party…curse the day I was born…and wish the world would let me off the rotation

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How To Write Your Introduction For Your Speech

Eric Jacobson

If you are a leader who struggles writing introductions for your speeches , try these tips from Quick Study Academic (BarCharts, Inc.): Prepare the audience to listen to your speech. Start with a statement that will grab your audience's attention to draw them into your speech. Ask a rhetorical question that does not require an answer. Or, tell a good story.

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Scripture Memorization, Week 38

Ron Edmondson

I know it says I can’t imagine it…but I love to think and dream about the things God has in store for us… Here us this week’s memory verse: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.”. 1 Corinthians 2:9 NLT. What can you imagine God has in store for you? Related posts: Scripture Memorization, Week 35.

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