Sat.Feb 04, 2012

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Managing conflict

Lead on Purpose

“In a environment that is often fearful and ego-driven, she created a space where people could give up their worries and thrive.”. The word ‘conflict’ is used in so many ways that I’m conflicted as I try to make sense of it (ok, that was a ‘tongue-in-cheek for my good friend Jim Holland ). For purposes of this post, ‘conflict’ is a mental struggle resulting from incompatible or opposing needs, drives, wishes or demands.

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Here’s the New York Times Hardcover Business Best Seller List for February, 2012 – Steve Jobs at #1

First Friday Book Synopsis

We have presented synopses of business books, many of them bestsellers, at our First Friday Book Synopsis event every month since April, 1998. From this month’s list, we have already presented Steve Jobs, Great by Choice, and Switch. I have also presented Boomerang for a private client’s event. My colleague, Karl Krayer, will present Taking [.].

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Great Leaders Grow. Guest Post By Author Ken Blanchard

Eric Jacobson

On Monday, February 26, Ken Blanchard's and Mark Miller's book, Great Leaders Grow , hits the brick and mortar and online bookstores. In honor of the book release I welcome guest blogger Ken Blanchard. How to Evaluate Your Leadership Style By Ken Blanchard, Co-author of Great Leaders Grow: Becoming a Leader for Life Today, I'm going to give a short, one-question quiz.

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Jumping the S-Curve: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Jumping the S-Curve: How to Beat the Growth Cycle, Get on Top, and Stay There Paul Nunes and Tim Breene Harvard Business Review Press (2011) How companies can reach progressively high levels of achievement The title of this book refers to pattern of consistently elevating (“jumping”) a company to progressively high levels of achievement. As [.].

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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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5 Questions to Discern God’s Will

Ron Edmondson

I am often asked how to know if the plans we make are God’s will for our life. This is a common concern. Most of us want to do God’s will, but God seems to give us a tremendous amount of freedom. If you’re like me, you’re fully capable of making a mistake. I’ve made many. Here are 5 Questions I often ask myself to help discern God’s will: Does what I’m doing (or planning to do) conflict with Scripture?

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Kristi Hedges: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Kristi Hedges is a leadership coach, speaker and author. In her 20-year career working with leaders to help them communicate more effectively she’s encountered every personality type imaginable, yet remains more than a little passionate that anyone can learn presence. Her workshops and leadership coaching programs have been utilized by CEOs and teams of all [.].

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Today’s thoughts February 4, 2012

Rapid BI

ThinkPad – tablet or laptop? ThinkPad – tablet or laptop? Youtube Watch the screen check just after 6:20 Interesting point about Bluetooth keyboards & data security – something many of us forget. Is this the future of laptops? with this and the Asus Transformer it seems that trends are starting Mike Morrison RapidBI.com Blog: HR [.].

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