Sun.Feb 12, 2012

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Are You a Team in Name Only? 3 Questions to Help You Find Out

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Leaders who want to make their team more effective often ask me for help with teambuilding, training in team skills or advice on restructuring. My first question is always, “What do you want to accomplish? What will be different as a result?”. I ask that question because I want to make sure that what they are requesting will get them where they want to go – to avoid delivering the wrong solution.

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The Language of Leaders

In the CEO Afterlife

I have to be honest. I didn’t think I was going to enjoy Kevin Murray’s new book on how top CEOs communicate to inspire, influence and achieve results. Although Mr. Murray’s arresting title raised my curiosity, I became skeptical when I read the list of leaders he interviewed for insight. The 60 interviewees, all from the UK, were comprised of eight Sirs, four Lords, four Dames, one Lady, and a Baroness, but not one person was under the age of 40, and the majority were over 60.

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Embracing Mystery

Persuasive Powerhouse

. Judy Cannato begins her book, Field of Compassion, with a story about Nate Sears, a landscaper for a housing complex on Cape Cod. One morning he noticed a pilot whale heading straight for the shore. Shortly behind this whale were two more. Nate recognized that the whales were going to beach themselves. He waded out in the direction of the first whale as it became caught on a sand bar in waist deep water.

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In Praise of Comprehension and Meaning

QAspire

We live in an “instant” world. People want to do everything instantly, including understanding, comprehension and making sense of something. I remember having attended a strategy meeting where head of the department (call him boss) was explaining a new strategy that none of us had heard about before. He completed explaining and requested the audience to ask questions if any.

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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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Who is on your team?

Jason Womack

Last week, Jodi Womack spoke at an event sponsored by the University of Memphis called, "Lunch With A Leader." One of her main topics was building up what she calls Team You. The students had many questions, and I captured a couple - along with Jodi's responses. ? How do I start building the team I will need after I graduate? A Start now. Begin by establishing your professional profile on LinkedIn (online), attending networking events like this (in person) and make a business card or print up a

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Is office gossip always bad?

Chartered Management Institute

Gossip is usually thought of in negative terms, helping to spread negativity through an office like wildfire. Could it be that it actually helps to maintain a degree of order though? That's the prognosis of some new research from the University of California, Berkeley. It can also have some therapeutic values. They found that participants in the study became anxious and uncertain whenever they saw someone acting badly.

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30 Life Lessons

Ron Edmondson

I’m a slow learner, so some things take longer than others for me to learn. I previously posted some of these separately, but I keep learning, so here I am again.Some of these you have to learn the hard way. Some of them you may be able to glean from my experience. Here are 30 life lessons: If you have to impress the friend, he or she isn’t much of a friend.

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Complimentary Resource – Key Performance Indicators to Align the Contract Management Process With Your Sales Process

Strategy Driven

Key Performance Indicators to Align the Contract Management Process With Your Sales Process. by Adobe/EchoSign, Inc. Learn 3 steps that will help your organization sell faster, sell more and recognize revenue quicker. The merger of contract management processes with sales processes has become a top priority for CEOs and CFOs as the ability to get contracts signed, tracked and filed becomes a critical component in driving revenues.

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5 Mistakes Made By Many New Leaders #RapidBI

Rapid BI

5 Mistakes Made By New Leaders We are all new to management & leadership at some time, what is interesting and disappointing is that often its the same mistakes that are made. When appointing new leaders for the first time, it is up to CEO's and HR to.

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The 5 Mistakes That Nearly Killed My Career (And Can Save Yours)

Terry Starbucker

“They can’t see the scoreboard? What, ARE YOU KIDDING ME????” That was the bomb that nearly killed my career. The year was 1991, and I was working for a certain pro football team in Washington, as an executive overseeing the planning for a new football stadium. I came out to Washington the year before to take this position, after being offered what I thought was a “chance of a lifetime” It was an offer that came from my boss at the time, who had hired me 3 years e

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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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5 Mistakes Made By Many New Leaders #RapidBI

Rapid BI

5 Mistakes Made By New Leaders We are all new to management & leadership at some time, what is interesting and disappointing is that often its the same mistakes that are made. When appointing new leaders for the first time, it is up to CEO's and HR to.

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