Thu.Aug 04, 2011

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Choosing to Trust

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development One of the most honoring gifts we can give someone is choosing to grant them our trust. The choice to grant trust is not the same thing as having a default position of trusting people until they prove they can’t be trusted. Choosing to trust someone requires that you mindfully choose to build trust with [.] Choosing to Trust.

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20 Low Cost Rewards That Fuel Performance

Leadership Freak

I know pathetic managers who are so poor at noticing performance that their team simply tolerates them. In some cases these managers are threatened by the success of others. They are de-motivators. Successful managers build morale, motivation and enthusiasm, by using low or no cost rewards that highlight performance. Rewards let us know what we [.].

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Micromanagement and Curing The Curse of the V-Bobs

Next Level Blog

One of the things I enjoy the most in my work as a coach is helping my clients come up with regular practices that will make them better leaders. One of my guiding principles as a coach is the line. Please click the headline to read the whole story.

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Thought-full Thursday: Self Understanding

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 and answers to the questions are most welcome! . “If we attempt to act and do things for others or for the world without deepening our own self-understanding, our own freedom, integrity, and capacity to love, we will not have anything to give to others.

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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 Steps to Critical Thinking + Reflection in Team Development & Leadership

Mike Cardus

Having just spent the week with Camp Inquiry which works with children to focus on; Imagination. Investigation. Illumination. Critical thinking extends beyond the science classroom. It serves as a guide not for what to think, but how to think and live in the world—how to discover truth and meaning. Now wondering what critical thinking is and how does it apply to team development and leadership within organizations?

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Even the Best Sales Coaching Cannot Raise The Dead

Sales Wolf Blog

Too many sales manager attempt to coach the uncoachable when they should let low performers go to seek employment that fits their abilities.

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The Secret of Persuasion

Your Voice of Encouragement

If you want to persuade other people to do something, trying to talk them into it doesn’t usually elicit a positive response. Years ago when making a sales presentation, I discovered an approach that works like magic to reduce resistance. And there’s no manipulation or arguing involved… The next time you’re in a situation where you need to influence someone to take the action you want, stop and think about what you can do first to learn what’s important to that person.

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The Innovative University

LDRLB

'As loyal reads know, I have just switch from the for-profit professional world to the nonprofit world of the university. In doing so, I’m desperately trying to mesh together the positives of both while leaving the negatives behind. As such, this video (and book) caught my idea. Clayton Christensen is the genius behind “disruptive innovation” and The Innovator’s Dilemma.

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Voice of Experience: Stephanie Ruhle (Deutsche Bank)

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an excerpt from a profile of Stephanie Ruhle (Managing Director, Reationship Management, Deuts he Bank)written by Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. “Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your [.].

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The Innovative University

LDRLB

As loyal reads know, I have just switch from the for-profit professional world to the nonprofit world of the university. In doing so, I’m desperately trying to mesh together the positives of both while leaving the negatives behind. As such, this video (and book) caught my idea. Clayton Christensen is the genius behind “disruptive innovation&# and The Innovator’s Dilemma.

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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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Don’t Be Blinded By Common Recruitment Myths

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an article written by Paul Harty for Talent Management magazine (8/4/11). To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MedfiaTec, please click here. * * * While concerns must be addressed, talent leaders should be careful not to [.].

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Where has the work life balance gone?

Chartered Management Institute

Last night, while my daughter was cleaning her teeth, my husband was sat next to her responding to work emails. It struck me then that work has invaded my family life through a little palm sized device.

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The servant as leader or the leader as servant?

First Friday Book Synopsis

Robert K. Greenleaf is generally credited with developing ideas we now refer to as “servant leadership.&# As he explains in his eponymous essay (first published in 1970), The Servant as Leader, and later developed into a book, “The servant-leader is servant first… It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. [.].

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How can you validate your customers’ decision to stay during the dark, rainy hours?

CO2

The cobblestones were slick from the mist as we walked beside the canals to see James Taylor play at an intimate gathering in San Marco Piazza, Venice. Had the weather stayed as it had been, the stars would have been sparkling like pin holes through a sheet. Instead, we were paying tourist rates for last minute umbrellas and vinyl slickers. All in attendance were quickly decorated with blue, red, and yellow covers.

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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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Edward M. (“Ned”) Hallowell: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Are you looking for practical, how-to solutions to life’s personal challenges? Best selling author Dr. Edward (“Ned&# ) Hallowell offers groundbreaking advice on how to survive in an ultra-competitive, ultra fast, attention deficit society while remaining sane, how to raise happy children, the art of forgiveness and how to manage worry. He also offers a prescriptive [.].

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Parenting By Grace: Revised

Ron Edmondson

Cheryl and I attempted to implement grace parenting in our home. Our boys are now grown, but we are beginning to see some fruit from our methods and our heart is to help others learn from things we did wrong and things we did right. Grace parenting is one thing I believe we did right. Grace parenting attempts to raise children the way God parents us…by grace.

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8 Tips for meeting success

Chartered Management Institute

For many people, meetings are a bore – they get in the way of urgent tasks and turn into talking shops that don’t achieve any return for your time. Yet some are valuable – if you do them right, says Caitlin Mackesy Davies.

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What Community or Forums Management Related Topic Would You Like to Know About?

Managing Communities

photo credit: Gdpaule How can I help you? To be more specific, what do you want to know about? What online community or forums management related topic would you like to see me cover? Do you have any questions for me? What can I share with you? I love to write articles that directly address [.].

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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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The management benefits of becoming a school governor

Chartered Management Institute

Given at least one of the myths attached to school governance; namely that you need to give up your day job, this is a fair challenge. Even though I am Chief Executive of a charity that exists to recruit skilled volunteers to become school governors, I am certain I asked myself exactly this question before I joined my first governing body. The stereotypical perceptions of school governors don’t help either.

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Today's Leadership Quote

Eric Jacobson

"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in a world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it." -- David Beckham Use this quote to inspire you to lead change in your organization!

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Talent management this summer

Chartered Management Institute

As an Everton supporter the summer transfer window is a difficult time as we generally don't have any money to recruit new players and the summer is spent with fans generally gnashing teeth at our lack of resources.

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Lisa Update - Wanna see my scar?

Management Craft

I was not planning on doing this, but I have heard from so many of you wanting to know how I am doing after my surgery for Medullary Thyroid Cancer. Thank you SO MUCH for your emails and for your support. Your positive thoughts make a difference and make me feel good! I am recovering very well from the surgery. In fact, here is a picture of my neck.

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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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Simple Doesn’t Mean Easy

Ron Edmondson

Just because something is simple doesn’t mean it is easy. Simple directions to a gas grille…never easy… Simplifying things for people…may make them easier to understand… But won’t make them easy… You can simplify the terms or the make the process seem easy to follow… But nothing of any great quality is ever really easy… You can have a simple diet plan, but following it won’t be easy… You can simplify for someone how they should tr

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My colleague is a psycho, what should I do?

Roundtable Talk

One of the most fascinating things about a WordPress blog is the stats it gives you on the search phrases people use to find your blog. This search then drives which of your posts are the top ones. I’m sad to say, the phrase that gets most people to our blog is the phrase “my boss is a psycho” or some such variation. It’s led to this post being the most read.

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How I Blog about Current Leadership Problems

Ron Edmondson

Let me bring you in on a little secret. All those leadership posts I do…I don’t make them up…. Most of them come from real life situations…either mine or yours… The one about 9 Bad Boss Types …. Yea, I’ve either had them, been them or seen them or heard of them through readers like you… The one about 10 Types of Good Leadership … The one about Controlling Leadership ….

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Key Questions for Leaders

Harvard Business Review

Featured Guest: Robert Kaplan, Harvard Business School professor and author of What to Ask the Person in the Mirror: Critical Questions for Becoming a More Effective Leader and Reaching Your Potential. Download this podcast.

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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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The SoulCare Project: They’re Giving Away Money

Ron Edmondson

Jesus said, “I have come that they may have life and have it in abundance.&# (John 10:10, HCSB). He gave life. That’s why we must introduce people to Him and give that kind of life away. There are so many ministries doing that very thing today. You and I together couldn’t begin to number the ways they give life to others—from giving shelter to a homeless family to providing meals for the hungry and from rescuing a child out of slavery and trafficking to training up leaders to b

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Three Questions for Effective Feedback

Harvard Business Review

When I was in graduate school, Phil Daniels, then a psychology professor at Brigham Young University , taught us about a feedback mechanism he called the SKS form. It was simply a process whereby we would ask others what we should stop (S), keep (K), and start (S) doing, given a particular role we might have as a teacher, friend, spouse, father, mother, etc.

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Are You Fretting over the Economy?

Coaching Tip

As the DJIA fell 2% to close below 12,000 on August 2, one theme rang across major financial websites. This CNN headline summarizes it: Stocks sink as investors fret over the economy (Aug. 2). The belief that the economy drives the stock market is common knowledge; it's Investing 101; the idea gets pounded into investors' heads, over and over again, by various pundits, daily.

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The First Requirement for Becoming a Great Boss

Harvard Business Review

Among the many requirements placed on those who take responsibility for the performance of others, there is one that is rarely mentioned. Yet, ironically, it may be the most important because so much else depends on it. That fundamental requirement is courage. We don't just mean the courage to make hard decisions or take tough actions, such as giving difficult feedback , denying a promotion to someone who's good but not good enough, cutting popular but unsuccessful programs, or even laying off p

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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.