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Is Leadership Development the Answer to Low Employee Engagement? (Yes.)

N2Growth Blog

A 2012 Custom Insight survey revealed that 49% of workers cited problems with their direct supervisor as their reason for disengagement. Disengaged teams stem from disengaged leaders. Leaders are expected to move things forward: the organization (business), the teams that do the work, and each individual on those teams.

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The September 2012 Leadership Development Carnival NFL Kick-off Edition

Great Leadership By Dan

So with apologies to those who don't share this passion, I present to you the September 2012 Leadership Development Carnival, NFL Kick-off Edition. I asked each leadership blogger to give me their favorite NFL team. Posts are organized by NFL team conferences and divisions. Maybe this year will be different. New York Giants.

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4 Self-Improvement Myths That May Be Holding You Back

Harvard Business Review

Myth 2: We get better by benchmarking ourselves against others. In some cases, we benchmark against those who are more capable or accomplished, which can be counterproductive when we fail to match them. You and Your Team Series. Myth 4: Improvement stems from unwavering focus on your most challenging goals. Sabina Nawaz.

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The Big Picture of Business: Goal Setting… An Important Part of Strategic Planning.

Strategy Driven

Human beings live to attract goals. Organizations get people caught in activity traps…unless managers periodically pull back and reassess in terms of goals. Managers lose sight of their employees’ goals. Mutually agreed-upon goals are vital. Goal attainment leads to ethical behavior. by Hank Moore.

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An Unlikely Partnership: When HR and Marketing Join Forces

Harvard Business Review

We've seen success with a novel approach to talent engagement: an integrated HR-Marketing strategy that teams Marketing's brand messaging savvy with HR's internal perspective and expertise. Our first, in 2005, aimed to transform the way Xerox's HR staff connected with its workforce and align Xerox employees with new business goals.

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Best Practices for Leading via Innovation

Harvard Business Review

Our study clearly shows that great leadership is a strong competitive advantage, with the top 20 BCL firms far outperforming the S&P 500 benchmark on shareholder returns. So it's no surprise that GE, P&G and IBM occupy the top three spots in Hay Group's seventh annual Best Companies for Leadership (BCL) ranking.

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Calculate How Much Your Company Should Invest in Innovation

Harvard Business Review

And the more growth opportunities stretch beyond a company’s current capabilities, the more the company needs to build systems to manage the unique nature of these opportunities (the kind we describe in more depth in our recent article “ Build an Innovation Engine in 90 Days ” and our 2012 e-book Building a Growth Factory ).