Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2013

The list below represents my picks for the best leadership books of 2013. * * *. The Myths of Creativity : The Truth About How Innovative Companies and People Generate Great Ideas by David Burkus Creativity is not as divinely-inspired, unpredictable and random a gift as we tend to think it is. Are the people around you flourishing?

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Books Leadership Blog Learning-by-Doing 285

Women on Business

MARCH 16, 2013

The 2013 eBoardmember Independent Director Catalog , which was discussed on Women on Business last month, has been released, and it includes profiles of qualified director candidates. These exciting and knowledgeable candidates, male and female, include: Public company directors. Private company directors.

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Committee Download Diversity Reference 216

Chart Your Course

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Meanwhile, of the hiring managers that are looking at 2013 graduates, the majority only plans to hire one or two this year. via Why Are 2013 Graduates Considered Unprepared? The post Why Are 2013 Graduates Considered Unprepared? – TTI Success Insights.

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Benchmarking Human Capital Human Resources Education 147

Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 7, 2013

Welcome to The January 2013 Leadership Development Carnival: Best of 2012 Edition! How to grow a company that remains healthy long into the future. A true vision shows that the leader and the company strive to solve a meaningful problem. Expect to hear much more from her in 2013.". Sip slowly and enjoy the read.".

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leaderCommunicator

JANUARY 21, 2014

2013 gave us many examples of both good and poorly handled communication from leaders and brands. Take a look below as we detail 3 communication mistakes from 2013. In August 2013, AOL CEO Tim Armstrong announced that AOL would be reducing the number of Patch websites. What happened instead was far from morale-boosting.

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Armstrong Abell Policies Morale 162

Women on Business

DECEMBER 21, 2012

Right now, the idea of kicking butt in 2013 is probably the last thing on your mind. While anyone can look you up online, having a polished, comprehensive 1-page biography, as well as an updated company boilerplate handy is a good idea. Equally important to your overall professional image is your presentation “on paper.”

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Brand Workshop Industry Media 261

Coaching Tip

DECEMBER 21, 2013

Source: Bloomberg BusinessWeek, December 19, 2013. It’s hard to believe that at the end of 2013 we still see more than a few all-male corporate boards and leadership teams.” Shareholders beware: a company with no women at the top is missing one of the biggest opportunities in the marketplace today.”. said Ilene H.

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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2013

The Three Rules : How Exceptional Companies Think by Michael E. The Clarity Principle : How Great Leaders Make the Most Important Decision in Business (and What Happens When They Don''t) by Chatham Sullivan. Raynor and Mumtaz Ahmed. For bulk orders call 1-800-423-8273. Build your leadership library with these specials on over 120 titles.

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Books Kaplan Library Open-book 283

General Leadership

MAY 7, 2021

This protects the business or company from liability if there is an accident. ” Clarifying the Confusing World of Indemnification, Hold Harmless and Defense Clauses, January 2013 ( example indemnity clause in service agreement ).… In strict terms, the statement to hold harmless means to exonerate another from liability.

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Participative Examples Organization Company 195

Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 1, 2013

Welcome to the April 1st, 2013 Leadership Development Carnival! Miki Saxon from MAPping Company Success presents You are NOT Your Company. “ Ego-merge has an out-sized negative effect on people and companies, yet it is rarely, if ever, recognized, let alone discussed.”. Karen Kanakanui from Lead Change Group!

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HR Digest

JANUARY 19, 2023

Tim Richmond: One lesson I’ve learned, as simple as it sounds, would be to find a job at a great company. It’s important to bet on yourself and bet on your company. If you find a company that is a great place to work, a lot of opportunity will follow, and I can honestly say that now I’m living proof of that lesson.

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Company Human Resources Trends Learning-by-Doing 64

The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 22, 2024

Efficiently managing the money a company needs to run its daily operations, known as working capital, is crucial for success. This connection between good working capital management and how well a company does can be complicated. The research looked at 1,054 American manufacturing companies from 2011 to 2013.

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DSO DPO Working Capital Supply Chain 121

Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 31, 2013

With the end of the year approaching, this week is great to share some of my favorites of 2013. Favorite Team Building & Leadership Activities + Simulations 2013. Team-Building has to be integrated into the existing team structure, culture and goals + objectives of your company. In no particular order.

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Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Teams gather successes and progress made of 2013. CEO updates and successes of 2013. What he sees as future company needs & goals. Overview of agenda. Detailed Data Discovery. Teams gather specifics steps that lead to success. Teams create a chart (pie, bar, spider, ven, etc) to graphically illustrate result. 4 mixed teams.

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Strategic Planning Planning Company CFO 132

Women on Business

DECEMBER 8, 2012

Key findings from the 2012 UC Davis Study of California Business Leaders include: Just one out of nine corporate directors and highest-paid executives in the top 400 California companies are women. Only 13 of the 400 largest companies have a woman CEO. No company has an all-female (nor gender-balanced) board and management team.

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Execution Company Download Industry 232

Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 22, 2020

In the years since The Secret originally appeared on bookstore shelves, over 500 thousand copies have been sold to leaders and learners around the world, and several additional books have been published in this leadership series, including The Secret of Teams (2011), Great Leaders GROW (2012), and The Heart of Leadership (2013).

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Webinar Blanchard Politics Tips 274

N2Growth Blog

JULY 14, 2019

Engagement is more about what the employee can do for the company, or for the stakeholders or community surrounding the company. The Demand Metric 2013 Employee Engagement Survey concluded that organizations that have more than 50% employee engagement retain more than 80% of their customers. Click To Tweet.

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Metrics Commitment Tools Report 333

Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 22, 2019

In 2013, I was sitting at a client discussing how to transform their policies for increasing talent mobility. The company has a large amount of employee mobility, driven by a headquarter in a second-tier city, and a corporate culture that values. The following is a guest piece by Brynne Kennedy. Click to continue reading.

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Chart Your Course

AUGUST 20, 2016

Here are some companies doing it right in today’s business world and some ways others can emulate their style. Because of this deficit in female leadership, the culture of many companies is male-dominated. In fact, this is the first obstacle a potentially gender-diverse company must overcome. Shifting the Norm.

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Jason Womack

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Mornin' from the Ojai Coffee Roasting Company! Sitting here, reflecting on the year, and have a thought: I'd love to contribute to small-town newspapers and journals in the new year.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 26, 2021

And, ultimately we were able to work together as we brought a leadership development program to her company. During the years my ex-spouse and I ran our consulting company together, I never talked about my past or my transition with anyone save a few close friends. Those conversations sparked an important friendship.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

2013 Sales Compensation & Performance Management Key Trends Analysis. Over 950 companies responded, providing key trends and best practices for Sales Compensation and Performance Management. This report shares the results of the survey, as well as insights based on company size, industry, and annual revenue.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Kill the Company: End the Status Quo, Start an Innovation Revolution Lisa Bodell Bibliomotion (2013) How to envision the future you want to create, make the necessary connections, and meanwhile engage in assumption reversal Obviously, it would be idiotic to kill an entire company or eliminate all of its status quo.

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Welch Company Hotels Review 75

Engaging Leader

JUNE 13, 2017

What does it take to lead a team that builds a startup into a nationally recognized company in less than three years, with an annual growth rate of more than 1,000%? Josh Kent is the CEO and founder of over a dozen startups, including SunFrog Shirts, which launched in 2013 and is currently the largest […]

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 17, 2023

Prior studies have indicated that companies with leaders who lack integrity may experience reduced competitiveness and profitability. Risk-averse approach The researchers analyzed financial data from over 200 companies that were included in the Forbes 500 list between 2014 and 2017.

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Innovation Letter Loyalty Ethics 92

Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 1, 2014

From blue ocean strategy to Michael Porter’s five forces, Vijay Govindarajan’s reverse innovation to Richard D’Aveni’s hypercompetition, great thinkers and their ideas directly effect how companies are run and how business people think about and practice business. Think of Peter Drucker who topped the first Thinkers50 ranking in 2001.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 27, 2012

The year is almost over, and as we prepare to enter 2013, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the data that quantifies the gender gap that women in business face. Let’s hope the numbers continue to change for the positive in 2013 so companies hire and promote powerful, diverse teams and leaders. Women in Technology.

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IPO Diversity CEO Article 276

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 9, 2023

While increasing pay may be the most obvious solution, research , conducted on clothing retailer H&M Group from the Rotman School, suggests that an indirect approach focusing on management practices can effectively empower workers and bring about sustainable wage increases, maximizing the impact of the company’s investment.

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Supply Chain How To Metrics Retail 109

leaderCommunicator

JANUARY 28, 2013

Although by now every company knows that it should encourage internal communications between its employees to leverage the collective knowledge that is its main asset, it gets much trickier when you start looking at sharing insight with people in other companies. Or you can wait for the company to push you forward – good luck on that.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 3, 2013

The first was empathy, an intimate connection with the feelings of the customer: “We will truly understand their needs better than any other company,” ?Focus: The Apple Marketing Philosophy that stressed three points. Focus: “In order to do a good job of those things [.].

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Stress Marketing Company How To 95

Eric Jacobson

JULY 27, 2013

Which one of the 70 tips for how to become a more effective leader did you select as a 2013 New Year''s Resolution? This list was published last December in my blog, about the time many leaders were identifying their professional and personal goals for 2013. Assess your company''s strengths and weaknesses at all times 6.

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Mentor Micromanagement Consensus Policies 64

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 15, 2013

In the most recent turn of events, Blackstone Group withdrew its bid for the company after making the determination that Dell’s future and the PC industry looks bleak. Throughout all this I cannot help but ask what seems to be a fundamental underlying question about this company, and that is, who should lead Dell going forward?

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Planning Succession Henderson Crisis Management 340

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Last month, the Kansas City Business Journal published its list of 2013 Best Places To Work Companies in the Kansas City metro. As you review the winning companies profiles (the publication''s October 4, 2013 issue), you''ll notice that wellness and fitness programs and perks are common among this year''s winners.

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Engaging Leader

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Jim Wexler is a digital communication expert and thought leader, helping top companies create digital experiences to deepen engagement, build relationships, and change behavior. Resources Mentioned in This Episode Conference: Enterprise Gamification Forum 2013, Sep.

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Examples Conference Marketing Strategy Trends 159

Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 10, 2022

As to the impact of hope, Brooks noted: “In a report in The Journal of Positive Psychology in 2013, researchers defining hope as ‘having the will and finding the way’ found that high-hope employees are 28 percent more likely to be successful at work and 44 percent more likely to enjoy good health and well-being.”.

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Short-term Uncertainty Compliance Article 396

Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 25, 2018

But the company leaders didn’t leave it at that; they acknowledged the hard work ahead by saying, "That's all in the past. In the NFL, the 2013 Denver Broncos were built to win, but couldn't handle the poised Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl. It drives everything that happens in your company.

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Blanchard Consultative Learning-by-Doing Sports 171

Chart Your Course

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Human resources firm Bersin found in a 2012 study that 87 percent of companies utilize tenure-based employee recognition programs, despite research showing these methods are outdated. The employee recognition industry is worth more than $46 billion annually, or about 2 percent of total payroll for individual companies.

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