Fri.Jul 08, 2011

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Book Review: “The Final Summit” by Andy Andrews

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Best of Blogs Series Leadership Development Reviews This post is reprinted from “The Conversations Around Us&# with the permission of its author, Tara Alemany. I first “discovered” Andy Andrews when he started following me on Twitter. (He’s @AndyAndrews.) Exploring his website led me to The Noticer Project, a nationwide movement to “notice” the five most influential people in your life.

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Sit and Wait?

Kevin Eikenberry

“You want to take action every day, not sit around waiting for something to happen.&# -Richard Bolles, Author Questions to Ponder What action have I taken today? What action will I take next? Action Steps Get up and get going. Decide what action will make a difference for you and your future, even if it [.].

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Conflict Prevention: Just Fix the Problem

The Recovering Engineer

I am not always “on my game.&# Teaching conflict resolution, problem solving, interaction dynamics, and leadership skills does not make me perfect at applying them. It does make me aware, and that awareness helps me to correct my thinking more quickly. It also makes me work on practicing the skills so that I keep getting better. And still, I have moments of insight about myself, my thinking, and my conflict approaches that are new.

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Possibility Maximizer: Alltop - All The Top Stories

Sales Wolf Blog

Every week I like to feature an online resource that will help you to Maximize Possibility in your organization and your life at work. Today I have an excellent online resource that I am confident will add considerable value to your professional life. Enjoy! The Resource: Alltop.com - All The Top Stories What it Covers: Alltop is a self described "online magazine rack" that continually collects the latest blog posts and news stories and organizes them by category, making the site very user frien

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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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Book Review - You Can't Not Communicate

CEO Blog

I finally got a New York cell phone so anyone who needs it, email me. On a personal note, I was blessed by a visit by my daughters Beth and Laura this week. Had a great time. We went out to see the Daniel Radcliffe and John Laroquette musical " How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying ". My kids picked it. Perhaps they are trying to tell me something.

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Pixar’s “Daily” – Yes, You Do Accomplish What You Meet About (Reinforcing one of the “takeaways” from Josh Linkner’s Disciplined Dreaming)

First Friday Book Synopsis

This morning, I presented my synopsis of Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven Guide to Drive Breakthrough Creativity by Josh Linkner, at the July First Friday Book Synopsis in Dallas. It is hard to come up with the most important portion of the book. It could be this one: Businesses have systems and processes for everything, from [.].

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Incumbentitis ? The Anti-Innovation Disease

Mills Scofield

Well, will congress put the country or their own political careers first? You’d think they should be one and the same but we know they aren’t. With the upcoming elections, getting re-elected will matter more. In 2010, it was out with the ‘old’, in with the new, mostly. Washington DCers (and Wall Street) want desperately to maintain the status quo, yet America is asking for government by the people, of the people an [.

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Eight Reasons Why Change Initiatives Fail - And What To Do About Them

Six Disciplines

So goes the phrase: "If nothing changes, nothing changes.". According to John Kotter, change expert and author of "A Force For Change: How Leadership Differs from Management" there are eight reasons why change initiatives fail : Too much complexity. Failure to building coalition and support. Not understanding the need for a clear vision. Failure to clearly communicate the vision.

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3 Tips for Dealing with an Urgent Request

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. We live in an instant-response world where a simple push of a button can make something feel urgent. Next time you get that email with the little red [.].

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The Leading Obstacles To Strategy Execution

Six Disciplines

" The Keys to Strategy Execution: A Global Study of Current Trends and Future Possibilities ", was a research study commissioned by the American Management Association and conducted by the Human Resource Institute. The research identified the leading obstacles that hinder strategy execution - and what companies can do to overcome them. The following is a quick review of some of the main findings: Higher performers tend to be better at executing strategies.

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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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HBR on INSPIRING & EXECUTING INNOVATION: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Harvard Business Review on INSPIRING & EXECUTING INNOVATION Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2011) How to create and then deliver new or better products and services This is one of the volumes in a series of anthologies of articles that first appeared in HBR. In this instance, its ten articles focus on one or [.].

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The Secrets to Successful Strategy Execution

Six Disciplines

"A brilliant strategy, blockbuster product, or breakthrough technology can put you on the competitive map, but only solid execution can keep you there. ". So begins the Harvard Business review article " The Secrets to Successful Strategy Execution ," written by executives from management consulting firm, Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. According to the authors: "Execution is the result of thousands of decisions made every day by employees acting according to the information they have -- and their own

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Made to Stick: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die Chip Heath and Dan Heath Random House (2007) The art and science of devising ideas that have impact and endurance This is one of the most entertaining as well as one of the most thought-provoking and informative books I have read in recent years. Chip [.].

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The Importance of Tracking Your Time

Six Disciplines

If you want to improve performance (or increase capacity or capability), you need to track the one thing that you'll never get back: time. In order to improve effectiveness and efficiency, you must understand how your time is being used. With all of the technological advances over the past two decades, we're continually forced to do things "better, faster, cheaper.

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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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Closeout for 7.8.11

LDRLB

Every friday we review the posts from LeaderLab contributors that has appeared on this blog and elsewhere online. Here. The latest episode of our podcast was released on Tuesday, it features Jesse Lyn Stoner discussing the important of vision and how to build a collaborative one (all conveniently packaged in her book, Full Steam Ahead.). Once again, John Richard Bell contributed to the strategic plan debate by asking Should Strategic Plans Rest in Peace?

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Please Get the LinkedIn Invitation Right!

Management Excellence

LinkedIn is an increasingly popular and powerful professional tool. Like many other professionals, I enjoy connecting with others via LinkedIn, and find it a remarkably useful tool for making new contacts, remaining in contact and conducting talent and firm research of all types. However, a pet peeve of mine is the generic invitations that I frequently receive from people I do and don’t know.

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Happy birthday to The Office - what does the future hold for office life?

Chartered Management Institute

The sitcom The Office first aired in Britain 10 years ago tomorrow, and through the following 14 episodes placed the antics of David Brent firmly into the public consciousness. & Brent is now so synonymous with bad management that whenever such a story hits the newstands his image is often placed alongside.

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Book Giveway: Man Shoes by Tom Watson

Ron Edmondson

I explained recently that I have a new heart stirring. You can read about it HERE. About the time I started considering some of this new direction for my ministry, (it’s actually an addition to my ministry since I’m not leaving the one I have now) along came a book in the mail by Tom Watson called “ Man Shoes “ Wow! Talk about perfect timing!

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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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Mini Saga #112 – Nothing to Lose

Rajesh Setty

You can’t lose what you don’t have. Mini Saga #112 – Nothing to Lose. Nobody expected that Andy, the newbie salesperson would win the sales contest. Andy shared his “secret” when he received the award – “Two things. First, to make up for lack of experience, I made more calls and second, I never bothered about rejection because you can’t lose what you don’t have.”.

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Building Personal Strength - Untitled Article

Building Personal Strength

Jack Canfield [link] Post by Dennis E. Coates, Ph.D., Copyright 2011. Building Personal Strength.

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Book Giveway: Man Shoes by Tom Watson

Ron Edmondson

I explained recently that I have a new heart stirring. You can read about it HERE. About the time I started considering some of this new direction for my ministry, (it’s actually an addition to my ministry since I’m not leaving the one I have now) along came a book in the mail by Tom Watson called “ Man Shoes “ Wow! Talk about perfect timing!

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The focus of busy

Reiter Thinks

What is busy? Each of us have our own personal definition. It could be getting up and rushing out the door to your job in the morning feels “busy”. Or it could be the stay at home mother (or father) with a couple of children who has to juggle appointments, nap time, lunch, play dates and a myriad of other daily ventures is equally busy. Whatever your flavor of busy might be, you’re busy because you’re doing something.

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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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Let’s Talk Mentoring

Ron Edmondson

I have had mentors in my life since I was in my early twenties. These men have added so much to the quality of my life. I can’t imagine doing life without them. Mentoring is certainly not a new concept, but it seems to be talked about more recently than I’ve heard in some time. People, maybe especially men, are looking for someone to invest in them and help them find their way.

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Enchant Your Employees

Harvard Business Review

Enchantment defines a relationship with employees that is deep, delightful, and long-lasting. If you can enchant your employees, they will work harder, longer, and smarter for you — and, ideally, you for them too. Here are the ten best ways to enchant your employees. Provide a MAP. In Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us , Daniel Pink explains the big three of what employees want from a boss: an opportunity to Master new skills while working Autonomously towards a high Purpo

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Atlantis Lifts Off - Last Shuttle and End of an Era

Building Personal Strength

Atlantis - 2011 NASA photo Less than an hour ago, the space shuttle Atlantis launched safely into space to link up with the International Space Station. It was an historical event - the final launch of the space shuttle program. The first launch happened on April 12, 1981. I remember watching it live on TV. Exciting stuff. The program then built five shuttle vehicles and there were 133 more launches during the next 30 years.

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What Google's Quiet Failure Says About Its Innovation Health

Harvard Business Review

Let social media mavens debate whether Google+ will succeed as a 'Facebook killer' where Buzz did not. I think they'd benefit from a quick look back at a failed innovation Google quietly DNR'ed. It offers a sobering reality check for anyone who believes that great people, great skills, great wealth, a great brand, and a great opportunity invariably lead to great innovation, They don't.

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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 Big Picture of Business – Fine Wine, Aged Cheese and Valuable Antiques: Part II

Strategy Driven

The successful professional person takes the time and appropriates the resources to develop a Body of Work, rather than just hold jobs. Business is approached as a lifetime track record of accomplishments. This sophisticated and vital category includes: The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving. by Hank Moore. Any company or organization is like a tree.

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Let’s Talk Mentoring

Ron Edmondson

I have had mentors in my life since I was in my early twenties. These men have added so much to the quality of my life. I can’t imagine doing life without them. Mentoring is certainly not a new concept, but it seems to be talked about more recently than I’ve heard in some time. People, maybe especially men, are looking for someone to invest in them and help them find their way.

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Rupert Murdoch's Last Stand

Harvard Business Review

It's big news when a 168-year-old dies; it's even bigger news when the demise is self-inflicted. On Thursday, responding to the astonishing (even for British tabloids) phone-hacking and police-paying charges, News International said that it would shutter its News of the World after one more issue this coming Sunday. The company's predicament and how it aims to get out of it says much about what companies can do when faced with critical issues of reputation-saving and dynasty-management — a