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How To Build A Community of Collaboration

Let's Grow Leaders

What is a community? Can you have one at work? Should you? If you want more of a community feel, how do you create it? Whose job is it? Senior management? Frontline leaders? The employees? HR? Do programs produce community or do people? Today, I raise more questions than answers. Community Can Happen Some of [.] The post How To Build A Community of Collaboration appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Is Your Brain Undermining You?

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Self Leadership Get Ahold of Yourself When Interactions go Awry. “I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element… I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis is escalated [.].

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At Work, "Yes" is Great, but at Times "No" is Even Better

Leading Blog

This is a guest post by Michael Carroll, author of Fearless at Work. At work, we want our jobs, assignments, projects and "stuff" to move along smoothly: achieving objectives, getting promoted, winning contracts. It's almost a twitch reflex to want our jobs to behave themselves. And if we are honest, sometimes we may even secretly wish that the workplace could deliver a continuous, uninterrupted "yes"— "yes" I got the plum job; "yes" the budget was approved; "yes" the redesign has been accepted.

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What’s in it for me is what’s in it for you

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Coaching Leadership Development [link] I talk to people all the time about what motivates them at work. The most common answer I hear is, “I like to help people.” The human motivation to be of service is as natural as rain in Oregon this time of year. When we serve others, its gives us purpose and calls us to [.].

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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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Help Your Global Talent Succeed and Lead - Cultivate Communication Skills

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post by Nancy Vason: As leaders of global businesses, you draw from a deep well of talent. You employ engineers, plant managers, economists, IT managers and marketing directors from all over the world. Most are highly educated, technically competent professionals. But are they effective communicators? Today, communication effectiveness is judged in part on how well these professionals express themselves in English.

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CEOs and leaders: Are you rewarding rabbit tricks?

Lead Change Blog

Posted in SmartBlog for Leadership [link] Listening to the CEO of the $500m manufacturing firm describe the exploits of his operations vice president was fascinating: “Louis was incredible … again. When the product defect was discovered, he told his team to do whatever was needed to fix it. After two weeks of all-hands-on-deck work, Louis got the glitch fixed and we [.].

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Thought-full Thursday: what comes back to you

Persuasive Powerhouse

“Often we set out to make a difference in the lives of others only to discover we have made a difference in our own.” ~ Ellie Braun-Haley. As a leader, you have an extraordinary opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others – potentially many others. Make a difference in a way that is in the spirit of giving, without an expectation of return.

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Think SoLoMo or SoCoLoMo – Social Commerce, Local & Mobile – For Digital Success

Modern Servant Leader

In an evolving digital work place, it is critical for leaders to think of their products, services and leadership in terms of SoCoLoMo. This is a take off of the popular SoLoMo, which stood for So cial Lo cal and Mo bile, with the Co addition standing for Co mmerce and / or Co ntent. Why is SoCoLoMo important? Here are some statistics to consider: .

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Are Non-Profits Doomed to Fail in Haiti?

Mills Scofield

With the 3rd anniversary of Haiti's Earthquake upon us, I asked Kona Shen , Founder and Director of GOALS Haiti , for her perspective. Kona has a long-standing passio n for Haiti and has lived there for the past 3 years. She's seen what has and hasn't worked with the aid that has flowed into the country. This is Kona's second post here and third mention.

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Indifference

Tony Mayo

Indifference The opposite of love is not to hate It is indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness It is indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy It is indifference. And the opposite of life is not death It is indifference. –Elie Wiesel Share it!

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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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Why do we Fail to See the Poor? – Thoughts from Larry James, The Wealth of the Poor

First Friday Book Synopsis

In July 2012 the Associated Press reported that by the end of the year the national poverty rate would grow to 15.7 percent of the population, a number equaling poverty levels present in 1965 during the days of President Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society” and the “War on Poverty.” …Some estimate that poverty is a problem [.].

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020: How to Develop an Effective Culture

Engaging Leader

'In this episode, Jesse and Marty answer an important question from a listener. “I’ve heard what thought leaders like Jim Collins and Patrick Lencioni have to say,” Steve asks, “but it just seems like theory when I think about how to apply it to our team. What practical things can we do today to develop our culture?” Whether you own a small business like Steve, lead of a department within a large organization, or even lead a family or group of volunteers, it comes d

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High Performance Team Building Certificate Program

Mike Cardus

Back by popular demand, we are very excited to offer the High Performance Team Building Certificate Program again! The 2013 program runs from March 6 to May 1. There will be five afternoon sessions in Buffalo NY and four short online sessions. Register early , as it will fill up quickly! "I always thought I was a fabulous team player but wondered why my team struggled so much.

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Data Scientist: The Sexiest Job of the 21st Century

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Thomas H. Davenport and D.J. Patil for the Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. Artwork: Tamar Cohen and Andrew J Buboltz, 2011 * * * When Jonathan Goldman [.].

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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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It’s Great When Community Members Know What They Can Expect from the Admin

Managing Communities

Please Update Your ManagingCommunities.com RSS Feed Subscription This feed has moved to: [link] I apologize for the trouble. For more details, please read my post on the matter. Thank you.

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Leadership lessons to be learned from a brilliant symphony conductor

First Friday Book Synopsis

Roger Nierenberg is a highly successful conductor who has performed with some of the most distinguished orchestras in America and Europe. Through his interactive program, The Music Paradigm, he has taught hundreds of top companies around the world how to improve their leadership skills and teamwork. You now have an opportunity to watch a brief [.].

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Recommended Resources – The Welcomer Edge

Strategy Driven

The Welcomer Edge : Unlocking the Secrets to Repeat Business. by Richard Shapiro. About the Book. The Welcomer Edge by Richard Shapiro explores the customer experience that converts first time customers into repeat buyers. Richard characterizes four types of sales persons; highlighting the advantage ‘welcomers’ have over others not so personally engaging.

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12 Ways to”Shoot Yourself in the Foot” as a Pastor

Ron Edmondson

Want to “shoot yourself in the foot” as a pastor? Here are a dozen ways: Do life alone and trust no one. Question everyone’s motive. Don’t know key stakeholders in the church. Avoid transparency in favor of protecting image. Refuse critique or evaluation. Put family life second to the church. Take personal pride in numbers. Believe you have to do everything and never say “no” Spend time with God only when preparing for a message.

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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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What Happens When Features Are Dropped To Make a Launch Date?

The Idolbuster

Chapter 9: Paint Your Environment Part 7. Ever been on a project that is under time pressure to make a launch date? One common solution is to drop features from the product. For example, when Apple launched the iPad mini in November 2012, it did not have the retina display. I have no knowledge of how that decision was made, but I can easily speculate that this feature was not included to bring in the launch date.

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Three Elements of Great Communication, According to Aristotle

Harvard Business Review

In my nearly 20 years of work in organization development, I've never heard anyone say that a leader communicated too much or too well. On the contrary, the most common improvement suggestion I've seen offered up on the thousands of 360 evaluations I've reviewed over the years is that it would be better if the subject in question learned to communicate more effectively.

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Entrepreneurship Science: focus on the 20% who represent 80% of your business

Coaching Tip

Single out your best customers and create a strategy to serve them better. . The old "80/20 Rule" applies : In an established business, 80% of your sales come from 20% of your customers. These are the customers to focus on. If you don't know who they are -- if you can't list them in order of decreasing sales -- find out. Analyze your sales and make a list -- and hang that list where you can see it every day.

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Whole Foods' John Mackey on Capitalism's Moral Code

Harvard Business Review

An interview with John Mackey , co-CEO of Whole Foods Market and coauthor of Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business. Download this podcast. A written transcript will be available by January 25.

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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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Make Agility Part of Your Process

Harvard Business Review

Rational managers for the past thirty years have tightly focused on efficiency, cost cutting, and day-to-day execution — perhaps to a fault. With increasing industry disruption, efficiency is fast becoming of secondary importance to innovation and agility. Many large organizations have too little capacity for external sensing, strategic reflection, and business transformation.

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Why Your IT Project Needs a Cognitive Scientist

Harvard Business Review

Our research, which has involved studying more than 50 international organizations in a variety of industries, has identified an alternative approach to big data and analytics projects that allows companies to continually exploit data in new ways. Instead of the deployment of technology, it focuses on the exploration of information. And rather than viewing information as a resource that resides in databases — which works well for designing and implementing conventional IT systems — i

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Morning Advantage: Gender Wars, Chinese Style

Harvard Business Review

China’s one-child policy has changed the expectations of professional women, according to this excellent Wharton report based on extensive interviews. As Alice Au, a senior executive at the search firm Spencer Stuart, in Beijing puts it: "You can have your one child and you're done, so you can basically go on with your life." But although China's rapid industrialization, inflation, and the Communist Party's efforts to promote gender equality have propelled more women into the workplace, traditio

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Social Impact Investing Will Be the New Venture Capital

Harvard Business Review

During the past century, governments and charitable organizations have mounted massive efforts to address social problems such as poverty, lack of education, and disease. Governments around the world are straining to fund their commitments to solve these problems and are limited by old ways of doing things. Social entrepreneurs are stultified by traditional forms of financing.

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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 Debt Ceiling and the Art of Being Unreasonable

Harvard Business Review

Using brinkmanship in political negotiations (or in any of kind of negotiations ) is not a bad thing. It's often a necessary tactic, particularly for the weaker party. So it's interesting to consider what exactly is so all-fired terrible about the threat House Republicans have been making to refuse to raise the U.S. debt ceiling. It's no surprise that President Obama calls it "absurd," but the view is shared by lots of center-right and not-obviously-political thinkers and commentators, myself am