Mon.Jan 23, 2012

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Mentor…mentor …everywhere

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Career Development Leadership Coaching Value Creation Will Lukang, PMP, CSM, CLDC In 2000, I left my job at a big five accounting firm because I was frustrated that my career was going nowhere. Because I was eager to move on, I took an opportunity to go back and work as a consultant. Two years earlier, I had quit a consulting [.].

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Giving the Monkey Back

Persuasive Powerhouse

Tap. Tap. Tap. Someone is knocking on your office door. You look up and welcome one of your best and most productive managers. You notice that she is carrying a monkey with her. It clings to her and it looks familiar. The monkey is slowly loosening its’ grip and beginning to reach for you as your employee tells you that she has a problem and is stuck.

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Employee Engagement by Exhortation

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Change Management Leadership Development [link] The underlying belief of exhortation is that people simply are not giving it their all, and so management’s job is to entice and encourage people to do a better job than they previously have. The great search for ways to engage employees involves many well-intended but misguided approaches. Exhortation.

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Is Your Career Going Up? Or Down?

Rich Gee Group

This week was chock full of incredible conversations with clients, colleagues, partners and prospects! All had wonderful ideas and goals. Kudos! One of the topics that I discussed with many of them was my theory that our world is changing.

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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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Women, Leadership, Self-Care, and BLUE MONDAY

Women on Business

You wake up Monday morning, pour yourself a glass of orange juice, and get breakfast ready for your clan. Off to the office , you battle the traffic, thinking about how to tell your rebel employee that there have been complaints about his behavior. You dread the meeting and yet know it can’t wait. Pulling into the parking lot you feel a wave of frustration , seeing that someone has parked in your reserved spot and the rain is now coming down in buckets.

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How to Speak Like the Pros

Leadership Freak

** Leading is more difficult if you can’t speak well. Speaking ability enhances leadership potential. Public platforms provide opportunities to shape, direct, and motivate organizations. Be as smart as this student: Holly said she wasn’t excited about the presentations she was giving this semester. I followed up, “Do you have a speech class?” She replied, [.].

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Joe Paterno Quotes – Great Quotes from a Great Leader

Modern Servant Leader

I only spoke with Joe Paterno for about 5 minutes. Yet, his influence on me and my perspectives of leadership was immense. Unfortunately, near the end of his life, tragic events that occurred under his leadership challenged his perfect record of character. So when he passed away, I wanted to remember him for his greatness. “JoePa”, as his is affectionately known by his Nittany Lion family, was the greatest coach in NCAA football.

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The Case for the Bold Leader

Kevin Eikenberry

In 1776, the colonists in the British American Colonies were unhappy. So unhappy, that they formed a Continental Congress which suggested Declaring Independence from Great Britain. 56 men signed the document, and in doing so publicly announced that they were declaring treason on Great Britain. That is bold. Most of them lost their families and [.].

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Gabrielle Giffords: The Courage and Wisdom to Step Back

Next Level Blog

This past weekend, I watched one of the more moving and inspirational videos I’ve seen in awhile. It’s this two minute announcement from Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords that she is resigning from Congress this week. It’s been just over a year since a gunman shot Giffords in the head and almost killed her at a constituent meet and greet outside an Arizona supermarket.

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Management Tips

CEO Blog

We finally got a bit of snow. It is beautiful. And grandson Josh continues to flourish. He does quite an ab workout (I tried doing it). Lying on his back and kicking his feet and hands. It is tough. I read a neat little book by Harvard Business Review that is just called Management Tips. It is divided into 3 sections - Managing Yourself, Managing Your Team and Managing Your Business.

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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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How to Speak Like the Pros

Leadership Freak

** Leading is more difficult if you can’t speak well. Speaking ability enhances leadership potential. Public platforms provide opportunities to shape, direct, and motivate organizations. Be as smart as this student: Holly said she wasn’t excited about the presentations she was giving this semester. I followed up, “Do you have a speech class?” She replied, [.].

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Sports Teams Are NOT Work Teams

Mike Cardus

I am not a sports fan, and when I am leading team building & leadership retreats for Corporate Teams the topic comes up. I have lead programs with professional and college level sports teams, and learned a great deal about the similarities and differences. When someone tells me how Football or Baseball or Hockey or choose your sport are great example of organizations and team-work.

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It Could Be Easier Than You Thought

Jason Womack

It could. Leave that option open. Once you clear it.that is, you've put in "four words or less" what you're going for, let it show up.

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Book Review: StandOut

LDRLB

Marcus Buckingham is a soloist in the strengths movement choir. He has been a mouthpiece for the idea since seemingly the very beginning. Marcus is a gifted communicator with a talent for understanding the need for rigorous research. Which is why when he finally decided to create a market a self-assessment, StandOut , it should peak everyone’s interest.

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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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The Ben Franklin Effect

CO2

Most leaders believe it is better to give than it is to receive, but they may not pay attention to giving and receiving patterns, as well as psychological motivations behind these patterns. Ben Franklin said, “He that has once done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another than he whom you yourself have obliged.” In other words, acts of kindness don’t always generate a reciprocal feeling or action.

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The Benefit-to-Cost Ratio of a Performance Excellence Program

Six Disciplines

According to a newly released study from NIST, the benefit-to-cost ratio of a performance excellence program (like Baldrige) is 820-to-1. In their research, economists Albert N. Link, and John T. Scott (University of North Carolina, and Dartmouth College, respectively) used their economic tools to measure the net social value of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program.

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Change Is Coming…Ready Or Not

Tim Milburn

Have you ever found a story that is so good that you created a blog post – simply to share the story? I have. This is it. The focus of this story (which I believe is true) deals with change. While most paradigm shifts within history used to take thousands of years (bronze age, silver age, iron age, etc), now they take place in less than a decade.

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8 Reasons Your Employees Don’t Care

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jeff Haden for MoneyWatch, The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the MoneyWatch newsletters, please click here. * * * Pay only goes so far. Higher salaries are like the [.].

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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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Use Your Creativity to Get Different Results

Your Voice of Encouragement

It was the last day of a conference for entrepreneurs and small business owners, and eighteen people were competing for Marketer of the Year. Each person had just 15 minutes to describe the marketing strategies they’d implemented in the previous year. I was amazed and inspired as I listened to all the creative ideas they’d used to attract, acquire and keep customers.

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Monty Python on Employee Alignment & Career Development

First Friday Book Synopsis

If you have (or someone you know has) problems with employee alignment and/or career development (i.e. “getting the right people in the right seats on the right bus”), this brief video from the Monty Python team may well provide some solutions. To access a wealth of worldly wisdom and practical advice, please click here. Filed [.].

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7 Ways to Lead with a Limp

Ron Edmondson

This is an encouragement to those who are limping in leadership. The truth is, the best leaders I know have a limp of some nature. It may not be a literal, physical limp, or even visible, but if you are around them long, they will display remnants of a previous injury. They may have had a failure that crippled them for a season. They may have messed up.

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Your MBA Game Plan: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Your MBA Game Plan: Proven Strategies for Getting Into the Top Business Schools, Third Edition Omari Bouknight and Scott Shrum Career Press (2012) To paraphrase Henry Ford, “Whether you think you can earn an MBA from a top business school or you can’t, you’re probably right.” This review is of the Third Edition of a [.].

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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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Book Review: StandOut

LDRLB

'Marcus Buckingham is a soloist in the strengths movement choir. He has been a mouthpiece for the idea since seemingly the very beginning. Marcus is a gifted communicator with a talent for understanding the need for rigorous research. Which is why when he finally decided to create a market a self-assessment, StandOut , it should peak everyone’s interest.

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When Your Members Criticize a Company or Person, Invite Them to Your Community

Managing Communities

photo credit: SmithGreg I recently had a member on one of my communities start a thread to review a book, which he criticized. Most of his review was fair, but there were some parts that I felt were a little harsh. Still, it was appropriate for our community. As an author, I do sympathize with [.].

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Opportunity to put your questions entrepreneur Celia Gates

Chartered Management Institute

Celia Gates, author of From Brainwave To Business, shortlisted for the CMI Management Book of the Year Innovation and Entrepreneurship category. This Friday at 1pm Celia is hosting an online Masterclass with Stylist Magazine. To participate, please follow this link: [link]. Related Content: I'd expected more headhunters to call My business book of the week - Understanding the small business sector - by David Storey What have the Archbishop of Canterbury, a boy who makes jam and the author o

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Leadership Caffeine: Warning! Your Words About Change are Falling on Cynical Ears

Management Excellence

Even the most credible of leaders have to step up their game when it comes to talking about and promoting change on their teams and in their organizations.

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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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Book Review of “Good Company: Business Success in the Worthiness Era”

The Practical Leader

Good Company ties together the lessons we’re still learning from The Great Recession, and explains what’s fueling the occupy movements, shows how social responsibility and environmentalism is dramatically shifting business approaches, and identifies the rising power of customers. Good Company is an inspiring and uplifting read for those of us working to bring about a values-based leadership revolution.

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Do Men Need Women More Than Women Need Men?

Ron Edmondson

I found this video from CBS News and, as a counselor, agreed with much of what the two “experts” were saying. I still haven’t answered the question for myself. Watch the video then tell me what you think. (The video will start after a short commercial.). Share your thoughts. Related posts: President Obama at National Day of Prayer.

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Today’s thoughts January 23, 2012

Rapid BI

Social Content Marketing Social Content Marketing The what’s, why’s and wherefore’s of Social media marketing and content. Mike Morrison RapidBI.com Blog: Community education/ engagement project – help needed Community education/ engagement project – help needed Hi all I have had an idea in my head for some time & feel it is time to take [.].

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"What the Heck Is Wrong With My Leadership?"

Harvard Business Review

In 1998, I sold part of my company (which I had founded in 1986, when I was 13) to the Finnish IT services firm Tieto. Two years later we made it a full merger, and I joined the Tieto management team. I was used to managing 200 Finnish nerds, with whom my straight-ahead approach (my nickname is "Bulldozer") got great results. But Tieto was growing rapidly and going global.

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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.