Sat.Nov 05, 2011

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One Question Away From Optimism

Leadership Freak

Image source You can’t lead if you aren’t dissatisfied. Every new beginning begins with dissatisfaction. If the present is satisfactory, you have nowhere to go. A preferred future stands on an un-preferred present. Dissatisfaction is easy, optimism is necessary. Seeing the light dimly: Things come together at the strangest times. During dinner with the CFO [.].

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What Really Happened When the Lights Went Out

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

It’s cold here. It’s been a week since we lost electric power in the small towns of central Connecticut. Last Saturday we were caught by a freak storm that dumped eight inches of heavy wet snow. The beautiful trees, still sporting their fall foliage, held the heavy snow on their leafy branches until they could bear the weight no longer and snapped.

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Confidence—key to success

Lead on Purpose

Confidence is one of those things that ebbs and flows. Some people have it, some more and others less. It’s even defined differently by different people. Regardless of how you define it, confidence leads to success. A recent experience caused me to think about my own confidence level. I realized it had been ebbing. I spent time reflecting and made a few changes that helped significantly.

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Face Life with Less Judgement

Tony Mayo

Life moves on, whether we act as hero’s or cowards. Life has no other discipline to impose, if we would but realize it, than to accept life unquestionably. Everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away from, everything we deny, denigrate or despise, serve to defeat us in the end. What [.].

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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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In A Complex Era, It Takes a lot of Collaboration – We Need Good Teams!

First Friday Book Synopsis

I hope that all of my presentations are useful for the audiences in attendance. But on Thursday, I participated in a panel that was not only useful, but had a special element of “fun.” It was for the Dallas Estate Planning Council. I was the non-expert on the panel – I was the “book guy.” [.].

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70 Ways To Be A Better Leader

Eric Jacobson

The list below is a good list for learning how to be a better leader when you don't have a lot of time to read books about leadership. And, if you've been a leader for a long time, how about taking a few minutes to run through the list and scoring yourself on how well you carry out each leadership skill? 1. Don't micromanage 2. Don't be a bottleneck 3.

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A Lesson from Hezekiah: 7 Steps to More Effective Prayers

Ron Edmondson

Hezekiah ruled over Judah and was a good and faithful king. Hezekiah often became the target of warring nations. The king of Assyria, which was a much more powerful nation, decided to attempt a take over of Hezekiah’s kingdom. Throughout the stressful time in leadership, Hezekiah consistently used the same battle plan. He went before the Lord in prayer and followed the Lord’s commands.

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Must Watch Video

First Friday Book Synopsis

Whenever the world makes little (if any) sense, I suggest that you watch this brief video. It has been around quite a while…and there are good reasons why. Lighteninginajar Filed under: Bob's blog entries.

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Knowing & Becoming Known…A Challenge For the New Boss

You're Not the Boss of Me

It’s never comfortable being the newcomer. This is especially true when we start a new job, and even more so if that job involves leading an organization or taking charge of an already established team. Three words come to mind when I think about this: Culture, Trust and Change. These are big issues and huge , if you happen to be a new boss. How you address them will often make the difference between a reasonably smooth leadership transition and a very shaky one.

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Saturday night prayer chain, part 3

Ron Edmondson

It’s another Saturday night prayer chain. It’s simple: You share a prayer request. Others pray. It can be personal, for someone else, for a nation, as a praise to God… You comment and we pray! You can pray with us too! Will you join us in prayer? Related posts: Saturday Night Prayer Chain 2, Let’s Pray for One Another. Saturday Night Prayer Chain: Let’s Pray for One Another.

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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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Lessons From BIF-7

Mills Scofield

I’m tired of all the “Woe is America” stuff – we’ve lost our innovation edge, we’re stagnating, etc. What I see is the opposite – incredible innovation in products, services, processes and business models. It’s just not in the mainstream media. That’s what makes the annual BIF conference so important: 30 plus stories of amazing, cool, disruptive, transformative innovation models.

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Scripture Memorization, Week 45

Ron Edmondson

This week, let’s put a verse to memory, recite it over and over again, and in the process, let’s give God honor, glory and worship! Here is this week’s memory verse: Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, you are very great! You are clothed with splendor and majesty. Psalm 104:1. Question: Where or doing what do you usually worship best?

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