Wed.Nov 09, 2011

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Take It Outside: An Outdoor Leadership Challenge Experience

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Partnerships “An experience I will have for the rest of my life. The workshop took me to places mentally and physically that I never thought I could reach, but they never broke me…just made be stronger.” “You will do things you never did before with people you never met. But it’s an experience you will never [.

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Uncertainty Will Freeze You in Place if You Let It

Leading Blog

Ambiguity is not only certain; it is a necessary state for advancing. Jonathan Fields writes, in Uncertainty : “The more you’re able to tolerate ambiguity and lean into the unknown, the more likely you’ll be to dance with it long enough to come up with better solutions, ideas and creations.” The problem is that most of us, to one degree or another react so strongly to ambiguity or uncertainty, that it becomes a limiting factor in our lives and stops us from acting in the face of it.

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“Respectful Workplaces” Video

Leading in Context

New Video Explains the Importance of Respect in the Workplace Today’s post features a video for leaders that is currently available at no cost in an effort to educate leaders about the importance of building respectful workplaces. And Highlights Recent Research About Ethical Leadership “The Evolving Leadership Context: Respectful Workplaces” is a 5-minute leadership training [.].

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The Best Leaders Carry Flashlights

Kevin Eikenberry

I first remember carrying a flashlight at summer camp. Coming back to the cabin after the campfire would have been pretty treacherous without one. Something got me thinking about flashlights recently. As I thought about them, I realized that as leaders we need to have a flashlight available for a variety of reasons. [.].

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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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The Secret to Powerful Leadership

Leadership Freak

It’s the morning after and it wasn’t what I heard but what I saw that matters most. I’m home from the two-day Elite Leadership Program in New York City. The drive home gave me time to think about what I heard. Believe me, A.G. Lafley, Calvin Klein, and Jack Welch hit home runs. Lafley led [.].

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Progress for Women in Economic Equality Lower Than Health and Education in Recent Study

Women on Business

The sixth annual World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 2011 shows that over the last six years 85% of countries have been improving their gender equality but in several African and South American countries it is declining. There is also a small decline in South Africa, New Zealand, Spain, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom in the last year. Gains have been made in Ethiopia, Brazil, Turkey and Tanzania as well.

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A Steve Jobs Story on Simplicity and Focus

QAspire

Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson is on my reading list and I was curious to have some initial reviews about the book. Matthew E. May recently reviewed the book on his blog. In a post titled “ The Zen Master of Subtraction: Steve Jobs ”, Matt shares some very interesting stories/snippets about how Steve Jobs generated extreme focus by virtue of elimination.

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Dan Pink on Free Work Time

LDRLB

'Dan Pink first wrote about giving employees free work time in his best-seller Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. In this talk, given at Business Innovation Factory 7, he goes more in-depth on the power of non-commissioned work, including great research from Teresa Amabile.

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Goal Setting For Performance: 2 Integral Elements

Mike Cardus

Goals are ‘what-by-when’. The ‘what’ defines; The Quality of the goal. The Quantity of the goal. The ‘by-when’ defines; The Time-Frame of Completion. What to keep for yourself. What to delegate. Who to delegate to. Coordination of the Complexity to finish all the tasks of the goal on time. A Goal with just a ‘what’ will not be achieved on time, because there is no time frame given.

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Dan Pink on Free Work Time

LDRLB

Dan Pink first wrote about giving employees free work time in his best-seller Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. In this talk, given at Business Innovation Factory 7, he goes more in-depth on the power of non-commissioned work, including great research from Teresa Amabile.

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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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3 Ways to Think Like an Innovator

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. Most people struggle to do what innovators excel at: connecting the unconnected. Here are three ways to get in the habit of making new associations: 1. [.].

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What Happened When the Driver Was Talking on a Cell Phone

Building Personal Strength

The SUV ahead slowly drifted right towards the white line. It crossed over for a few seconds and then veered back into the lane. Then it slowly drifted to the left towards the double yellow center-line. It briefly rode the reflectors then veered back into the lane. This erratic driving pattern continued. Driver nodding off? Driver intoxicated? It was only one o'clock in the afternoon.

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25 Top Companies for Developing Leaders

First Friday Book Synopsis

All of these companies go above and beyond the call of duty when it comes to grooming talent from within. The list was featured by CNNMoney online. Here are the first five. To read the complete article, please click here. 1. IBM HQ: Armonk, N.Y. Revenue: $99.9 billion Employees: 426,751 Fact: IBM sends leadership SWAT [.].

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Thankful for dirt?

Deep Imprints

dusty vents add dust to your house! Last week, we had the annual service to our furnace. Mr. Furnace guy told me that our whole system had to be vacuumed out. (cha-ching). I made the appointment, and Mr. Vacuum man came out yesterday. I was prepared for a morning of noise. I almost forgot to uncover the vents – like the one under my dresser, which is huge.

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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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Air, Water & Internet

Chartered Management Institute

A report by Cisco has found that 1 in 3 students (33%) believes the Internet is a fundamental resource for the human race – as important as air, water, food and shelter and half (49% of college students and 47% of employees) believe it is "pretty close" to that level of importance. Combined, four of every five college students and young employees believe the Internet is vitally important as part of their daily life's sustenance.

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Guardrails: Keep Your Projects Out of the Weeds

Strategy Driven

Think about if there were no guardrails on the freeway. It would be all too easy to run off the road and find yourself hurt and way off the fast track to your end destination. Business is a fast and zigzagging road – a road that needs guardrails to keep businesses and projects on track. On your road to success (whether it be to increase profits, become an industry leader, capture more market share, etc.), you need to establish your own guardrails so you do not drive your company or project

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Links for Digging Deeper Into “Leading a Peak Performance Culture”

The Practical Leader

My last blog post announced that you can now view last Friday’s (November 4) full Leading a Peak Performance Culture webcast with all slides and audio track here. You might want to view (or review) the session on your own or share it with your management team and/or improvement professionals concerned with leadership and culture development. The webcast was built around the core models, frameworks, and approaches we use to help Clients with leadership and culture development.

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HR It’s all about the business customers #cipd11

Rapid BI

HR It’s all about the business customers An interesting first day at #CIPD11 yesterday. Through a diverse range of sessions: Leadership, People Management & Growth – Sir Terry Leahy (ex tesco) Building Organisational Culture – William Rogers, CEO UKRD Managing Change Successfully – Natalie Woodford, GSK Challenging Traditional Management Thinking – John Seddon, Vangard Turning [.].

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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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The Weakest Link in The U.S. Economy

Harvard Business Review

Apple used 49,400 employees to generate revenues of $65 billion in 2010. Its outsourcing partner, Chinese Foxconn , employed nearly a million people for $59 billion in the same year. In the U.S., Apple focuses on creating high-paying jobs while it outsources the low-paying ones to Asia. For companies from Dell to HP to Intel, outsourcing provides competitiveness.

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Guest Post: Lessons Learned Since Becoming a Pastor

Ron Edmondson

This is a guest post by Michael Perkins. Michael describes himself as “a regular guy who likes things simple.” He is a husband, pastor, blogger, and a creative. After more than two years of blogging at Untitled by Michael Perkins, Michael believed it was time for a change; a fresh start, so The Handwritten was born. Here are some thoughts by Michael Perkins: I’m 29 and I’m about 8 months into my first pastorate, but I have been in ministry for about 5 years in many different capaci

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The Rise of the COO

Harvard Business Review

Does your company have a COO today? What role does he or she play in the organization? Does your COO have the best shot at becoming the next CEO? The answers may not be as self-evident as many executives think. That's what we found when we studied the top management teams of companies in Europe over the past three years. Few European companies have COOs, although their numbers appear to be growing.

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Working at Perfect, Inc

LDRLB

Every year lists are compiled of the best companies to work for. Those lucky enough to work for such companies smile as the result are revealed, the rest grow in their jealousy of onsite massages and free organic gourmet meals. Just what does it take for leaders to build the ideal workplace? GOODBusiness explores the organizational design of Perfect, Inc in this enlightening infographic.

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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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Global Boards Help Make Companies Global

Harvard Business Review

For organizations to endure, they must strike a balance between risks and rewards, short-term objectives and long-run goals, autonomy and control, and the interests of various stakeholders. To achieve these balances, companies need effective ways of challenging the decisions that top management teams make, particularly those that involve strategic choices.