Tue.Jan 31, 2012

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Top 3 Change Management Mistakes

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Change Management Change is a healthy part of any enterprise intent on thriving long-term. Failure to adapt eventually means irrelevance, regardless of the organization. Here are two definitions to start. Mistakes in technique – With any change management effort, plan on mistakes in technique. This is the ‘how’ of change, the specific methods and experiments to move [.].

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LeadershipNow 140: January 2012 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from January 2012 that you might have missed: Video: President Abraham Lincoln and Leadership via @jamesstrock. Lonely at Work by @wallybock "Relationships grow through communication.". 7 Marks of a Great Leader by @RonEdmondson. @mjasmus asks " What Do You Need to do More Of?" >Key question. Mike Henry Sr: You Can’t Learn Anything with Your Mouth Open.

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Do You Lead Your Organization To Meet Or Exceed Expectations?

Tanveer Naseer

If you had to save something from a neighbour’s house that was on fire, what would you retrieve to help them out – one of their prized possessions or a coat? For most of us, the answer is obvious since we view this scenario in terms of what we’d like others to help us save when faced with the risk of losing our home to a fire. However, as revealed in a story shared by Mark Bezos, sometimes these assumptions can obscure our vision of what’s really needed by those we’re trying to

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Is being the “go-to person” holding you back?

Next Level Blog

A big part of my work as a coach involves working with high-potential leaders in workshops, keynotes and webinars. One of my favorite questions to ask these audiences is, “How many of you think of yourselves or have been referred to by others as the ‘go-to person?’ ” Usually, about every hand in the room goes up. I asked that. Click headline to continue.

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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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Are We Becoming Leadership Wimps?

Kevin Eikenberry

Last week, I wrote a short case for the bold leader. Over the course of the days that followed, it received decent traffic, but certainly not as much as what I have come to expect from one of my posts, and certainly not as much as what I have been receiving in recent weeks. This [.].

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The Secret For Presentation Success Every Time.

Rich Gee Group

When was the last time you went to a good presentation?

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Celebrating Success in Equal Pay and the Lilly Ledbetter Act

Women on Business

Three years ago, I wrote a post on WomenOnBusiness.com about the need to support the Lilly Ledbetter Act giving women a better chance at receiving equal pay for equal work. A couple of weeks later, the Lilly Ledbetter Act was the first bill signed into law by President Obama. If you’re not familiar with Lilly Ledbetter’s story, watch the video below.

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A conversation with executive coaching client Ron Dimon. Part 5

Tony Mayo

This latest podcast is part five of a funny and useful conversation between top executive coach Tony Mayo and his longtime client Ron Dimon. Ron is an expert on the use of information by executives of large organizations. Listen as two experienced business people play with useful ideas in this episode including; Commitment [.]. This latest podcast is part five of a funny and useful conversation between top executive coach Tony Mayo and his longtime client Ron Dimon.

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Please Help Me Connect with My CEO

Leadership Freak

Conform! If you don’t fit in you’re a dangerous lose cannon. Fit in before standing out. Conformity opens the door for your creativity. Hotshots: John Spence told me he’s seen hotshots arrive on the scene with MBAs from top universities. John said, “That piece of paper doesn’t mean sh**.” Shut up: Speaking too soon destroys opportunity. [.].

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2 Powerful Question for Team Development & Project Management

Mike Cardus

Defining the goals of an organization and how your role contributes to that goal is tough and necessary. Tough because as managers we think that everyone just knows…and sometimes we are not even all that sure ourselves. Necessary because the decisions people make when faced with challenges and workplace complexity , are based upon the organizational goals.

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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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The Collaborative Habit: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

The Collaborative Habit: Life Lessons for Working Together Twyla Tharp Simon & Schuster (2009) “In the end, all collaborations are love stories”…at least the best of them are, and they must be. As is my custom when a new year begins, I recently re-read this book and The Creative Habit while preparing questions for interviews [.].

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Better Illustrations = Better Communicator

Tim Milburn

I wanted to call this post: Illumination Through Illustration. There is a powerful connection that takes place between speaker and audience when one can share the right illustration, at the right time, and for the right reason. The right illustration adds value and meaning to your message. The wrong illustration will detract and distract from what you’re trying to say.

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Inside Apple: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Inside Apple: How America’s Most Admired Company Really Works Adam Lashinsky BusinessPlus (2012) Why and how a “productive narcissist” created a “giant jumble of contradictions and paradoxes” If for whatever reasons you have not as yet — and will not — read Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs, this would be an excellent source for [.].

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Accountability garbage

Change Starts Here

I like to use the following example to explain and assess different levels of accountability in organizations: If there is a piece of trash on the floor in a regularly traveled hallway, what happens? No Accountability : Pretend you don’t see it. Comment about the sins of the litterer or the ineptitude of the cleaning staff. Keep on walking. Accountability : Keep on walking, then tell the cleaning staff they missed a spot.

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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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Andrea Kates: Part Two of an interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Andrea Kates (akates@BusinessGenome.com) is the founder of the Business Genome® project and author of the visionary bestselling business innovation book, Find Your Next (McGraw-Hill, November 2011). As a business strategist, facilitator, and speaker, Andrea has led more than 250 business innovation initiatives for global corporations, entrepreneurs, and organizations including Royal Dutch Shell (Asia-Pacific), Audi, Allstate, Continental Airlines, GM/OnStar, Hewlett-Packard, JP Morgan Chase, KPM

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4 Steps For How To Give Constructive Feedback

Eric Jacobson

Eric Harvey and Al Lucia wrote a booklet called, 144 Ways To Walk The Talk. They provide the following great advice about giving feedback: 1. Make it timely -- give your feedback as soon as possible to the performance. 2. Make it individualized -- tailor your feedback to the feedback receiver. 3. Make it productive -- focus your feedback on the performance and not the performer. 4.

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Education is Leadership; Leadership is Education

Steve Farber

On Sunday morning I talked with Courtney Dwyer of San Diego’s CW channel 6 about education, leadership, and using one to re-energize the other–and about the Re-Energize Education event this coming Thursday night. If you’re passionate about education (and in San Diego on Thursday), it’s not too late to register to join us for this phenomenal evening.

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Start With You

Ron Edmondson

When you’re having trouble communicating… When you can’t get children to respond appropriately…. When your team isn’t cooperating…. When the marriage is struggling… Before you address the problem with the other person… Ask, “What’s wrong with me?” First… What in you needs changing? In what ways are you contributing to the problem?

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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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Why Don't We Act in Our Own Best Interest?

Harvard Business Review

At the World Economic Forum last week, I attended a small dinner that included eight Nobel Prize winners. What a privilege in itself. The question the Laureates were asked to address was "What do you see as the world's biggest challenges?" They facilitated conversations at each table, and at the end, each of them reported out. Their suggestions included overpopulation, unemployment, the environment, and inequality.

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Life-Changing Insights for Teenage Girls

Building Personal Strength

I found the following in the editorial page of our local paper. A fellow saved the quote from a preacher's sermon and was passing it along. Now I'm passing it along to you. We need to teach our daughters and granddaughters to distinguish between a man who flatters her and a man who compliments her, a man who spends money on her and a man who invests in her, a man who views her as property and a man who views her properly, a man who lusts after her and a man loves her, a man who believes he is Go

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Apple's Greatness, and Its Shame

Harvard Business Review

Is there such a thing as too much profit? A disciple of Milton Friedman would say "never." The idea that companies should only maximize shareholder value has had a stranglehold on the business world for decades. It's time to rethink this assumption. Last week, Apple reported breathtaking earnings. In the fourth calendar quarter of 2011, Christmas shoppers snapped up 15 million iPads and 37 million iPhone 4Ss.

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Why You Won't Quit Your Job

Harvard Business Review

When I began writing Passion & Purpose in 2009, I met Susan, a young woman on the brink of quitting her investment banking job to pursue her lifelong passion of starting a nonprofit. A year later, when I asked how her new venture was going, I was surprised to hear that she "couldn't bring herself to quit" in the first place. And when we bumped into each other last week, I found her toiling away in exactly the same role, still dreaming of her nonprofit venture, but now more depressed than ever.

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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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Get Your Employees Engaged

Harvard Business Review

video platform video management video solutions video player. Doug Conant , former president and CEO of the Campbell Soup Company, explains how to improve staff morale.

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Empowering Women Doesn't Help Them

Harvard Business Review

A German client of mine was complaining this week about a survey she received from the country's leading newspaper. As the Head of Diversity at a large German multinational, she is the natural recipient of surveys asking how German companies are going to meet the 35% gender balance quotas that DAX 30 companies self-imposed in 2011. It's not the objective of the survey she objected to, it's the assumption of solutions aimed at 'fixing women'.

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Learn to Trust Your Gut

Harvard Business Review

This post was co-authored with my colleague Holly Newman. Have you ever questioned the guidance of a GPS navigation system? The calm and definitive voice tells you to turn right — but your knowledge of the area makes you want to veer left. Now you have to choose: Should you trust the electronic authority, or trust your own expertise? In business today, many situations cause us to question authoritative voices : A manager asks you to spend time on a drawn-out analytical project that you kno

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When to Share Sensitive Information with Your Team

Harvard Business Review

Being the boss means you are often privy to information that your team isn't. You may learn that a major client is unhappy with your service, or that senior leaders are considering outsourcing your team's work. At these moments, it's easy to feel stuck between your bosses and the people you manage. Do you share the information? Or do you protect your employees from it?

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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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What Multinationals Miss in Emerging Markets

Harvard Business Review

Are multinationals getting the best leadership and professional talent when they recruit in Brazil and other emerging markets? In one sense, yes: These companies can generally hire the most-expensive, best-educated graduates in these countries. But their high standards may actually be keeping multinationals from taking full advantage of the talent on offer.