Thu.Mar 01, 2012

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Are you Aly?

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Her name is Aly. A close friend of a special classmate of mine from Seton Hall University’s Master of Arts program in Strategic Communication & Leading, Aly became an “angelfriend” – one of thousands of people battling blood-related cancers when I raised funds while training and ultimately finishing my first marathon in San Diego, CA. [.].

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Organizations Where Average Leaders Excel

Leadership Freak

By definition most of us are average. Even though: 68% of the faculty at the University of Nebraska rate themselves in the top 25% of teaching ability. 90% students see themselves as more intelligent than the average student. 93% of U.S. drivers put themselves in the top 50% of driving ability. 92% of teachers say [.].

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8 leadership myths dispelled

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Today’s SmartBlog for Leadership post is by Tara R. Alemany, the owner and founder of Aleweb Social Marketing, a consulting firm that helps authors, speakers and other creative-types build their online platform. “So, what does happen when you get 21 leaders together to work on a project? Relationships are built.

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Is your organizational development plan ready for “connect and collaborate”?

Next Level Blog

I’m about halfway through “How” by Dov Seidman, and I find his overarching point compelling — that in a world of radical transparency, how we do things matters as much as or more than what we do. My big takeaway so far is that organizations and society are shifting from a command-and-control model, toward one that relies on connection and.

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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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3 Things I Learned from My Rebranding Experience

Women on Business

A week ago I launched my new brand, Be Irresistible Online, with a brand new website, Facebook Page and a completely new design. I’ve been working on this behind the scenes for a few months now and have learned a lot during the process about what makes a great brand and how to have an irresistible online presence. Here are three of the things that I learned through this rebranding process: 1.

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Thought-full Thursday: Passion and Enthusiasm

Persuasive Powerhouse

. Every Thursday, we provide you with a thoughtful way to coach yourself – something all leaders need to do. I was thrilled when I learned that Jennifer Miller (whom I met through blogging and Twitter lives and works about an hour away from me. We were able to meet in person soon thereafter. I love her blog on workplace dynamics which often touches on some of the same topics I write about.

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Role-Relationships Make Teams Successful and Managers Less Stressed.

Mike Cardus

People on work teams don’t have to like each other, but they must be expected to help each other with respect to the work being done. What is often seen as ‘personality conflicts’ is really a symptom of poorly defined roles within the work. Define the roles and the personality issues disappear. Allowing the team and you to get your work done, and stop having to play mediator.

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Organizations Where Average Leaders Excel

Leadership Freak

By definition most of us are average. Even though: 68% of the faculty at the University of Nebraska rate themselves in the top 25% of teaching ability. 90% students see themselves as more intelligent than the average student. 93% of U.S. drivers put themselves in the top 50% of driving ability. 92% of teachers say [.].

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The Smart Phone Slouch

Chris Brady

The world has changed a lot since I was a kid. Last evening three of my children and I stopped at a restaurant for a quick dinner. The place was an order-at-the-counter type, where you stand around. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Three New Podcasts - About Six Disciplines

Six Disciplines

Gary Harpst, CEO of Six Disciplines , was recently interviewed by Jim Blasingame (The Small Business Advocate ). Here are links to three podcasts that reveal the Six Disciplines approach: Achieve significant growth through holistic performance excellence management. Six elements of a holistic performance excellence management program. Have you adopted a total performance excellence approach toward managing your organization?

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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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Congratulations!

First Friday Book Synopsis

Congratulations to William Zinsser, a finalist for this year’s National Magazine Award in the category of Digital Commentary. Read all of Zinsser’s online essays about writing, popular culture, and the arts here. FYI, here are the finalists: Commentary, Digital Media Honors excellence in opinion journalism on digital platforms The American Scholar (“Zinsser on Friday,” by [.].

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Manufacturing Study: Measuring Performance Directly Influences Financial Results

Six Disciplines

From the fourth primary research study since 2006, the report " Pursuit of Performance Excellence: Business Success through Effective Plant Operations Metrics " released today by the Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association (MESA) International and industry analyst and consulting firm Cambashi, revealed that companies improving on multi-faceted metrics such as overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) and forward-looking metrics such as portion of orders booked within schedule freeze period ar

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Is Facebook damaging your productivity?

Chartered Management Institute

Lets get the caveat out of the way right from the start. I'm a big advocate of social media and the positive impact it can have on our workplaces. Indeed I argued this very point in the latest issue of Professional Manager. Is all social media created equally though? The obvious answer is no. We use the various social networks in very different ways.

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12 Great Leadership Questions

Ron Edmondson

One of the best things a leader can do is ask the right questions. I love to say, “A leader can only see what a leader can see” The leader can often be the last to know where there is a problem or what others are thinking, so asking questions is critical to good leadership. Great leaders ask great questions. Here are 12 great leadership questions: What can we learn from this?

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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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Example Of Good Guiding Business Principles

Eric Jacobson

I really like these 10 guiding business principles that San Antonio, TX headquartered insurance company USAA lives by: Exceed customer expectations Live the Golden Rule (treat others with courtesy and respect) Be a leader Participate and contribute Pursue excellence Work as a team Share knowledge Keep it simple (make it easy for customers to do business with us and for us to work together) Listen and communicate Have fun Too many companies don't make it simple for their customers to do business

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How to Merge Online Forums

Managing Communities

photo credit: Kdt. Josh Barraza asked if I could write about merging two active online forums and the issues that can challenge such an idea. Thank you for the suggestion, Mr. Barraza. Multiple forums can be merged. It doesn’t just have to be two. It can be more than that. But, for the sake of [.].

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Modern Pricing Traps and General Customer Disservice-A Rant

Management Excellence

This one is tongue-in-cheek, laced with a great deal of hyperbole and fueled by a strong sense of outrage over the proliferation of bad pricing programs and even worse customer support tactics.

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Recommended Resource – Creative Thinkering

Strategy Driven

Creative Thinkering : Putting Your Imagination to Work. by Michael Michalko. About the Reference. Creative Thinkering by Michael Michalko provides readers with actionable methods to tap into and broaden their natural creativity. Aimed at those who question their imaginative abilities, Michael reveals a systematic approach to generating new ideas through the association of two or more dissimilar subjects; resulting in the generation of entirely new products, services, and methods.

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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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Today's Quote From Alexander Pope

Eric Jacobson

"A man should never be ashamed to say he has been wrong, which is but saying in other words that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.".

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This book will transform you

Rajesh Setty

“This book will transform you” You might have heard the term used by many people. May be your mentor/teacher/friend/sibling/colleague suggested that you read a book and promised that it will transform your life. You were skeptical because you have read many books and none them have “transformed” your life in the way you had expected.

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How do you know when coaching works?

My Own Coach

'Coaching Works by Kevin Watson Around six months ago, I posted this question on various coaching & training forums across the Internet: "As a coach, you know when coaching works when." The result was staggering and I was bowled over by the quantity and quality of the replies. As a way of keeping the question alive, I decided to gather the responses into this FREE eBook, Coaching Works.

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Smart Social Media Helps Jobs Find You

Harvard Business Review

How does a customer-service expert in Seattle catch the attention of a hot San Francisco startup in San Francisco, 700 miles away? The answer these days is likely to involve networking and brand-building on social media's "fun" sites — even the ones best known for their tweets, pokes and cat videos. It's been obvious since 2003, when LinkedIn was launched, that social networking could help job candidates and employers interact.

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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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How can we lead in a world that distrusts leaders?

Deep Imprints

Ever have an idea in your head and come to realize your picture isn’t other people’s picture? Well, for years I have been sitting with a new paradigm of the church – an arrow coming down and going out (much like an arm). When you sit with an idea for years, you know the pitfalls, and you work out the kinks…but other people can’t see the picture in your head.

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Are You Network Literate?

Harvard Business Review

Reid Hoffman, co-founder and executive chair of LinkedIn and investor in Facebook, Zynga, and Groupon, sees networks. "It's not like The Sixth Sense ," he told the crowd at TED on Wednesday. "I don't see dead people. But I do see networks." This lens has given Hoffman a framework for how he views investment opportunities, various projects, and the world.

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First Look: Leadership Books for March 2012

Leading Blog

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in March. The Advantage : Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business by Patrick Lencioni. Theodore Roosevelt, CEO : 7 Principles to Guide and Inspire Modern Leaders by Alan Axelrod. American Icon : Alan Mulally and the Fight to Save Ford Motor Company by Bryce G. Hoffman.

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How to Keep a Job Search Discreet

Harvard Business Review

Looking for a job while you already have one can be stressful, especially in the age of social media when privacy is scarce. You don't want to rock the boat at your current company but you want to find the next great opportunity. Should you tell your boss you're looking? How do you handle references? If you get an offer, is two weeks notice really enough?

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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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Highly Flawed, Messy, Chaotic - Gotta Love #Management!

Management Craft

I taught a 2-day class on high impact management earlier in the week. When I spend time talking with managers about management, I notice the ideas that most resonate with them. Over the last few years, I have noticed that people's ears and mouths (participation) perk up when I talk about: 1. How managers, and everyone, is highly talented and highly flawed.

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Trust Is Dead. Long Live Trust!

Harvard Business Review

As business leaders pick up the post-recession pieces, I'm increasingly asked how companies can restore trust with employees. My answer: only by instituting new talent management approaches that reflect the reality of today's relationship between employees and the corporation. Until roughly fifty years ago, there was a tacit understanding between employees and corporations: If employees worked hard and demonstrated loyalty to the company, the company would reward them with a steady career and co

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Get a Job with HBR this Month

Harvard Business Review

No, we don't mean come work for us. (Though we are hiring ). For the next 30 days, we'll be rolling out a special series on the new rules for getting a job. The last few years have been tough on job-seekers. Unemployment has been a globe - and demographic -spanning problem now for years. At the same time, technological shifts have made it easier than ever to find job listings and send out resumes — meaning that HR screeners and hiring managers are quickly overwhelmed with applicants, and a

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Restoring America's Innovation Economy

Harvard Business Review

An interview with Rosabeth Moss Kanter Harvard Business School professor and author of the HBR article Enriching the Ecosystem. For more, see the special insight center on American Competitiveness. Download this podcast.

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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.