Tue.Nov 08, 2011

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10 Tips to Create Engaging Presentations

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Good leadership is dependent on good communication. While someone might feel perfectly at ease speaking to a room full of people, his or her presentation skills are what really distinguish a good leader. We all know the feeling of sitting through a long and dull presentation: our attention and interest for the subject matter get [.] 10 Tips to Create Engaging Presentations.

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Top Leadership Blog Posts

Michael Lee Stallard

Dan McCarthy posted a collection of top blog posts on leadership that included a post I wrote. Here’s Dan’s commentary and links to the posts: We’ll kick off the Carnival with posts from last month’s host, Lynn Dessert, presenting Leading with your Strengths posted at Elephants at Work ; and next month’s host, Kevin Eikenberry, presenting Four Steps to Making a Complex Decision posted at Leadership and Learning with Kevin Eikenberry , saying, “As leaders

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Jim Collins on Paranoid Leaders

Leadership Freak

Bad things will happen. It’s not a matter of if; it’s a matter of when. Even optimists knows it’s true. Hi performing leaders, according to Jim Collins are “paranoid performers.” They’re always asking, “What if,” and then preparing for it. They think about and anticipate the day of “bad things.” What ifs: I hate what [.].

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How Wall Street Behaves Like a Toddler

Modern Servant Leader

I love my toddler son, but he has a lot to learn. I love Wall Street too, but it also has a lot to learn. This analogy occurred to me while dealing with one of my son’s tantrums – our venerable icon of American capitalism often behaves like our toddlers. Some examples: I want candy! It did not matter to my son that, in the shopping cart were three new toys and an ice cream cake.

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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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Act Like You Mean Business Review

CEO Blog

A book review : "I'm Helping Build a Cathedral" I read an entertaining and useful book over the weekend on communicating - Act like You Mean Business - Essential Communication Lessons from Stage and Screen by Rob Biensenbach. The author is an actor turned communications strategist. Where these two roads of his life intersect, he's written a book in which he creatively applies techniques from the theater to communicating off stage.

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A Great by Choice Glossary

First Friday Book Synopsis

Last Friday, I presented my synopsis of the new Jim Collins and Morten T. Hansen book, Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck – Why Some Thrive Despite Them All. It is a great addition to the Jim Collins canon. Jim Collins is a vocabulary creator. In his earlier books, he introduced hedgehog circles, and Level [.].

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“Can You Help Me Soften The Tone In My E-Mails – Without Sacrificing Efficiency?”

First Friday Book Synopsis

Randy, what tips do you have for softening the tone in my e-mails without sacrificing efficiency? I find anything other than direct annoying, so I’m really at a loss. This was the question sent by a person in a professional, high-stress, fully-packed, heavily-scheduled job. It is an understandable question. On the one hand, you want [.].

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Stop Criticizing Other People

Your Voice of Encouragement

Steven Pressfield’s brilliant book about overcoming resistance, The War of Art , contains this profound piece of wisdom about criticism: "Individuals who are realized in their own lives almost never criticize others. If they speak at all, it is to offer encouragement." As Your Voice of Encouragement, I am keenly interested in finding ways to uplift others.

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Social Mood and Presidential Leadership

Coaching Tip

Don't blame Martin Van Buren for America's first deflationary depression. Social mood rode higher in the saddle than did our 8th President, who only stood 5' 6". Elected in 1836, by the time Van Buren assumed office in March 1837 a speculative bubble had burst and a banking crisis was at hand (sound familiar?) -- the national mood had turned south and the "Panic of 1837" followed.

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Book Review: The Executive Guide to Integrated Talent Management

LDRLB

I love materials that appeal to the scholarly-practitioner – anything steeped in research or fresh from the mouth of a subject-matter expert and written focused on people who DO instead of people who STUDY people who do. This is why I a fan of the new book The Executive Guide to Integrated Talent Management. You may remember Kevin Oakes from the LeaderLab podcast.

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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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Delivering an Effective Performance Review

First Friday Book Synopsis

There are two business topics that seem to bring out the best and (yes) the worst in executives: 360º feedback and performance reviews. Here is an excerpt from an article written by Rebecca Knight for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for [.].

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Ten Places Where Management Teams Misstep on Strategy

Management Excellence

Strategy…the discussions…the decisions and of course, the execution, is hard work filled with ample opportunities to misstep. From revisiting and updating the underlying assumptions about your business, markets and competitors, to the vexing issues of deciding what to do and what not to do, it’s no surprise that many management teams avoid this work and focus more on incremental operations planning and improvement.

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Book Review: The Executive Guide to Integrated Talent Management

LDRLB

'I love materials that appeal to the scholarly-practitioner – anything steeped in research or fresh from the mouth of a subject-matter expert and written focused on people who DO instead of people who STUDY people who do. This is why I a fan of the new book The Executive Guide to Integrated Talent Management. You may remember Kevin Oakes from the LDRLB Podcast.

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Leading like La Russa

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an excerpt from an excellent article written by James Quigley and featured (on October 19, 2011) in The Washington Post’s “On Leadership” roundtable on the best managers in baseball today. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * * * This piece is part of an On Leadership [.].

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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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7 Popular Myths about Leadership

Ron Edmondson

One thing I learned in obtaining a master’s in leadership is that defining leadership is difficult. John Maxwell says, “Leadership is influence.” I love that simple definition. Still, I have observed that there are many myths when it comes to even what that means. Here are some 7 of my favorite myths about leadership: A position makes one a leader – Some believe that simply having a big or fancy title makes one a leader.

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Book Review: Lead With Purpose

Eric Jacobson

“Purpose is the why behind everything within an organization,” says author John Baldoni, of the new book, Lead With Purpose. It hits the brick and mortar and online book stores this week. Baldoni also believes that it is up to leaders to make certain that organizational purpose is understood and acted upon. And, to harness the talents of their employees, leaders must recognize their responsibility to instill purpose in the workplace.

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Using a high anchor point in your negotiations

Chartered Management Institute

Back in August I posted up some tips on how to successfully negotiate your salary. Number 2 on the list was to make the first move by naming your expected salary. The belief behind this is that it sets a psychological anchor point that then draws further negotiations towards it.

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Corporate Cultures – Individual Initiated, Rules and Standards Controlled Environment

Strategy Driven

The Individual Initiated, Knowledge and Skills Controlled Environment represents a culture that is moving toward greater consistency in action if not action initiation. These organizations are still largely guided by local controls and individual contributors and lack the more rigorous oversight and activity reinforcement realized in supervisory and leader led companies.

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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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One sign you’re doing effective work…

Ron Edmondson

People oppose you! “But I will stay on at Ephesus until Pentecost, because a great door of effective work has opened to me, and there are many who oppose me.” 1 Corinthians 16:8-9. Few people worry about the people doing nothing. Have you noticed the more you do for good the more opposition you receive? . Related posts: An Encouragement to Stay Faithful to God’s Call.

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Screw buy-in… start a grassroots revolution instead

Roundtable Talk

Over the past few weeks I feel like I’ve been having lots of conversations about projects, programs, ideas and initiatives that are being stalled or derailed because of “lack of buy-in” It got me thinking that sometimes getting buy-in is completely over-rated and what you need to do instead is start your own grassroots revolution.

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Are You Following These 3 Rules For Giving Effective Feedback?

Tanveer Naseer

As we slowly make our way through the remaining weeks of the year, many organizations are now shifting their focus to an exercise that is often met with disdain and apprehension – the annual performance review. Regardless of whether you’re on the receiving or giving end, most of us tend to view these feedback exercises as unconstructive or a waste of time, in large part because we approach the conversation from the wrong vantage point.

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Why Inspiration Matters

Harvard Business Review

" When your Daemon is in charge, do not try to think consciously. Drift, wait, and obey. " — Rudyard Kipling. In a culture obsessed with measuring talent and ability, we often overlook the important role of inspiration. Inspiration awakens us to new possibilities by allowing us to transcend our ordinary experiences and limitations. Inspiration propels a person from apathy to possibility, and transforms the way we perceive our own capabilities.

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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 to Job Hunt With a Strike Against You

Harvard Business Review

On May 28, 2011, the Boston Globe reported that Carney Hospital President Bill Walczak fired its entire staff of 29 health care delivery employees from a 14-bed locked unit for troubled teens. It appears that the hospital had violated patient safety in serious ways. Not all 29 employees were identified as having performed poorly. The president believed, however, that it was in the hospital's best interest to staff the unit from ground zero.

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Managing Former Peers

Harvard Business Review

Sometimes a promotion can suddenly change your relationship with co-workers from "peer" to "boss." It's not an uncommon scenario , particularly in companies with strong succession plans. However when this happens it often creates an awkward and uncomfortable set of dynamics, and there's no blueprint for how to manage them. Here's an example*: Peter was the divisional CFO for the consumer unit of a global products company.