Fri.Sep 16, 2011

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Too Many Bosses, Too Few Leaders

Leading Blog

Rajeev Peshawaria says ironically, even though leadership hasn’t changed, we have Too Many Bosses, Too Few Leaders. The difference between mere bosses and leaders is that “leaders find the energy to stay on and fight, and energize others around them, while nonleaders give up.” “Superior leadership requires incredible amounts of emotional energy —the power to stay the course despite the most formidable of obstacles.

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The Road to Success

Women on Business

For entrepreneurs the road to success can be very bumpy and full of twists and turns (I know, very cliché, but true). Everyone needs to ask for directions once in a while or pull out the road map to double check the directions. The same can be said for business owners, all of them, especially entrepreneurs. It’s a tough business to survive in. The new book, Small Business Big Vision , by Matthew and Adam Toren, provides every business owner, new or seasoned, a road map…so to speak.

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The Silent Language of Leadership

Leadership Freak

We don’t use the term lie when it comes to lying to the boss but that’s what it is. We tell her what she wants to hear. After all, powerful bosses greatly impact our career, advancement, and financial success. I observed a group of mid-levels publicly conspire to lie to the boss and no one [.].

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Picking Up and Letting Go at Sea

Next Level Blog

About a month ago today, I was a guest on the US Coast Guard Cutter Venturous leaving their station in St. Petersburg, Florida and getting under way for a patrol in the Florida Straits. In this last. Please click the headline to read the whole story.

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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 Leadership Toll

Women on Business

In the recent months we’ve seen posturing from both sides of the political line and constituents everywhere are expressing frustration at the lack of leadership portrayed by party representatives. With all this frustration, what can we learn s entrepreneurs? People are always watching. As I watched the President give his jobs speech the thing that struck me the most was how disrespectful Speaker of the House John Boehner’s demeanor was.

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Picking Up and Letting Go at Sea

Next Level Blog

About a month ago today, I was a guest on the US Coast Guard Cutter Venturous leaving their station in St. Petersburg, Florida and getting under way for a patrol in the Florida Straits. In this last. Please click the headline to read the whole story.

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Harvard Business Review on Building Better Teams: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Harvard Business Review on Building Better Teams Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2011) How and why some teams “shoot out the lights”…and most don’t Those who aspire to help create and then lead create teams that deliver high-impact results will find the material in this HBR book invaluable. It is one of the volumes [.].

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Another Awful Tragedy - The Shocking Cause

Building Personal Strength

My days are awfully busy, and I usually get in at least 6 hours of writing each day. And so yes, here I am in my mid-60s and I've logged way more than the required 10,000 hours of writing practice. But before I start my day, I like to scan the paper while sipping on my first cup of coffee. Most of what I read is bad news, of course, which I interpret as the teeny-tiny tip of the iceberg of what's actually going on out there.

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3 Rules for Networking at Work

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. We often think of networking as connecting with people outside our organizations. But networking with internal colleagues is just as crucial. Here are three rules of thumb for [.].

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Closeout for 9.16.11

LDRLB

Every friday we review the posts from LeaderLab contributors that has appeared on this blog and elsewhere online. Here. John Richard Bell revealed the Ultimate CEO Leadership Test. Tim Vanderpyl discussed how leaders can structure creativity. Guest blogger Derek Murphy asked “ What’s Your Leadership Mindset? &#. We shared a video arguing that teddy bears help leaders make more ethical decisions.

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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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Joe’s Journal: On Success and Creative Destruction

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is the latest post by Joseph A. Maciariello featured in the Joe’s Journal series at the Drucker Exchange (Dx) sponsored by the Drucker Institute. The Drucker Exchange (the Dx) is a platform for bettering society through effective management and responsible leadership. It is produced by the Drucker Institute, a think tank and action tank [.].

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A Book Addicts Haven

Chartered Management Institute

It’s been a busy month here at the CMI Book Club, but it just wouldn’t be worth it without a blog about which are the books to look out for this month.

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But I Don't Like Following the Rules! @drbret

Management Craft

Never has there been a blog post title that I more represented than the one above. My parents would have diplomatically called me "a spirited child," one boss early in my career told me I was a pain in the #$%&#. :-). Do we really need rules in the workplace? Aren't we all adults who know what we should or shouldn't do? Of course we know. But should and do can be very far apart.

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My First Date Was A Phone Interview

Strategy Driven

Looking for a new career? Your phone interviewing skills could be the deciding factor in getting a live interview. The phone interview is KEY to your job campaign success. Think of the phone interview as a first date. Going out for an ice cream is a great first date: cheap, easy and noncommittal. The Essential Phone Interview Handbook by Paul Bailo.

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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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What I Would or Wouldn’t Do Again if I Were Planting a Church

Ron Edmondson

Perhaps it is because I am in my second church plant, but some of the most frequent questions I receive come from church planters. The two questions I get asked most: If you were planting another church… What would you do differently? What would you do the same? Those are great questions, because the first few times I had to answer them it made me think through some of our best practices and some of the mistakes we’ve made along the way (and we’ve made plenty ).

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How Entrepreneurs Find Opportunity

Harvard Business Review

In 2003, Jim Poss was walking down a Boston street when he noticed a trash vehicle in action. The truck was idling at a pickup point, blocking traffic, with smoke pouring out of its exhaust. Litter was still all over the street. There has to be a better way, he thought to himself. Looking into the problem, Poss learned that garbage trucks consume more than 1 billion gallons of fuel in the U.S. alone.

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Seeing Yourself as Others See You

Harvard Business Review

In our last blog , we argued that becoming a great boss required courage — in particular, the courage to find out how others see you. Almost certainly, we said, others' perceptions of you will differ in important and perhaps disconcerting ways from your self-perceptions. Many of you responded with thoughtful comments — thank you! Some of you agreed with us and some took exception to at least some of what we said.

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Does Your Company Have a Culture of Trust?

Harvard Business Review

Walking around Munich on a recent trip, I was impressed by the throngs of bicyclists whizzing by (move over, Amsterdam!). But what struck me even more was what the cyclists did when they dismounted. They left their bikes unlocked. In Boston — a relatively safe city — I've become paranoid about bike theft, carrying around two locks in addition to my "saddle leash" to keep the seat away from the prying hands of criminals.

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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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We Need a Better Language for Organizational Relationships

Harvard Business Review

One of the prime reasons for organizational dysfunction is that our vocabulary for describing relationships inside organizations is limited. We use vague terms like "line" and "dotted-line" or "team" and expect managers to be able to function effectively. But just as we need to know whether the evening we are about to spend is with our mother-in-law or a university buddy, managers inside organizations need to know whether the meeting they are about to have with a manufacturing expert is with an

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When All Else Fails, Follow a Hunch

Harvard Business Review

Have you ever noticed how, against all odds, someone, somewhere, manages to discover a solution to an insoluble problem through sheer intuition? I'm thinking about this because my house nearly burned down about 5 months ago. We managed to escape with our lives and to save two of our indoor cats, but our third cat, Bella, the shy one who always hid, went missing during the chaos.

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Passing the Kitchen Table Test

Harvard Business Review

Leif Johansson , recently retired CEO of the Volvo Group , has a simple and powerful test to track his progress as a leader. In addition to the usual metrics — return on investment, growth in market share, increases in shareholder value — Johansson uses what he calls the "kitchen table test": At breakfast with his family on Saturday mornings, he asks himself, How easy is it to explain what I have accomplished this week and the decisions I have made?

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Soap Opera Ads that Could Change the World

Harvard Business Review

When you and your colleagues go home at night, what do you usually do? After having dinner, you might sit in front of the TV and unwind. Depending on what you watch, you might come to work the next day feeling depressed or excited by what you've seen. You may spend time at the coffee machine talking about the latest episodes of Bones or Glee. And the shows' advertisers are always trying to figure out what you are most drawn to.

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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.