Mon.Aug 29, 2011

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10 Management Lessons from Harry Potter

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership To conclude this summer’s Harry Potter mania, it seems fitting to study the HR implications of J.K. Rowling’s seven volumes. Her novels explore human nature, communication dynamics, moral dilemmas, and social issues, so why not use them as a source of business inspiration? 10 Management Lessons from Harry Potter.

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You’ll Lose if They Can’t Disagree

Leadership Freak

Image source Three years after the fact, a true friend of mine told me why he hadn’t expressed his concerns. “I didn’t believe you would listen. You’d already made up your mind.” He was right. I’d become convinced of a problem and found the solution. Passionately sharing solutions too soon is a problem – it [.].

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You’re in the driver’s seat

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Motivation gets you going and habit gets you there. Make motivation a habit and you will get there. ~ Zig Ziglar You’re in the driver’s seat.

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Respecting Well-Being

Persuasive Powerhouse

Flat organizations, technology, competition, and complexity. These are only a few of the things that have made your life and the lives of your employees crazy. You work incredible hours. You receive 100-200 emails a day. You have to make your quarterly goals, you need to manage and lead. You need to evaluate, hire and fire employees. You have to deal with staying competitive in a down economy.

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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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Five Leadership Milestones to Set and Reach

Kevin Eikenberry

In our personal lives, when we plan a driving trip, look at a map, or follow directions someone gave us, we look for and value landmarks along our way. They give us confidence in our progress and show us how far we’ve come, and inform us of how far we still have to go. In [.].

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Not Everyone Is Just Like You

Marshall Goldsmith

He is a great executive. A self-starter, he prides himself on being able to land on his feet in virtually any new environment. He is extremely intelligent, hard-working, creative, and entrepreneurial. He gets the job done. Not only doesn't he need much supervision; he doesn't like it when people treat him as if he needs lots of help. As we talked on the plane, he was obviously frustrated.

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Clout as Strategy and Why Companies Won't Admit It | In the CEO.

In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Leadership. Branding. Life. Clout as Strategy and Why Companies Won’t Admit It. by John • August 29, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Strategy • 2 Comments. What is the definition of strategy? Elementary question, you say. Here is the elementary answer. Strategy is a plan of action designed to achieve a defined goal.

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What does 100% look like to you?

Jason Womack

Would you know it, if you saw it? When the dial is turned all the way "on," just what does that look like? I had forgotten about this picture, so when I was scrolling through my iPad photo album and saw it, a big smile came to my face. Of course, looking at it I know exactly where we were. That's Zuma, our Lab, and I took this while we were playing down in the river bottom, here in Ojai, California.

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High Performance Team Development & Leadership Workshop with Executive MBA’s

Mike Cardus

Team development + Leadership. Team Building & Leadership Expert Michael Cardus. For the 2nd year in a row I have had the honor of facilitating a two day workshop with the Simon Graduate School of Business – University of Rochester Executive MBA program. Above is an abbreviated slide deck of our time together. These executives were smart and really ready to challenge all of our thoughts and existing materials.

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Six Disciplines for Excellence - A Review of a Timeless Book

Six Disciplines

Are you small business leader looking for a quick fix? You think that maybe what revenues lack is a cute ad or a viral cartoon? Maybe a nifty new slogan for your brand or more Facebook friends? Or, wait, you want to jump on the latest craze and sign up for those discount coupon programs. Well, if you are, then carry on. There is nothing to read here.

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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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Creativity and Leadership

LDRLB

'Creativity starts with humility. It starts with saying “I don’t know the answer” The resulting journey to find that answer most times results in creative solutions. Creativity stops when we think we know everything and no longer become sojourners on a journey of inquisitiveness. It also stops when our teams become unbalanced because of homogenous recruitment to the team.

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Decide Quickly; Act Now; Be Fearless – Counsel from Mika Brzezinski

First Friday Book Synopsis

So, here’s the thing. You will fail. You will be left behind, forgotten. You cannot rely on yesterday’s successes. People will forget them far too quickly. What are you doing this week – this day – now? That’s how you will be judged. But… the good news is a second (or third, or fourth) act [.].

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Effective Listening Traits

Eric Jacobson

In a couple weeks, AMACOM, a division of the American Management Association , will release Michelle Tillis Lederman's new book, The 11 Laws of Likability. I'm nearly finished reading the advance copy AMACOM sent me and will post a book review soon. In the meantime, here are some great reminders from Lederman's book on listening -- what to do and what not to do to be a leader who's an effective listener : Do : Maintain eye contact.

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Lessons to be learned from Steve Jobs

First Friday Book Synopsis

Everyone seems to have lots of opinions about Steve Jobs. I never met him or worked for him. I’ve seen videos of him, notably his commencement address at Stanford. Also, I know people who knew him and worked for him. Among my friends are those who have written books and articles about him. It would [.].

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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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The Failure to Communicate Widens the Generation Gap

Building Personal Strength

When Jason didn’t come home after baseball practice, Sandra started to wonder why. An hour later, Jason still hadn’t arrived and he hadn’t called. She called him, but Jason didn’t answer, so she left a message. Another hour passed, and it was time to start dinner. But first she called his coach. He said Jason had been a no-show at practice. When scary scenarios started rushing through her mind, she called her husband Roger, who was on his way home.

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Five Ways to Increase Your Productivity

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Heidi Grant Halvorson, first featured by HRM Today and then by her personal blog, The Science of Success. To read the complete article and check out all the other resources, please click here. * * * You just have too much on you plate. Chances are, [.].

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Six Disciplines for Excellence - A Review of a Timeless Book

Six Disciplines

Are you small business leader looking for a quick fix? You think that maybe what revenues lack is a cute ad or a viral cartoon? Maybe a nifty new slogan for your brand or more Facebook friends? Or, wait, you want to jump on the latest craze and sign up for those discount coupon programs. Well, if you are, then carry on. There is nothing to read here.

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A Whack on the Side of the Head: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative? Roger von Oech Business Plus, 25th Anniversary Edition (2008) Note: When preparing for some interviews, I re-read several books on the creative process and remain convinced that all are still among the best. This one is indeed a business classic. This [.].

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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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How to Make Changes to Your Community (without the Backlash)

Managing Communities

photo credit: music2fish2 (eric lanning) ren asked: “What [do you] do when upgrading to new software causes a downturn in user engagement? How [do you] get it back?&# Thanks for the question, ren. For me, it relates to the general issue of change on communities and what you can do to make your changes more [.].

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Teresa Amabile: Profile of a cutting edge thought leader

First Friday Book Synopsis

Long before almost anyone else, Teresa Amabile began to think about and write about creativity and innovation in business. Perhaps only her associates at Stanford, Michael Ray and Rochelle Myers, staked an earlier claim as pioneers in what has since become one of the most dynamic fields of research. Amabile is the Edsel Bryant Ford [.].

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Towards Your Growth as a Management Innovator

Management Excellence

One of the exciting parts of living and working through “these interesting times,” comes from the opportunity to apply the tools of management in new ways and forms to today’s complex problems. This “management innovation” as Dr. Gary Hamel describes it, is much about the search for approaches to organizing, planning, leading and controlling that better fit the challenges of the 21st century.

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Do you have the right leaders for your growth strategies?

First Friday Book Synopsis

It takes a mix of leaders and talent to pursue a variety of growth strategies simultaneously. Few executives can do it all. Here is an excerpt from another outstanding article featured online by McKinsey & Company’s Quarterly magazine, co-authored by Katharina Herrmann, Asmus Komm, and Sven Smit. To read the complete article, check out other [.].

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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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Foster Mutual Commitment

Eric Jacobson

I read the following in a group discussion forum on LinkedIn awhile back and want to share this good advice about leading from writer Joseph Marzano: "Great leaders: clearly and constantly remind people of their mutual common mission. keep people and resources pointed in the right direction on the right things. are personally known for what they expect and will do.

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7 Signs of a Dysfunctional Team

Ron Edmondson

Chances are, if you’ve served on very many teams, that you’ve served on one that is dysfunctional. It appears to me that we have many to choose from in the organizational world. A dysfunctional team in simple terms is one that cannot operate at peak efficiency and performance because of a combination of negative characteristics. If you have then you’ve probably seen one or more of of the common traits found among a dysfunctional team.

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Henry Ford, Innovation, and That "Faster Horse" Quote

Harvard Business Review

"If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.". We've all been in conversations on the topics of creativity and innovation when Henry Ford's most famous adage is (excuse the pun) trotted out, usually accompanied by a knowing smirk and air of self-evidence. Battle lines are quickly drawn. One side vehemently argues the merits of innovating vis-à-vis customer feedback; the other argues that true innovation is created by singularly gifted visionaries who ignore custom

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The Happiness Advantage: Researching Happiness at Hogwarts

Strategy Driven

Excerpt from The Happiness Advantage … For me, Harvard remains a magical place, even after twelve years. When I invite friends from Texas to visit, they claim that eating in the freshmen dining hall is like being at Hogwarts, Harry Potter’s fantastical school of magic. Add in the other beautiful buildings, the university’s abundant resources, and the seemingly endless opportunities it offers, and my friends often end up asking, “Shawn, why would you waste your time studying happiness at Ha

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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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Nine Do's and Don'ts for Dealing with the Disgruntled

Harvard Business Review

In a volatile world, anxiety and uncertainty make people a little testy. Cranky people can drag everyone else down by spreading negativity and sowing seeds of doubt just when leaders need commitment. And when everyday crankiness is exacerbated by performance problems, then the merely grumpy can become disgruntled former employees out to do damage to the team.

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Steve Jobs and the Eureka Myth

Harvard Business Review

Steve Jobs's resignation from Apple has sparked plenty of commentary on his achievements, his personality, and his vision. He deserves the attention: This is a man who transformed the technology world and helped build Apple into what was, at least for a few hours earlier this month, the world's most valuable publicly traded company. But the idea, so common in this week's media coverage, that Jobs was an inspired savant who succeeded by taking big risks on personal hunches, is way off the mark.

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Are Top Salespeople Born or Made?

Harvard Business Review

My last post on the "Seven Personality Traits of Top Salespeople" was based on personality tests administered to 1,000 top business-to-business salespeople. The test results indicate that key personality traits directly influence top performers' selling styles, and, in turn, their success. However, the study also raises the perennial question, "Are top salespeople born or made?

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Why Are India's Women So Stressed Out?

Harvard Business Review

Tapping its rich mine of educated female talent has been an important factor in allowing India to become one of the world's fastest-growing economies. But recently this particular dynamo has been showing signs of strain. According to "Women of Tomorrow," a recent Nielsen survey of 6,500 women across 21 different nations, Indian women are the most stressed in the world today.

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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.