Thu.Sep 29, 2011

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Question: Creating Lasting Culture Change

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Another Day You’ve been in meetings all day. Your interruptions have been interrupted. In fact, you’re not even sure which interruption started everything today. The morning, (Did you even eat lunch?) seems like light-years ago. Is it Wednesday already? For just a minute, you wish for the good-old-days – you know, six months ago, before [.

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The Best Leaders are Strong Collaborators

Persuasive Powerhouse

Today’s guest post is from Erin Palmer, on behalf of Villanova University. Collaboration, as described here, is one of my favorite leadership tools! If you’re in a leadership position, you know that performing well and achieving your goals are important for career advancement. However, leaders who focus only on their own job performance are out [.

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The forever recession (and the coming revolution)

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Career Development [link] There’s a very important post over on Seth Godin’s blog titled The forever recession (and the coming revolution) that you simply must read. Our world is changing faster than we realize. Partly because it doesn’t change for each of us at the same time, we often fail to think about the news we hear in [.

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Our Deepest Craving

Kevin Eikenberry

William James has been called “the father of American Psychology.” He was a trained physician and wrote voluminously. (Interestingly enough Ralph Waldo Emerson was his Godfather). He is most known for his self-trained work in psychology and philosophy. He is widely quoted 100 years after his death, and nothing he wrote is any more quoted that the powerful quotation that [.].

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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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Sometimes you need outside help

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Partnerships [link] Jason Lauritsen of Transforming Business Through Talent website published an interesting post titled “When a Hired Gun is the Right Answer.“ Do you avoid outside experts to your disadvantage? Sometimes we try to do everything ourselves because we think of our inability as weakness. Jason talks about how many times, at least in HR recruiting, [.

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Finding Freedom While Developing Leaders

Leadership Freak

This is the second post based on my conversation with Bob Burg, author of: “It’s Not About You.” Leaders see in others what they don’t see in themselves; that can be frustrating. It’s frustrating to see potential in someone who doesn’t care as much as you. If you aren’t careful, it’s also arrogant because you don’t [.].

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What type of Team Building & Managerial Leadership Training do you do?

Mike Cardus

In this 4 minute video I explore Team Building & Leadership Development. Illustrating a continuum of Recreation to Organizational Development and where Create-Learning fits. Now Your Turn; When you hear the word “team building” what do you think of?

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In Defense of Meetings

LDRLB

No one is a fan of meetings anymore. Most people seem to abhor the idea of sitting around a conference table checking off items from an agenda while their “real work” waits impatiently for their return. A quick glance at the world of business books echoes these ideas, with statement such as “meetings are toxic” ( Rework , Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hannson) and whole books titled Death by Meeting (Patrick Lencioni).

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Programs, Methods, Models and Theories - Just Pick ONE And Stick With It

Six Disciplines

If you look around, you'll find there are literally hundreds of business improvement methods, models and theories - from some of the greatest minds in business, management and academic theory. Many of them are based on proven business best practices. But if you ask the majority of business leaders today - they'll tell you straight up: "We don't need any more good ideas!

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Mirror Neurons - Wired for the Golden Rule

Building Personal Strength

You're walking down a sidewalk and you look up to see a man, a total stranger passing by. The man makes eye contact with you and gives you a warm, friendly smile. Your natural reaction is to feel kindly towards this person. Why? You're in a grocery store standing behind a man in a check-out line. The man turns and accidentally bumps the front of your cart.

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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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Programs, Methods, Models and Theories - Just Pick ONE And Stick With It

Six Disciplines

If you look around, you'll find there are literally hundreds of business improvement methods, models and theories - from some of the greatest minds in business, management and academic theory. Many of them are based on proven business best practices. But if you ask the majority of business leaders today - they'll tell you straight up: "We don't need any more good ideas!

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20 Different Things You Can Communicate About Change

Change Starts Here

Here is a list of all the things you can communicate during change (at least all I could think of). Each of these serves a unique purpose. And we wonder why communication is complicated and underdone… Vision. Strategy. Urgency. Change story. Cases and examples. Updates on progress. Rewards and celebrations. Reminders. Announcements. Invitations.

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The Difference between Goals & Objectives

Chartered Management Institute

The Difference between Goals & Objectives Often in business and education we talk about goals and objectives, indeed sometimes we use the terms interchangeably – but are they the same? Lets start with some history and definitions: Goal – 1530s, “end point of a race,” of uncertain origin, perhaps from O.E. *gal “obstacle, barrier,” a [.].

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The Brand Gap: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

The Brand Gap: How to Bridge the Distance Between Business Strategy and Design Marty Neumeier New Riders, Second Edition (2005) How to Become a “Brand Gap Guru” This is an expanded edition of a book first published in 2003. In it, Neumeier develops in greater depth several basic ideas about how to bridge a gap [.].

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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 3 Principles That Make Truly Great Tech Support Forums

Managing Communities

photo credit: @boetter Support forums exist for seemingly every form of popular technology and even for most forms of less popular and mainstream technology. They can be dedicated to specific trades or areas of knowledge, to specific brands and products and more. From web hosting to consumer electronics, from official communities to unofficial ones, support [.].

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Recent Study Uncovers Skills and Education Necessary in Modern Workforce

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an excerpt from an article featured online by Talent Management magazine (New York, September 26, 2011). To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and/or Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MedfiaTec, please click here. * * * U.S. unemployment hovers at 9 percent, and [.].

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Sign the Declaration On Line

Steve Farber

Several folks have written to ask how to sign the Declaration of Extreme Leadership. Now there’s a way. So, if you’d like to step up and be counted, please click on the button below to sign the declaration and share it with others (and please do share!): Online Petition by iPetitions.com.

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The Best Professional Advice I Ever Received

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an article written by Jeff Haden for BNET, The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click here. * * * Experts often like to pretend they developed the wisdom they impart all on their [.].

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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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Managing Change

Chartered Management Institute

It’s been well publicised recently that the general state of the global economy has forced many organisations in all industry sectors to review the way they operate; this means having to consider changing working practices, from applying lean thinking to established processes and procedures; to dealing with the impact of having to reduce budgets and costs.

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Have Your Customers Help You Write Your Strategic Plan

Eric Jacobson

Mike Brown, the founder of the Kansas City, MO company called, The Brainzooming Group , encourages business leaders to solicit feedback from their customers when creating a strategic plan. Brown once wrote in Smart Companies Thinking Bigger magazine, that you should “ ask a group of current, former and potential customers the following questions :" If you’re a current or former customer, why did you start using us?

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What to do When You’re Waiting for God to Deliver You

Ron Edmondson

Over the years, I’ve observed countless people who become derailed by the circumstances of life. Speaking as one who has failed many times, the key to long-term success is often in how you respond during the darkest days of your life. I’ve always enjoyed the advice God gave His people when they were in captivity by a rival nation. Immediately before He told them they would be in captivity for 70 years, He told them to: “ Build houses and settle down ; plant gardens and eat what

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Book Review: Convince them in 90 seconds

Chartered Management Institute

This is a handy-sized, pocket book, written by a Master Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioner to change the image which you have of yourself and to help you to connect – quickly, simply and easily. Review by Ann M Kelly FCMI.

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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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Confidence Builder 101: Ditch your ideals and get real

Roundtable Talk

“It’s not who you are that holds you back, it’s who you think you’re not.” ~Author Unknown. Most of us struggle on a regular basis with trying to live up to the picture we’ve created of our “ideal” selves. The boss we want to be, the spouse we aspire to be, the parent we believe we should be… the space between where we are and where our “ideal life” is, can be cavernous and filled with negative thoughts and long lists of things

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Book Review: The Social Entrepreneur’s Handbook

Chartered Management Institute

The Social Entrepreneur’s Handbook by Rupert Scofield is written to guide the aspiring social entrepreneur through the full range of activities of starting, building and running a social business. Rupert is the CEO of the foundation for International Community Assistance, a leading microfinance institution. Review by David Stephens FCMI.

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Amazon's Kindle Fire Is a Disruptive Innovation

Harvard Business Review

On Wednesday, Amazon's Jeff Bezos introduced the Kindle Fire tablet. The Fire, priced at $199 and lacking many of the features of Apple's iPad, garnered a mixed response from analysts. On the one hand, they noted that Barnes and Noble and many of the Android-based competitor tablets should be worried. On the other hand, the consensus was strong among market observers that Apple should not be concerned at all and that it should keep on doing exactly what it's doing — making more powerful ta

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Five Secrets to Successful Rainmaking

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. “Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your career and your life.” To read the complete article, [.].

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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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Facebook's Timeline Will Impact Your Career

Harvard Business Review

The advent of Facebook's new Timeline feature gives you, your colleagues, and your customers a whole new set of reasons to share your moment-by-moment news, photos, and reflections. Instead of a flat list of stories on your wall, and a glob of biographical data on your profile, the new Timeline creates a visually attractive story of your life dating all the way back to the date of your (reported) birth.

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Guest Post: A Very Convenient Truth

Ron Edmondson

This is a guest post by author and pastor Drew Snider. Drew is an online friend. He’s an evangelist and assistant pastor at Gospel Mission on Vancouver’s Downtown East Side…and a self-proclaimed recovering broadcaster. . New on Amazon Kindle: A Very Convenient Truth. Former Vice-President Al Gore recently held a 24-hour TV event about the current state of global warming/climate change, and his former boss, Bill Clinton, told a gathering in New York City in September that “green

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Build Your Team Like an Executive

Harvard Business Review

Virtually all leaders espouse the benefits of a strong management team. However, they use starkly different levers to build one. These differences in philosophy and approach frequently differentiate those who advance to and succeed at the executive level — and those who stay in the ranks of middle management. When you ask leaders how they build a strong management team, the answers are revealing.

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How to Grow in a Downturn

Harvard Business Review

This post is part of the HBR Insight Center Growing the Top Line. Just treading water often feels like victory in tough economic times. Improving performance by investing in new high-profile marketing campaigns and product and process innovations may be the strategy of a brave few (whom, research and history tell us, will reap disproportionate benefits in the recovery).

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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.