Tue.Aug 02, 2011

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Accepting the Tension Between Vision and Reality

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership Earlier this week I was visiting with another Lead Change Contributing Author and Entrepreneur, Shawn Murphy (@shawmu & LeadChange profile). Our conversation quickly reminded each of us that we are not alone as we experience some natural tension between our vision and our reality: How do you balance faith and ownership?

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Seven Ways to Find Order in Chaos

Leadership Freak

Photo by William Warby If duress, stress, and pressure represent the dark side of opportunity, today’s world offers great opportunity. Dr. Justin Menkes said of today’s business environment, “strategies are only contingencies.” How can leaders bring out the best in themselves and others when the world’s in constant flux? Dr. Menkes’ book, Better Under Pressure, explains [.].

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Leaders Affect Training ROI

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Best of Blogs Series [link] Kevin Eikenberry (@KevinEikenberry, Web) posted a creative, objective and thoughtful post over on Smartblog on Leadership today entitled 7 Ways Leaders Affect Training’s Return on Investment. Kevin introduces the idea that there are four groups of people responsible for the success of any training and he refers to these as the legs of a chair. [.

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Hilary Brooks Joins WomenOnBusiness.com as Assistant Editor

Women on Business

WomenOnBusiness.com debuted in November 2007 as a labor of love for me. At a time when I found myself spending more and more time writing about business and marketing online, I continually noticed how it was always me and a bunch of men writing about business topics. I wanted to create a place online where women could have a voice about business and establish themselves as the thought leaders they are.

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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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Are Your High Performers Really High Performers?

Sales Wolf Blog

Do you know where employee performance is really coming from? Chances are you may be giving credit where credit is really not due. One particular area that it is easy to measure results and compare Job Fit is in the world of outside sales. After all - you either get the sale or you do not and the revenue is easily measured. Over the last decade, I have walked past wall upon wall of smiling faces showing sales performance awards.

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27 July 2011 - Midtown, NYC - Mastering Workplace Performance

Jason Womack

Thank you so much for attending this MWP presentation. One of the most important questions to answer is: "When was the last time you took time to think of how you manage time?" For many people participating in our workshops, this was the first time.in a long time! Remember, there are 96 fifteen-minute blocks of time in a day. One of the first activities I suggest you DO do is to create your "Time Management Budget.

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The "real key" to travel

Jason Womack

Sitting here on the second leg of a 2-flight day. It's always interesting watching people respond (react!) to changes in "plans." For years now, I've thought that the travel I schedule is more of a "suggestion" than any kind of a plan. So, beyond the "destination" and right alongside the "journey" (you've heard that one, right?) I have found there is another one.the REAL key to a travel day: Gratitude.

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Five myths about how to create jobs

First Friday Book Synopsis

The website of McKinsey & Company’s McKinsey Quarterly continues to feature some of the most valuable material concerning major issues, such as job creation. In the article that follows (first published in February, 2010), James Manyika and Byron Auguste identify and then invalidate five myths about how to create jobs that continue to remain remarkably [.].

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Book Review: UnMarketing. Stop Marketing. Start Engaging.

LDRLB

First off, I am definitely not qualified to review a book on social media. I’m still learning a lot, make lots of mistakes and am still trying to figure it out along with everyone else. So I’m approaching this review from the perspective of a business leader looking to learn more about how best to embark into online social networking endeavours.

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How a misunderstanding about Chinese characters has led many astray

First Friday Book Synopsis

For years, I have believed — and often referred to — what may well be a misconception that the Chinese character for &# crisis&# has a dual meaning: “peril&# and “opportunity.&# Here is an excerpt from an essay by Victor H. Mair, professor of Chinese language and literature at the University of Pennsylvania, with contributions [.].

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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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Guest Post: Success in Collaboration-From an Unlikely Source

Management Excellence

Why is collaboration so difficult? Like that intersection, effective collaboration is governed by rules that may not be clear to the inexperienced. Players come and go, challenges and obstacles can appear from any direction, and no one seems to be in charge – or everyone is. It’s no wonder that many managers approach collaborative assignments with apprehension, fear and a white-knuckled grip on the wheel.

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3 Areas Your Organization Must Align

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. Alignment simply makes things easier. When people and processes are in sync, it takes less time and energy to go from A to Z. Here are three areas [.].

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What is "contribution?" #management

Management Craft

The primary purpose of management is to enable individuals and teams to do their best work. The contribution that great managers make looks like this: Facilitating beneficial conversations that won't happen without help. Taking the initiative to identify and blast through barriers. Making team members feel special, valued, and important. Providing an inspiring focus for the work.

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Here are 3 books you can hear us present this week; Diane Ravitch; Joseph Michelli, Conant & Norgaard

First Friday Book Synopsis

This Friday (Aug. 5), 7:00 am, is the First Friday Book Synopsis. If you live in the DFW area, this provides a great opportunity for networking, with a terrific dose of content, quickly delivered… Karl Krayer will present his synopsis of TouchPoints: Creating Powerful Leadership Connections in the Smallest of Moments (J-B Warren Bennis Series) [.].

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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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Book Review: UnMarketing. Stop Marketing. Start Engaging.

LDRLB

'First off, I am definitely not qualified to review a book on social media. I’m still learning a lot, make lots of mistakes and am still trying to figure it out along with everyone else. So I’m approaching this review from the perspective of a business leader looking to learn more about how best to embark into online social networking endeavours.

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How using brain science can help to achieve peak performance by completing the Cycle of Excellence

First Friday Book Synopsis

A graduate of Harvard College and Tulane School of Medicine, Edward M. (“Ned&# ) Hallowell is a child and adult psychiatrist and the founder of The Hallowell Center for Cognitive and Emotional Health. He was a member of the faculty of the Harvard Medical School from 1983 to 2004. He is considered to be one of [.].

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How does technology help your commute?

Chartered Management Institute

On a good commute I can relax, listening to my ipod or catching up on a good book on my kindle but on a bad commute I desparately look for new houses in the country on my iPhone, imagining myself anywhere but on a packed train - thank goodness for technology. But how else has technology impacted on our journey to work? And what's next?

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Project Management – Implementation Productivity

Strategy Driven

Projects introduce new products and services, processes, applications, and standards to the organization. Regardless of the change, individuals within the organization will not possess the same level of familiarity and proficiency with these new item(s) as they had with those already existing. Subsequently, productivity will drop in magnitude and duration correlating to the change preparation of the organization.

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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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Book Review: The Third Screen

Chartered Management Institute

The book traces the development of mobile devices and how consumer behaviour has changed over a very short time-span which is a fascinating story. The most significant consequence for customers is that of their empowerment which has released them from being passive recipients to businesses’ marketing blandishments. Review by Andrew May FCMI.

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Church Marketing Designs that Work and are Affordable: d2designs

Ron Edmondson

I first met Paul Loyless on Twitter. It doesn’t happen often, but Paul and I were able to run together at a conference a year or so ago and I instantly fell in love with his heart and vision for the church. Paul heads a marketing company for churches and church plants called d2designs. Check out the site…I think they do amazing work. I believe in Paul and his company and wanted you to know about them.

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How to manage after a sleepless night

Chartered Management Institute

How to manage after a sleepless night by Professor Jim Horne, of Loughborough University’s Sleep Research Centre.

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Why Your Passion for Work Could Ruin Your Career

Harvard Business Review

Every business wants workers who passionately love their work. And for good reason: workers who are inspired are more productive, and passion can provide the energy necessary to fuel engagement, amidst obstacles and setbacks. But while passion seems clearly desirable, recent psychological research suggests that not all forms are adaptive. In fact, some forms can be downright detrimental.

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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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The Book That Will Change Your Travel Life

CO2

An interview with Nicholas Kralev, author of Decoding Air Travel: A Guide to Saving on Airfare and Flying in Luxury. Interview by John LeTourneau , Executive Coach, CO2 Partners. About the Author: Nicholas Kralev is a writer, educator, and speaker on global travel, diplomacy, and international affairs. A former Financial Times and Washington Times correspondent, he has traveled around the world with four U.S. secretaries of state — Hillary Clinton, Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell, and Madeleine A

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What Job Does Social Media Do For You?

Harvard Business Review

My husband has already nicknamed me "Ladybird Johnson" because I like to tweet. Now I've signed up for Google+, which means I now have yet another social media platform to manage. I clearly love this "cocktail-party-from-the-comfort-of-my-computer," but do I show up because I am a party girl? If you know me in real life (IRL), this is laughably implausible.

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7 Tips for Hiring the Right Person for the Team

Ron Edmondson

One of the most important decisions a leader makes is adding to the payroll. In the church world, it’s often difficult to remove someone once they are added. (That’s somewhat of a pet peeve of mine after spending much of my years in business, but that’s another blog post.) Regardless of the industry, however, adding to a team is a critical decision; perhaps one of the most important a leader makes.

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Secrets of a Successful Business Pitch

Harvard Business Review

In my time as an investor on the BBC television show Dragons' Den , I've heard hundreds of business pitches over the years — and given plenty myself in my own experience as an entrepreneur. I've learned that being able to sell your business offerings under acceptable conditions is vital for any business, especially when it's in the embryonic phase.

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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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Learning Not to Compete

Harvard Business Review

Most of us have grown up in a competitive society. We compete with our siblings for the attention of our parents. We compete with other kids in sports. We compete with fellow students for the best grades to get into the best universities and later to get the best jobs. This sense of competition then carries over into our work life, where we try to outperform our colleagues so that we can get bigger bonuses, faster promotions, and more opportunities.

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Interview Questions Every Change Agent Must Ask

Harvard Business Review

Organizational change has three dimensions: (1) what's to be changed (2) what's to be left alone and (3) touch this and you will surely die. Job interviews tend to focus only on what's to be changed while ignoring the other dimensions. By bringing up all three dimensions during the interview process, you not only increase your chances of getting hired, you also make sure that once you're on the job, you've set yourself up to succeed.

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Why I'm Happy Netflix Raised Its Prices

Harvard Business Review

This post is part of the HBR Insight Center Marketing That Works. Recently Netflix announced a 60% price increase in their core DVD mail/streaming service. Many customers were upset, and some took to Facebook and Twitter to declare their outrage and plans to cancel the service. I had a very different reaction. I was glad Netflix raised its prices. That's an unusual reaction for me, because usually I don't like spending money.

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The Big Washington Disconnect

Harvard Business Review

The 11th hour settlement of the debt-default crisis has created substantial changes in the debate in Washington. Unfortunately, the politicians are focused on the wrong subject. The great debate now is over the scope and role of government, with newer (Republican) members of Congress and the constituents who put them there determined to reduce the size and spending of government.

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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.