Wed.Jul 06, 2011

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Leadership Interview – Warren Bennis

N2Growth Blog

By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. Widely regarded as the father of the contemporary field of Leadership, Warren Bennis paved the way for those of us who make our living as leadership advisors. Warren would never say this, so I will; he has forgotten more about leadership than most of us will ever know. Put simply, spending an hour with Warren Bennis is like drinking leadership wisdom from a fire hose.

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Footwashing for Leaders

Leading Blog

An easy trap for any leader to fall into is the “Look what I did!” trap. Success easily erodes humility. Humility isn’t about the lack of ambition, but acknowledging the luck, the good fortune, and the contributions of others to your success. It is the humility that comes with a habit of respect for others. Stephen Hall calls it the “gift of perspective.

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Receiving Input from Dilbert

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Workplace Issues " alt="image" width="610" /> Have you ever done this? I certainly have. It’s one thing when we take action without the input from others. It’s even demotivating and deflating when we asked someone for input and then acted before hearing their feedback. Have you ever done this? Any suggestions on how to make sure to avoid making this mistake [.

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The Joys Of Blocking and Tackling (and Running To Daylight)

Terry Starbucker

The basics. The fundamentals. The dirty work. Making the sausage. Doing the job. Answering the phone. Delivering on time. Generating the invoices. Paying the bills. Making payroll. Collecting receivables. Fixing what’s broke. Not fixing what isn’t broke. Blocking and Tackling. A football phrase that makes me think of Vince Lombardi. I was born in Wisconsin, and my first real sports memories were of the Green Bay Packers, and their championship years in the 60s with Lombardi as the he

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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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Conflict Resolution Tips: Don’t Assume You Know What Someone Will Do

The Recovering Engineer

Have you ever seen or been involved in a conflict conversation where one person said: “I knew that you were going to say that!&#. If you have, you probably noticed that the conflict intensity escalated from that point forward. This type of statement is aggressive. It says that how you anticipate another person will react is a forgone conclusion rather than an expectation.

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Is Your Winning Strategy Making Your Company Irrelevant?

Sales Wolf Blog

Family and non-family-owned businesses alike suffer from clinging to their "winning strategy" so long that it becomes a liability. Review the business model periodically and put the right people in the right seats on the bus to ensure long-term sustainability.

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A Simple Checklist (But No Simpler)

QAspire

Albert Einstein believed that supreme goal of all theory is to make the irreducible basic elements as simple and as few as possible. He said, “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” Here are some very basic (irreducible) questions that can act as powerful checklist to assess your processes. – Why [.

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Adventure Team Challenge 2011

CO2

Many years of camping as a Camp Thunderbird camper and, later, at Outward Bound helped prepare me for the first event of the Adventure TEAM Challenge : lighting a fire and boiling a can of water. All that was needed was some toilet paper, a storm-proof butane lighter, and a knife so sharp that it went through wood like butter. Starting a Fire. Then we were off and literally running.

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The Real Secret to Personal Productivity

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an especially valuable article written by Steve Tobak 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. * * * With everyone searching for the secret to personal productivity, you’d think [.].

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Lessons from The Apprentice: When self promotion doesn't get you the job

Chartered Management Institute

Tonight will see the Apprentice contestants battling it out for the affections of Alan Sugar. The boardroom scenes typically involve the contestants desperately trying to big up their strengths whilst at the same time slagging off the efforts of their rivals.

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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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Five Skills Separating the Most Accomplished Innovators from the Rest – Insight from Josh Linkner’s Disciplined Dreaming

First Friday Book Synopsis

I am deeply immersed in the book Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven Guide to Drive Breakthrough Creativity by Josh Linkner (Founder & Chairman, ePrize). This is my selection for this Friday’s First Friday Book Synopsis. (yes, I know that this is the 2nd Friday — we postponed due to the holiday weekend). Bob Morris posted his review of [.].

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Performance targets in the police service: do we go 'cold turkey' on years of public sector scrutiny processes?

Chartered Management Institute

The Home Secretary has recently made it clear – no more targets, but how realistic is it to change a performance culture overnight that has been in existence since 1997. Should there be a phased approach to stepping back from this ideology? Related Content: How do you measure the long term success of an MD? You are not watching this post, click to start watching.

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Brand Relevance: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Brand Relevance: Making Competitors Irrelevant David A. Aaker Jossey-Bass/John Wiley & Sons (2011) If your “brand” isn’t relevant, neither are you or your company Those who have read any of David Aaker’s previous books already know that he presents information, insights, and counsel that are anchored in specific real-world circumstances within a broad and deep [.].

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Communications – Introduction

Strategy Driven

Information flow is the lifeblood of every organization, whether passing verbally, electronically, or via hard copy. The clarity, accuracy, and conciseness of information passed as well as the quality of understanding by the intended receiver(s) determine, in part, the effectiveness of transference by the overall communications network. The fluidity of the system, formal and informal, composed of people, applications, hardware, and paper, serves as the remaining factor in the organization’

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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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Doing Both: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Doing Both: Capturing Today’s Profit and Driving Tomorrow’s Growth Inder Sidhu FT Press/Pearson Organizational transformation is not — repeat not – a zero-sum game One of the most self-defeating mindsets is suggested by the admonition, “You can’t have your cake and eat it too.&# Obviously there are situations when there are two options that are [.].

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Battle for the Boardroom has passed half a million players!

Chartered Management Institute

A month in and the Battle for the Boardroom has been a huge success being played by over 506,000 individuals from around the world.

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David A. Aaker: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

In his own words: “My passion is understanding brands and helping firms build brands and brand portfolios. My first brand book, Managing Brand Equity defined brand equity and set forth its value to a firm and its customers. The second, Building Strong Brands, described the “brand identity&# model that many firms use to manage their brands and also introduced the Brand Equity Ten [.].

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I once had a dream…

Ron Edmondson

I once had a dream… I kept it to myself… I never developed a plan… I never took a step towards it… I never took a risk… I never walked by faith… I never moved forward with my dream… I only dreamed… It was a great dream… But, it’s not a dream anymore… It’s simply a memory of a dream… Ever happen to you?

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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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RIM exec filled with sour grapes or champion of the under trod?

Roundtable Talk

My friend Mark is always championing our blog over here at Roundtable Talk and called me this week to suggest a post about the “open letter” from the Executive at RIM who’s “valiantly” raising red flags about the dire issues within the company. After reading the letter, and then RIM’s response plus other “anonymous” employee’s open letters , I started thinking about the difference between being a corporate whistleblower and a saboteur.

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4 Times Responsiveness is Critical

Ron Edmondson

Responsiveness is extremely important in leadership and organizational health. It’s one of the non-negotiables for teams I lead. (I wrote about those non-negotiables HERE.) Being responsive shows that a leader cares for others, recognizes their value, and is disciplined enough to follow through. There are times, however, when I believe responsiveness is not only the wise or right thing to do, critical in terms of protecting the relationship.

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Mini Saga #110 – Who

Rajesh Setty

Who you are is… mostly overrated. Mini Saga #110 – Who. After 30 years in the industry, Roger announced his retirement. The big and unexpected change was the drop in the number of people seeking his advice. Finally, it dawned on him – people were not seeking his advice because of who he was but because of the position he had held. Note: 1.

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Why Some People Have All the Luck

Harvard Business Review

Some business builders just seem to have more luck than others. In fact, many of the entrepreneurs and business builders I know say luck is a driving factor in their success. But luck in business isn't entirely, well, luck. There's a popular saying that "you make your own luck." This "make your own luck" principle has become a central chapter of a book I am co-authoring for Harvard Business Review Press.

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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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Should Strategic Plans Rest in Peace?

LDRLB

At one time, business executives believed strategic planning was the answer to all of their problems. The process that started in the 1950’s evolved through various strategic analyses including SWOT, Michael Porter’s competitive model, core competencies, strategic intent and business transformation. Today, many are questioning its usefulness. There are many reasons.

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Think Like an Innovator

Harvard Business Review

Jeff Dyer , professor at Brigham Young University's Marriott School of Management and coauthor of The Innovator's DNA , outlines the four ways leaders come up with their great ideas.

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Should Strategic Plans Rest in Peace?

LDRLB

'At one time, business executives believed strategic planning was the answer to all of their problems. The process that started in the 1950’s evolved through various strategic analyses including SWOT, Michael Porter’s competitive model, core competencies, strategic intent and business transformation. Today, many are questioning its usefulness.

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Three Steps to Handling the Unexpected

Harvard Business Review

When my friend Sam invited his new girlfriend Robyn to join him for a sailing trip, he was relatively new to the sport. He had pretty strong skills but not a lot of experience. She had neither. They were expecting it to be a long sail — about seven hours — and spent several days preparing. They assembled maps and prepared their route. They planned to stay close to the coast in case they needed to pull in, though there were a few short crossings where they would be unprotected.

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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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Is the Life You're Living Worth the Price You're Paying to Live It?

Harvard Business Review

What toll does it take, over time, if you get too little sleep; skip breakfast or settle for something unhealthy; struggle with a relentlessly challenging commute; attend meeting after meeting with no breaks in between; pump yourself up through the day with multiple cups of coffee or sugary snacks; deal with hundreds of emails that accumulate in your inbox; remain at your desk for lunch if you eat lunch at all; push through fatigue in the afternoon; head home at night feeling exhausted, but cont

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AskObama Is a Meaningless Marketing Stunt

Harvard Business Review

So, what are you asking President Obama? Why not more stimulus? Why did he choose to bail out the banks? What about the deficit, China, the euro, youth unemployment, and the future? All worthy themes for today's Twitter Townhall. But perhaps you should reconsider. Me? I'm asking him nothing. Consider it a tiny one man protest. Maybe, just maybe, AskObama is less 21st century transparency — and more like a tiny dose of digital dumbification.

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A Guide for Summer Interns: Your Personal Matrix

Harvard Business Review

As the midpoint of summer fast approaches, it's time to take stock of your summer internship and make sure you're moving in the right direction. Unlike the reliable guidance you may have received from coaches and professors over the course of your college career, by now you may have found that mentoring in the workplace is a different story entirely.

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How to Engage the Front Line in Process Improvement

Harvard Business Review

In my last post , I looked at how Toyota engages front-line workers in process improvement and the challenges for other companies that want to adopt their approach. Based on the organizations I've seen, I'm pretty pessimistic that most can do what Toyota does. Yet, I have seen companies such as Kellogg's, Starbucks, and Chevron succeed with alternative approaches to Toyota's.

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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.