Fri.Nov 18, 2011

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What Your Attitude Needs Is A Swift Kick in the Butt…

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development I hate being around “downers.” You know the kind I’m talking about. Not only is the glass “half empty” to them, but they would be quick to add, “My glass is chipped, it has a greasy film on it, the water is lukewarm and hey, I wanted tea, not water!” I want to have a [.

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Multitasking vs. Active Listening for Your Team

Modern Servant Leader

I recently received feedback that I am multitasking too much in meetings. The perception is that I am not engaged enough. This bothers me especially because multitasking during meetings has long been a pet peeve of my own. Therefore, I’m dedicating myself to fixing this. Here’s why: A good leader serves their organization through active listening and full participation in meetings.

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Jack Welch Led Gossip Sessions

Leadership Freak

With typical candor and color, Jack Welch said, “We always had one hell-of-ah gossip session after every meeting.” (ELP, 2011, NYC) At least two things happened at meetings Jack Welch attended. First, the agenda happened. Second, and more importantly, an H.R. meeting happened during and after. During meetings Jack and his team looked through the [.].

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Time to Think

Kevin Eikenberry

I grew up on a farm, so I know what it is like to work hard physically. Many times I’ve started working before dawn and finished long after dark. I know what it feels like to be physically dog tired. And. in my work now, there are days I am every bit [.].

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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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How to Set Your Tebows Up for Success

Next Level Blog

Week by week, Fox and his staff have made adjustments in the game plan to take advantage of Tebow's strengths. You have to give them credit for that because a lot of coaches wouldn't. There are a few. Please click the headline to read the whole story.

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The Capable Employee

Women on Business

As a modern business owner, I’ve caught the fever to rely on gadgets and depend on electronic communication in lieu of actually picking up. the phone; but I wonder, have I done my company a disservice? As I visit client sites and assess the challenges they face, it becomes clear that sometimes the culprit is not the employee, it’s the technology. Excessive reliance on technology cripples the ability to think outside the box.

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The Capable Employee

Women on Business

As a modern business owner, I’ve caught the fever to rely on gadgets and depend on electronic communication in lieu of actually picking up. the phone; but I wonder, have I done my company a disservice? As I visit client sites and assess the challenges they face, it becomes clear that sometimes the culprit is not the employee, it’s the technology. Excessive reliance on technology cripples the ability to think outside the box.

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Photo Inquiry Friday: How do you describe the absence of a problem?

Mike Cardus

Hello this post is a little psychological and that is where my head has been. I’ve been developing a series of Managerial Leadership Coaching training and development modules for an amazing client. Your feedback is always requested and welcomed. Email Me or call me 1-716-629-3678. Together we will make your team and leaders better! I have been developing a series of Managerial Coaching Trainings and workshops, and this question always leads to a discussion of language and how its use can reinfor

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Geoffrey A. Moore: Second interview, by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Geoffrey Moore is chairman emeritus of three Silicon-Valley-based consulting firms he helped found: The Chasm Group, the Chasm Institute, and TCG Advisors, all of which provide market development and business strategy services to many leading high-technology companies. He is also a Venture Partner with Mohr Davidow Ventures, a California-based venture capital firm investing in IT, [.].

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Closeout for 11.18.11

LDRLB

Every friday we review the posts from LeaderLab contributors that has appeared on this blog and elsewhere online. Here. Bret Simmons is involved on a new research project. We hope you’ll help him out by taking a simple survey on work life. David Burkus shared why you shouldn’t negotiate salary. Jim Collins on 3 ways to demotivate followers.

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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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50 Ways to Leave your Lover: Keep Failing Til the Last Thing You Try Is Successful

Mills Scofield

Special guest blog post by Don Esch, President of Bettcher Industries of his story at BW-Center For Innovation & Growth 's Innovation Summit. At Bettcher Industries, we love the meat processing industry; we’ve always loved the meat processing industry and one reason we do is because many others don’t. Now in our 67 th year, locally we’re known for our distinctive “Red Barn” on the Ohio Turnpike west of Cleveland, but in our industry, we’re known as “

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10 Resolutions Guaranteed to Improve Your Ministry Leadership

Ron Edmondson

The best leadership, in my opinion, comes out of the resolve a leader has made in his or her heart. The resolve of a leader is the pre-determined approach a leader will take when carrying out his or her leadership. These are personal convictions that shape the way a leader leads, responds to others and the choices a leader makes. Most often these resolutions are made even prior to being in a leadership position.

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Thanksgiving in Early America

Deep Imprints

A bit of history from guest Elaine Marie Cooper – where do you store your pre-Thanksgiving cooking? When we sit down at our Thanksgiving meal this month, we’ll be recreating a celebration that is as old as our country: sharing food with loved ones while thanking the God Who has provided the abundance. While we understand that the First Thanksgiving was celebrated here by the Mayflower survivors along with the Indians that had helped them, the first official proclamation that was decreed to

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Five Ways to Land in the Executive Chair

Strategy Driven

Executives play in a bigger league; they play for higher stakes; and the game is for keeps. Doing the day-to-day, hands-on work doesn’t fit the job description of the executive; driving the strategy, developing the bench, and making high-caliber decisions have become the new coinage of the realm. When you understand who executives are, what they do, and how they do it, you stand a better chance of joining their ranks.

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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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Managing Change Successfully – a case study #cipd 11

Rapid BI

Our customers and the environment in which we operate is changing - see how one behemoth approached this challenge - GSK.

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Water's Economics as Muddy as Ever

Harvard Business Review

It's hard to put into words how dry and hot Texas was this past summer. "Off the charts" is both figuratively and literally accurate: the data for the last 100 years shows a tight regression of temperature and water availability in Texas.except for the 2011 drought, which is far off the line (three degrees hotter with an inch less rainfall than any previous year).

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Say Farewell to Lipitor but Don't Forget Its Lessons

Harvard Business Review

It's become a commonplace that 70% of big-bet acquisitions fail to create the anticipated value. Think AOL and Time Warner, Daimler-Benz and Chrysler, and Sprint and Nextel. One of the rare exceptions would appear to be Pfizer's acquisition in 2000 of Warner-Lambert and its flagship product Lipitor. Eleven years and $131 billion in revenue later, Lipitor is the most successful drug in history.

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