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The Fallacy of No | N2Growth Blog

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Do You Deliver Good Or Bad Customer Service? | Rich Gee Group

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home about rich our team news our fans services executive coach business coach speaking inspire media knowledge books affiliates contact Rich Gee Group 203.500.2421 Do You Deliver Good Or Bad Customer Service? Two things happened to me during the time between Christmas and New Year’s Eve that clearly defined what I call Good & Bad Customer Service.

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7 Quick Ways To Get Ahead (and Stay There) In The New Year

Terry Starbucker

Ready, set, GO! The calendar has once again given us a “new lease on life&# – a chance to restart and renew. So what are we going to do with this opportunity? Plenty. That is, if we have the desire and the will to want to improve, or climb another rung up the ladder, or make a change. And that’s the first step in quickly getting ahead in this New Year, and staying there – Setting Your Intent, and WRITING IT DOWN.

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Insist on Heroes. And be One.

Leading Blog

Making a difference requires a different kind of thinking. Making a difference means doing something different. To not be taken for granted means that you have to do things that are not expected—to step out of your comfort zone. Do more. Experience more. Serve more. A leader’s legacy doesn’t come easily. While a leader may be focused on tomorrow, that future will be based on what they do today.

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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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When to Restructure | N2Growth Blog

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There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. | Rich Gee Group

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home about rich our team news our fans services executive coach business coach speaking inspire media knowledge books affiliates contact Rich Gee Group 203.500.2421 There’s No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. “ There’s No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.&# A powerful quote by Milton Friedman, a prominent American economist in the 20th century.

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First Look: Leadership Books for January 2011

Leading Blog

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in January. Practically Radical : Not-So-Crazy Ways to Transform Your Company, Shake Up Your Industry, and Challenge Yourself by William C. Taylor. The Great Workplace : How to Build It, How to Keep It, and Why It Matters by Michael Burchell and Jennifer Robin. Change the Culture, Change the Game : The Breakthrough Strategy for Energizing Your Organization and Creating Accountability for Results by Roger Connors and Tom Smith.

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Customer Care in The Digital Age (It’s Not Easy Solving Problems in 140 Characters)

Terry Starbucker

There’s a trap out there. A little black box that could possibly suck the life out of a customer care operation, if it isn’t careful. It’s called Twitter. It’s hot. It’s sexy. It’s cool. It gets you some of that tech “street cred&# that you crave. You want to communicate, build relationships, and cultivate your evangelists.

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Why I Love Starbucks.

Rich Gee Group

home about rich our team news our fans services executive coach business coach speaking inspire media knowledge books affiliates contact Rich Gee Group 203.500.2421 Why I Love Starbucks. It’s the typical hype cycle. A new product or service is introduced. It grows exponentially to take over an industry. Everyone loves it. Accordingly, they all can’t stop talking about it.

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Cancer Free, Seven Years Today

Michael Lee Stallard

Seven years ago today, my wife Katie had surgery for advanced ovarian cancer. The prior year, Katie had been surgery to remove breast cancer. Today, she is cancer free. I wrote an essay entitled “ Alone No Longer &# about how setting my work aside to focus on being with and helping Katie and our daughters changed my perspective on life. The essay has been read by many people who want to know how they can help people in their lives who are battling a serious illness.

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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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Revisiting Our Masculine Side of Leadership :: Women on Business

Women on Business

Home About Contributors Contact Advertise Write for Us Submit a Guest Post Businesswomen Bloggers Directory Submit Your Blog Discounts & Resources Free Magazines and Publications for Business PR Newswire Jobs Career Center Education Center Submit a Press Release Businesswomen-News Books & Videos by Susan Gunelius and the Women On Business Team Suze Orman Personally Addresses Women on Business Readers Jan 03 Revisiting Our Masculine Side of Leadership By Sylvia Lafair There is a little b

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How to Get Lazy People to Work

Kevin Eikenberry

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe How to Get Lazy People to Work by Kevin Eikenberry on November 29, 2010 in Devloping Others , Leadership , Learning In our Bud to Boss Workshops we get asked different versions of this question frequently. Sometimes it is asked in a more politically correct way.

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$17.14 Can Change Your Thinking. Guaranteed.

Rich Gee Group

home about rich our team news our fans services executive coach business coach speaking inspire media knowledge books affiliates contact Rich Gee Group 203.500.2421 $17.14 Can Change Your Thinking. Guaranteed. As I frequently say, most business books SUCK. But there are some that matriculate to the top and it’s my job to keep up on the constant volume of new tomes shoved out into the marketplace and decide who makes the top 5%.

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The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Week - 2010 Rewind Edition

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Maximize Possibility Blog Home Archives Subscribe The Rainmaker Group About The Rainmaker Group Chris Young Biography Contact The Rainmaker Group Get Daily Inspirational Quotes Maximize Possibility Blog The Rainmaker Group Homepage Alltop. Industry News and Research The Latest HR News, Research, Studies, and Information Chris Favorite Bloggers Wally Bock - Three Star Leadership Steve Roesler - All Things Workplace Dan McCarthy - Great Leadership Michelle Malay Carter - Mission Minded Management

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5 Ways to Improve DE&I in the Workplace

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are critical for an organization’s success. And companies that take bold action to help ensure an inclusive workplace will win every time. Discover how your company can create a culture that celebrates DE&I while achieving higher revenue and growth.

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Two Things to Remember as You Change the World

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Leadership Posts from Top Bloggers

Michael Lee Stallard

Check out recent favorite blog posts from a sampling of top bloggers on leadership below. Welcome to the January edition of the Leadership Development Carnival , New Year’s Edition! With the holidays slowing us down a little, this month’s edition may not have as many posts, but they sure are outstanding ones. It’s an eclectic mix… some reflections, predictions, “best of&# lists, and the usual sage collection of leadership questions, advice and wisdom.

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Want To Be The Best? Study Pixar. | Rich Gee Group

Rich Gee Group

home about rich our team news our fans services executive coach business coach speaking inspire media knowledge books affiliates contact Rich Gee Group 203.500.2421 Want To Be The Best? Study Pixar. Ask one of my clients. Or one of my friends. I can’t stop talking about Pixar. From their first movie, Toy Story, in 1995, to their latest, Toy Story 3, in 2010, ask yourself, has any filmmaker or filmmaking collective had a run as glorious and uninterrupted as Pixar’s?

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Creating and Communicating a Compelling Vision for Change

Kevin Eikenberry

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Creating and Communicating a Compelling Vision for Change by Kevin Eikenberry on January 3, 2011 in Change , Communication , Leadership Status quo requires no leadership. That has been a mantra of mine for a long time. It encapsulates an important point about the role of leaders – leaders are in the change business.

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No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Drama, End Entitlement and Drive Big Results

Speaker: Cy Wakeman, M.S., CSP, President, Reality-Based Leadership

Most HR leadership philosophies are grounded in two completely faulty assumptions — “change is hard” and “engagement drives results.” Those beliefs have inspired expensive attempts to keep change from being disruptive to employees. What these engagement programs actually do is create and reinforce feelings of victim-hood and leave employees unprepared to adapt to real changes that are necessary for the health and profitability of their enterprises.

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What To Do With Blind Spots

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Upcoming Leadership Events

Michael Lee Stallard

Below are links to several leadership events that Jason Pankau and I will be speaking at or participating in. On January 27 , I’ll join Dean Homer Erekson of the Neeley School of Business at TCU where we will discuss leadership and employee engagement as part of the Tandy Leadership Speakers Series. On February 10-11 , I’ll be in London participating in the Holy Trinity Brompton Leadership Conference.

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How To Start Fresh In 2011. | Rich Gee Group

Rich Gee Group

home about rich our team news our fans services executive coach business coach speaking inspire media knowledge books affiliates contact Rich Gee Group 203.500.2421 How To Start Fresh In 2011. We humans are a wily bunch nervous animals. We sometimes let our thinking and facts guide us and other times we let our gut and emotions guide us. At this time of the year, many of us look back at the preceding year and become very critical of our status, behaviors, actions, and results.

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The Leadership Pipeline

CEO Blog

CEO Blog - Time Leadership Tuesday, January 04, 2011 The Leadership Pipeline I often read more than one book at once. This is great for stimulating thought but may cause an intermingling of thought on my book reviews. The Leadership Pipeline - How to Build the Leadership Powered Company by Ram Charan , Steve Drotter and Jim Noel was awesome. It is a must read for any aspiring leader at any level.

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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 Power of Focus Words

Kevin Eikenberry

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe The Power of Focus Words by Kevin Eikenberry on January 7, 2011 in Building Relationships , Decision Making , Intention , Leadership , Learning , Relationships , Success Lots of people set goal for the New Year (or some other time period).

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Five Great Ways to Earn Extra Money in 2010 :: Women on Business

Women on Business

Home About Contributors Contact Advertise Write for Us Submit a Guest Post Businesswomen Bloggers Directory Submit Your Blog Discounts & Resources Free Magazines and Publications for Business PR Newswire Jobs Career Center Education Center Submit a Press Release Businesswomen-News Books & Videos by Susan Gunelius and the Women On Business Team Suze Orman Personally Addresses Women on Business Readers Jan 03 Five Great Ways to Earn Extra Money in 2010 By Niki Irmal In today’s down

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What Coaches (and that means you) Can Learn from “The King's Speech”

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Management - Its not what you Think

CEO Blog

CEO Blog - Time Leadership Sunday, January 02, 2011 Management - Its not what you Think Management - Its Not What You Think is a book of articles edited and complied by Henry Mintzberg. Some of the chapters: "Accentures next champion of waffle words," Lucy Kellaway "PowerPoint is evil," Edward Tufte "The opposite of profound truth is also true," Richard Farson "Why most managers are plagiarists," Kellaway again "Change management is an oxymoron," Jim Clemmer "Ye gods, what do I do now?

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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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My Five Most Read Posts of 2010

Kevin Eikenberry

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe My Five Most Read Posts of 2010 by Kevin Eikenberry on January 3, 2011 in Leadership , Learning This time of year lots of people publish lists. (I wrote one about books last week). Today’s list is simple. These are the five most read posts on my blog in 2010.

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myTRUSTnetwork Launches Dear Diary Survey for Women :: Women on.

Women on Business

Home About Contributors Contact Advertise Write for Us Submit a Guest Post Businesswomen Bloggers Directory Submit Your Blog Discounts & Resources Free Magazines and Publications for Business PR Newswire Jobs Career Center Education Center Submit a Press Release Businesswomen-News Books & Videos by Susan Gunelius and the Women On Business Team Suze Orman Personally Addresses Women on Business Readers Jan 03 myTRUSTnetwork Launches Dear Diary Survey for Women By Susan Gunelius myTRUSTnet

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Next Level Tips for Women Leaders

Next Level Blog

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Thought-full Thursday: Connecting

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Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. Simmons C-level Strategies and Awakenings Execupundit Fistful of Talent Great Leadership HR Bartender Inflexion Point John Baldoni Leading Blog Management Excellence Managing Leadership Michael Lee Stallard Mountain State University LeaderTalk QAspire Blog: Tanmay Vora Ramblings from a Glass Half Full Reflections for Personal and Business Developme

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How to Write OKRs: 45 Effective Examples

Discover how to align everyday employee priorities with company goals. Many companies are embracing objectives and key results (OKRs) as the best practice for committing to goals and following through. Objectives are outcomes that reflect current company priorities. Each employee should write OKRs that roll up to larger company goals. Show employees how they contribute to the larger mission.