Thu.Jun 30, 2011

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Leading Like One Of The 3 Musketeers

Lead Change Blog

Earlier this month I joined a unique group of people. I had the privilege of chatting with Ted Coiné , a friend I made on Twitter, face to face while I was on vacation. He invited me to join a group of other folks, a tribe if you will, in a virtual setting. The tribe is launched from a village called Triberr. One of the coolest things about being in a tribe is that all members get to leverage the power of others network and others get the advantage of your network.

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New Leadership Lessons from Yoga

Next Level Blog

So, let me first assure you that the picture that comes with this post has not been Photoshopped. That is me in my business clothes standing on my head alongside Melissa, one of my good buddies from. Please click the headline to read the whole story.

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Guest Post: A Leader’s Perspective on Failure

Lead on Purpose

By Tim Eyre. Our culture has become increasingly obsessed with perfection. You see it everywhere. It’s pervasive in the entertainment industry, as depictions of celebrities contribute to an unattainable idea of what beauty really is. It also permeates the culture of higher education, as applicants vying for spots in prestigious graduate business programs are often made to feel that an A- in Economics 101 might as well have been an F.

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Why Women Execs are Twice as Likely to Leave Their Jobs

Women on Business

Recently I blogged about research indicating that women executives are more than twice as likely to leave their jobs as men. As reported in U.S. News , the researchers determined that 7.2% of women executives in the survey left their jobs, compared to 3.8% of men. This consisted of both voluntary and involuntary. departures. Read the entire article here.

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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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Thought-full Thursday: Living Well

Persuasive Powerhouse

Every Thursday, we provide you with a thoughtful way to coach yourself – something all leaders need to do. So take five and enjoy the inspirational quotes and reflect on the questions that follow. Your comments, thoughts, and responses to the questions are most welcome! Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. [.

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There isn't just one (it takes more to be the best)

Jason Womack

There's an organization based in Santa Barbara named Catalyst for Thought. Today's event (a lunchtime "salon-type" discussion revolved around entrepreneurship, organizational growth and the essentials of running a successful business. The speaker: Steve Cooper, of High Tech CEO Advisor. Looking back over the pages of notes I took ("brainstorming means you're willing to write any and everything down," Steve said) I have in front of me some amazing lessons that I would pay money for.

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Strategic Planning Alternatives: Mission Discernment

LDRLB

I recently wrote two posts criticizing strategic planning. It’s always easy to deconstruct the status quo; it’s tough to reconstruct a viable alternative. I’ll propose some alternatives in my next few posts and I am very interested to hear your thoughts on them. Consider this quote: “Executive summaries of requests for decisions are useful tools to consolidate our thinking, but they are not an end in themselves, intended to replace the substantive analysis that normally accompanies s

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What habits are holding you back?

CO2

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit,&# wrote Aristotle. Not all habits produce excellence, however. What habits are repeatedly getting in your way? Are you watching too much TV? Are you spending too much time with people that are not in alignment with what is important to you? Have you been in the right job so long that it’s become the wrong job?

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Strategic Planning Alternatives: Mission Discernment

LDRLB

'I recently wrote two posts criticizing strategic planning. It’s always easy to deconstruct the status quo; it’s tough to reconstruct a viable alternative. I’ll propose some alternatives in my next few posts and I am very interested to hear your thoughts on them. Consider this quote: “Executive summaries of requests for decisions are useful tools to consolidate our thinking, but they are not an end in themselves, intended to replace the substantive analysis that normally

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Lessons from The Apprentice - how to get on with difficult people

Chartered Management Institute

The workplace is seldom a social nirvana, so figuring out how to both get on with people and also to get the most out of them is a key skill for managers to master.

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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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Building Community Around Empire Avenue

Managing Communities

Empire Avenue is a stock market where you can purchase shares in your favorite individual or corporate social media presences. I’m on the service with the ticker symbol IFROGGY. My friend Damond Nollan has been riding the Empire Avenue wave. He’s a popular user and has dug in pretty deep. I asked him to write [.].

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Stop Chasing Too Many Priorities

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. Overloaded and overwhelmed is the norm these days. Most leaders feel they have too many conflicting priorities. But research has shown that the more these executives have to [.].

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“tried and true” vs. trying anew

CO2

Once you learn and successfully employ a specific process, you stop exploring alternatives with a child’s eyes. You turn your attention to other matters. Eventually, the daily management of your processes overwhelms your time and attention, such that you rarely if ever adopt a new process. Stifle the urge to stay exclusively with the tried and true.

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Retaining Your Most Engaged and Talented Employees

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an article written by Nisa Chitakasem for Talent Management magazine. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MedfiaTec, please click here. * * * The skills gap is getting wider, shedding light on the importance of retaining workers. [.].

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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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An essential book for your summer reading list – at an incredible price!

Change Starts Here

For a limited time only… . Get 99 Ways to Influence Change on your favorite eReader for just $2.99! . 99 Ways to Influence Change is the essential guide to making an impact at work. It’s a resource no change agent should be without! The proven techniques in this book will give you the kick-start you need to bring about change in your organization.

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What Employees Say Managers Don't Do

Eric Jacobson

According to David Grossman , author of the new book, You Can't Not Communicate -2 , here are eight things employees say managers don't do: Don't keep employees informed. Don't explain the "why" behind decisions. Don't communicate frequently enough and in a timely way. Don't update employees on changes happening in the business. Don't share regular business updates and how the team is performing.

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One in four British workers willing to move abroad

Chartered Management Institute

More than a quarter (27 per cent) of Brits in the GfK International Employee Engagement Study said they would consider moving country to find a better job, as they seek to escape the UK’s soaring cost of living and static wages.

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The Delivery Truck Principle of Leadership

Ron Edmondson

Whenever I was in business, I once owned of a small manufacturing company. Most of my time was spent in an office or on the road somewhere, but when I had time I loved to hang out in the factory, especially when delivery trucks dropped off merchandise. For me it meant that we were receiving materials, we could make something, and then we could bill someone.

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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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Friday Fun: 7 Simple Ways to Improve Your Memory

Chartered Management Institute

I am especially cursed with a goldfish memory, I blame it on being a full-time employee, -mum, -housewife, -taxi-driver. I know I'm not alone in having a hectic life and everyone can do with increasing their so I thought I'd share 7 Simple Ways to Improve Your Memory from PSY.

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Mini Saga #104 – Image

Rajesh Setty

First, you need to be comfortable with yourself. Only then, you can expect others to be comfortable with you. Mini Saga #104 – Image. The interview went well and Ron wanted to hire Derek. Derek was happy but not comfortable. He refused the job citing that he had portrayed a good image but it was not authentic. He revealed who he really was. Ron listened to everything and smiled, “You still have the job”.

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A Swedish Burger Chain Says "Minimize Me"

Harvard Business Review

Last week I wrote about how eating less meat was the best way to reduce your food's carbon footprint. But what do you do if you want to be a responsible corporate citizen and you sell fast food? Well, I think your company would look a lot like Max Burgers , based in Sweden. I recently spoke to Richard Bergfors, the CEO (and son of the founders) of this unusual 44-year-old "fast" food chain.

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LeadershipNow 140: June 2011 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from June 2011: Giving Constructive Feedback : Eight Leadership Essentials by @LisaPetrilli. @KateNasser: This one bears re-tweeting & re-reading! " Counterfeit Leadership " by @FSonnenberg. @AMAnet: The importance of being decisive. Good Concept: @davidrock101: Just presented Healthy Mind Platter at SHRM. @RosabethKanter: Passing the passion test doesn't guarantee success, but without it, the journey can't even begin.

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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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What Leaders Need to Know About Collaboration

Harvard Business Review

Featured Guest: Morten Hansen, professor at the UC Berkeley School of Information and author of Collaboration: How Leaders Avoid the Traps, Create Unity, and Reap Big Results. Download this podcast.

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Creating Shared Value vs. Leveraged Social Programs

Harvard Business Review

Michael Porter and Mark Kramer, writing in HBR ( December, 2006 and January-February, 2011 ), advance the idea of creating shared value by developing strategies and policies that enhance the competitiveness of the company while advancing social and economic conditions of the community. An alternative that has similar objectives but may be easier to implement and justify is leveraged social programs — programs that leverage a firm's assets and skills and have a direct effect on brands and c

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Trend Hunting on the Periphery

Harvard Business Review

The other week, I was in Beijing facilitating a company offsite. The company had absolutely no operations in Beijing, and no plans to start operations there. It is a disciplined operator, so this wasn't a junket either. So, what was the company doing in Beijing? It was smartly spending time at the periphery of its industry. One of the challenges facing market leaders is that transformational trends are only obvious when it is too late.

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6 Keys to Putting the Crowdsourced Surveillance Genie Back in the Lamp

Harvard Business Review

When outraged Vancouverites turned to blogs and Facebook to identify participants in the Stanley Cup riots, many celebrated sites like Vancouver 2011 Riot Pics and Vancouver 2011 Criminal List as examples of putting social media to concrete and constructive use. The response to concerns raised about civil liberties and civic culture (including on this site) ranged from skeptical ( "This is a spontaneous response of the crowd to an unfolding situation, merely taking advantage of current technolog

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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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The Power of Proposition Innovation

Harvard Business Review

In this age of consumer analytics and customer-centricity, most companies don't develop products and services before talking to customers, identifying latent needs and wants, and studying behaviors. However, while coming to grips with myriad customer segments and mountains of data, executives may well have forgotten a way of developing new products and services that stood them in good stead for decades.

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Stop Trusting Your Instincts

Harvard Business Review

Flying on a clear day, a pilot can see everything out of the cockpit: the visual cues match the instrument readings so there is no ambiguity about what the plane is doing. But piloting at night is completely different: you are flying blind so you are entirely dependent on the instrument readings. In fact, you should rely exclusively on the instruments because your internal instincts will lead you astray.