Wed.Dec 10, 2014

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7 Ways to Deal with Employees Who Drive You Crazy

Let's Grow Leaders

'If you’re just tuning in, I’ve been teaching an MBA course on Managing Difficult Employees and gave these “students” (read that, really smart working millennials with big jobs in our nation’s capital) “homework” to developing an approach to manage their difficult employee and to journal about it. If you missed Monday’s post , best to start there.

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Make A Difference: Exceed Expectations

General Leadership

'“Excellence is the Result of Caring more than others think is Wise, Risking more than others think is Safe, Dreaming more than others think is Practical, and Expecting more than others think is Possible.” Ronnie Oldham. Expectation management is critical – at home, at work, in business, wherever it is that you walk – properly managing expectations is a difference maker when it comes to results.

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3 Ways To Harness The Power Of Differences

Lead Change Blog

'Being together again after so many years was pure delight. The connection took up as if we were finishing a conversation begun only the day before. Familiarity is so comforting. Until…there’s too much of it, and its dark side surfaces: lack of innovation, narrow-minded thinking, ingrained and unquestioned bias, outdated practices, and failure to grow as a person.

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Eight Critical Questions for Leading with Intention

Leading Blog

'Your leadership effectiveness is a direct result of the level of intention with which you operate. In Leading With Intention , author Mindy Hall says leading with intention means “consciously deciding to lead by design rather than by default; being mindful of who it is you want to be and then living into that picture twenty-four hours a day. It is about seeing opportunities every day, in every interaction, to shape the tone, the experience, and the outcome of those interactions.”.

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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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Moving to Your Next Level of Success

Women on Business

'We''ve Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: [link] If you haven''t already done so, update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us. [link].

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9 Questions for Ethical Leaders in The New Year

Leading in Context

'By Linda Fisher Thornton As we head into the New Year, use these questions to plan how you will transform your leadership, your workplace and your world.

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No ham please! What your employees really want for the holidays

Persuasive Powerhouse

' . The company I worked for in my first professional position gave all of the employees a ham for the holidays. Although I was grateful and surprised to receive anything at all, there was a bit of dismay for this gift because: They didn’t ask me what I wanted. My salary was barely a living wage. Management treated employees as a commodity with firings for minor transgressions.

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How to Gossip Your Way to Success

Leadership Freak

'The most frustrating experience in leadership is making poor people-decisions. You had such high hopes. People-decisions make or break leaders. You’re fortunate if you get people-decisions right 50% of the time.

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The Journey is the Purpose: An Inspiring Tale of Nek Chand Saini

QAspire

'Nek Chand Rock Garden in Chandigarh, India is a true marvel of creativity and innovation. Built by Nek Chand Saini , a self-taught innovator, Rock garden is one-of-its-kind sculpture garden in Chandigarh which almost looks like a miniature of an ancient kingdom spread over forty acres. What makes this truly unique is the fact that all the sculptures in this garden are made from recycled material like ceramic pieces, bottles, glasses, ceramic pots, earthen pots, bottle caps, sinks, electrical wa

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How to Gossip Your Way to Success

Leadership Freak

'The most frustrating experience in leadership is making poor people-decisions. You had such high hopes. People-decisions make or break leaders. You’re fortunate if you get people-decisions right 50% of the time.

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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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Another version of “Don’t Be That Manager.” Quoted at BBC.com

ReImagine Work

'That’s Not My Job! When the Boss Cross the Line. “If a boss asks you to do something that is not in your job description once, you might feel you have no choice but to do it. A one-off request, perhaps you do as a favour, not even giving it a second thought. But what if it becomes a pattern? One day, it’s an emergency dry cleaning drop-off, the next it’s picking up his kids at soccer or taking out the rubbish.

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Learn; Diagnose; Read; Implement; Read; Implement; Repeat — Life-Long Learning Means ALL MY LIFE LONG Learning

First Friday Book Synopsis

'“Learning these skills isn’t just important for your future. It’s important for our country’s future.” President Barack Obama Obama Becomes First President to Write a Computer Program by Klint Finley ——————– If the president can learn to write a simple computer code, then… (By the way, look carefully at the photo.

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What Boards Want in Leaders

Coaching Tip

'The No. 1 predictor of executive success is learning agility. So we want to get a real line of sight into a person’s thinking style and leadership style. Learning agility is people''s willingness to grow, to learn, to have insatiable curiosity. You want a workforce that is incredibly curious. Source: The Wall Street Journal, December 10, 2015. Can''t Get Enough Leadership.

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Mark Roberti on Big Data and RFID: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

'Mark Roberti has reported on business for major publications worldwide since 1985. In 2002, he launched RFID Journal on the Web as an independent source of news and information for business and IT executives looking to tap RFID’s enormous potential. He is widely regarded as a thought leader in the RFID industry. Previously, he was […].

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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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10 Harsh Realities of Leadership

Ron Edmondson

'I love leadership. I feel called to it. I realize the need for good leadership,but the fact is that leadership is hard. I meet regularly with some high-level, senior leaders to glean from them. We talk about our common challenges in attempting to lead others. One shared discovery we have made in our time together is about the perception of people who haven’t served as a senior leader have about people in that role.

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Important Characteristics Every Business Owner Should Have

Strategy Driven

'At the core of every great businessperson , is a set of solid characteristics. There are certain traits that every entrepreneur in the world has. If you are lucky enough to have these traits, you will succeed in the world of business. Some people think that anyone can start a business and make a decent profit. That is not true. It takes a special person to undertake the epic task of starting a company.

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What if Every Prospect Says Yes?

David A Fields

'A question I was asked: What if I get more clients at one time than I can work on? I have been telling all my prospects that it is urgent to get started, so what if they all sign at once?” What is your answer to this consultant? Should you keep pursuing new business if you might not be able to service all the prospects who say Yes? Post your thoughts on this by using the ‘Leave a Comment’ box below.

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RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #229

Rapid BI

'“I’m not very good at small talk.” Office based cartoons, funnies or humor can help to communicate important messages or tips in a non threatening way. see more office humor Tweets by @RapidBI See some of our products to help develop your people and your business: Coach People £50.00 Add to cart Sale! […].

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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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What Frugal Innovators Do

Harvard Business Review