Wed.Mar 26, 2014

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Hillary Clinton and I Share This Concern

Let's Grow Leaders

'“Too many women in too many countries speak the same language — of silence.” Hillary Clinton Hillary Clinton’s noticed a pattern in her decades of work developing men and women staffers. As she shared it from the stage at the conference I attended last week, I felt […]. The post Hillary Clinton and I Share This Concern appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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3 Tips on Building Good Relationships

Lead Change Blog

'There are lots of self-help books available today, although you may not be familiar with many of them. But you probably have heard of the granddaddy of these books, and every other self-help book published in living memory, for that matter: Dale Carnegie’s 1936 self-help classic “How to Win Friends and Influence People.” The first [.] Author information Piera Palazzolo Piera Palazzolo of Dale Carnegie Training wants to contribute to the online conversation about leadership and business manageme

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You’re Not Charging Enough For Your Services.

Rich Gee Group

'The other day, I came across a contract when I worked at <confidential> from a famous consultancy called <confidential> in NYC. The contract was signed prior to my employment and after 2 months, I fired the consultancy based on their incompetence with the project. I was amazed with the short and cavalier agreement and the associated fees for each service: Project Management: $39,800.

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Are You Eating Last?

Joseph Lalonde

'T here have been many people who were called leaders yet they never truly led. They were only out for themselves and no one else. Not their team. Not their coworkers. And sadly not even their family. The only one who mattered was covering their own butt, numero uno. But, in his new book, Leaders Eat Last , Simon Sinek turns this leadership method on it’s head, and then kicks it hard to the curb.

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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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8 Legal “To-Do’s” for Your Rebranding Campaign

Women on Business

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The Most Challenging Leadership Skill of All

Leadership Freak

'Leave a comment on this post for a chance to win one of twenty-five copies of, “STARTUP LEADERSHIP,” by Derek Lidow. Derek sold his last company for $100 million, in 2010.

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Get Your Brave On! Guest Post at Braithewaite Innovation Group

ReImagine Work

'My colleague, Jane Perdue (@thehrgoddess) asked me to guest post at her site, commenting on questions like this: “Do you ever wonder what women, men and society need to do so that the contributions of all genders and races are called out regularly without the need for a calendar event?” Click here to see my comments on this and more. Image courtesy of Jane Perdue.

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GC25: Four Game Drives – and One Drive to Rule Them All

Engaging Leader

'Assuming you have defined the right business objectives, the most important key for successful gamification is to target the right motivators: the drives that make people want to engage and that stimulate the right thoughts and actions to accomplish your objectives. In this episode, Jesse discusses: The Four “E.A.S.I.” Game Drives Game Actions that appeal to […].

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Thinking About Book Recommendations

First Friday Book Synopsis

'Today, I had three books recommended to me. I love it when that happens. I hate it when that happens. I think a book recommendation is a magic, personal gift. Kind of this: “I think I know you well enough to recommend a book to you — a good book, a favorite book, a book […].

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Guest Post: The Art of Cultural Fluency in Leadership

Management Excellence

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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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Summit Press Release

Steve Farber

'Press Release : Fortune 500 Executive Leadership Coach and Best-Selling Author to Share Stage with Mega-Rockstar at 2nd Annual Extreme Leadership Summit in Chicago this April 11-13. Jay Jay French of Twister Sister to deliver a keynote address at Summit. Other guest speakers include Darren Hardy, Publisher of SUCCESS Magazine, Janet Bray Attwood, author of The Passion Test, Frank DeAngelis, Principal of Columbine High School and other noted authors and leadership experts.

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The Advisor’s Corner – How Do I Establish a Decision-Making Protocol?

Strategy Driven

'Question : What can we do to clean up decision-making habits in my workplace? No one seems to know who is making which decisions and it’s driving us all crazy! StrategyDriven Response : (by Roxi Hewertson, StrategyDriven Principal Contributor). Leaders get into trouble far too often simply because they don’t have good decision-making protocols in place on their team or in their business.

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Lead With Purpose

Eric Jacobson

'“Purpose is the why behind everything within an organization,” says author John Baldoni, of the book, Lead With Purpose. Baldoni also believes that it is up to leaders to make certain that organizational purpose is understood and acted upon. And, to harness the talents of their employees, leaders must recognize their responsibility to instill purpose in the workplace.

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My Greatest Success in Life

Ron Edmondson

'I was interviewed recently for a leadership podcast. One of the questions took me by surprise at first. I have been interviewed for this type of thing many times and so answers usually come fairly easily. They didn’t this time. At least to this question. The question: What has been your greatest success in life and what did you learn from it?

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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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RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #43

Rapid BI

' ”I love reading. I read about 3 hours a day. My favourite book is Facebook.

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How Are You Choosing to Show Up?

General Leadership

'“The history of free men is never really written by chance, but by choice; their choice!”. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Greece’s history is replete with tales of heroes and the great battles they fought. Platea, Tangra, Coronea, and Chaeronea are but a handful of the battlefields that litter the small island nation. However, on a single spot marked by only a stark, white marble column in the middle of a grain field, you’ll find arguably the most significant battlefield of all.

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Why Do App Developers Still Live with Their Moms?

Harvard Business Review

'With the virtual disappearance of major white-collar employers like Eastman Kodak and Westinghouse — once fairly reliable career on-ramps — young talent is focusing on entrepreneurship as a path forward. Some kids are skipping college entirely and heading straight into business, pointing to the success of dropouts like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg.

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What Makes Big Data Projects Succeed

Harvard Business Review

'In conversations with executives, many of the same misconceptions about big data projects — and what makes them successful — keep coming up. To help clear the air and foster a better understanding of what makes big data initiatives succeed, here are some of the key things I’ve learned from companies that are realizing substantial business value with their big data initiatives.

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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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CEOs: Own the Crisis or It Will Own You

Harvard Business Review

'The terrible press for GM keeps coming. The New York Times reported this week that GM lied to grieving families about the reasons for their loved ones’ deaths and even aggressively threatened families should they sue the company. This comes on top of recent revelations that GM officials knew about the faulty and deadly ignition switch issue in the Chevy Cobalt for years before recalling the cars.

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Why Bitcoin Entrepreneurs Are Begging for More Regulation

Harvard Business Review

'The IRS took a stand yesterday on Bitcoin, declaring that it would treat the digital currency as property, not currency, for tax purposes. “The Internal Revenue Service may have just taken some of the fun out of Bitcoin,” declared The New York Times. Yet, in the minds of many Bitcoin proponents, not only is the fun still ahead, but the guidance from the federal government is welcomed.

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Founding a Hardware Start-Up Is Getting Easier

Harvard Business Review

'Only 3% of U.S. venture-capital investment was for hardware start-ups last year, but that represents a big increase from 1992–2011, when the figure was less than 1% , says the Wall Street Journal. Investors have long shied away from start-ups making gadgets such as wearable electronics, because of the challenges posed by manufacturing, distribution, inventory, and technical support.

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Make the Right Decisions About Your Company’s Sustainability Efforts

Harvard Business Review

'It’s vital that companies manage their impact on the planet , and most are willing to invest at some level in sustainability initiatives. But with myriad choices for how to do so, and long lists of stakeholders to please, managers struggle with a basic question: How do we decide which projects to green-light? At UPS, management has developed what it calls a “materiality matrix” to help focus discussion and guide decisions.

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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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Find the Right Mentor During a Career Transition

Harvard Business Review

'As you take the next steps in your career, do you have the right mentor? You may think a mentor is a person within your organization who has more experience than you do, who coaches you and looks out for you as you move up the ranks. You can rely on these mentors for advice because of their more senior perspective. While this definition is technically accurate, it only takes into account one type of mentor.

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Turn Your Next Interruption into an Opportunity

Harvard Business Review

'Modern life, particularly work life, has become increasingly hectic. There are relentless demands from meetings, emails, text messages, questions to answer, problems to solve, fires to put out. It can begin to feel like there is never any time to get “real work” done. If you feel overwhelmed by endless interruptions at work, you are not alone. One of the most powerful lessons I have learned in my over thirty five years of leadership experience is that these thousands of little interruptions a

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