Tue.Oct 21, 2014

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Why Are Businesses Ignoring Their Future – The Millennials?

Lead Change Blog

'Millennials seem to be misunderstood and a feared generation for most businesses yet they will become 75% of the workforce in the next 10 years. Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, Dropbox, Box, Airbnb, Groupon, and Tumblr – any of these sound familiar? All were founded by millennials. Even with these companies as proof of what the Millennial Generation can achieve, only 7% of millennials work for Fortune 500 companies according to Millennial Branding, and 37% are unemployed (Pew Research Gro

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Top Ten Presentation Tips For My Son.

Rich Gee Group

'An oldie but goodie from the past — one of my most requested articles. Enjoy! My 13 year-old son is presenting today at school - his 8th year graduation presentation. He’s been working on it for months – a 32 page research paper AND a 30 minute presentation to the school and parents (that’s more than I did in college!). This morning, I threw together some presentation points for him to brush up on during his ride to school.

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10 Ways to Rise and Thrive After Disappointment

Leadership Freak

'The disappointments of the sincere destroy them. The worst thing you can do with disappointment is live with it. 5 disappointment traps: Self-evaluation based on ambiguous standards. You’re not sure what you wanted.

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Boom in the Asset Finance Market Helps SMEs Grow

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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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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Remarkable TV: When Leaders Should Get Involved in a Conflict [VIDEO]

Kevin Eikenberry

'To help answer this frequently asked question, I brought in the best expert I know in managing and resolving conflict. Check it out in my latest episode of Remarkable TV. When Leaders Should Get Involved in Conflict As a supervisor, get involved in a conflict when there is a business problem, not a personal frustration. […]. The post Remarkable TV: When Leaders Should Get Involved in a Conflict [VIDEO] appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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What Makes Team Building Activities Effective?

Lead by Adventure

'There are words and phrases that get watered-down, misused, and ultimately can get a bad reputation. Team building is one of those, especially when people discuss team building activities. Now, just about everything is labelled as team building as long as it’s done with a group of people. Thoughts of trust falls gone wrong, “paintballing the boss”, and other horror stories abound.

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Leader Know Thyself

Coaching Tip

'It should be noted that there are two types of knowledge: the factual information that can be acquired by formal education and real-world practices, and knowledge of one''s own "inner" world. It is the second category that uniquely establishes the standard of real leadership. " Know Thyself " is to understand your inner world, your bright and dark sides, your personal strengths and weaknesses.

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Guest Blogger Les Landes: Getting Value from Values

leaderCommunicator

'It’s a rare organization that hasn’t gone through the process of defining their vision, mission and values at one time or another. It just makes good sense to have a clear picture of where you’re heading and a roadmap for how you’re going to get there. What’s more, it seems natural to assume that the impact of that process on employee engagement would be highly positive.

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A Modest Suggestion for Peyton Manning When He Retires (at, probably, the age of 75) – Become the Health Care Drill Instruction Czar

First Friday Book Synopsis

'It’s sort of hard to miss the big news of the last few days. News item #1 — Hospital health care personnel were not “ready” for the Ebola crisis to arrive. News item #2 — Peyton Manning threw for four touchdowns, and broke the all-time touchdown passing record. Both, pretty big news items. So, I […].

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Stained Glass Art - I Decided to Boldly Go Where No One Has Gone Before

Building Personal Strength

'Over 30 years ago, I. Lived near a Tidewater inlet to the Chesapeake Bay in Seaford, Virginia. Was a lieutenant colonel in the Army. Ran 50 miles a week training for the Marine Corps Marathon. Had two teenage sons. Created this unusual stained glass piece. It was the only stained glass art work I ever created. Today it''s displayed in our master bathroom and looks great in the afternoon light.

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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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“Now is the Time” is the Appeal – But “The Time” is so Slow in Coming – (Thoughts prompted by Jorge Ramos’s book, A Country for All)

First Friday Book Synopsis

'We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Action is the only remedy to indifference, the most insidious danger of all. Elis Wiesel, Night The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people. Martin Luther King, Jr. ———————- (Let’s […].

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4 Expectations that Can Injure a Marriage

Ron Edmondson

'Is your marriage struggling? Sometimes, in my experience, there may be a problem with expectations. Expectations are critical for the success of any good relationship — especially in a marriage. Here are 4 expectations that can injure a good marriage: Unspoken expectations. When the couple never lays out their expectations in the marriage one spouse or the other will be disappointed at some point.

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Beyond The Job Description -- Interview With The Book's Author

Eric Jacobson

'Q and A with Jesse Sostrin author of Beyond the Job Description Question : What does the title of your book mean and what’s the truth about what employers really expect that is never written in job descriptions? Sostrin : Beyond the Job Description represents two fundamental truths about the world of work. First, whether we realize it or not, our standard job descriptions only tell part of the story about the demands we face at work.

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4 Keys To Successful Crisis Management In Today’s Wired World

Tanveer Naseer

'In the face of today’s continually evolving, 24/7 global environment, it’s becoming an increasing necessity for organizations to learn how they can become more agile and responsive to change. The faster-paced, interconnected nature of today’s world also means that leaders need to become more responsive and hands-on when things inevitably – and often unexpectedly – go wrong.

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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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How to Choose the Right References

Harvard Business Review

'You aced the last round of interviews and now your prospective employer wants to check your references. Who should you ask? Which people can best vouch for you? Will they be able to describe all your relevant qualities and skills and explain why you’re a fit for the new job? What the Experts Say. One of the biggest mistakes jobseekers make is failing to understand “how incredibly important references are,” to the hiring process, says Claudio Fernández-Aráoz, a senior adviser at global exe

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Get Buy-in for Your Global Strategy with Local Partners

Harvard Business Review

'I never considered myself an “ ugly American ,” but my UK colleagues apparently thought otherwise. Just before I moved to the UK to head up marketing for KFC International in Europe and Africa, Pepsico had bought out our joint venture partner in the UK. I was part of the new management team that was going to try to turn around a 60-year-old business that had been declining for 10 years.

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Why ESPN Won’t Pull an HBO

Harvard Business Review

'When HBO and CBS announced they’d offer paid apps that would allow viewers to completely bypass TV and stream their content directly to their preferred device, it was hard not to see the moment as dominos starting to fall. Everyone from disruptive innovation theorists to cheapskate AppleTV-streaming hipsters has been salivating over the unbundling of cable for years.

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Hovering Over a Touch-Screen Keyboard Has Its Consequences

Harvard Business Review

'Desktop-computer keyboards allow you to rest your hands on the keys as you type, but touch-screen keyboards, such as on many tablets, are less forgiving: They require you to keep your fingertips off the screen to avoid accidentally activating the keys. Thus the upper-back muscles that support your arms are more active when you type on a touch screen than when you use a standard keyboard, which could lead to chronic shoulder problems, according to research reported in the Wall Street Journal.

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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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Before You Respond to that Email, Pause

Harvard Business Review

'Someone sends you an email message or a text, and you’re unsure how to respond. It’s about a complex negotiation, or a politically sensitive situation. Or maybe it’s just from a person who unnerves you. For a moment, you pause. But for most of us, most of the time, that pause doesn’t last long. Instead we react, feeling the need to immediately craft a response.

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To Fight Ebola, Stop Pointing Fingers

Harvard Business Review

'The burgeoning Ebola crisis hit home for Americans the other week with the death of a Liberian man in Dallas. Blunders in the treatment of Thomas Eric Duncan put two well-intentioned nurses at risk and potentially exposed many others. These developments unraveled the projected confidence of leading physicians and officials of the Center for Disease Control that the disease was a low-risk threat to our country with its advanced medical systems.

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