Thu.Jul 23, 2015

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Three Responses to Conflict

Lead Change Blog

Our stated topic this month is responding to conflict. It was carefully chosen. We can’t avoid conflict. Conflict comes with purpose. Think of conflict like friction. We create friction as we pursue purpose. Consider the piston of an engine or the wheel of a car. As they do their job, they interact with other engine parts or with the axle and the road.

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4 Moves Smart Leaders Make to Get Better Team Results

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post by Victor Prince : Teams at work are like portfolios of people with different skills and performance patterns. Like smart investment managers, smart people managers figure out how to shift their investment of time and energy from some parts of their portfolio so they can invest more in other parts where there is more potential for improvement.

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Don’t Let The Competition Stop You!

Women on Business

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Breaking the Glum-Leader Syndrome

Leadership Freak

I’ve met some unhappy leaders. Perhaps they love position, power, prestige, or the paycheck. But, they drain energy from people and teams. Unhappy leaders lead unhappy teams.

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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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#GenMobile: Bridging the Workforce Generational Gap

Engaging Leader

Millennials, Gen Xers, and Baby Boomers likely all represent a certain percentage of your employees. While diversity adds value, it also presents challenges when trying to effectively engage multiple generations. Multiple Methods for Multiple Generations Many factors influence an employee to gravitate toward one communication method over another. The greatest factor is the person’s generation. […].

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Multitasking Pitfalls

Coaching Tip

" Time is what we want most but what we use worst." William Penn. Multitasking has become a significant part of life these days. We scan the Internet while talking on the phone , then get interrupted by call waiting. We schedule appointments when caught in traffic and text friends while standing in line at the bank. The myth that multitasking works has never been stronger.

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Introducing the Six Disciplines Stakeholder Analytics Program

Six Disciplines

We would like to announce the release of our new Stakeholder Analytics Program which allows clients to gather information from stakeholders inside or outside the organization using web based surveying. Although surveying is a readily available service from other providers the Six Disciplines offering provides advanced functionality by integrating trended results tracking into the strategic and operating goals of the organization.

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Rising Inequality; Rising Levels of Poverty (still!) – Let’s At Least Have Some Meaningful Conversations About This

First Friday Book Synopsis

News item: the number of children below the poverty line is now greater than it was in the great recession of 2008. cf., More US children living in poverty than before recession: report Indeed, the distribution of wealth is too important an issue to be left to economists, sociologists, historians, and philosophers. It is of […].

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Get Better Results by Looking at Your Team Differently

Strategy Driven

Why do you pay your team members? If you asked them, they might answer “You pay us to work.” If you ask an office-based worker what 'work' means to them, you’ll get a list of typical workday activities. They read and write emails. They write reports. They go to meetings and attend conference calls. Those activities that sound appropriate enough, but they don’t give a complete picture of what 'work' means to you.

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Money, Power & Respect: Career Advancement in Community Management

Managing Communities

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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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5 Right Ways to Respond to Criticism

Ron Edmondson

Let’s be honest! Criticism hurts. No one enjoys hearing something negative about themselves or finding out that something you did wasn’t perceived as well by others as you hoped it would be. Criticism, however, is a part of leadership. It comes with the territory. And, if handled correctly, it doesn’t have to be a bad part of leadership — or at least not as bad as we make it.

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Your Team Can’t Read Your Mind

Harvard Business Review

Steven Moore. When you live or work with people for a while, it’s easy to assume that they can read your mind and that you can read theirs. Whether it’s a spouse or a long-time team member, you may presume that you know what they’re thinking and that you can save time and effort by not having to spell everything out. Unfortunately, though, mind reading is a risky short cut, and is more likely to backfire than not.

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How to Fall Back in Love with Your Job

Harvard Business Review

Even exciting jobs have boring days. And when you’ve been doing the same tasks, going to the same office, and working with the same people day in and day out, you’re bound to fall into a rut on occasion. When that happens, how do you recognize what’s happening and counteract it? What can you do to revive your interest in your work?

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Prevent Email Horror with a 2-Minute Send Delay

Harvard Business Review

Marketing manager Grier was just plain tired of colleagues playing the expert in her domain. When a designer sent her an e-mail questioning her choice of quotes for a new product brochure, she snapped. “How about you do your job, and I’ll do mine!” she typed back rapidly and punched “send.” A split second later, she wished she hadn’t.

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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 Pharma Can Offer More than Pills

Harvard Business Review

For years, there has been a push within the pharmaceutical industry to move “beyond the pill” — in other words, to build and deploy complementary services and solutions to diversify revenue sources. The rationale is simple and elegant: A company with experience selling pharmaceutical products should be able to successfully and profitably sell its large customers (health plans, delivery systems, and governments) other health care offerings.