Sun.Apr 13, 2014

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The Most Precious Resource of Leadership

Terry Starbucker

'It takes work to secure, it’s hard to keep, and if you lose it, you lose – BIG. And, it’s really hard to get it back. It’s that precious to the effective leader. It MUST be kept, at all costs, and with all the effort you can muster. What is it? Your word. I’ve never seen a ship sink so fast when a leader doesn’t keep their word.

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Connect at Work By Saying “Hello”

Michael Lee Stallard

'#28 Greet People First Thing in the Morning – When you first arrive at work, take the time to say hello to the people with whom you come in contact. One friend of ours said that as a young retail store manager, his district manager told him that some of the store employees complained about not receiving a personal greeting in the morning. The young manager didn’t intend to be rude; he was simply focused on the day’s tasks as soon as he walked in the door.

Retail 324
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Best Colleges for Undergraduate Business Degrees that Land Jobs

Women on Business

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Education 233
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15 Ways to Connect with the Boss

Leadership Freak

'Butting heads with the boss won’t help your career. You’ll be branded as a troublemaker regardless of who’s at fault. Connect with higher-ups if you expect to move up.

Brand 228
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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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Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products

Kevin Eikenberry

'By Nir Eyal with Ryan Hoover Here is part of this book’s description from the back cover: Hooked is a guide to building products people can’t put down. Written for product managers, designers, marketers, startup founders, and people eager to learn more about the things that control our behaviors, this book gives readers: - Practical […].

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Indispensable Traits of a Collaborative Leader: Part 2

QAspire

'“It is the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.” — Charles Darwin. The biggest difference between command and control leadership versus collaborative leadership is – a collaborative leader knows that position in the hierarchy is no longer the source of power.

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WHE01: 5 Components of Workforce Health Engagement

Engaging Leader

'Workforce health engagement: improving the knowledge, decision-making, and behaviors of employees, their families, and organizational leaders to optimize health outcomes, control medical costs, and enhance workplace productivity. According to recent studies, the typical wellness or other workforce health program produces only minimal improvement in long-term employee health and health care costs.

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From the Best Bosses Ever: 4 Vital Early-Career Leadership Lessons

Mills Scofield

'SavvyIntern shares a post about the lessons I learned from best bosses I ever had (originally published in HBR ). Are these lessons familiar to you? Can you make them real for your organization? Give it a try! Thank you YouTern for sharing this!

Career 110
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Action Questions

CO2

'by Gary Cohen After three years of researching how and why leaders use questions to lead it hit me. I wish I could say it hit me from purposesful contenplation but like most great discoveries it came by accedent. I had sent out a question to some of the most successful leaders in the country. The question I asked was what are the best questions you use as a leader in different situations.

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Here is the April, 2014 New York Times Business Books Best Sellers List — Yes, Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In is Still #1

First Friday Book Synopsis

'Here is the April, 2014 New York Times Business Books Best Sellers list. A couple of observations. Yes, Lean In is still at number one. I have written pretty much this exact sentence every month for a lot of months now! And, if you will keep your radar attuned, you will see and hear the […].

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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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Powerful Insights of Workplace Dynamics

Coaching Tip

'What working woman hasn’t had the demoralizing experience of proving herself again (and again and again) or watching a male colleague get credit for her idea, her comment, her suggestion? What woman — working or not, mother or not — hasn’t felt the sting of an emotional tug of war, subtly shamed or overtly slammed by other women for making choices that seemed right to her?

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Scott Doorley and Scott Witthoft: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

'Scott Doorley is the Creative Director at the Stanford d.school. His design work centers on using media and environments to enhance interactions, gently guide behavior, and bolster learning. At Stanford, he teaches classes in communication design including storytelling & visual communication, improvisation, and digital media design. His large scale digital installations with the Dacha Art […].

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Art of Managing—Shiny Objects and the Senior Management Team

Management Excellence

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Flash Boys, a First Look – (A Short, Quick Comment about Michael Lewis, the Great Story Discoverer)

First Friday Book Synopsis

'I’m about a third of the way through Flash Boys by Michael Lewis. (I will be presenting my synopsis of this book at the May 2 First Friday Book Synopsis). I will write more about it later, and after our event, will post the main lessons and my takeaways from my reading of the book. But here is s quick, short comment. What Michael Lewis […].

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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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When Empathy Leaves the Room

You're Not the Boss of Me

'Empathy is a word being highlighted as an essential part of successful 21st Century organizations and a key element of good leadership. I think it is safe to say that we wouldn’t get too many arguments about that. And, I think that for the most part we also understand what the word empathy really means. To me though, there is a great difference between understanding what empathy means on a between-the-ears basis and achieving an appreciation deep enough to more easily put ourselves in another

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Romans 6 Sermon – Core Series

Ron Edmondson

'Core :: Romans 6 from ron edmondson on Vimeo. Related posts: Romans 4 Sermon- Core Series. Romans 5 Sermon – Core Series. Relationship Series – Marriage Sermon. Relationship Series: Parenting.

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6 Needs to Thrive at Work

Michael Lee Stallard

'Are you performing at the top of your game at work? Or are you struggling, losing interest, or so stressed that you’d just like to walk away? To recognize what is driving either end, consider these six universal human needs and how each is being met, or not, in your job. The first need is respect. We need to be around people who are courteous and considerate.

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