Mon.Mar 23, 2015

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5 Ways to Become a LinkedIn Ninja

Let's Grow Leaders

'Building a strong LinkedIn network takes time. Scrambling to build a profile and connections when your current position has suddenly become “qualified manager seeking opportunities” is not attractive. I hear this again and again from my speaking audiences– stories of folks who waited too late and then had to scramble. And if you think LinkedIn really doesn’t matter, know that Pew Research found that 98% of Recruiters and 85% of hiring managers use LinkedIn.

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In The News!

General Leadership

'GeneralLeadership made the news! Check out the article by Military Times Staff Writer, Oriana Pawlyk, entitled “Seeking ways to bridge ‘civilian- military gap''” . Read the full article HERE. An excerpt follows: “Some new programs and resources are popping up that could help foster deeper understanding. Retired Brig. Gen. John Michel , former commanding general of the NATO Air Training Command in Kabul, Afghanistan, feels that after well over a decade of continuous com

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Seven Shout Outs Your Team Can Do Without

Lead Change Blog

'My mom served as a County Commissioner for several years, and my dad retired after serving as the president of a university for 28 years. . Needless to say, both had a ton of experiences in dealing with the teams they led during their tenures. Some good, some not so good. My parents had a tremendous influence on me as a leader. I remember a lesson I learned from my mom, Sondra Cole, about keeping my mouth shut.

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The leader you will be

Persuasive Powerhouse

'Perhaps it hasn’t occurred to you to consider that the leader you are now is highly linked to who you are. You are unique, and what is both obvious and hidden to you about who you are greatly impacts your behavior and actions. You, as a human being, are the leader you are because of a multitude of things that make up you: personality, history, education and beliefs among others.

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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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Interior Design Tips for Your Business

Women on Business

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10 Ways to Get Brutally Candid Feedback

Great Leadership By Dan

'Read my latest post over at About.com Management and Leadership for 10 ways to get candid feedback. Just make sure that when you do, you listen, keep your mouth shut, and say “thank-you”!

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Seven Ways Curious Leaders Succeed

Leadership Freak

'Question what you know; explore what you don’t. Curiosity is a way of seeing. 4 powers of curious leadership: Curious leaders: Lower resistance. Ignite energy. Expand potential. Explore possibility. Lower resistance expand opportunity.

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14 Leadership Lessons And Quotes From Insurgent

Joseph Lalonde

'T he second book in the Divergent series by Veronica Roth hit the big screens on Friday. Insurgent begins shortly after the first movie ends. You can tell things are frantic and fast paced, and this keeps up for the whole movie. Watching Insurgent reminded me so much of leadership. Each scene progression provided another leadership lesson we could take away.

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You Must Serve to be Great

Modern Servant Leader

'You don’t have to be great to serve, but you must serve to be great. -Jon Gordon If you want to be a great leader, you must serve. Jon Gordon got it right when he said this at the World LEADERS Conference. Service comes before greatness, but greatness is not a requirement to serve. I’ve said time and again, to lead you must serve because if you’re not serving others, you are self-serving and that’s not leadership.

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What Do You Stand For?

Kevin Eikenberry

'As leaders we are in the influence business. Think about it – while it might be desirable and make our lives easier, we can’t make anyone do anything. (At least not for very long and without there being unintended consequences.) If we as leaders can’t control others, we must influence or persuade them. Without question, […]. The post What Do You Stand For?

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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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Mindful Mondays: Are You the Firehose or the Nozzle?

Next Level Blog

'As you enter into countless live and virtual conversations this week, here''s a question to consider. Are you the firehose or the nozzle? Here''s a quick description of each and a few ways to tell the difference. To get the mental picture of a firehose, imagine the real thing hooked up to a fire hydrant on a summer day. The water is turned on full force and is just gushing everywhere and in no particular direction.

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Are You Playing Your Hand or Are You Being Played?

Marshall Goldsmith

'Dear Followers: I’m excited that my new book Triggers is finally finished! Pre-order it now at Triggersthebook.com ! Life Is Good. — Marshall. Fate is the hand of cards we’ve been dealt. Choice is how we play the hand. This is a wonderful old saying that has been passed around, revised, and voiced in slightly different ways by many great people.

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Light the Fire and Clear the Path

Mills Scofield

'In Jon Mertz’s new book, Activate Leadership: Aspen Truths to Empower Millennial Leaders , Jon talks about Soul Sparks: “Soul sparks are those small ignitions of inspiration that fan into big changes, new directions, or fresh works. They come from deep down inside. Make your body and mind shake with excitement. These are soul sparks.” I am blessed to have had bosses who saw soul sparks in me and gave me opportunities to develop and spread them.

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Is it time.to Get Momentum?

Jason Womack

'Be productive with Get Momentum. Get Momentum is the perfect way to be more productive than ever. Its powerful membership site is designed to take support you to take full advantage of the things only you can do… s o you’ll have everything you need to do what matters most. When you want to achieve more, you need to surround yourself with great minds.

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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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“Givers; Matchers; Takers” – “Multipliers; Diminishers” – “Hoarders; Sharers” – It is Indeed Better to Give…

First Friday Book Synopsis

'Dolly Levi (from Hello Dolly): Money, pardon the expression, is like manure. It’s not worth a thing unless it’s spread around, encouraging young things to grow. ——————- There are books that provide just the right turn of phrase that it becomes part of our long-term understanding. I think of Multipliers: How to Make Everyone Smarter […].

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Afraid to be first

Deep Imprints

'I was watching my son’s First robotics competition, and a young woman spoke. I didn’t catch her name, but her words were inspiring. “If you are the first in any area, it is scary because there is no model for you to follow.” This parallels my recent thoughts on risk aversion. It is ingrained in […].

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Do You Know about Crystal City? What You May Not Know about FDR and World War II

First Friday Book Synopsis

'I was fascinated when I received word of a book by Jan Jarboe Russell entitled The Train to Crystal City: FDR’s Secret Prisoner Exchange Program and America’s Only Family Internment Camp During World War II (Scribner, 2015). Were you aware of what happened? Have you ever heard of Crystal City, Texas? See the map below. […]. Karl''s blog entries Amazon.

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Light the Fire and Clear the Path

Mills Scofield

In Jon Mertz’s new book, Activate Leadership: Aspen Truths to Empower Millennial Leaders , Jon talks about Soul Sparks: “Soul sparks are those small ignitions of inspiration that fan into big changes, new directions, or fresh works. They come from deep down inside. Make your body and mind shake with excitement. These are soul sparks.” I am blessed to have had bosses who saw soul sparks in me and gave me opportunities to develop and spread them.

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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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Should I Scope the Project Out Completely Before I Submit a Proposal?

David A Fields

'A consultant asked me this question: You state that every proposal should contain at least three alternatives. I have been taught that the best proposals simply document what you have already agreed to. What about working with the client to jointly scope out the project and discuss the fees before summarizing it all with the proposal? What advice would you give this consultant?

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How’s your networking working? Better if you follow the rules.

Strategy Driven

'I went to a networking meeting last week hosted by a formal networking organization called Business Network International. Many of you know this group. They have meetings all over the world. This particular chapter meeting was in New York City, and is populated by sophisticated business people who are on fire. NOTE WELL: NYC business people, in general, take no prisoners.

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Encouraging the Next Generation of STEM Professionals

Curious Cat

In the most recent ASQ Influential Voices post, Bill Troy, ASQ CEO, asks: how should we encourage the next generation of STEM Professionals? I addressed a similar question in: Future Engineers and Scientists , which provides many details on this question. The advantages of gaining science, technology, engineering and math skills (STEM) are fairly well known.

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3 Results of Controlling Leadership

Ron Edmondson

'One of my pet peeves in leadership is the controlling leader. Because of that, I have written extensively on the subject on this blog. Controlling leaders are in every type of organization — including the church. Some of my ministerial friends who have encountered this would say especially in the church. It could be a pastor, a committee chairperson, or a deacon who glories in their own power.

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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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You Might Be Martin Scorsese, But Who’s Steven Spielberg?

Managing Communities

'Please Update Your ManagingCommunities.com RSS Feed Subscription This feed has moved to: [link] I apologize for the trouble. For more details, please read my post on the matter. Thank you.

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Empathy Is Key to a Great Meeting

Harvard Business Review

'Yes, we all hate meetings. Yes, they are usually a waste of time. And yes, they’re here to stay. So it’s your responsibility as a leader to make them better. This doesn’t mean just make them shorter, more efficient, more organized. People need to enjoy them and, dare I say it, have fun. Happiness matters a lot at work — how could it not, when many of us spend most of our waking hours there.

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Dealing With Analysis Paralysis Versus Death by Instinct

QAspire

'When it comes to decision making , there are two extremes. First one is analysis paralysis. Large organizations, multiple layers of management and risk averse culture breeds over analysis of facts, data and information before making a decision. Too much analysis paralyzes progress. Even when progress is made, it is often reactive and slow. Analysis paralysis is a sign of over-management and is, quite clearly, a huge waste in many organizations large and small.

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When It Pays to Think Like a Finance Manager

Harvard Business Review

'If you want approval for a new project — purchasing new equipment or computer systems, applying for a patent, building a new store — chances are you need your company’s finance department on board. To get the green light, it helps to understand how finance people think. Most finance managers in both large and small businesses encounter numerous proposals for capital investments and many of the people proposing these investments don’t have a clear picture of what the retu

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ABM Success Recipe: Mastering the Crawl, Walk, Run Approach

Shifting to an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy can be both exciting and challenging. Well-implemented ABM motions build engagement with high-value accounts and drive impactful campaigns that resonate with your audience. But where do you begin, and how do you progress from crawling to running? Watch now as Demand Gen experts delve into the essentials of each stage of the ABM process.

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How an NBA Team Thinks About Data, Talent, and Pricing

Harvard Business Review

'Basketball is on the brain in March. And while the differences are aplenty between college basketball and professional hoops, this sports season got us thinking about the business of athletics. Between ticket sales, sponsorships, merchandising, and media rights, Price Waterhouse Coopers estimates global sports revenues will grow to total roughly $145 billion.

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Collaboration, from the Wright Brothers to Robots

Harvard Business Review

'Watson and Crick. Braque and Picasso. The Wright Brothers. Wozniak and Jobs … and Jony Ive. Great collaborations all. Transformative. But what really made them work? How did collaborative relationships so ingeniously amplify individual talent and impact? Was there a secret to success? When I wrote the book Shared Minds: The New Technologies of Collaboration 25 years ago (!

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6 Rules for Building and Scaling Company Culture

Harvard Business Review

'Great founders start businesses not to create a company but to solve a problem, to serve a calling, and to understand that they have a purpose that can actually make a meaningful difference. But of course, they also want their businesses to survive – and thrive – after they’ve moved on. Great performance can never come without great people and culture, and the opposite is also true – great people and culture are affiliated most with high-performing organizations.

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