Wed.Jan 21, 2015

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Every Team Needs A Coach

General Leadership

'“Teaching the players during. practice was what coaching. was all about to me.“. John Wooden. Like many of you, I’ve spent a lot of time studying leadership examples from historic battles. One of my favorites is from the Battle of Cowpens—a pivotal Revolutionary War battle in the South Carolina backcountry that showed how effective a leader can be when playing the role of a coach.

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Another Way to Outsmart the Competition

Let's Grow Leaders

'The hard-sell is so old school. Anyone with a passing interest in what you’re saying has 17 ways to get 17 different perspectives on what you’re saying in 17 seconds. Your customers and employees have become conditioned to respond to any hard sell with a google search for the truth. The minute the google-search has begun, you’ve inadvertantly outsourced your explaining authority to the vortex.

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Imagining The Future Of Leadership

Leading in Context

'By Linda Fisher Thornton Learning At 2,400 Tweets Per Hour I was very fortunate to have the opportunity to co-host the live #LeadWithGiants Tweetchat with @DanVForbes on January 19, 2015. The topic was “The Future of Leadership,” and the live chat trended on Twitter at about 2,400 Tweets per hour. Many thanks to the #LeadWithGiants community members who […].

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Is kindness as important as toughness in leadership?

Persuasive Powerhouse

'I once interviewed for a position where the hiring manager interrogated me mercilessly. The immediate impression I had of him as a leader was not favorable. My concern was that he would be overly demanding to his staff and possibly a micromanager. I thought he’d be very tough (in an unfavorable way) to work for. Luckily, I spoke with some of his direct reports to find out more about him after the interview.

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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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Basic Résumé Structure For Success.

Rich Gee Group

'Many of my clients frequently ask me for my opinion on the do’s and don’t’s of a good résumé. Let me begin by saying résumé advice is highly subjective. Everyone has an opinion and everyone will find fault in your advice. I am going to go out on a limb and let you in on what I think is a basic, generalized format (IMHO): Contact Info: Name, Cell, Email, Address, LinkedIn URL (this is new – make it like www.linkedin.com/in/richgee).

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How To Stop Over-Committing

Joseph Lalonde

'T ime is so valuable. Once we spend our time, it’s something we can never get back. And yet so many of us are careless with how we spend our time. We’re treating time like it’s penny candy at Halloween. We don’t keep track of it and we over-commit ourselves to activities that drain our energy. Why do we do this? What can we do to stop over-committing.

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How to Find Your Nut

Leadership Freak

'Fill in the blank, “All I care about is _.” If you can’t complete it, you’re just going through the motions. A person going in many directions ends up going nowhere.

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George Bernard Shaw on Excuses

Tony Mayo

'People are always blaming circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can’t find them, make them. –Vivie, Act II of Mrs. Warren’s Profession (1893) via George Bernard […].

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Kip Tindell: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

'The year was 1978. Jimmy Carter was President of the United States. The Bee Gees topped the charts with Stayin’ Alive. The Dallas Cowboys defeated the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl. And on July 1, The Container Store opened its doors in a small, 1,600 square-foot retail space in Dallas. Kip Tindell (Chairman and […]. Bob''s blog entries "yummy culture" 3M: "If you put fences around people [comma] you get sheep" Benjamin Franklin Casey Shilling Conscious Capitalism Fortune magazin

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George Bernard Shaw on Excuses

Tony Mayo

People are always blaming circumstances for what […].

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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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How Do I Deal with the “Maybe Later” Syndrome?

David A Fields

'A question I was asked: I want to circle back with contacts who have expressed some interest in the past but put me off, saying something like, “We might be interested in working with you in the future, but not right now.” What’s the best way to handle follow-ups with these people? What is your answer to this consultant? How do you handle the “maybe later” response?

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2 Critical and Dangerous Assumptions in a Marriage

Ron Edmondson

'There are 2 critical assumptions in a marriage relationship. I mean critical. And, dangerous assumptions to make. Making these two assumptions and not understanding the gravity of them can cause major problems in the relationship. In my experience, the assumptions happen naturally — and often cause conflict — but when they are misunderstood, the conflict magnifies exponentially.

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The Art Of Leading By Looking Ahead

Eric Jacobson

'Anticipate: The Art of Leading by Looking Ahead , gives readers practical guidance and concrete techniques to help leaders become more visionary. In his new book, Rob-Jan de Jong provides the developmental framework for visionary capacity, focusing on two key skills: The ability to see change early The ability to connect the dots Rob-Jan de Jong De Jong makes a clear distinction between the company vision and your personal vision.

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Integration As Viewed Through The Lens Of The Uninformed

Lead Change Blog

'According to Time magazine, Merriam-Webster claims that the word of the year is culture. But Oxford says, no, the word of the year is vape. Dictionary.com chimes in with their chosen word exposure – as in Ebola. Such are the vicissitudes of language. Nailing down one most popular word, for the approximately 430 million English speaking people, is sketchy.

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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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Stop Playing the Victim with Your Time

Harvard Business Review

'It’s just not fair. There’s always too much to do. Everyone just keeps piling more work on me. I feel so helpless. Sound familiar? If so, you’re not alone. Many people feel like they have a crushing number of requests coming at them from every side that make them a victim to their circumstances. They see forces outside themselves as the reason that they don’t have time to exercise, can’t leave work at a reasonable time, or just generally struggle to get everything

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Harnessing the Power of On-Hold Marketing

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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Companies with a Formal Sales Process Generate More Revenue

Harvard Business Review

'How well is your company managing its sales pipeline? Research conducted by Vantage Point Performance and the Sales Management Association revealed that 44% of executives think their organization is ineffective at managing theirs. (The survey included 62 B2B companies, 39% of which have revenue greater than $1 billion and 37% of which have revenue greater than $250 million.

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Dysfunctional Products Come from Dysfunctional Organizations

Harvard Business Review

'Producing great products isn’t just about creativity and execution. It’s also about organizational alignment. Let me tell you a quick story. One of my alumni , Eli, recently finished a contract with a government transportation agency. She had been tasked with spending time with the agency’s customers – regular citizens – to identify usability issues in their mobile app.

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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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How to Craft an Agile Marketing Campaign

Harvard Business Review

'Meticulously designed marketing campaigns are a relic. As research on disruption and market transitions suggests, you’re better off these days if you can quickly identify and adapt to changes in your environment. Sure, you can anticipate multiple outcomes, with branching if-then plans and hypothetical scenarios — but those plans are only as effective as events are predictable.

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When It Comes to Digital Innovation, Less Action, More Thought

Harvard Business Review

'A few years ago, we had an idea for a new business opportunity. One of our colleagues owned a restaurant and was complaining about the amount of money he lost because expensive bottles of liquor often went missing (the industry calls this “shrinkage”). This is a problem affecting tens of thousands of restaurants — an attractive target market.

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Robert Reich on Redefining Full-Time Work, Obamacare, and Employer Benefits

Harvard Business Review

'One of the U.S. Congress’s first acts of 2015? Trying to redefine what counts as full-time work, from 30 hours a week up to 40. It’s part of the latest attempt by Republicans to alter Obama’s signature healthcare law, the Affordable Care Act, and has already passed the House of Representatives. But it has also had the perhaps unexpected effect of putting the divide between full- and part-time workers front and center in American politics.

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Who Has Paid Sick Leave, Who Doesn’t, and What’s Changing

Harvard Business Review

'For decades, whether you can call in sick and still get paid has been determined by where you work. Because of this, millions of Americans — 43 million private-sector workers, as President Obama reminded us in the State of the Union — are out of luck, forced to make tough choices about whether to work when they — or their children or parents — have the flu.

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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.