Let's Grow Leaders
JULY 31, 2013
'“Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.” -Franklin D. Roosevelt When all that matters are numbers, eventually, people don’t matter. Great leaders consistently focus on people and performance. Be tough on results, gentle on people. Set high [.
Lead Change Blog
JULY 31, 2013
'Posted in Career Development Leadership Coaching Leadership Development ish. This is the word we use when something is stuck between being and not being. Between is and is not. For example, we might say, “that shirt is red-ish.” Or, “I’m feeling sick-ish.” And sometimes, “the weather is a bit warm-ish.” Describing things as ish is handy, because it helps us avoid committing when [.].
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Women on Business
JULY 31, 2013
'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].
Persuasive Powerhouse
JULY 31, 2013
'You woke up typically groggy this morning from yesterday’s 14 hours at work and stumbled to the Keurig to take advantage of instant bliss. That cup of coffee only took a few minutes to work its magic, pumping caffeine through your brain and bringing you alive. Another day begins as you’ve always begun your days tired, but pleased with that cup of coffee (or perhaps three or four) always gets you moving.
Advertiser: Paycor
HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.
Leading in Context
JULY 31, 2013
'By Linda Fisher Thornton Recently, I released the Leading in Context Manifesto, a bold statement of belief about the kind of ethical leadership that I believe we need to use every day. Today, I want to explore the mindset behind the Manifesto. It opens with this statement about our purpose as leaders: "We are here to focus on what''s right and what''s possible, not on what''s historical or convenient.
Women on Business
JULY 31, 2013
'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].
Leadership and Management brings together the best content for leadership and management professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Kevin Eikenberry
JULY 31, 2013
'Ask my team and they will tell you I am full of (too many?) new ideas, and ask me and I will tell you that we don’t always innovate as much as I would like. Thinking about this paradox on a flight yesterday led me to look squarely at me. After all, if we aren’t [.].
Marshall Goldsmith
JULY 31, 2013
'Marshall has been nominated for the 2013 Thinkers50 Leadership Award. Nominations close today. [link]. Marshall is co-founder of the Marshall Goldsmith Group. Email: Marshall@marshallgoldsmith.com. Ph: +1-858-759-0950. www.marshallgoldsmith.com. Best-selling books include: · Managers as Mentors: Building Partnerships for Learning – Berrett-Koehler Publishers 2013. · Coaching for Leadership: Writings on Leadership from the World’s Greatest Coaches – Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer 2012. · What Got You H
LDRLB
JULY 31, 2013
'Imagine you’re locked in a tower. Better yet, imagine someone else is locked in a tower. Besides perhaps savoring the moment of schadenfreude that comes with locking someone in an imaginary tower, such visualization also yields some insights into how to our own creativity works. It turns out, we’re more creative when we’re solving the problems of others rather than our own.
leaderCommunicator
JULY 31, 2013
'Everyone needs an outside perspective sometimes – whether from a friend, colleague, consultant, or mentor. Many of us need that caring perspective more regularly to solve an interpersonal challenge, allow us to vent, help guide our career decisions, or cheer for us from the sidelines. I was fortunate to have a number of wonderful mentors in my career, and I believe everyone in business should consider having a mentor during the defining moments of one’s career.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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
QAspire
JULY 31, 2013
'It was a time to participate in #IndiaHRChat again and the topic this time was “ Coaching: The Art and Science of Success ”. The topic is very dear to me and it was a great learning experience reading tweets from various people in HR Fraternity. Tweet-Insights from the special guest Mr. Gurprriet Singh ( @JoyandLife ), Managing Consultant and Head of YSC India helped in understanding the nuances of coaching based on his experiences.
Great Results Team Building
JULY 31, 2013
'I am proud to be included in this month''s collection of "Best Posts" from the Lead With Giants Group, whose purpose is to Advocate Uplifting Leadership And Change Lives by showcasing the best posts from the their community. To read my contribution, and to enjoy the many other inspiring writers and their insights, click here to visit this month''s "best of" list.
First Friday Book Synopsis
JULY 31, 2013
'Nothing Happens Until Somebody Sells Something! Mary Kay Ash ——————– In my introductory post, 12 Vital signs of Organizational Health, I listed the 12 signs. Here is sign #12: A healthy organization excels at serving its current customers, and finding its next customers. Jonah Berger has a really funny, and oh-so-true line in his book Contagious: […].
Ron Edmondson
JULY 31, 2013
'As you may know, I recently entered into a season of church revitalization. I’ve done something similar previously in ministry. My first church was similar. Then I assisted in the planting of two churches (as a senior leader of both) and fell in love with the energy I saw in starting something new. At the same time, I continued to be concerned for churches like the one in which I was raised.
Advertiser: Paycor
From welcoming new team members to tough termination decisions, each employment lifecycle phase requires a balance of knowledge, empathy & legal diligence.
First Friday Book Synopsis
JULY 31, 2013
'In the first chapter of his recently published book, Loyalty 3.0: How to Revolutionize Customer and Employee Engagement with Big Data and Gamification, Rajat Paharia shares what he characterizes as “The Three Faces of Loyalty.” Here is a briefing on the key ideas: Loyalty 1.0 “We all know Loyalty 1.0 programs; they’re the frequent flyer […].
Steve Farber
JULY 31, 2013
'I had the great honor of hosting The Extreme Leadership Intensive on July 18 and 19 in Des Moines, IA. It was a phenomenal opportunity for an intimate group of Extreme Leaders from several companies and entrepreneurial ventures to focus on the application of LEAP (Love, Energy, Audacity, and Proof) to our lives and businesses. In our closing ceremony, we all had the chance to put a stake in the ground by signing this poster of A Declaration of Extreme Leadership.
First Friday Book Synopsis
JULY 31, 2013
'Breakpoint: Why the Web Will Implode, Search will Be Obsolete, and Everything Else You Need to Know about Technology Is in Your Brain Jeff Stibel Palgrave Macmillan (2013) How and why problems associated with too much growth are as relevant to business and economics as they are to natural sciences As Jeff Stibel explains, “growth […].
Strategy Driven
JULY 31, 2013
'StrategyDriven’s Preventing Catastrophic Industrial Accidents reveals how high-risk industry leaders can reduce their significant event risk exposure through application of safety-first principles. StrategyDriven released Preventing Catastrophic Industrial Accidents , a white paper revealing how high-risk industry leaders can reduce their significant event risk exposure through the cost effective adaptation of key aspects of the U.S. nuclear industry’s safety-first principles.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 31, 2013
'There are conversations taking place about your company or brand 24 hours a day, seven days a week in social media. Are you a part of these conversations? Or are you hoping that if you don''t hear them, they don''t exist? Social media offers a variety of opportunities for brands to understand and participate in those conversations. While participating in social media is not without risk, not participating might prove to be the greater risk — especially to reputations.
Leading Blog
JULY 31, 2013
'Here are a selection of tweets from July 2013 that you might have missed: From @knowledgwharton Bloomberg''s Peter Grauer: How the ''And Factor'' Defines Leadership. From @stratandbiz : The Wise Leader. Why Honesty Is the Secret Ingredient of Successful Organizations by Halley Bock. Need to get focused? Write by hand. " Handwriting Trains Your Brain " says this @FastCompany article. 30 Outdated Leadership Practices Holding Your Company Back by @mikemyatt.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 31, 2013
'They tweet. They showroom. They pin and like and yelp. And whenever they do, customers accelerate corporate IT''s biggest challenge: to rethink and reinvent itself. The implications stretch beyond any one hot seat in the C-suite. More than ever, customer experiences are based on a foundation of technology and delivered to a digitally-savvy population.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 31, 2013
'Ask a CEO if they want to spend a pile of money on an analysis of their company''s story, and they''ll probably throw you out of their office. But if you tell them that you have a powerful insight that can help them raise the prices on all of their products, they might ask you over to their house for dinner. Money talks, in other words. Unfortunately, in most companies, the power of story to affect pricing still remains unknown, or at least it''s vastly under-utilized.
Advertiser: Paycor
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.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 31, 2013
'Why don''t today''s gasoline prices bother Americans as much as they did when prices were just as high, but on the ascent, in 2008? Research by Casey Boyd-Swan and Chris M. Herbst of Arizona State University shows that subjective well-being deteriorates when gasoline prices rise, but almost fully rebounds 1 year later and changes very little in each additional year subsequent to an increase.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 31, 2013
'Throughout our careers and lives, the big decisions we have to make usually lead back to a single, overriding concern: What really makes me happy? Too often we try to answer these questions without knowing or understanding the real data from our lives. Our self-analysis devolves into speculation or wishful thinking. Over the past month or so, I''ve been collaborating with Harvard Business Review to develop a quick self-test to determine individual readiness for understanding your own data throu
Harvard Business Review
JULY 31, 2013
'Last week, I got an e-mail from one of my favorite e-list masters, Chris Brogan, imploring me to "shake [his] newsletter free from the clutches of the [Gmail''s new] Promotions tab.". Why did Brogan have to ask me to take charge of my Gmail? It was in response to Google''s newly formatted, tabbed inbox. For those who have not yet switched over to the new format, Gmail''s new inbox automatically triages incoming e-mails into five categories: primary, social, promotional, updates, and forums.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
430 
Let's personalize your content