Sat.Jan 25, 2014

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Women of Innovation – Lori Ruff

Women on Business

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Servant not Slave

Leadership Freak

'Leaders serve. They aren’t slaves. Slaves are owned, oppressed, and abused. Servant leadership has nothing to do with slavery. Servant leadership: Servant leaders make life better for others. Influence is portional to the extent you improve life for others. Resentment and bitterness reveal self-serving leadership. Servant leaders serve freely and joyfully.

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To Improve Your Team, Develop the HERO Inside You!

Great Results Team Building

'Before you can lead others, you must first learn to lead yourself…. That’s how you develop into a HERO. Heroes don’t really wear capes or have supernatural powers. Heroes, in the real world, are simply ordinary people who choose to respond to a set of circumstances in a way that inspires others. And it IS possible to develop the HERO inside you. How do you become a HERO?

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What Makes Olga Run

CEO Blog

'One of my interests is longevity and closely tied to that is health. I read an awesome book - What Makes Olga Run - The Mystery of the 90-Something Track Star, and What She Can Teach Us About Living Longer, Happier Lives. It is the story of Olga Kotelko who is breaking all kinds of seniors records in track and field. The story is made human by author Bruce Grierson who compares his decline (and he is perhaps 50) to Olga''s seemingly non-decline.

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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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Workers Needed — With a Good, Reliable, Well Developed, Count-On-It Work Ethic

First Friday Book Synopsis

'“Work Ethic” – a set of values based on the moral virtues of hard work and diligence… A work ethic may include being reliable, having initiative, or pursuing new skills. ——————– In the last week, I’ve had four different conversations about the same problem. That problem — too many people with jobs simply don’t put […].

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Good To Great Remains A Top Read For Leaders

Eric Jacobson

'Near the top of virtually every list you''ll see of the best leadership books, you''ll find Good To Great , by Jim Collins. The book, five years in the making, and published in 2001, addresses the all-important question of: Can a good company become a great company, and if so, how? Some of the lessons from the book are : "Leadership is equally about creating a climate where the truth is heard and the brutal facts confronted.

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There Are 50 Ways To Improve Your Brainstorming

Eric Jacobson

'According to Brian Cole Miller in his book, Quick Brainstorming Activities For Busy Manager s , there are 50 ways to improve your brainstorming at your company or in your organization. My favorite is the Paper Swap brainstorming activity: A brainstorming technique where participants write their input on separate pieces of paper; then they swap papers and continue to add input.

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20 Life-Changing Acts of Courage

Ron Edmondson

'One single act of courage can change a life…often many lives. No doubt, if you live a “normal” life there will be decisions you have to make that take courage. You will often have to walk by faith, be willing to risk everything, and trust God for the results, which often seem slow to arrive. Sometimes doing the right thing is not the easiest thing to do.