Wed.Mar 05, 2014

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My Saturday Afternoon With Seth Godin

Let's Grow Leaders

'About 2 years ago, I had the audacity (some should argue stupidity), to email Seth Godin my very first blog post. Let me be blunt, the post was terrible. But that’s not what he said when he wrote me back within a few hours of hitting send. Don’t get me wrong, he didn’t say […] The post My Saturday Afternoon With Seth Godin appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Tune-in Tonight! SiriusXM Ch125 @ 9pm Eastern (6p Pacific)

General Leadership

'Join us tonight – LIVE — at 9pm Eastern (6pm Pacific) on SiriusXM Patriot Channel 125 & the David Webb Show ! This is our 10th installment of the “ 12 Virtues of Leadership ” series and tonight we feature the virtue of “ Self-Control.” Join us on the air by calling into the show at 866-957-2874. You can also follow along on Twitter @GenLeadBlog and @davidwebbshow with hashtags: #GeneralLeadership #SelfControl.

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Discovering Reasons to Stay

Lead Change Blog

'This following guest article is based on concepts from Love ‘Em or Lose ‘Em: Getting Good People to Stay by Beverly Kaye and Sharon Jordan-Evans. This bestselling book provides twenty-six strategies to keep talented employees happy and productive. While their focus is on the employer, Beverly and Sharon pose some great questions we could all be asking [.

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Making Decisions Like Global Citizens

Leading in Context

'By Linda Fisher Thornton Character is important, but leading ethically in the fullest sense requires much more than just demonstrate good character. In this 2 minute video, I describe 7 different perspectives that you may be hearing around the table as you discuss ethical dilemmas in your organization. Instead of being competing perspectives, each one is an important element of the full picture of what it means to lead ethically in a global society.

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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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Today’s Leaders: Compassion Without Courage

Lead Change Blog

'Joseph O’Shea was my boss in my first “permanent” job after college. Joe had been a crusty ex-union buster in the textile mills of South Carolina. He had a reputation for kicking butts and taking names, as he liked to say. Many a fellow employee lost his breakfast worrying about an upcoming meeting with Mr. O’Shea. [.] Author information Chip Bell Chip R.

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5 Easy Ways To Give Great Customer Service.

Rich Gee Group

'I ordered new running shoes from Zappos the other day. If you’ve ever ordered from Zappos — you’ll know they sometimes don’t have the best prices. But they do deliver the best customer service. When I say “CUSTOMER SERVICE”, it isn’t specific to business owners. If you work in corporate, CUSTOMER SERVICE is critical — you have CUSTOMERS above you, along side you, and below you.

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How to Say Yes to New Ideas Without Going Nuts

Leadership Freak

'The trouble with new ideas are the ones that didn’t work. But, organizations that consistently kill new ideas drive nails in their own coffins. The bondage of old ideas is they worked, once.

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How We Screw Up Feedback

Kevin Eikenberry

'Over the years, I’ve come to believe, and have told many groups, that feedback often says as much about us as it does the performance about which we are giving feedback. Even if you wouldn’t go quite that far, it is safe to say that it is difficult/impossible for our feedback not to be, at […].

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Life's Most Important Assignment?

Great Results Team Building

'This is one of my favorite stories. As a teacher (or in any field) life''s most important assignment is not just to follow our rigid job description or to simply check items off of our daily to-do list. One day a teacher decided to do something different. She wanted her class to complete an assignment that they would all remember. So, rather than completing another worksheet, she asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space betwe

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Top Posts And Commenters For February 2014

Joseph Lalonde

'I f you’ve been a reader for more than a couple of months, you know I typically post my monthly review on the first Monday, Wednesday, or Friday of the month. For March, the first post of the month landed on a Monday while I was away. This prevented me from posting the blog recap. So, hopefully you were waiting for this as it’s finally here.

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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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Developing A Philosophy Of Failure (Part 1)

Tim Milburn

'The most effective leadership development processes give people the opportunity to learn to lead by leading. Even if you spend an enormous amount of time preparing students for leadership, you’ll never know what kind of leader they will be until they start leading. And like most things, they won’t get it perfect on their first try (or their second…or third…).

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20 Reasons Your Organization is Immune to Change

Change Starts Here

'Organizations have a way of maintaining the status quo through reinforcing the old way of doing things and discouraging the new way. Even with sufficient communication and training, individuals still may not do things differently, because the organization (or really everyone else within it) somehow prevents them from changing. If your change is not getting the results you expect, it could be that the following things are going on in your organization: Attempts to discuss the need for change are

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Successful People in the United States of America

Coaching Tip

'The paradoxical premise of " THE TRIPLE PACKAGE " is that successful people tend to feel simultaneously inadequate and superior. This unlikely combination of qualities is part of a potent cultural package that generates drive: a need to prove oneself. Groups that instill this kind of drive in their members have a special advantage in America; because contemporary American culture teaches a contrary message--a message of self-acceptance and living in the moment.

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Strategy Execution - The Scary Statistics

Six Disciplines

'Most organizations suffer a major disconnect between strategy formulation and its execution. And while it''s more pronounced in larger enterprises because of complexity, smaller organizations need to make sure they do something (anything!) to remove the barriers to execution. Unfortunately, the research doesn''t bode well for most of us. Consider the following: 90% of well-formulated strategies fail due to poor execution. . 60% of typical organizations do not link their strategic priorities to

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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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The Crisis in Ukraine: What's Next?

Coaching Tip

'Social mood is another term for the shared inclination of a society. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is a dramatic example of social mood in action. By Elliott Wave International. Editor''s note: You''ll find a text version of this article below the video. For 3 years, Russia''s stock market has been drifting lower. Here is why that''s important.

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“too many books to know any of them well” – a Reading Challenge for this Age of Information Overload

First Friday Book Synopsis

'Read this paragraph, from George F. Kennan (from The Kennan Diaries, highlighted by Fareed Zakaria; via Andrew Sullivan – emphasis added): “I cannot help but regret that I did not live 50 or 100 years sooner,” he wrote in one of his entries. “Life is too full in these times to be comprehensible. We know […].

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Do you want to push your solution? Or implement creative, collaborative change?

Strategy Driven

'Here’s a scenario: as you’re just leaving the house one morning your spouse says to you: “ I think we need to move. ”. Huh! How interesting! You tell her you’ll continue the conversation when you get home, and go out the door. On your way home, you see a terrific house with a ‘For Sale’ sign on it, and you buy it. You arrive home with great news: “ Honey!

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What You Need To Be A Trusted Leader

Eric Jacobson

'I found particularly compelling the following about trust from Andrew Leigh''s new book, Ethical Leadership. He writes: To be trusted, leaders must show : ability - competence at doing their job empathy - a concern for others beyond their own needs and having benign motives integrity - adhering to a set of principles acceptable to others, reflecting fairness and honesty predictability - over time, acting with consistency.

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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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My Strange Encounter with an Old Friend

Building Personal Strength

'Forty years ago I was an English professor at West Point when I learned that someone I once knew would be buried with honors in the West Point cemetery. He was the man who, 15 years before, had pinned my Eagle Scout medal on me. I remembered him as a tall, distinguished, handsome man who resembled General Robert E. Lee. This old graduate was being laid to rest, and I wanted to be there to honor him.

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The 8 step guide to a social workplace

Chartered Management Institute

'As regular readers of this blog will attest, I’m very much a believer in the need for social business to have cultural roots. It’s my belief that many of the attempts made thus far have been piecemeal in that they have so often involved merely the installation of some software or the adoption of a tool, whilst at the same time, every other facet of their organisation has remained the same.

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4 Components Of Being A Trusted Leader

Eric Jacobson

'I found particularly compelling the following about trust from Andrew Leigh''s new book, Ethical Leadership. He writes: To be trusted, leaders must show : ability - competence at doing their job empathy - a concern for others beyond their own needs and having benign motives integrity - adhering to a set of principles acceptable to others, reflecting fairness and honesty predictability - over time, acting with consistency.

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7 “R’s” of Healthy Team Member Correction

Ron Edmondson

'The way a leader handles correction of someone on the team is important if the desire is to keep quality people on the team. All of us occasionally need someone to help us become better at what we do. That should be the end goal of correction. All of us make mistakes. Avoiding the corrective procedure keeps the organization from being all it can be.

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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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Mid-Week Recommended Leadership Reads

Eric Jacobson

'Here are my Mid-Week Recommended Leadership Reads. Each week, I share with you one recommended blog post , video , and profile about leadership, communication and/or marketing. The recommendations are be some of my favorite finds that I hope you''ll think are equally interesting and helpful. So, here goes : Blog Post : Tanveer Naseer on leadership lessons from the recent Winter Olympics Video : Paul Smith on the top 10 reasons for storytelling Profile : Chris Larson Please let me know if you ha

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RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #28

Rapid BI

'> ”Explain to me again why we need gluten-free ink in our printers.” This of course is just one version of what could have been going on. I would love to here what you think they were saying, add your one liner below!

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Leading Yourself Well, First

General Leadership

'“It is the management of self that should occupy 50% of our time and the best of our ability.”. Dee Hock. In 2011, our nation was shocked when prominent Pennsylvania State University leaders, including the late legendary football coach Joe Paterno, were accused of ignoring allegations of child sex abuse by the school’s former defensive coordinator almost a decade earlier.

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To Reach Your Goals, Make a Mental Movie

Harvard Business Review

'Warren Bennis, one of the most respected authorities on leadership in the world, said: “Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.” On the surface, this sounds perfunctory. But when we examine this more deeply, several important implications arise. If leadership is the ability to translate vision into reality, what is the method to do this?

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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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Equal Pay Requires 100 Years or a Sex Change

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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When Your Boss Is Too Nice

Harvard Business Review

'Yes, it can be pleasant to work for someone who is kind and thoughtful but there’s a difference between bosses who are pleasant to work for and those who avoid conflict at all costs. Managers in the latter category don’t give tough feedback, shy away from going to bat for their teams, and give in too easily to demands. If this sounds like your boss, your career may be at risk.

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Why Work Is Lonely

Harvard Business Review

'There is an old cartoon I often show to the managers I work with. It portrays a smiling executive team around a long table. The chairman is asking, “All in favor?” Everyone’s hand is up. Meanwhile, the cloud hovering above each head contains a dissonant view: “You’ve got to be kidding;” “Heaven forbid;” “Perish the thought.” It never fails to provoke awkward laughter of self-recognition.

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Team Chemistry Is the New Holy Grail of Performance Analytics

Harvard Business Review

'A talented videogame-designing friend had a ready quip whenever start-up executives asked him if he was a “team player.” “Yes,” he always responded, “team captain.” He usually got hired. “Makes teams better” is fast-becoming both an essential ingredient to getting hired and a mission-critical skill-set worth measuring. After spending the weekend at the annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference , “quantifying chemistry”—identifying those talents, attributes and combinatorial skills that make

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DOL Final Overtime Rules: Quickstart Guide for Employers

On August 30, 2023, the DOL unveiled a proposed overtime rule that would raise the weekly salary threshold under the Federal Labor Standards Act. Paycor is closely monitoring the proposal and will provide updates as new information becomes available.