Sun.Sep 20, 2015

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What Oregon Entrepreneurs Can Teach All Of Us About Leadership

Terry Starbucker

Since I moved to Portland in 2010 I’ve become fascinated with a particular kind of business person – Oregon entrepreneurs. So much so, that last year I started to write nearly as much about them as I did about my first love, leadership. Those stories have appeared here, and in the online magazine we launched in late 2014, Built Oregon. What was it about these people that could have possibly pulled me away from my true north, my quest to find the best of More Human leadership?

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Most Feedback Begins in the Wrong Place

Leadership Freak

Don’t you “love” it when someone asks, “Do you mind if I give you some feedback?” You can’t say, “Yes, I do mind,” especially if it’s the boss.

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Friend & Foe: When to Cooperate, When to Compete, and How to Succeed at Both

Kevin Eikenberry

By Adam Galinsky and Maurice Schweitzer This is a brand new book with an intriguing title from two accomplished professors at highly respected institutions. The title and recency might be leaning you in favor of purchasing this book. The third fact might not. If you are worried that this book is stuffy or academic, fear […]. The post Friend & Foe: When to Cooperate, When to Compete, and How to Succeed at Both appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Would you want to have to be "motivated?"

Jason Womack

I don’t think you’re trying to achieve work-life balance. I don’t think you want to be more productive, so you can produce more. No…I believe you’re looking for momentum. You want to feel engaged, get more done every day, and.

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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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Daniel Korschun: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Daniel Korschun is an Associate Professor of Marketing at Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business. He works with companies to develop innovative CSR practices that generate value for both the company and society. Korschun’s academic research appears in the Journal of Marketing, MIT Sloan Management Review, Academy of Management Review, Journal of the Academy of… Read More Daniel Korschun: An interview by Bob Morris.

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Act Like A Leader

Eric Jacobson

Awhile back, Herminia Ibarra released her latest book, Act Like A Leader, Think Like A Leader. Contrary to popular opinion, Ibarra argues that you have to act your way into a new type of leadership thinking instead of thinking your way into it. And to do this, you need to develop and practice outsight (versus insight). To do that, you should: Redefine your job to make time for more strategic work and more work outside your function, unit and even organization.