Wed.Oct 07, 2015

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How to Become the Best __

Let's Grow Leaders

One of my millennial friends, Vince, recently posted this on Facebook. “I may not be the best organist, and yes I play it like a piano. But I am determined to learn the Tocatta part of Tocatta and Fugue in D minor down for Saturday for a tour group I am playing for.” The rush of comments seemed to entirely miss the point. “you worry to much.” “you are a great pianist.” For a little extra inspiration while you read on click here: Tocatta and Fugue in D Minor.

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Tune in Tonight! – 9pm Eastern – SiriusXM Patriot Channel 125!

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. It’s that exciting time of the month again when you have the opportunity to interact with us LIVE on SiriusXM Patriot Channel 125 at 9pm Eastern (8 Central, 7 Mountain, 6 Pacific) Wednesday, 7 Oct 2015.

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When Fear Shows Up

Lead Change Blog

I recently was face-to-face with my fears. My wife Karalee and I were in Santa Cruz for a conference with my long-time technology friends where we spent the weekend collaborating and discussing the future of technology and innovation. The conference ended Sunday afternoon, after which Karalee and I had a nice drive, followed by dinner. We turned in for the night, ready for an early morning start to return to Vancouver.

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4 Ways Millennials Can Boost Productivity and Fulfillment at Work

Michael Lee Stallard

Kate Otto Speaking. Kate Otto has a message for fellow Millennials. Her work experience at an HIV/AIDS clinic in Indonesia inspired her to research the power of personal relationships. She saw that practicing certain attitudes contributed to developing meaningful relationships at work. These relationships made her more productive and increased her feelings of satisfaction and fulfillment.

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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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4 Reasons Why SEO Is Important to Your Business

Women on Business

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Is Ethics a Body of Knowledge? (No! It’s a Process of Human Growth.)

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton If you think ethical awareness is about knowledge and learning, think again. Knowledge and learning are only useful in ethics if we are open to receiving them, open to shifting our perspective, and open to changing our minds.

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Creativity: How To Drink Water

Joseph Lalonde

T he last Catalyst Lab session for me today is David Crowder. If you’ve followed Christian music, you know who this man is. Crowder has been embraced for his lyrically powerful, musically elaborate and unpredictable songs. He’s been a part of David Crowder Band and currently touring as Crowder He’s also penned 2 books – Including his acclaimed release E v erybody Wants To Go To Heaven, But Nobody Wants To Die.

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What is DISC?

Chart Your Course

DISC is the most widely used behavioral assessment tool, adopted by organizations around the world to improve teamwork and understand different communication styles. TTI Success Insights is the only provider of DISC assessments in the marketplace that generates 384 unique reports, customized for leadership, sales teams and individuals. Backed by 30 years of research, we use DISC to help reveal hidden talents and skills that create high-performing teams.

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Leading From The Land Of Possibilities

Joseph Lalonde

M oving into the next Catalyst Lab session, I have the opportunity to hear Jeff Henderson speak on leading from the land of possibilities. Jeff has quite the resume in this area. He is the lead pastor of Gwinnett Church, the most recent multi-site location of North Point Ministries. He’s also spent time as the lead pastor of Buckhead Church and has 21 years experience in marketing working with the Atlanta Braves, Callaway Gardens Resorts, Lake Lanier Islands Resorts, and (my favorite) Chic

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The Self-Confidence Myth. What Every Consultant Needs to Know

David A Fields

Last week, like most weeks, a recurring theme among the consultants I advise was confidence. It sounded like this: “I’m not confident enough in my offering, abilities, value, or sales skills [choose one] to win more revenue.” The same insecurity was voiced by startup consultants and multi-million dollar producers alike. Is the connection between confidence and rainmaking a myth?

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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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Live A Life Full Of Wonder – Catalyst 2015 Pre-Lab With Reggie Joiner

Joseph Lalonde

A mazing things happen when you lean into the phases people are going through. You can show up as volunteers, parents, leaders to bring light to what’s going on. A phase is a timeframe in a kids life when you can leverage distinctive opportunities to influence their future. Life is moving so fast that we miss the wonder. We can’t miss this!

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Some misc. observations – Empathy; An Organized Mind; “Results”

First Friday Book Synopsis

Call this a catch-all blog post. I present a synopsis of one new business book each month, and have done so for the last 17+ years. You begin to see patterns, repeated ideas and insights, and when you see them often enough, you begin to pay attention. Here are a few: #1 – Empathy is… Read More Some misc. observations – Empathy; An Organized Mind; “Results”.

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How To Think About Innovation Differently

Joseph Lalonde

B obby Gruenewald opens up the first official session of the Catalyst Atlanta Lab. Bobby is the Pastor and Innovation Leader at LifeChurch.tv. He’s also the founder of the YouVersion Bible App. Are We Predictable? Amazingly, we are pretty predictable. And we don’t even realize it. A few years ago, there was a study done where 6 couples were dropped off in Washington DC and told to find a time and place to meet with each other. 5 of the 6 couples were able to find each other at the Wa

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The Usual Suspects Lunch List

CO2

by Gary Cohen In the first in this series of posts about how leaders can better manage and assist their executive assistants (EAs), I wrote about how and when personal tasks (like getting coffee) should be delegated. Today’s post moves from coffee to lunch and dinner. If you and your EA have to meet every day to discuss where you’d like to eat (in or out) and what you’d like to order, you’re extending the lunch hour.

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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 Development Of A Dream

Joseph Lalonde

T he opening session includes Rich Wilkerson Jr, Chad Veach, and Chris Durso. They’re sharing on the process of developing your dream. How long dreams will take. And the temptations you will face. Joseph was a dreamer. He shared his dreams with his brothers and his parents. We see this in Genesis 37:2. Joseph, a young man of 17, was tending the flock with his brothers… Three Things We Learned About Joseph.

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Eric Jacobson

Robert Tercek’s new book, Vaporized , will likely scare you. That’s because digital pioneer and business futurist, Tercek, writes about the Digital Wave — the process that is rippling across society like a seismic wave, reshaping one industry after another. “Digital technology will transform every sector and economic system on the planet in almost unimaginable ways even those once thought to be immune from its effects,” says Tercek.

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Live Blogging The Catalyst Leadership Conference

Joseph Lalonde

T he best Christian leadership conference is upon us once again. Today marks the unofficial start of the Catalyst Leadership Conference. And I’m honored to, once again, be live blogging the event. What that means is over the next 3 days, I’ll be posting my thoughts live as the event is happening. You’ll get a peek into my thoughts and what I’m learning.

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There’s Greatness in this Younger Generation

Management Excellence

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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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10 Characteristics of Good Leadership – an Expanded and Revised Version

Ron Edmondson

When I first wrote about the characteristics of good leadership almost 6 years ago. At the time I had been a leader for well over 20 years and had studied the field o leadership academically. My blog was fairly new but growing. These were designed to be informative, but honestly, even more, they served as a checklist reminder of sorts for my own attempts at good leadership.

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StrategyDriven Personal Business Advisor Program Makes Top Tier Consulting Accessible to Small and Midsized Companies

Strategy Driven

StrategyDriven Personal Business Advisor Program provides easy, affordable, and timely access to seasoned business executives, leading edge analytical tools, and time tested methods. No longer does the competitive advantage lie with those having the deepest pockets. StrategyDriven’s Personal Business Advisor Program makes top tier consulting services available to business leaders at all companies regardless of budget.

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Key Performance Indicators – Sample KPI’s

Rapid BI

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) can be difficult to understand until you have developed and used a few. This page lists some example KPIs to get you started. Covering Human Resources, Training, Learning and Development, operations, recruitment and many other areas. The post Key Performance Indicators – Sample KPI’s appeared first on.

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How Much Time Do Sales People Waste?

Strategy Driven

As sellers, we waste over 90% of our time. We need to find prospects, get them bought-in to the possibility of using our solution, get them what they need to understand our solution and how it might fit, get past gatekeepers, manage objections, get to the right people who will know how to buy us, and wait. And then, we only close a small fraction. There must be a better way to do this, no?

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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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How To Have An ‘Almost Stress Free’ Office Move

Rapid BI

Moving in to new offices can be a very exciting time for a company. It most likely signals a new start, in bigger premises, as your business continues to grow and become more successful. However, you have to get there first and with moving house being rated as one of life’s most stressful events, an […]. The post How To Have An ‘Almost Stress Free’ Office Move appeared first on.

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The Science of Sounding Smart

Harvard Business Review

When you’re trying to convey the quality of your mind to your boss, or to a company that’s considering you for a job, your best ally may be your own voice. Although some people may assume that their ideas and intellect would come across much better in written form, it turns out that using your voice can make you sound smarter. This insight comes out of our broader research investigating how people discern what’s going on in others’ minds despite the fundamental human inab

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Telemedicine Is Vital to Reforming Health Care Delivery

Harvard Business Review

Health care remains one of the few services that require people to have a face-to-face interaction to obtain access. But more and more consumers are questioning that reality, and change is on the way. In January 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a new provider reimbursement code for non–face-to-face health care services for patients who have chronic medical conditions.

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A Tool to Help You Reach Your Goals in 4 Steps

Harvard Business Review

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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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It’s OK If Going to a Conference Doesn’t Feel Like Real Work

Harvard Business Review

When I was just starting my career, going to conferences seemed like a terrific perk. They were usually held in fun destinations and it was exciting to be mingling with smart thought leaders. But I quickly learned that attendance also came with an unspoken price tag. Not only was I missing whatever work was required of me back at the home office—work that I had to figure out how to get done either while I was on the road or once I got back—I also felt a burden to prove that it was wo

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4 Types of Activist Investors and How to Spot Them

Harvard Business Review

Over the last three years the U.S. market has witnessed a substantial rise of activist investors. According to Schulte, Roth & Zabel’s Activist Investing 2015 Annual Review, a total of 344 companies worldwide were subjected to activist demands in 2014, up 18% from the 291 recorded in 2013. And the movement is gaining acceptance as a mainstream investment strategy.

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