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Can You Delegate Leadership?

Lead Change Blog

'I’m sitting here on my couch in my pajamas nursing a cold, wondering who is going to write this post for me. No one but me, that’s who. But it got me thinking… when you are not available to lead, who leads for you? We’ve seen it many times: a key player — who is [.] Author information Mary C Schaefer President at Artemis Path, Inc. Mary is a speaker, coach, trainer and consultant specializing in helping managers learn what it is to be truly empowered so they can model empowerment to their emplo

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10 Really Lame Excuses for Not Developing Your Employees

Great Leadership By Dan

'Transcript of the “ Warhawk Matt Scott in Nike ''No Excuses'' Commercial ”: “I’m too beat. I’m too slow. Too big. I ate too much for breakfast. I got a headache. It’s raining. My dog is sick. I can’t right now. I’m not inspired. It makes me smell bad. I’m allergic to stuff. I’m fat. I’m thin. It’s too hot. I’m not right. I’ve got shin splits. A Headache.

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Is simple thought leadership as valuable as something elaborate?

Lead Change Blog

'A recent conversation with friend and co-author Jennifer V. Miller about the value of leadership fables caused me to examine my love of simplicity in business, leadership and life. Does a simple message have the depth of an elaborate one? Is one easier to remember than the other? Are simple messages as valuable or as long [.] Author information Chery Gegelman President at Giana Consulting LLC Chery is a speaker, consultant, author and a first-time expat that is passionate about helping people a

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5 Android Apps Every Leader Needs

Joseph Lalonde

'O ne of my leadership tools that I can’t live without is my Samsung Galaxy S4. It’s a brute of a phone. I’ll go as far as saying it’s the best phone I’ve ever owned. What makes the phone amazing is the Android OS and the fantastic apps that have been produced for this operating system. Image by JD Hancock. There’s so many apps in the Google Play Store (Over 1 million apps) that it can be hard to tell what apps are worth it and what apps aren’t.

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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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Five Ways to Connect with Your Beautiful Obsession

Leadership Freak

'Beautiful obsession is the predecessor of greatness. The Russian dancer, Mikhail Baryshnikov, considered to be one of the greatest ballet dancers in history, said, “Dancing is my obsession.” Obsession leads to exceptional.

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A leader fills the spaces

Persuasive Powerhouse

'There are questions that can make you think and there are questions that can help you to take action. The question “What would a leader do?” is a thinking and an acting question. It worked for me, helping me to think through action on a tough decision. In 2011 when our state chapter of coaches was looking ahead to 2012 and a new board chairperson, the chair-elect became severely ill.

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When I Get Better At …

Marshall Goldsmith

'In my younger days, as a newly minted Ph.D. and organizational behavior consultant, I would challenge my clients to pick one to three areas for personal improvement. As I grew more experienced, I began to realize that three was too many. The problem was not a lack of motivation or intelligence – these were brilliant, dedicated leaders. The problem was that they were just too busy.

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Reflections on the Process of Speechwriting – Including Speechwriting for Others

First Friday Book Synopsis

'In addition to leading training sessions on Presentation Skills and Public Speaking, I also do some speech writing. People hire me to write a speech, or more, for them. Here is part of what I’ve learned through the process of writing for another speaker. (Note: this is for the “everyday” speech giver – the CEO […].

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Leadership Caffeine—What to Do When the Mistakes Don’t Go Away

Management Excellence

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Organizational Complexity, And, Getting Ever-More Complex – Some Thoughts…

First Friday Book Synopsis

'I’m just thinking about complexity, because… I’m speaking to an executive leadership team for a large church this week. They are working on their understanding of the new “organizational structure of their modern day, multi-staffed church.” In the old days, structure was less complex. Marcus Welby M.D. pretty much worked alone. But Dr.

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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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Establishing Best Practices for Closing an Online Community

Managing Communities

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The Moment of Clarity: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

'The Moment of Clarity: Using the Human Sciences to Solve Your Toughest Business Problems Christian Madsbjerg and Mikkel Rasmussen Harvard Business Review Press (2014) How and why the human sciences address “the reality of people’s lives at their most complex…and most interesting” The material in this book addresses a very important challenge: Your business is […].

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6 Ways To Get Effective Feedback To Guide Your Career

Eric Jacobson

'Getting feedback is an important way to improve performance at work. But sometimes, it can be hard to seek out, and even harder to hear. “Feedback is all around you. Your job is to find it, both through asking directly and observing it,” says David L. Van Rooy, author of the new book, Trajectory: 7 Career Strategies to Take You From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be.

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It’s Never Too Late to Intentionally Date Your Spouse: 15 Questions to Get You Started

Ron Edmondson

'I want to encourage you to plan an intentional date night. Make the reservations. Get a babysitter. (Trade with another couple so they can do this another night.) And, date. Not just a normal date. That’s not what I mean by intentional. Date. Like you did when you were — well — dating! Get to know each other. Sure, I know, you’re married now.

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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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Ways to Mitigate Project Risk

David A Fields

'A question I was asked… I am entering into talks with a new client and there is a lot of risk associated with the project. What are some ways to mitigate risk?…See my response in the Solo Consultant’s Network. The post Ways to Mitigate Project Risk appeared first on David A. Fields. Consultants Context Discussion Creating Value Fees Positioning Proposals Relationships adding value Consultative selling decision maker fees positioning.

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Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich is full of timeless lessons.

Strategy Driven

'“Thoughts are things” is the title and the first words of the first chapter of the book. When I first read those words, I didn’t really understand what they meant – even when I read the first chapter and the examples offered in Napoleon Hill’s classic Think and Grow Rich. It didn’t resonate until I got to the end of the chapter and read, “Whatever the mind of man can conceive, and believe, it can achieve.

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RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #77

Rapid BI

' “If you want a better answer, ask a better question!

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Attracting Top Contributors to an Open Innovation Project

Harvard Business Review

'“Not all smart people work for you,” begins Henry Chesbrough’s classic 2003 HBR article on the merits of open innovation. Firms must find a way to tap into external knowledge and ideas to innovate. Today, this premise is the basis for crowdsourcing, crowdfunding, open source development, and more. In each case, firms face a challenge: how to attract and motivate the best external contributors.

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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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Road Metaphors Are Powerful in Encouraging Goal-Directed Action

Harvard Business Review

'University freshmen put more effort into an academic task after thinking about their futures as a physical journey than after thinking of their coming years as a series of boxes, says a team led by Mark J. Landau of the University of Kansas. After being asked to visualize themselves as seniors and viewing an image of their undergraduate years as a path extending into the distance, the research participants solved 50.8% of a set of mental arithmetic problems; those who had viewed a metaphorical

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The Best Leaders Are Humble Leaders

Harvard Business Review

'In a global marketplace where problems are increasingly complex, no one person will ever have all the answers. That’s why Google’s SVP of People Operations, Lazlo Bock, says humility is one of the traits he’s looking for in new hires. “Your end goal,” explained Bock , “is what can we do together to problem-solve. I’ve contributed my piece, and then I step back.

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Can You Be Too Rich?

Harvard Business Review

'Is there such a thing as too rich? Like most reasonable people, I agree whole-heartedly that people who accomplish greater, worthier, nobler things should be rewarded more than those who don’t. I’m not the World’s Last Communist, shaking his fist atop Karl Marx’s grave at the very idea of riches. So. Perhaps I’ve asked an absurd question. Perhaps there’s no such thing as too rich — anywhere, ever.

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Robots Are Starting to Make Offshoring Less Attractive

Harvard Business Review

'The hype around robots taking jobs is reaching a crescendo, in response to an insightful new book The Second Machine Age by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee, as well as an Oxford Martin School study: ‘ The Future of Employment: How susceptible are jobs to computerization? ‘ The former states that digital technology and robotics are advancing at such a pace that: “Professions of all kinds — from lawyers to truck drivers — will be forever upended.

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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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What an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Actually Is

Harvard Business Review

'Fostering entrepreneurship has become a core component of economic development in cities and countries around the world. The predominant metaphor for fostering entrepreneurship as an economic development strategy is the “entrepreneurship ecosystem.” It should come as no surprise, however, that as any innovative idea spreads, so do the misconceptions and mythology.

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Understanding the New Battle Over Net Neutrality

Harvard Business Review

'The Federal Communications Commission is expected to issue new proposed rules this week on “network neutrality,” the principle that broadband Internet service providers can’t discriminate among the content that runs through their pipes. Early indications are that it will be an Animal Farm sort of net neutrality, with some nets more neutral than others.