Tue.Sep 16, 2014

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You Don’t Have to Go it Alone

Lead Change Blog

'I was speaking to a colleague last week about some problems he had working with his peers, and his boss for that matter. We talked about the dynamics when he and his teammates worked together. He was getting some feedback that put him in the position of “darned if you do and darned if you [.] Author information Mary C Schaefer President at Artemis Path, Inc.

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Credibility Is the Foundation Of Leadership

Tanveer Naseer

'For the third part of this month-long series celebrating the release of my first leadership book (which will be available in bookstores and online retailers next Thursday, September 25th), “ Leadership Vertigo ”, co-written with S. Max Brown, I’m delighted and honoured to welcome James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner , authors of the international best-seller and groundbreaking leadership book, “ The Leadership Challenge ”, to my blog.

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Check Out Today’s “200-Second Soundbite™” Podcast!

General Leadership

'Cruise over to PodBean to hear our latest 200-Second Soundbite entitled “Growing New Leaders” or subscribe to our PodCast directly via iTunes at the following link. Colonel Chris Levy discusses the importance of growing new leaders. by. … Read the rest. The post Check Out Today’s “200-Second Soundbite™” Podcast! appeared first on General Leadership.

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How to Save “The Shack”

Michael Lee Stallard

'RadioShack logo, courtesy of RadioShack Corporation. RadioShack is on the ropes. What can be done to save it? Over my career I’ve seen this scenario several times. Xerox comes to mind. In 2000, when Anne Mulcahy became Xerox’s CEO, the company was nearly bankrupt. Her leadership helped save it. In 2012, I spoke with Ms. Mulcahy in a series of interviews about how she led Xerox’s turnaround.

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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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Learn to Speak Finance and Accounting!

Great Leadership By Dan

'Managers need to be able to hold their own with the Bean Counters. See my latest post over at About.com Management and Leadership for a handy cheat sheet for some of the most commonly used finance and accounting lingo. You could also tell a couple of accountant jokes, but that''s only going to get you so far and may backfire: Why did the accountant cross the road?

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13 Ways Leaders Make Dumb Decisions

Leadership Freak

'Dumb is easy at the beginning and painful in the end. The future depends on today’s wise decision. 13 ways to make dumb decisions: Ignore the strengths, weaknesses, and passions of teammates.

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Stop Hitting Your Career ‘Snooze Bar’.

Rich Gee Group

'Do you need a ‘Wake-Up Call’ to your career? In the movie ‘ Up In The Air ‘, George Clooney’s character, Ryan Bingham is firing a man named Bob in his late fifties who is complaining he has no idea what to do next. Ryan replies in a powerful tone: “Look, I’m a wake-up call.” He explains to Bob he must follow his dreams.

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You Don’t Have to Go it Alone

Lead Change Blog

'I was speaking to a colleague last week about some problems he had working with his peers, and his boss for that matter. We talked about the dynamics when he and his teammates worked together. He was getting some feedback that put him in the position of darned if you do and darned if you don’t. I asked him what he’d done about it so far.

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Malcolm Gladwell Coming to the 2014 Changing the Odds Conference, presented by Momentous Institute, October 9-10

First Friday Book Synopsis

'Malcolm Gladwell is coming to town, and you can hear him speak at the 2014 Changing the Odds Conference, October 9-10. From the conference web site: EXPECT MOMENTOUS OUTCOMES? Reimagine every child’s potential for lifelong success. This year’s theme is “Expect Momentous Outcomes.” When we expect momentous outcomes for children and their families, regardless of […].

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Team Building Lessons I Learned from My Mom

Lead by Adventure

'When we consider who we work with and how we interact with our team mates and clients we serve, picture your mom serving these people. How would she react? What would she do to make their day? How can we serve others like our moms serve us? Serve ‘em Like Your Mama. There’s just something really special about moms. Nobody serves you like dear old mom, right?

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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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The Leaders We Remember Most

Lead from Within

'The leaders we remember most are not necessarily the ones who have a fancy office or important position. The leaders we remember most, the ones who stand out from the rest, are the ones who are different: in their actions, in their thinking, and certainly in the way they have interacted with us. The leaders we remember most are the ones who have followed the practices of leadership from within: They challenged us.

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Tony Morgan

Joseph Lalonde

'W hen we choose to do it ourselves, we’re taking the easy way out. It’s harder to find someone else, train them, coach them and check up on them. In other words, we’re basically admitting we’d rather not do the hard work that could ultimately lead to better results. The post Tony Morgan appeared first on Joseph Lalonde.

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The Power of Storytelling

leaderCommunicator

'Stories are an integral part to communicating effectively with your employees. A great story goes a long way, because it’s memorable and helps create an emotional connection with the listener. What we feel impacts what we do, so stories can be a great way to move employees to action. So why not prepare some stories of your own. When you do here are a few things to think about.

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0519 | Rich Horwath

LDRLB

'Rich Horwath is a New York Times , Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author on strategy, including his new book Elevate. In this interview, we discuss the three disciplines of advanced strategic thinking and how to cultivate them inside any organizations. Listen below or subscribe via iTunes or Stitcher. This podcast is supported by Audible.com.

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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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What are your “Must Dos” that help you have better days?

Jason Womack

'Your way.Is it working for you? Do you have your own way? Recently, a journalist reached out after reading Your Best Just Got Better ( chapter 1 here ) and asked: “Do you have a list of “To Dos” that you you make sure to do every day?". I opened up my favorite application for “free-thinking” and wrote out a quick mind-map of the things that I know “if I do, my day is #Better.

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RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #168

Rapid BI

'“What do we make where I work? We make excuses.” Office based cartoons, funnies or humor can help to communicate important messages or tips in a non threatening way. see more office humor.

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Use Data to Fix the Small Business Lending Gap

Harvard Business Review

'Access to credit is a key constraint for entrepreneurs. And limited credit is in part caused by the difficulty of predicting which small businesses will and won’t succeed. In the past, a community bank would have a relationship with the businesses on Main Street, and when it came time for a loan, there would be a wealth of informal information to augment the loan application.

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10 Dangerous Distractions for a Pastor

Ron Edmondson

'I encounter so many struggling pastors. And unfortunately, I know so many who used to be pastors but no longer hold the position. It may be through a blatant sin or a casual drifting from doing what they knew to be right, but it landed them in disaster. A pastor friend of mine said recently, “We need healthy churches and we need healthy pastors.” Amen.

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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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What Good Is Impact Investing?

Harvard Business Review

'Impact investing is on the rise. Yay! But, um, what is it? Last year, Michael Drexler and Abigail Noble of the World Economic Forum took a stab at defining it as “an investment approach intentionally seeking to create both financial return and positive social impact that is actively measured.” That is, you have to intend to do good, and you have to measure whether you’re succeeding.

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A Test to Weed Out Consultants You Shouldn’t Hire

Harvard Business Review

'We’ve seen a lot of consulting “misses” over the years — polished management products and services that fail to achieve what the clients want. Often it’s because executives recruit their consultants the wrong way. They usually start the search sensibly — looking for recommendations from respected colleagues or friends, a reputation for cutting-edge work, a portfolio of similar jobs done elsewhere, deep subject-matter expertise, and industry experience.

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If You’re Feminine-Faced, You’re Better Off Negotiating by Phone

Harvard Business Review

'Prior to online negotiations with strangers, research participants indicated that they expected greater cooperation if photos of the strangers (whether male or female) showed more-feminine facial features, such as less-prominent eyebrow ridges and smaller noses ( 6.84 versus 6.05 for strangers with less-feminine features, on a 7-point expected-cooperation scale).

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Why Terrorist Groups Are So Bureaucratic

Harvard Business Review

'I typed the words into the pristine white search field, hoping they didn’t land me on the NSA’s no-fly list: “How to manage a terrorist organization.”. There is a lot of academic work out there on what constitutes terrorism; the psychology of terrorists and terrorist acts; and the military precepts of asymmetric warfare. There’s not a lot on the basic management issues faced by your run-of-the-mill al Qaeda cell.

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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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Why Terrorist Groups Are So Bureaucratic

Harvard Business Review

'I typed the words into the pristine white search field, hoping they didn’t land me on the NSA’s no-fly list: “How to manage a terrorist organization.”. There is a lot of academic work out there on what constitutes terrorism; the psychology of terrorists and terrorist acts; and the military precepts of asymmetric warfare. There’s not a lot on the basic management issues faced by your run-of-the-mill al Qaeda cell.

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A Brief History of America’s Attitude Toward Taxes

Harvard Business Review

'The changing attitudes toward and laws around income taxes has been a major driver of the rise of America’s modern talent-based, knowledge economy. Two things strike me as I study the history. First, it is hard to see the historical development of US income taxation as a gradual evolution. Rather, it is characterized by major swings. Second, it is interesting to see a very consistent cycle in the tax treatment of the super-rich.

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Use Data to Fix the Small Business Lending Gap

Harvard Business Review

Access to credit is a key constraint for entrepreneurs. And limited credit is in part caused by the difficulty of predicting which small businesses will and won’t succeed. In the past, a community bank would have a relationship with the businesses on Main Street, and when it came time for a loan, there would be a wealth of informal information to augment the loan application.

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Making African Health Care Radically Cheaper

Harvard Business Review

'When I flew into Lagos last month – only a few days after Nigeria had confirmed its first case of the Ebola Virus Disease – the city was clearly deep in risk management mode. Government agencies were scrambling to communicate consistent information releases to locals, while international companies were lining up employees at airport departure lounges to fly them to safety.

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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.