Mon.Oct 31, 2016

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Peter Berg: Become The Best Version Of Yourself

N2Growth Blog

You can’t be your best if you don’t make time for yourself! Here’s how writer-director-producer Peter Berg put it when speaking about his passion for boxing. “[T]he contact and the focus and the energy I get from sparring gives me energy to make movies, energy to be a dad, energy to be a friend, and, you know, makes me feel, probably, a lot younger and behave a lot younger than I am.”.

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The Need for Employee and Management Buy-In When Implementing Change

Lead Change Blog

The CEO is only one person. He or she can set the strategic direction, sign off on policies and plans, and encourage a professional and productive atmosphere, but significant change is implemented by managers and employees often far removed from the CEO’s corner office. If managers and employees do not embrace proposed change, it will not happen as planned.

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The Boss Gives A Leadership Lesson In Self-Awareness

N2Growth Blog

“I wanted to be a voice that reflected experience and the world I live in. So I knew in 1972 that to do this, I would need to write very well and more individually than I had ever written before.”. That is Bruce Springsteen quoted in his autobiography, Born to Run. Defining himself as an artist is something the Boss spoke about at length with Terry Gross on NPR’s Fresh Air.

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Monday Quote: Lincoln

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help. “ President Abraham Lincoln. . How did you enjoy today’s post? If you liked what you read, sign up for our frequent newsletter by clicking HERE — and you’ll also receive our handy Leader’s Reference List. . … Read the rest.

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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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C-Suite Tip Number 1

N2Growth Blog

We all know about the pyramid structure. It’s a generic way to think about an enterprise and how most are organizationally design. Divided into three layers, the top layer of the pyramid is comprised of the senior-most leaders. These are the people responsible for setting strategic direction and guiding the enterprise towards its future. While certainly concerned with quarterly performance, the leaders at the top of the pyramid must also have a forward-thinking, “Where will we be in

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LeadershipNow 140: October 2016 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from October 2016 that you might have missed: Becoming the Best Version of Yourself by @JohnBaldoni. The Attributes of an Effective Global Leader. 5 Leadership Lessons From My Tour Of Chick-Fil-A Headquarters by @JosephLalonde. Three Problems with Top-Down Teams (and How to Fix Them) via @stanfordbiz. Are Your Management Approaches Stifling Thinking?

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Top 5 Benefits of Hiring On-Demand Workers for Your Business

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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How do you define your purpose?

Lead on Purpose

Among the most important discoveries you will make in your life is finding your purpose—the reason for your being, the core principles you espouse, the intent for which you get out of bed every day.

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33 Book Recommendations From My Friends

Joseph Lalonde

I love consuming the content of books. Men and women have poured their blood, sweat, and tears into crafting a book worth reading. Years of knowledge are condensed into 200 or so words. Or new worlds are available to us when we crack open a book. Knowing that, and the fact that I had 2 Audible credits (get a free trial to Audible by clicking on the link) left, I took to Facebook to see what I should read.

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Damaging Myths About Trust

Kevin Eikenberry

There is lots of talk about trust in the world today, with polls showing how much we trust people in different professions and roles. And there are ongoing conversations about how much trust people have in their workplaces too – and unfortunately most all these numbers are lower than we’d like them to be. There’s […]. The post Damaging Myths About Trust appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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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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How do you define your purpose?

Lead on Purpose

Among the most important discoveries you will make in your life is finding your purpose—the reason for your being, the core principles you espouse, the intent for which you get out of bed every day.

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How to Find the Person Behind the Professional

Next Level Blog

What difference would it make if you really knew the people you work with every day? Not just knowing what they do at work and maybe one or two facts about their life outside of work, but what they really care about, are passionate about, worry about or laugh about? What difference would it make if you could find the person behind the professional? Chances are you’d connect with them more deeply, trust them more fully and work with them more productively.

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11 Simple Ways to Build Trust Everyday

leaderCommunicator

As leaders, we can’t underestimate the power of the shadow we cast and, subsequently, our ability to influence behaviors to drive results. We shouldn’t just talk about the business strategy; we have to demonstrate visibly what it looks like.

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10 Suggestions for Bi-Vocational Pastors

Ron Edmondson

I spent my first few years of ministry as a bi-vocational pastor. For those who may not know the term, I sought other work to supplement my income I received as a pastor. I still have a heart for those who hold down two jobs – sometimes both of them approaching full-time. Additionally, I think more pastors are going to have to consider bi-vocational ministry in the years ahead as economies change and the level of committed givers in the local church.

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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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Toyota’s Management History

Deming Institute

One of the items Toyota highlights on their web site is winning the Deming Prize in 1965. Professor Deming and Toyota President Fukio Nakagawa at the Deming Prize award ceremony (1965). From the Toyota website: Receiving the Deming Application Prize strengthened Toyota Motor Co., Ltd.’s resolve to push ahead with further TQC initiatives, and based on the points cited by the Deming Prize judges the company set the following policies: To promote all-around quality control, including at affil

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Entrepreneurial Innovation – Fad or key to success?

Rapid BI

The world economy is changing… are we reacting fast enough? For many entrepreneurs innovation is just not happening fast enough according to recent articles and research from Boston Consulting Group’s annual study on innovation. The post Entrepreneurial Innovation – Fad or key to success? appeared first on RapidBi.

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Scientists Working Outside Their Fields Are More Likely to Become Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

After spending years and significant financial investment to earn a university degree, why do people take jobs outside of their field of study? The lack of jobs in their area of education must have forced these workers into a mismatch, right? At least, that’s what many people assume. But this is not the full story. To be sure, labor market conditions are important.

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The Sales Role Multinationals Need in Emerging Markets

Harvard Business Review

Laura Schneider for HBR. If you could hire only one more person for your organization this year, where would you make that hire? Sales? Marketing? Finance? Somewhere else? For many executives battling through economic headwinds in emerging markets, the answer tends to be wherever they think someone will provide the strongest boost to top-line growth, which usually means hiring an additional sales or marketing manager to support the commercial front lines.

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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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Make Your Strategy More Agile

Harvard Business Review

Can you run fast and go deep at the same time? Originating from agile software development, the sprint has entered the business mainstream as an increasingly popular means to accelerate business model, product, or service innovation. Sprints break an otherwise long, complex process into sizable, achievable chunks that can be accomplished at greater speed.

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Career Bankers Alone Can’t Solve the Financial Industry’s Problems

Harvard Business Review

The banking industry is mired in a state of permanent crisis. Some firms, like Deutsche Bank, are still trying to clamber out of holes they dug before the financial meltdown, negotiating multibillion-dollar settlements with the Department of Justice. Others, like Wells Fargo, have dug completely new holes for themselves, engaging in forms of Main Street misconduct that would have embarrassed the high-rolling investment bankers on Wall Street.

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