Thu.Jan 30, 2014

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When “Failure Is Not an Option”

Michael Lee Stallard

'As seen on Fox Business. Some years ago I ran into the director Ron Howard at our local Starbucks. I said hello and told him how much I enjoyed the movie “Apollo 13,” which, in case you didn’t know, he directed. “Apollo 13″ is a remarkable movie. It captures the story of one of NASA’s finest moments, when the NASA team’s extraordinary willpower, energy and creativity snatched the Apollo 13 crew from the jaws of death after an electrical malfunction impa

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The Incredible and Incalculable Power of No

Terry Starbucker

'It’s so easy for a leader to say yes. Its a simple nod of the head, or a “ yep “, or an “ OK “, or a smile and a “ sure “ And, we like to throw in an embellishment for good measure. “No problem!” Most ambitious leaders like to think of themselves as doers, so to turn anything down is akin to failing, or looking less than the awesome superperson that we’re supposed to be.

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4 Ideas for Authentic Leadership Intelligence

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Leadership Development [link] There is a smartness to authentic leaders. Smartness does not mean all-knowing; it does mean approaching your leadership craft with an authentic intelligence, knowing the impact of how you lead. To develop this intelligence, below are four ideas to consider in building your authentic leadership capabilities. Embedded empathy.

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4 Ways Spin Harms Us

Leading Blog

'We all spin – just a little. We all tell stories in such a way as to make ourselves look good or at the very least understandably wrong. Of course there’s good spin and bad spin. Each play with reality a bit, but good spin is never a lie. It’s always on the level. It’s designed to highlight the positive and the uplifting. It opens us up to possibilities that were not readily apparent to us.

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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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Question of the Day

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Leadership Development What question might you ask to move toward group alignment and shared vision? The question of the day is designed to be an icebreaker that also gets everyone thinking. Over time these icebreakers are an aid in community building among the group, leading to alignment and developing a shared vision of what they can become as [.

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Managing for the Unexpected –Understanding Emergence Theory In Business

Great Leadership By Dan

'Guest post by James M. Kerr: Driving the types of significant changes that truly transform an organization is tricky business. Contrary to popular belief, if you’re too conservative, you can end up with some unexpected consequences – that’s the theory of emergence at work. At the heart of emergence theory, prominent in such fields of study as artificial intelligence, climate modeling and smart grid energy distribution, lies the thought that complex behavior can emerge from the congregation of e

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Refresh Your Board – Now

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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074: First-Time Leader: How to Succeed and Inspire Your New Team | with George Bradt

Engaging Leader

'Did you know that 40% of new leaders fail in the first 18 months? How can you avoid failing as a new leader, and learn from other leaders’ mistakes rather than making so many of your own? To help our listeners who are new leaders or who would like to take their leadership to the […]. The post 074: First-Time Leader: How to Succeed and Inspire Your New Team | with George Bradt appeared first on Engaging Leader.

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The Strategic Power of Yes

LDRLB

'Michael Porter has argued that ‘ the essence of strategy is choosing what not to do ’ but the real world essence of strategy is figuring out the best route from available means to desirable ends. Strategy is about shaping the future. Too many leaders are encouraged to act as bottle-necked guards to beautiful possibility. It is all too common for executives to regally behead new ideas as part of a celebration of timid obedience.

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9 Ways to Increase Recognition of Achievements

Mike Cardus

'Achievement and recognition are the strongest motivators of people completing great work and continually improving their work. This is why people feel good in team building workshops. The system is created to drive behaviors that supply achievement and through processing + reflection the team recognizes and builds upon those achievements. Create-Learning works with you to develop that system of progress & recognition within your day to day work.

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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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What’s Your “Canary in a Coal Mine”?

CO2

'by Gary Cohen Canary in a Coal Mine. To act as a canary in a coal mine is to serve as a warning to others. The term stems from an earlier era, when miners would bring canaries into the coal mine in order to know if their oxygen supply was being interrupted or contaminated by gases like methane and carbon monoxide. The canary has a unique sensitivity to these hazardous gases, and if they experienced distress or death, miners knew that they should evacuate immediately.

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When Community Managers Bash Other Community Managers

Managing Communities

'Please Update Your ManagingCommunities.com RSS Feed Subscription This feed has moved to: [link] I apologize for the trouble. For more details, please read my post on the matter. Thank you.

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How To Retain And Find New Customers

Eric Jacobson

'Are you a leader in need of ideas for how to retain your customers and how to find new ones? Here are 12 ideas for you : Offer payment plans. Conduct customer satisfaction surveys. Develop a system to track your customers. Ask all customers how they heard of your business. Identify a market you may have overlooked. Return all telephone calls. Ask your customers to come back again.

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7 Lies We Believe As Pastors

Ron Edmondson

'My heart is for the pastor. Maybe it stems from the fact that I spent more years as a layperson…a deacon and Sunday school teacher…and now, as a pastor. I realize now how much I didn’t understand about the position. The role has a lot more expectations and pressures than I previously imagined. I always loved and supported the pastor, but looking back, I wish I had been an even better pastor’s friend.

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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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Where Have All the Leaders Gone?, part 5 of 6

Strategy Driven

'Leadership Role #4: Building Followership. Leaders require followers who are committed to achieving the mission – ideally people who believe in both the vision and the leader and who want to be there. To create such a devoted followership, leaders must remember that they are also followers – not only in the sense of supporting others’ missions but also through subordinating their own interests for the sake of serving their teams and organizations.

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RapidBI Daily Cartoon #4

Rapid BI

'This of course is just one version of what could have been going on. I would love to here what you think they were saying, add your one liner below!

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Why Sales Organizations Fail

Harvard Business Review

'What prevents a sales organization from achieving success? After studying hundreds of sales organizations, I have found the answer to this question is directly related to the challenges associated with their development stage. Every sales organization can be classified based upon whether it is in a “Build,” “Compete,” “Maintain,” “Extend,” or “Cull” stage.

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The Cure for the Common Corporate Wellness Program

Harvard Business Review

'No major and widely embraced employee productivity enhancement initiative has veered farther off course than wellness. Instead of supporting employees already undertaking their own self-improvement plans and encouraging others to start them, wellness has morphed in many directions that increasingly overlook or even conflict with that original goal.

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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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Every Leader’s Real Audience

Harvard Business Review

'You deliver a big public speech to a group of potential investors who can make or break your results. You prepare it knowing that it could be a milestone in the turnaround of your institution. But who else is listening most intently? Your own team of implementers. They couldn’t care less about ringing rhetoric quotable by future generations. They want to know whether to update their resumes or renew their commitment to the work.

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Lavish Praise Can Backfire in Some Cases

Harvard Business Review

'Children whose self-esteem was at least 1.3 standard deviations below average reacted to lavish praise (“You made an incredibly beautiful drawing”) by becoming less willing to take on challenges, possibly out of fear that they might not be able to perform as “incredibly” well in the future, according to a study led by Eddie Brummelman of Utrecht University in the Netherlands.

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Encourage Foreign-Born Employees to Participate More in Meetings

Harvard Business Review

'Imagine the following: Feng Li is a Chinese-born management consultant for a major American-based professional services firm in Chicago. Feng has impeccable oral and written English and outstanding technical skills. He is also very creative. In fact, he is on the fast track to senior consultant, then director, and eventually partner, except for one major issue: Feng cannot get himself to participate actively in meetings.

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The Polar Vortex Has Made You More Productive

Harvard Business Review

'As a native of Italy who has lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts for many years now, I am accustomed to the wonderful perks the city offers: the parks along the Charles River, the ease of walking from square to square, and the possibility of having an authentic Italian experience just a few miles away in the Boston’s North End. But the winter’s arctic temperatures have been a bit tougher for me to get used to – especially this year’s snowfalls and cold spells.

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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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Should Tim Cook Care About a 10% Stock Drop?

Harvard Business Review

'On Monday evening, Apple reported earnings and revenue that were above expectations. Sales of iPhones, however, were a little lower than predicted , and the company’s revenue forecasts struck some observers as underwhelming. In after-hours trading, the company’s share price fell 9% — representing $44 billion in lost market value. As I write this, on Thursday morning, the loss for the week is nearing 10%.

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Getting Excellence to Spread

Harvard Business Review

'Bob Sutton , Stanford University professor, talks about his book, Scaling Up Excellence: Getting to More Without Settling for Less. Download this podcast.