Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
The minute I walked into their building, I could feel the excitement reverberating from the walls. Everyone was buzzing about the unveiling of their new company name, branding, and messaging. The IT Guy explained that they were “no longer” a start-up (true), and the designer clearly articulated how these changes were to take the company into the next phase of their growth.
General Leadership
SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities” Stephen Covey. Leadership theories often espouse the significance of developing, communicating, and making decisions based on priorities.
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Lead Change Blog
SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
Maybe that’s a bold a statement – but it’s very close to reality. Research shows that middle managers don’t get much love. A recent study by the journal Sociology of Health and Illness , shared in this Washington Post article , found that middle managers and supervisors are more likely to suffer depression, to feel taken advantage of at work, and to experience anxiety about work than are frontline workers or senior leaders.
Leading Blog
SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
When we encounter something that needs changing we tend to view it as a “freedom from” problem. In other words, what can I do to get rid of the obstacles or constraints that are impeding progress? When thinking about change we should look at “freedom to” solutions. Both approaches lead to freedom but “freedom from” is a negative freedom and can lead to new problems.
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Women on Business
SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
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Leading in Context
SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
By Linda Fisher Thornton Recently, a 7 Lenses reader told me she loved the leadership book but she had one question - "Why did I include Profit in the 7 Lenses?" This is a question that has come up before, so I will address it in today's post.
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Leadership Freak
SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
There are a million reasons to stay the same, when you feel pressure to change. In my opinion change is great as long as someone else is doing it.
Engaging Leader
SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
Guest post by Joe Loya. Communication is changing rapidly. Technology has transformed not only how we consume and absorb information, but it has also transformed what captures our attention, keeps us interested, and motivates us to take action. In their recent book, The Mobile Mind Shift, authors Ted Schadler, Josh Bernoff, and Julie Ask of Forrester […].
Coaching Tip
SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
Fellow executive coach Barbara McEwen and I have authored a self-coaching book for career women. The concept for the book came about because of the very real, very important needs that our female clients repeatedly expressed. Year-after-year, we have heard women’s frustrations as they struggle with the countless roles and duties that are routinely placed upon them.
leaderCommunicator
SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
Before you can do anything about email volume, you need to get to the heart of your email problem. It’s important to first understand the stress caused by email overload in your organization. With that knowledge, you can then get to the best possible solutions. Here’s a smart, four-step process to better understand email use inside your business: Establish a baseline for email overload.
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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
First Friday Book Synopsis
SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
“You still don’t get it, do you? He’ll find her! That’s what he does! That’s ALL he does! You can’t stop him! He’ll wade through you, reach down her throat and pull her _ heart out!” Kyle Reese, The Terminator ——————– I am well into my book for the October 2 First Friday Book Synopsis, Humans are… Read More Humans Are Underrated by Geoff Colvin – First Impressions.
Ron Edmondson
SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
The statistics are staggering. The older a child gets today, the greater his or her chances are of disappearing from the church. The church must intentionally plan to reverse this trend. I was a part of a church plant built around a desire to reach people who may not have previously been interested in church. We were amazed at the number of young people we reached.
First Friday Book Synopsis
SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
Formerly, Tim Richardson headed Leadership and Talent at PWC (2000-2009), where he was the driving force behind the creation of an integrated talent strategy and leadership development. He started his career in financial services. He now focuses on talent and leadership consultancy bringing insights to senior people, Boards and all levels in organisations to encourage… Read More Tim Richardson: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris.
Rapid BI
SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
Colour is important when it comes to brand design. We react differently to certain colours – allowing them to influence our decisions and come to conclusions about something before we have even tried the product. Red Logos It’s a well known fact that red is a colour symbolising passion but did you also know that […]. The post What the colour of your logo says about your brand appeared first on.
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From welcoming new team members to tough termination decisions, each employment lifecycle phase requires a balance of knowledge, empathy & legal diligence.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
After sending out hundreds of copies of my résumé to dozens of companies over the last year, I realized that I was getting nowhere because my approach was wrong. I did everything I was taught to do: I created a list of the top 20 companies I wanted to work for, I customized my résumé for each opening, I networked online and offline.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
ANDREW NGUYEN/HBR STAFF. Successful leaders keep their promises. They take their responsibilities to others seriously, and, when necessary, they put aside their own needs for the good of the organization. As Simon Sinek put it in his bestselling book, Leaders Eat Last : “Leaders are the ones willing to give up something of their own for us—their time, their energy, their money, maybe even the food off their plate…Unless someone is willing to make personal sacrifices for the goo
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
For the last two months, global supply chains have been experiencing the first stage of a bullwhip effect triggered by uncertainties about the severity of China’s economic slowdown. While the contractions in business activity along global supply chains will cause companies to cut capital investments and inventories, we should remember that this is only the first leg of the phenomenon.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
Coca-Cola, in an impressive display of leadership on water issues, recently announced it would meet its aggressive water targets five years early. But the company’s achievement also raises some interesting questions about how goals are set, how they’re viewed in the court of public opinion, and what Coca-Cola should focus on going forward.
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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.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
Working across organizational boundaries was a new way of thinking 25 years ago —one that was largely championed by Jack Welch, then CEO of GE. Welch was convinced that the speed of globalization and technological innovation in the 21 st century would require companies to work very differently – with shorter decision cycles, more employee engagement, and stronger collaboration than had previously been required to compete.
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