Mon.Jan 27, 2014

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Trickle Down Intimidation

Let's Grow Leaders

'Mark shuts the door and begins the emergency meeting. What he’s got to say isn’t easy, but these guys can handle it. That’s why they “get paid the big bucks.” He minces no words. Stock prices, competitive pressures… time to get it together. NOW. The intimidation factor is high. Fix it fast… or […] The post Trickle Down Intimidation appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Stop Procrastinating and Start Getting Things Done

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Leadership Development If only it were that easy. How many times have you surfed the net instead of reviewing that financial report? or hit the snooze button more than once on your alarm clock? or put off that big project because of the resistance you might encounter? The word procrastination comes from Latin: Pro, “in favor of”, and [.

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What The Best Leaders Will Learn From Peyton Manning (But Most will Ignore)

Kevin Eikenberry

'He’s won one Super Bowl, so far. He’s been the NFL’s MVP 4 times, set numerous records, and more are likely in his future. He was recently named The Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated. And for the next few days will be among the most talked about and read about people in the […].

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Thank You For Your Service!

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Light Your World [link] This is one of most honored posts I’ve ever ever hosted. Lt. Col. Matthew Fritz is Director, Commander’s ActionGroup of NATO’s Air Training Command in Afghanistan. Training a newly formed Afghan Air Force is the epitome in complex continual change management. Matt has become a very dear friend, thanks to Angela Maiers, and fellow blogger at Switch & Shift.

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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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Making them feel like they matter

Persuasive Powerhouse

' . When I consider the people in my life who are most memorable whether they are relatives, teachers, bosses or leaders I’ve known, the ones that give me that all-over warm fuzzy memory are the ones that made me feel like I mattered. This is their legacy, even if they are no longer part of my everyday life. I’m not a needy person. I’m a darned independent woman (ask my husband), but I also want to know that I’m making a difference and that I’ve been heard when I sa

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How Do You Differentiate and Develop Talent Without Leaving Others Behind?

Great Leadership By Dan

'This post was first published in SmartBlog on Leadership January 23, 2014. I recently asked readers to submit their burning leadership development questions. Those that get picked for a post will receive a free copy of my eBook. This one from Susan Broussard (permission to use full name): “We have started a leadership development program among the top performers in our company.

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Mindful Mondays: Making the Most of Your Limited Engagement

Next Level Blog

'Over the weekend, I came across a video and an article that reminded me to be present and make the most of now because my time here on earth is what you might call a “limited engagement.” It’s sort of like a Broadway show with a limited run. Of course, that’s true for all of us. Click headline to continue.

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Betty Carter on Negotiation

Tony Mayo

'Boys learn about hierarchy from day one. They understand that that the guy with the most power wins. Girls are taught to be nice. Nice people don’t negotiate, they learn to give in. Betty Carter, Ph.D. in Psychology Today Nov/Dec 97 p. 84.

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E-Coaching Roles

Marshall Goldsmith

'Leaders will learn what they need to know, when they need to know it, from the source best able to teach it. by Marshall Goldsmith. The art of developing leaders will evolve with the technology that connects people through both wired and wireless networks. Tomorrow’s leaders will learn in new ways. They will tap into a vast network that connects almost all accumulated knowledge (the global mind).

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Business Survival 101 – Getting People to Want to Do Business With You

First Friday Book Synopsis

'“Nobody want to do business with us.” That’s a quote I heard recently from a senior official bemoaning the current state of his organization. I would call this a genuine, full-fledged, deep disaster, wouldn’t you? A string of questions come to mind. Does anyone want to do business with you and your organization? Are people […].

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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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0502 | Alan Gregerman: Full Transcript

LDRLB

'This is a full transcript of LDRLB podcast episode 0502, an interview with Alan Gregerman. DAVID: So who are you and what do you do? ALAN: I’m Alan Gregerman. I’m the author of a new book called “The necessity of strangers.” It’s a book about the power of connecting within and learning from people who are very different than us as the real key to innovation, collaboration, and greater business and personal success.

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Avoid Diversions and Distractions & Stay Focused – a Challenge from Daniel Goleman

First Friday Book Synopsis

'“Avoiding diversion and staying focused” “we lose focus (our mind wanders off) 50% of the time” …we are “disengaged from paying attention” – excepts from a Humankind program focusing on Daniel Goleman, and his new book Focus: Maintaining Focus with Daniel Goleman. ——————– I caught a few minutes of a terrific Humankind program on my […].

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Most Common Responses To "My Best Boss."

Eric Jacobson

'In their book, Rapid Realignment , authors George Labovitz and Victor Rosansky, reveal the most common responses from thousands of managers and workers when they were asked to think of the best boss they ever had , and then answer the question: " What did that person do to qualify as your best boss ?" And, those most common responses were : My best boss listened!

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Leadership Caffeine: Nine Key Skills Demanded By Our Times

Management Excellence

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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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How You Relate to Others - Life-Changing Skills

Building Personal Strength

'My wife and I have been doing some recreational house-hunting. While viewing a beautiful home recently she commented, "I like this house but we''d need to replace all the tile floors." I thought the tile was nice. I thought to myself, the next time I hear her talk about expensive renovations, I''m walking out. "I don''t want to deal with that kind of delay and expense" I said.

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10 Reasons to Appreciate Your Community Manager

Managing Communities

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3 Problems with Being Too Nice as a Leader

Ron Edmondson

'I was talking with a leader recently. She’s an incredibly kind and gentle person. She’s smart, hard-working, and loyal. She’s a relational leader and usually brings out the best in people, so she’s had success in leadership. She is currently experiencing problems in a new position and asked for my help. In talking through the specific situation, it quickly became obvious that she has one weakness and it is currently effecting her entire team.

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Salespeople have questions. Jeffrey has answers.

Strategy Driven

'I get a ton of emails from people seeking insight or asking me to solve their sales dilemmas. Here are a few that may relate to your job, your life, and (most important) your sales thought process right now. Dear Jeffrey, This is my first week in car sales. Can you tell me what sections of any of your books I could go to for help with deflecting that first, “What’s your best price?

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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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RapidBI Daily cartoon #1

Rapid BI

'“I Don’t mind that our boss is so young, but I do object to mandatory testing” 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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The Four Secrets to Employee Engagement

Harvard Business Review

'How did you feel about coming to work this morning? I’m sure many factors influenced whether you felt like digging right in, but one of the most significant was almost surely your boss. It seems obvious: Direct supervisors who set their teams up for success, observe them in action, ask for feedback, identify the root causes of employee concerns, and then follow through with meaningful improvements have happier, more engaged employees.

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How Quickly Do You Get to a Place of Acceptance?

Your Voice of Encouragement

'On the first day of 2014, my husband and I had a terrific fall/winter garden in place, with rows of healthy vegetables like kale (3 varieties), collards and broccoli growing nicely. But then the bitterly cold weather hit a few weeks later, with temperatures in the single-digits. And all those lovely veggies got decimated overnight. I allowed myself a few minutes of feeling frustrated and disappointed.

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Why I Hired an Executive with a Mental Illness

Harvard Business Review

'A few years ago, I was interviewing a candidate for a substantial position in our firm. Although the candidate and I had exchanged a number of emails, this was our first meeting. We got along very well. Then something unexpected happened: She looked me in the eye and said that she struggled with “mental illness.” She added that she’d been on meds for more than a decade, and that there had been no episode during that time.

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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 Do Millenials Want from Employers?

Women on Business

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Residents of Poor Countries Have a Great Advantage: Religion

Harvard Business Review

'An analysis of polling data from 132 nations shows that religious belief appears to be the main reason why people in poor countries see greater meaning in life than residents of wealthy countries, say Shigehiro Oishi of the University of Virginia and Ed Diener of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Among the nations with the highest sense that life has meaning are Niger, Sierra Leone, Togo, Ethiopia, Laos, and Ecuador.

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Whatever Happened to the $300 House?

Harvard Business Review

'The idea to design and build a $300 house first appeared here on the HBR site in August 2010, in a post by me (Vijay Govindarajan) and Christian Sarkar, and then again as one of several ideas in the HBR Agenda 2011. Believing that improving housing for the world’s most poor could help them break out of the vicious cycle of poverty, we issued a challenge to the design community to employ the strategies of innovation and disruptive thinking to attack this persistent problem.

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Don’t Write Off the (Western) Focused Firm Yet

Harvard Business Review

'The rise of Tata in India, Koç Holding in Turkey, and Grupo Carso in Mexico have some management thinkers contending that the conglomerate is back at the expense of the focused firm. In his article “ Why Conglomerates Thrive (Outside the U.S.) ” in the December 2013 issue of the Harvard Business Review , J. Ramachandran concludes from a study of the performance of listed Indian business groups that the conglomerate is a winning organizational structure, even if isn’t popular in North America ye

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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.

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Life is Luck — Here’s How to Plan a Career Around It

Harvard Business Review

'Daniel Kahneman has claimed the following as his favorite equation: Success = talent + luck. Great success = a little more talent + a lot of luck. Kahneman’s implication is that the difference between moderate and great success is mostly luck, not skill. Chance plays a much greater role in our careers than we might wish or even realize. Most of us can live with the upside of this observation: we tend to claim credit for good luck anyway.

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Inequality in the United States and China

Harvard Business Review

'Income inequalities in the United States and China are not only high, and similarly high (which has been the case for a decade already), they are also becoming a serious political problem in both countries. President Obama in his 2012 State of the Union address called inequality a “defining issue of our time.” It subverts democracy and imperils equality of opportunity, arguably the two pillars on which the American Dream has been built.