Let's Grow Leaders
MAY 6, 2013
'What an amazing line-up contributions for the May Leadership Development Carnival. A heartfelt thanks to all the thought leaders who contributed to this diverse collection. I would like to also personally thank the LD Carnival founder, Dan McCarthy, for an opportunity to host this edition. This is particularly exciting for me since Dan was the first [.
Lead Change Blog
MAY 6, 2013
'Posted in Leadership Development “People go farther than they thought they could when someone else thinks they can.” John Maxwell Webster’s defines encouragement as the “the act of inspiring others with renewed courage renewed spirit or renewed hope.” Think of a time of when you had a problem and you needed to talk to someone. Who was the person [.].
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Great Leadership By Dan
MAY 6, 2013
'The May 2013 Leadership Development Carnival is hosted this month by Karin Hurt , from her Let''s Grow Leaders blog. You can find here right here. Hope you enjoy it!
Leadership Freak
MAY 6, 2013
'Even four year olds know that being helped isn’t always helpful. Over eager parents, who step in to “help,” often hear frustrated children say, “I’ll do it myself!” Never help those who can help themselves. You got up this morning thinking about things to-do. But, leaders think about things to-don’t. Helpfulness lifted you to leadership but the [.].
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Nathan Magnuson
MAY 6, 2013
'Have you ever had a coach, teacher, or mentor in your formative years who pushed you to be more than you thought you could become on your own? If so, you’ll strongly appreciate this month’s leadership profile featuring my high school football coach, Dick Burton – even if you’ve never been an athlete. Who is [.].
Kevin Eikenberry
MAY 6, 2013
'3:59.4 On May 6, 1954 the world heard that number. That was the time that Roger Bannister ran the mile at the Iffley Road track in Oxford. It was the first time someone ran a mile in less than 4 minutes. Legend has it that doctors thought the 4 minute mile was a barrier that [.].
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Chart Your Course
MAY 6, 2013
'HIRING (NOT FIRING) FOR SOFT SKILLS. By Cindy Rosser. When you’re in the process of reviewing potential candidates, it’s easy to fall prey to common biases, especially when you rely on resumes and interviews. According to a study by Michigan State University, employment interviews are only 14% accurate, and yet 90% of all hiring decisions are made from interviews.
First Friday Book Synopsis
MAY 6, 2013
'When you have a serious, a big, an important decision to make, it is probably a big mistake to “follow your gut.” Here’s what the Heath brothers say about “following our gut” – Our guts are full of questionable advice. Certainly no one has ever thoughtfully plotted out a meal plan and concluded, “I gotta [.].
Mike Cardus
MAY 6, 2013
' Video link. We had a GREAT time completing the 2nd offering of the High Performance Team Building Certificate Class – offered through the University at Buffalo School of Social Work Continuing Education Department. Ann-Marie Orlowski, Vice President Community Services Gateway-Longview Buffalo, NY. Was kind enough to record this video testimonial sharing what she found valuable about the class and how, as a Vice-President of a non-profit organization, was able to apply the lessons.
First Friday Book Synopsis
MAY 6, 2013
'News Item: Apple to stop supporting original iPhone this year A leaked internal memo shows that the 2007 breakthrough device will be reclassified as obsolete this summer meaning that owners outside the US will no longer be able to get their devices serviced. ——————– In the last few days, I had the following experiences/made the [.].
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Management Excellence
MAY 6, 2013
'Mediocre is on display daily in too many areas of our society and in too many of our businesses. From the boss who just doesn’t care to our government seemingly barely functioning to the miserable help-lines of too many firms to the slow gait…the shuffle of retail workers at organizations that definitely don’t care, ordinary and average are epidemic.
First Friday Book Synopsis
MAY 6, 2013
'Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. * * * Most managers today understand the importance of reaching out to colleagues through LinkedIn, following and being followed on Twitter, and actively participating in corporate social [.].
CO2
MAY 6, 2013
'by Gary Cohen Grit Matters. I love the saying, “It only took me twenty years to be an overnight success.” Recognition from others can come in an instant, but building a success often takes years. And it takes grit. Grit is the perseverance and passion to achieve long-term goals. It is about your deliberate practice even when facing obstacles–obstacles that may cause others to turn away and give up.
First Friday Book Synopsis
MAY 6, 2013
'I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Customer CEO: How to Profit from the Power of Your Customers Chuck Wall The Referral Engine: Teaching Your Business to Market Itself John Jantsch Disney U : How Disney University Develops the World’s Most Engaged, Loyal, [.]. Bob''s blog entries "A Corporate Climate of Mutual Help": Edward Schein "Creating the Best Workplace on Earth" "Make Your Next Innovation Jam Work" "The Agility Factor" "What successf
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Ron Edmondson
MAY 6, 2013
'I speak with churches everyday who want to grow again, but nothing they do seems to work. Many say it’s a vision problem, but I disagree. The church may not be living it, but we have the clearest, best defined vision of anyone. (We are to make disciples.) The obvious problem to me of these church is they aren’t really doing anything new.
Managing Communities
MAY 6, 2013
'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.
Strategy Driven
MAY 6, 2013
'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, I have cold called in the past and didn’t have a problem with it. But now I am having a hard time getting people to even hear me out.
Rapid BI
MAY 6, 2013
'Key Performance Indicators (KPI''s) are financial and non-financial measurements used to help an organisation define and measure progress towards stated organisational goals. Critical Success Factors can be used as a part of the KPI process.
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Harvard Business Review
MAY 6, 2013
'The business model canvas — as opposed to the traditional, intricate business plan — helps organizations conduct structured, tangible, and strategic conversations around new businesses or existing ones. Leading global companies like GE, P&G, and Nestlé use the canvas to manage strategy or create new growth engines, while start-ups use it in their search for the right business model.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 6, 2013
'The benefits of a strong corporate culture are both intuitive and supported by social science. According to James L. Heskett , culture "can account for 20-30% of the differential in corporate performance when compared with ''culturally unremarkable'' competitors." And HBR writers have offered advice on navigating different geographic cultures , selecting jobs based on culture , changing cultures , and offering feedback across cultures , among other topics.
LDRLB
MAY 6, 2013
'Recently, I was privileged to read a fascinating research project by John Gerzema and Michael D’Antonio titled The Athena Doctrine: How Women (and the men who think like them) Will Rule the Future. These two gentlemen (emphasis on gentleMEN) traveled to 13 countries and surveyed 64,000 people to prove “How Women (and the men who think like them) Will Rule the Future.
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Harvard Business Review
MAY 6, 2013
'Nobody would deny that the world has become more complex during the past decades. With digitization, the interconnectivity between people and things has jumped by leaps and bounds. Dense networks now define the technical, social, and economic landscape. I remember well when the idea of applying complexity science to management was first being eagerly discussed in the 1990s.
LDRLB
MAY 6, 2013
'Recently, I was privileged to read a fascinating research project by John Gerzema and Michael D’Antonio titled The Athena Doctrine: How Women (and the men who think like them) Will Rule the Future. These two gentlemen (emphasis on gentleMEN) traveled to 13 countries and surveyed 64,000 people to prove “How Women (and the men who think like them) Will Rule the Future.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 6, 2013
'Groundbreaking ideas are no longer a luxury when success is contingent upon an organization''s ability to adapt, innovative, and improve. We need look no further than Kodak, Sears, or Sony for validation that status-quo thinking is the fast-track to failure. How, then, can organizations break free of conventional thinking to spark creativity? The first step is to consider the way you have always done business — and stop.
Coaching Tip
MAY 6, 2013
'Excellent coaching can only produce benefits and unfold its potential when properly implemented and used by the person(s) being coached. A slight lack of integrity and quality in a coaching initiative may lead to a significant loss of trust, consistency or functionality and bring about the failure of a coaching program. So what is professional coaching?
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Harvard Business Review
MAY 6, 2013
'Does anyone else find it strange that the debate heating up in the US around gender imbalances in the workplace is overwhelmingly a conversation among. women? This constant frame of gender as a "women''s issue" is one of the big obstacles to progress — in both countries and companies. Is there any doubt that women are where they are today in part thanks to the male partners — at home and at work — that accompanied them throughout the last half century''s revolutions?
Women on Business
MAY 6, 2013
'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].
Harvard Business Review
MAY 6, 2013
'There is a marked dissonance between CIOs and the C-suite — a fact that we uncovered in new research conducted with HBR, The Economist, CEB, and TNS Global. We have identified the problem , which is that CEOs believe that the CIO does not understand or help with the CEO''s issues and the needs of the business. We have explored the dramatic business changes that have contributed to this dissonance, and described how the enterprise is adapting in order to keep up with the changes.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 6, 2013
'It''s happened to every founding CEO. You''re in a meeting — with fellow founders, potential partners, VCs, or even just friends — and you''re asked that simple question that often feels like the hardest one: "How are things going?". "Great!" you respond. Cue, awkward pause. Where do you go from there? As a CEO, I have to answer a lot of tough questions: What''s our 5- and 10-year vision?
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