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Check Out Today’s 200-Second Soundbite™ Video Spotlight!

General Leadership

'Lifelong learning leads to Lucky Leadership. Colonel Chris Levy discusses the two bags of leadership that only experience can fill. by … Read the rest. The post Check Out Today’s 200-Second Soundbite™ Video Spotlight! appeared first on General Leadership.

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Making The Right First Impression

Women on Business

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10 “B” Words for Successful Leaders

Leadership Freak

'Begin: Start something. Leaders find ways to step forward even when the path is uncertain or unclear. Lisa asked, “What can we try,” when the best decision was unclear.

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Asking for More Money: Is It a No-Win Scenario for Women?

Women on Business

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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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Why Goals Aren’t Enough

Kevin Eikenberry

'If you have read very much of my writing, you’ve read that I believe that too much emphasis can be placed on goal setting. This isn’t because setting goals isn’t important, but because too many people exert effort to set goals, then relax as if the job is done. This is like going to the starting […]. The post Why Goals Aren’t Enough appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Drinking Together Can Lead to Greater Success — So, What do We Do With This?

First Friday Book Synopsis

'“Having beer on the conference table adds to a relaxed and fun air in our Think & Drink brainstorms, encouraging people to share their ideas more freely–making the meetings more productive and enjoyable.” Well, this is quite a finding, isn’t it? According to e a new study, described in the Fast Company article The Correlation […].

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Narcissism Of Small Differences

CO2

'by Gary Cohen. “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?” In Snow White, t he queen has it all seemingly–privilege, power, wealth, and beauty. She’s just not quite as fair as Snow White. That shouldn’t be a problem, right? Just shrug it off. Take your second place trophy for fairest in the land and go back to your castle.

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The Quantified Value of Great Customer Experience

Managing Communities

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7 Easy Ways to Put a Not Welcome Sign on Your Church

Ron Edmondson

'I was running recently on a route I’ve run many times, but I missed this sign until this particular run. It was too “good” not to stop and take a picture with my phone. I saw the sign and the first word that popped in my head was “Closed” As another sign I saw in a store window said recently (which I don’t completely understand) “Closed for Business” (How can you be closed “for” business?).

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The 7 Most Common Negotiating Mistakes

Strategy Driven

'While even the word ‘negotiation’ can evoke fear, stress and anxiety for many, the intent is quite simple: to discuss and ultimately agree on a deal. Whether it’s a multimillion dollar contract or just deciding where to meet for lunch, life is rife with negotiations. And, the negotiation process is a lot like a chess game where strategy reigns supreme — one thoughtfully considered move at a time.

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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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Narcissism Of Small Differences

CO2

“Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?” In Snow White, the queen has it all seemingly–privilege, power, wealth, and beauty. She’s just not quite as fair as Snow White. That shouldn’t be a problem, right? Just shrug it off. Take your second place trophy for fairest in the land and go back to your castle.

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Leveraging Military Leadership for Civilian Success

Strategy Driven

'The topic of military to civilian work transitions is receiving significant attention as of late, and with good reason. The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that more than one million military service members will leave the military in the coming years. The importance of helping our veterans make this difficult transition into the next chapter of their lives cannot be over stated.

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RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #140

Rapid BI

'“Leadership experience? I have 13 people following me on Twitter!

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Is Apple Losing its Creative Mojo?

Harvard Business Review

'We now have a date: September 9, the day that iPhone6 is expected to be launched. While there is a still a month to go , the iPhone launch circus and its usual cast of characters are all already in town. The tech media is leaping on every bit of information that can be inferred from the Apple supply chain about the potential specs of the phone (for the record we are expecting Apple to introduce a big screen brother to the current phone and produce it in record numbers ).

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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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Trust Trumps Everything

Mills Scofield

'Innovation Excellence graciously shares my chapter in Luis Solis''s book, Innovation Alchemists: what every CEO needs to know to hire the right Chief Innovation Officer. "Successful Chief Innovation Officers give their employees room to experiment, providing air cover for them, running interference, and in general respecting, trusting and supporting them.( read more )".

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The Best Leaders “Talk the Walk”

Harvard Business Review

'One of the most ubiquitous aphorisms in business is that the best leaders understand the need to “walk the talk” — that is, their behavior and day-to-day actions have to match the aspirations they have for their colleagues and organization. But the more time I spend with game-changing innovators and high-performing companies, the more I appreciate the need for leaders to “talk the walk” — that is, to be able to explain, in language that is unique to their field and compelling to their colleague

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Even the Tiniest Error Can Cost a Company Millions

Harvard Business Review

'Think of your data as a mound of rocks. All managers know they need to be able to sort the rocks and count the rocks; but the best ones can also turn over each rock to see what crawls out. By doing so, you can make some startling discoveries. An example of this go-deeper approach comes from AT&T, where Bob Pautke, manager of Access Financial Assurance, and his team were charged with ensuring that AT&T paid the right amount for certain services it purchased from other telephone companies

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What to Do If Your Team Is in a Rut

Harvard Business Review

'Another brainstorming session, another slew of tired ideas. Your team is in a rut, but what can you do about it? How can you push everyone to be more creative? Where should you seek inspiration? What’s the best way to bring in new perspectives? And finally: how do you prevent the group from getting stuck again? What the Experts Say. Teams get stale from time to time for all sorts of reasons.

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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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A Fairer Way of Giving Credit Where It’s Due

Harvard Business Review

'People have a deep need to feel that their contributions to the group are acknowledged — even celebrated. Financial compensation alone cannot satisfy that requirement. Fairly assigning credit , however, is difficult. In a knowledge economy, the intellectual origin of a given idea is very hard to document. Where new concepts are often conceived collaboratively, how do we know where credit is due?

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The Art of Managing Science

Harvard Business Review

'J. Craig Venter , the biologist who led the effort to sequence human DNA, on unlocking the human genome and the importance of building extraordinary teams for long-term results. Download this podcast.

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The Financial Risk of Living a Long Time

Harvard Business Review

'People nearing the end of their careers can potentially lose 5% to 10% of their retirement wealth, or the equivalent of 2 to 5 years’ labor , by failing to annuitize their savings or annuitizing too early, according to an estimate by Alessandro Previtero of Ivey Business School in Canada. By providing a guaranteed income for life, an annuity is essentially an insurance policy against outliving one’s retirement savings.