Fri.Dec 05, 2014

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The 9 Biggest Mistakes When Presenting to Executives

Let's Grow Leaders

'Executives are naturally a tough audience. They’ve got limited time, competing priorities, information overload, demanding bosses, and pressure to make great decisions quickly. Your job is to give them all the information they need in a way they can easily digest. Most of us have stories of times when the message we tried to send was not the message received, and the tidy PowerPoint presentation spiraled downward in a frenzied fiasco. 9 Mistakes To Avoid When Presenting to Executives. 1.

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5 Principles of Leadership Presence From the Thunderbirds

General Leadership

'“Thunderbirds Check…. Two, Three, Four, Five, Six”. “Lets Run’em Up…”. “Smoke On – Ready…. Now”. “Smoke Off – Ready… Now” “Release Brakes – Ready…. Now”. With these simple commands, Thunderbird 1 initiates the roar of afterburners which thrust the Air Force Thunderbird demonstration team skyward. With high-G, high-speed, split-second accuracy and precision, the men and women of the USAF Thunderbirds leave spectators spellbound evertime.

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Beyond The Bottom Line – Measuring & Celebrating Success

Lead Change Blog

'My team and I will soon pass an important milestone as a company. It’s a milestone I identified and have been looking to achieve by year’s end. If I look at it from a big picture, strictly business perspective, I would have reason to downplay or even feel disappointed about my results as a business owner so far. However, when I view the results and this milestone through a larger perspective – through the lens of our company values and my own personal values – I have a d

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The Culture Engine

Leading Blog

'Culture is the engine of any organization. It is the force behind everything that happens. It empowers behaviors that communicate who we are whether we like it or not. Getting it right is critical. How do we create a culture that brings out the best in people? Chris Edmonds says that it can be done by the creation of an organizational constitution.

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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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How to Find and Hire the Greatest Talent for Your Startup

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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Comfort Is The Enemy

Joseph Lalonde

'T he American dream was what most of America wanted at one point. The dream to have the white picket fence, the 3 bedroom home with lots of room to spare, the luxury car that had every amenity known to man. That was the American dream. And it should be considered our enemy. The American dream became about comfort and living a life that was easy. That’s not what I want and I hope it’s not what you want.

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Big Data In Your Shampoo?

Mills Scofield

'Did you wash your hair this morning? Did you know big data probably played a role in the viscosity and aroma? Maybe! This guest post by Amir Golan , VP of Business Development at Signals , shows how important it is to look for the small signals and patterns in big data that are easily lost. Interminable Growth Pains. Once upon a time, before the era of big data analytics, corporations had similarly routine business growth issues and threats: i.e.: after years of being the market leader in a spe

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How Google Works and Exponential Organizations for the January 9, 2015 First Friday Book Synopsis (Yes, the 2nd Friday of January)

First Friday Book Synopsis

'We had a wonderful “last meeting of the year” gathering of the First Friday Book Synopsis this morning. Special thanks to Lin O’Neill, who presented V is for Vulnerable by Seth Godin (in Karl Krayer’s absence). I presented my synopsis of The Innovators by Walter Isaacson. An absolutely wonderful book! I’ll post my lessons and […].

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What We Can Learn from the Painter of Light

Chris Brady

'There is much to learn from everyone. In particular, when someone has achieved phenomenal results in life, much can be gained from a study of their triumphs and tragedies. Over the course of the past. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Weekly Round-Up: On Creating a Results-oriented Culture, Understanding When to Give Feedback & Actions of Transformational Leaders

leaderCommunicator

'Welcome to my weekly round-up of top leadership and communication blog posts. Each week I read and tweet several great articles and on Fridays I pull some of the best together here on my blog. So in case you’ve missed them, here is this week’s round-up of top posts. They’ll provide you with tips, strategies and thought-starters from many of the smart folks in my network.

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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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Microsoft Leadership Shift

Coaching Tip

'Did Steve Ballmer do the right thing in stepping down? An article by Monica Langley in the Wall Street Journal summarizes a series of interviews she had with Steve and provides fascinating insights into his thinking. It also serves as excellent learning for leadership. In the interview, Steve talked about a significant event that occurred at a Starbucks when he asked his longtime friend, Ford''s CEO Alan Mulally, how he had turned around Ford.

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The Five Reasons Strategies Fail

Six Disciplines

'In a survey of 163 CEOs by Forbes Insights in conjunction with the Association for Strategic Planning and the Council of Public Relations Firms, chief executives report that one-third of corporate strategies fail, and they fail for five reasons. The five reasons why strategies fail are: Unforeseen external circumstances (24 percent). A lack of understanding among those involved in developing the strategy and what they need to do to make it successful (19 percent).

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The Big Picture of Business – Diversity is Important for Business

Strategy Driven

'This year is the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. I was on the committee that wrote that legislation. Diversity is most important for business, the economy and quality of life. I have conducted many diversity audits of companies. I have seen corporate America embrace diversity in many practices, including the workforce and suppliers.

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The Importance of Time Tracking

Six Disciplines

'If you want to improve performance, or likewise increase capacity or capability, you need to track the one thing that you''ll never get back: time. In order to improve effectiveness and efficiency, you must understand how your time is being used. With all of the technological advances over the past two decades, we''re continually forced to do things "better, faster, cheaper.

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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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6 Ways To Seek Feedback To Improve Your Performance In The Workplace

Eric Jacobson

'Getting feedback is an important way to improve performance at work. But sometimes, it can be hard to seek out, and even harder to hear. “Feedback is all around you. Your job is to find it, both through asking directly and observing it,” says David L. Van Rooy, author of the new book, Trajectory: 7 Career Strategies to Take You From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be.

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Adapting Your Listening Skills for Phone Calls

David A Fields

'A question I was asked: How do you adapt your listening skills when you are on some sort of teleconference or web conference with a prospect? What is your answer to this consultant? How do you change your listening skills when you’re on the phone rather than in person? Post your thoughts on this by using the ‘Leave a Comment’ box below.

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RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #226

Rapid BI

'“Sick and tired of all the drug commercials on TV? At last there’s a pill to relieve that sick and tired feeling…” Office based cartoons, funnies or humor can help to communicate important messages or tips in a non threatening way. see more office humor Tweets by @RapidBI See some of our products to […].

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How to Quit Your Job Without Burning Bridges

Harvard Business Review

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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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Deming's Fourteen Points of Quality Management

Six Disciplines

'W. Edwards Deming was a supreme practitioner of quality management. He summarized his ideas in these Fourteen Points of Quality Management : Create constancy of purpose towards improvement. That means short-term out, long-term in. Adopt the new philosophy. From top to bottom. Cease dependence on inspection. You don’t inspect quality into products and services - you design it in.

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Managing 3 Types of Bad Bosses

Harvard Business Review

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The 7 Attributes of CEOs Who Get Social Media

Harvard Business Review

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What’s Lost When Experts Retire

Harvard Business Review

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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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Use Behavioral Economics to Achieve Wellness Goals

Harvard Business Review

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What the Two Most Innovation-Friendly States Have in Common

Harvard Business Review

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How to Get Out from Under Your Boss’s Shadow

Harvard Business Review

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Conquer Your To-Do List with Your Phone

Harvard Business Review

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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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How “Quality Time” Is Killing American Innovation

Harvard Business Review

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