Tue.Jun 18, 2013

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Information Underload: What Are You Missing?

Let's Grow Leaders

'“It’s entirely possible that you can process and file more information than anyone who has come before you. And quite likely that this filing is preventing you from growing and changing and confronting the fear that’s holding you back.” -Seth Godin, “I Get It“ The higher you grow in the organization, the more you work [.

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Melinda Gates to Grads: Make Deep Human Connections

Michael Lee Stallard

'Click here to view the embedded video. Check out this inspiring commencement speech given by Melinda Gates. She tells Duke graduates to make deep human connections and goes on to describe connection as the purpose of a meaningful life.

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The Mindful Heart – Leading ourselves and others mindfully

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Leadership Development “Mindfulness lets us absorb the richness of the moment instead of going through life with half of our attention on the past or future or our own mental chatter.” Wisdom Commons As leaders, we are accountable for creating environments in which our teams are nurtured and energized. Our culture innovates and flourish, and our communities [.].

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Drawing: A Life Lesson

N2Growth Blog

'By John Baldoni , Chair, Leadership Development, N2growth. “John, do you understand what’s going on in this class?”. My college art instructor asked me that question nearly 40 years ago and I remember his words as if they were said yesterday. I was obviously the least “talented” person in his class and he was flummoxed as how to work with me.

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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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Lessons in Cambodian Silk Supply Chains

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Community Involvement Light Your World [link] Marcelia Muehlke, one of the great young entrepreneurs I get to hang out with. She’s just your ‘average’ 20-something creating an international supply chain in the fashion industry, and succeeding. In the spirit of ‘and/both’ instead of ‘either/or’, Marcie doesn’t accept the 20th century cut throat culture of the Garment District.

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12 Ways to Become a more Courageous Leader

Great Leadership By Dan

'"Courage is being scared to death—but saddling up anyway.". — John Wayne. Does courage matter? According to most of the research on leadership effectiveness I’ve seen, courage ranks pretty high as an important leadership characteristic. These are tough times, and tough times require courageous leaders. We all know this, right? We sure know it when we don’t see it.

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Women of Innovation – Viveka von Rosen

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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Seize Your Most Powerful Leadership Moment

Leadership Freak

'Image source The most powerful leadership moment occurs when someone is vulnerable. Leadership is influence. Vulnerability is the channel of influence. Vulnerability is the moment when others are crushed, lifted, inspired, or demotivated. Additionally, the more authority you have the greater your opportunity to use or abuse vulnerability. Vulnerability is the greatest gift leaders receive. […].

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Claim Your FREE Copy of Leading Teams 2!

Great Results Team Building

'Attention all managers, coaches, administrators, and leaders -. I want to give you a FREE book! To help promote the release of these two most recent team leadership titles, I am asking for your help. and offering a bribe! If you purchase a copy of Leading Teams between now and the end of June, and post a review on Amazon , I will send you a FREE signed copy of Leading Teams 2.

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Failure: The Competitive Advantage

Lead from Within

'In recent months I’ve talked at different times with two leaders, each facing the loss of his job because of a corporate merger or acquisition. Although their situations were the same, their responses could not have been more different. One was having a terrible time, to the point that he had even considering killing himself. The other was excitedly planning what to do next to create a new way to be successful.

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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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The Fraud Triangle

Tony Mayo

'The fraud triangle is a model for explaining the factors that cause someone to commit occupational fraud. It consists of three components which, together, lead to fraudulent behavior: 1. Perceived unshareable financial need 2. Perceived opportunity 3. Rationalization The fraud triangle originated from Donald Cressey’s hypothesis: Trusted persons become trust violators when they [.].

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Solution Finding Stimulus. The Expert Knows Question.

Mike Cardus

'Thinking about what you want SOLVED…Pretend that you left the company, or team or room or situation, and someone new was brought in that has solved something similar before to fill your vacancy. What is the 1st thing they would notice about your challenge? What would be their 1st step in solving this? Describe what they would do in clear tangible terms….

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New Leader Tuesday-Setting Great Expectations

Management Excellence

'Setting proper and challenging expectations is absolutely a part of promoting performance on your team. However, setting lofty expectations without doing the heavy lifting of forming an effective working environment is a hollow exercise in something ranging between comedy and futility.

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What’s Ahead: Is Involvement the New Engagement?

First Friday Book Synopsis

'Dwaine Maltais for Talent Management magazine. To read the complete article, check out all the resources, and sign up for a free subscription to TM and/or Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MedfiaTec, please click here. * * * Most organizations use engagement to measure commitment among employees. However, typical employee engagement surveys fail to […].

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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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7 Things that Keep a Pastor from Leading Well

Ron Edmondson

'In my talks with pastors and ministry leaders, I hear some repeated themes. One common theme is that they have a story of a failed leadership experience. Their first church. The church experience that went bad. Or, many times their current ministry and that’s the reason for our conversation. They grew (or are growing) from the time, but looking back, they wish they had known then what they know now.

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Bill Gates on “Three Things I’ve Learned From Warren Buffett”

First Friday Book Synopsis

'Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Bill Gates featured by LinkedIn. To read the complete article, check out other resources, please click here. * * * I’m looking forward to sharing posts from time to time about things I’ve learned in my career at Microsoft and the Gates Foundation. (I also post […].

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Evaluation and Control Warning Flag 2 – Absence of Evidence as Evidence of Absence

Strategy Driven

'When examining organizational performance, assessors too often fall into the trap of concluding that the absence of adverse outcomes indicates of a lack of underlying performance issues. This is an evidential fallacy. Many organizational shortfalls exist without causing consequential outcomes for reasons of redundant barrier prevention, lack of recognition, or simply blind dumb luck.

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Data is Worthless if You Don't Communicate It

Harvard Business Review

'There is a pressing need for more businesspeople who can think quantitatively and make decisions based on data and analysis, and businesspeople who can do so will become increasingly valuable. According to a McKinsey Global Institute report on big data , we''ll need over 1.5 million more data-savvy managers to take advantage of all the data we generate.

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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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Become a Great Communicator – No Excuses for Poor Communication

leaderCommunicator

'For leaders in today’s business world, effective communication is a differentiator. With so much information flying around from so many places, the ability to ensure you’re understood and employees are prepared to take action on your path forward is critical to your individual and organizational success. And yet time and time again I’ve heard the excuse, “Communicating effectively is too tough.”.

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Beware Africa's "Middle Class"

Harvard Business Review

'If you have considered investing in Africa, you have no doubt been influenced by frequent recent reports on the continent''s apparently large, burgeoning middle class. These rising Africans are said to be increasingly armed with the hard currency, and the taste, to pay for your goods and services. But if you have actually taken some steps toward attaching hard numbers to this supposedly massive middle-class consumer base, you probably have also found a fair amount of confusion.

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The Public/Private Cooperation We Need on Cyber Security

Harvard Business Review

'Not that long ago, cybersecurity was an issue for the back room. Now, it''s made its way to the boardroom and the Situation Room. In February, President Obama issued an executive order aimed at protecting critical infrastructure, adding the administration''s voice to those of Congressional members and corporate leaders in the national conversation on cybersecurity.

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Reach Emerging Market Customers Through Their Own Networks

Harvard Business Review

'Navi Radjou , innovation and leadership strategist, suggests multinational companies rely on comprehensive networking to ensure successful expansion. He is the coauthor of Jugaad Innovation.

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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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New York Incentive Program for Teachers Falls Flat

Harvard Business Review

'A recent teacher-incentive program aimed at boosting student performance in New York City had no effect at all, according to a study of 200 public schools by Roland G. Fryer of Harvard. Experiments in Kenya and India have shown positive effects of incentives, but the New York program, under which schools were eligible to distribute up to $3,000 per teacher, may have been so complex (due in part to union influence) that teachers couldn''t predict how their efforts would translate into rewards, F

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Battle-Tested Tips for Effective Explanations

Harvard Business Review

'You probably know the famous scene in the movie Glengary Glen Ross where Alec Baldwin''s character tells his team to "Always be closing." I wish it were that simple. These days closing the deal, or even getting close, comes with more prerequisites — the biggest of which is understanding. People will not buy what they do not understand. Quality explanations are the key to getting prospects to become customers.

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