Fri.Mar 28, 2014

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The New Labor Movement

Lead Change Blog

'When I was 15 years old, I desperately wanted to leave home and see the world. Mom made it clear that to do that, I’d need some cash. So I did what any self-serving kid would do. I got a job. My first teenage jobs were: Church camp dishwasher Auto dealer file clerk Guitar cord [.] Author information Ruth Schwartz Owner at High Performance Advocates Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn.

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Ten Ways to Say Yes to Saying No

Leadership Freak

'Saying no feels like a door closing. But, those who can’t say no end up over-committed, overwhelmed, and ineffective. Saying no is the first step toward freedom for someone who says yes too much.

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The Hierarchy of Knowledge

Lead Change Blog

'Mike Myatt is America’s Top CEO Coach, recognized by Thinkers50 as a global authority on the topic of leadership, a Forbes leadership columnist, author of Leadership Matters, CEO at N2growth, and is a Senior Fellow at the Gordian Institute. His new book, Hacking Leadership: The 11 Gaps Every Business Needs to Close and the Secrets to Closing Them [.

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Why you need a female mentor

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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The Books My Blog Readers Are Reading

Joseph Lalonde

'A few months ago I wrote a post detailing the 12 books I thought you should add to your reading list. The post drew a lot of discussion, especially around the topic of what my blog readers were reading. The list was fascinating. The reading lists of my readers included books I’ve read, books I’ve wanted to read, and books I’d never heard of before.

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Why You Are Afraid?

Kevin Eikenberry

'One of the legends of personal development is Earl Nightingale. His audio programs are classics, and if you ask successful people if they have listened to them, a large percentage will say that they have – and many will respond enthusiastically. So, when you hear (or in this case read) Earl on an important topic, […].

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Weekly Round-Up: On Effective Speaking, Taming Email & Being a Purposeful Leader

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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Tony’s 99¢ Kindle eBook. Plus, spoken word version on Audible and iTunes

Tony Mayo

'Download Tony’s short book on building community from Amazon by clicking here. Audio version read by Tony Mayo also available on Audible and iTunes.

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“Your Best Work is Ahead of You” – Maybe “Ageism” at it’s Worst; but, Maybe, the Right Kind of Challenge!

First Friday Book Synopsis

'The website of ServiceNow, a large Santa Clara–based I.T. services company, features the following advisory in large letters atop its “careers” page: “We Want People Who Have Their Best Work Ahead of Them, Not Behind Them.” The Brutal Ageism of Tech by Noam Scheiber. (I first read this on Andrew Sullivan’s blog). —————— A comment… Yes, “We […].

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How Accountability Works

Six Disciplines

'There''s a lot of talk going on these days about accountability. For some, it''s important for their professional lives (i.e., setting business goals, keeping on track, being responsible, etc.) For others, it''s more personal (i.e., diet, weight loss, exercising, etc.). Whatever the case, it''s important to understand what accountability is, and ultimately, how it works.

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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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It’s Your Career: Learn to Embrace Ambiguity as Opportunity

Management Excellence

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Lessons Learned from Corporate Branding and Rebranding Efforts of Note

Strategy Driven

'Lesson: Don’t fix what’s not broken. Coca-Cola learned not to tamper with a beloved brand in 1985 when it decided to re-stage its iconic brand with “New Coke.” The public was outraged and let Coca-Cola know they didn’t want a “new” Coke. They wanted their old Coke, literally a quintessential icon in American popular culture. Coke responded within a few months and brought back “Classic Coke.

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RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #45

Rapid BI

' ”Our office coffee machine makes 50 different flavours. That counts as workplace diversity, doesn’t it?

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It’s Time for a New Discussion on “Women in Leadership”

Harvard Business Review

'The time has come to reframe the gender issue. The chancellor of Germany, the head of the IMF, and the chair of the US Federal Reserve are women. General Motors, IBM and Lockheed Martin are run by women. Sixty percent of the world’s university graduates are women, and women control the majority of consumer goods buying decisions. In the US, women under 30 out-earn their male peers and 40% of American households have women as the main breadwinner.

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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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Eric Siegel: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

'Eric Siegel, PhD, founder of Predictive Analytics World and Text Analytics World, and Executive Editor of the Predictive Analytics Times.com, makes the how and why of predictive analytics understandable and captivating. In addition to being the author of Predictive Analytics: The Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie, or Die, he is a former […].

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Don’t Settle for Being an “-er Brand”

Harvard Business Review

'As a member of a start-up advisory program, I regularly hear pitches from aspiring technology entrepreneurs. My job is to sort out the companies with potential from those that need to go back to the drawing board. One way I do this is to use what I call the “-er brand” filter. Er brands rely on other products or brands to explain their own. Hyundai is an -er brand.

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How To Write A Company Policy

Eric Jacobson

'Keep these five tips in mind when you craft your next company policy: Keep the policy short and simple. Get rid of two old policies for every new policy you implement. Make sure that your organization''s policy and procedures are written to serve your employees and customers--not just your organization. Don''t write a policy in reaction to a single incident.

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“Government Entrepreneur” is Not an Oxymoron

Harvard Business Review

'Entrepreneurship almost always involves pushing against the status quo to capture opportunities and create value. So it shouldn’t be surprising when a new business model, such as ridesharing, disrupts existing systems and causes friction between entrepreneurs and local government officials, right? But imagine if the road that led to the Seattle City Council ridesharing hearings this month — with rulings that sharply curtail UberX, Lyft, and Sidecar’s operations there — had been a vastly d

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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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The End of the Line for the Analog Phone Network

Harvard Business Review

'Right now, the FCC is working on the biggest transformation in over a century of profound technological progress in communications: shutting down the analog telephone network. It’s an end-game everyone needs to keep a close eye on. Whenever a major technology, especially one with a long history of regulation, approaches the end of its life, industry laggards are sure to resurface, eager to gum up the works with lawmakers.

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Your Belief That the World Is “Just” Can Make You Cruel

Harvard Business Review

'People’s wish to see the world as just and orderly sometimes leads them to harm those who have already suffered injustice, according to Daniel P. Skarlicki and R. Anthony Turner of the University of British Columbia. In an experiment, managers with self-reported hiring experience provided lower ratings for fictitious job applicants whose only difference was that they had been mistreated by their former employers, such as by being laid off without notice.

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Don’t Compare Virtual Reality to the Smartphone

Harvard Business Review

'“Over the next 10 years, virtual reality will become ubiquitous, affordable, and transformative.”. This was the justification for Facebook’s massive purchase of Oculus, makers of the Rift virtual reality headset. While Facebook is still working diligently on mobile applications, CEO Mark Zuckerberg went so far as to hint that the acquisition places the company on the cutting edge for the next pervasive platform: virtual reality.

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Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (Under 30)

Harvard Business Review

'When I'm 34 Silicon Valley's Brutal Ageism The New Republic Silicon Valley is perhaps today''s most polarizing business locale and topic, in the media at least. Noam Scheiber''s investigation into the tech community''s bias against older entrepreneurs and programmers (older = over 30ish) only fuels the persistent accusations of sexism, racism, and an overall beer-drenched culture.

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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.