Mon.Dec 30, 2013

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New Year’s Resolutions for Leaders

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Leadership Development Every year, millions of people around the world make New Year’s resolutions. According to usa.gov, top resolutions range anywhere from losing weight, to recycling more; but for business leaders, why not make a resolution to improve your business and your own personal professional development as well. Below are a few wise words and tips for [.

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10 Hot Topics that Mattered to Women in Business in 2013

Women on Business

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Five Leadership Resolutions for 2014

Leadership Freak

'A history of failure prevents you from making New Years resolutions. You fell short last time. Why try again? What’s the point? One friend said, “The only resolution I’ve kept is the one not to make New Years resolutions. But… Those who can’t start fresh are doomed to repeat the past. People who get it […].

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How to Make sure you Achieve your 2014 Leadership Goals

Great Leadership By Dan

'This post first appeared in SmartBlog on Leadership : It’s that time of year when many of us, with the best of intentions will write a leadership development plan , or establish goals for the upcoming year. Unfortunately, most of us will fail to achieve those goals. Why? We fail for a lot of reasons, most importantly, we underestimate how hard it is to change behavior.

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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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Learning to be visionary

Persuasive Powerhouse

' . I am fortunate to be able to work with many mid-career leaders who are naturally brilliant in their field (some may erroneously call this “ left brained “). Many are “ sensors ” in Myers-Briggs terminology, who have spent their careers dealing with facts and logic and may not yet have fully developed their capacity to look at the big picture, to dream about possibilities and imagine what their organizations can look like in the future.

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3 Ways You Can Change Your Life In The New Year

Joseph Lalonde

'A re you tired? Worn out? Ready to give up? It’s okay to feel this way. This feeling is a warning system. Your mind and body are telling you it’s time for a change. Are you listening? Image by Shawn Carpenter. You better be listening. If not, you’re heading for disaster. You’ll wind up just like you did this year. The good news is you can change the path you’re on.

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My Top 10 Blog Posts of 2013

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

'It feels like a déjà vu. As 2013 draws to a close, here I am again sitting by a warm fire on a wintery Sunday night in New England, just as I did exactly a year ago, reflecting on the year and taking the opportunity to identify my top posts. Again, I have turned this into a bit of a project. This time I created a formula that included the number of views from google analytics , the total number of social media shares and the number of reader comments.

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Top 10 Posts from 2013

Nathan Magnuson

'It’s been another great year for the Everyday Leadership site. Visitors stopped by from nearly every country. 2013 featured a Leadership Profiles series and Powerful Questions series in addition to everyday leadership content. There’s a lot more to come in 2014 on a mostly bi-monthly schedule. Thanks for making it such a great year! Here are the top 10 posts from 2013.

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Four Important Toasts to Improve Your Team’s FATE in the New Year

Great Results Team Building

'The approach of a new year is a tremendous time for reflection. It is a time to remind ourselves of what is important and celebrate our past as we look ahead to future challenges and opportunities. I am a huge fan of this quote by Benjamin Franklin: “Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each New Year find you a better man.”.

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Let It Go

Marshall Goldsmith

'In my work as an executive coach, I finally decided to only work with people who care and who are willing to try. by Marshall Goldsmith. My mission is to help successful leaders achieve positive change in behavior: for themselves, their people, and their teams. Downside of Self-Determination. Research shows that successful people have a strong need for self-determination.

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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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Hannah Arendt Predicted Our Current Condition

Tony Mayo

'When you judge peoples worth only by the results they produce you elevate people whose ends justify the means. We no longer elevate people of character but people of ruthless results. We are abdicating our right to evaluate character or methods. The exclusionary rule is a vestige of the character school of public […].

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“Your Resolution” Starts With Y

Tim Milburn

'It’s that time of year. The end of one. The start of another. And I know you are tempted to do what you always do. You want to make a resolution. Stop! Don’t do it. You made a resolution last year. Remember? Look how long that lasted. I believe there’s a time and a place for a person to make resolutions. I just don’t think that time and place occurs on January 1 of each year.

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What To Look For In Coming Days On This Blog…

First Friday Book Synopsis

'(A personal note – this has been an extended no blogging period for me, and it will not be over for a few more days. Our two granddaughters (age 3 and 1) are with us, while their parents are away. I have read a lot of books — about farm animals, and where things come […].

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Is a Mastermind group worth it?

Deep Imprints

'Over the years, I’ve been part of many types of community. Right now, I am almost half way through a year-long mastermind group with a group of ladies from all over the Northwest. What is a mastermind group? We meet once a month via google hangout, and bring a topic of our choice to the […].

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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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Best of Leadership Caffeine: A Leader’s Resolutions are Calendar Blind

Management Excellence

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7 New Year Resolutions that could Change the World

Ron Edmondson

'In the new year…let’s resolve. Whether or not you do New Year resolutions, we could all stand to improve some things in our life. And, if we do, I’m confident we could also improve the life of others. In fact, with a whole lot of improving…it might become contagious…and we might just change the world. 7 new year resolutions that could change the world: Let’s resolve to begin everyday with a prayer, a smile, and a humility check.

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The Most Popular Reasons Posts Are Reported on My Community

Managing Communities

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7 New Year Resolutions that could Change the World

Ron Edmondson

'In the new year…let’s resolve. Whether or not you do New Year resolutions, we could all stand to improve some things in our life. And, if we do, I’m confident we could also improve the life of others. In fact, with a whole lot of improving…it might become contagious…and we might just change the world. 7 new year resolutions that could change the world: Let’s resolve to begin everyday with a prayer, a smile, and a humility check.

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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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Recommended New Year’s Resolutions for Entrepreneurs

Strategy Driven

'With 2013 winding down, it’s time to start thinking of ways to change, or improve, for the New Year. As the New Year approaches, here are a few New Year’s resolutions and recommendations for the entrepreneur: As an entrepreneur : Hire Great People: Continue to try to hire great people so I can focus on my primary roles. Reduce Email Lists: Reduce the number of email lists I’m on for both business and personal.

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10 Extraordinary People and Their Lessons for Success

Harvard Business Review

'From presidents to hip-hop producers to poets, the last page of every issue of Harvard Business Review is always an interview with someone who has succeeded outside the traditional corporate world. Here, some of our favorite lessons from the class of 2013: Justice Sandra Day O’Connor on having long-term colleagues: “Treat people well. Don’t mislead them.

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Five New Year’s Resolutions Every Leader Should Make

Harvard Business Review

'Looking ahead to 2014, one of the most urgent issues will be a new war for talent: not yesteryear’s broad-based need for all top talent but an increasing demand for the right kind of talent. For leaders, this means a new urgency in targeting, nurturing, and advancing top talent in their organization. Leaders have long recognized that an inherently diverse workforce – one that’s inclusive of women, people of color, and gay individuals – confers a competitive edge in selling products and service

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Why I Put My Company on a Year-Long Sabbatical

Harvard Business Review

'Last year, I placed my entire communications agency, Global Tolerance, on a year’s sabbatical. On the surface, it seemed like a crazy decision. I’d spent the past decade building the company from scratch, hiring a talented team, winning high-profile clients, from TED and The Gallup Organization to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Gandhi’s grandson, and increasing revenues every year.

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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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Business Resilience Comes from Working with Nature

Harvard Business Review

'Hurricane Sandy, the superstorm that pummeled the U.S. northeast in October 2012, ranks as the second-costliest hurricane in American history, causing an estimated $68 billion in damages. One year later, the most powerful storm ever recorded to hit land devastated the Philippines. With these once extraordinary events becoming more ordinary, it’s becoming clearer that businesses in vulnerable regions need to prepare.

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Why Talking About Employee Poverty Makes Us Uncomfortable

Harvard Business Review

'Earlier this month, I asked a simple question about an apparent change in the social contract at work: Do employers care if their employees are paid so little that they require government assistance to get enough to eat? The response was overwhelming — close to 600 comments on the HBR website, and the discussion was picked up by The Huffington Post, MSNBC, and other outlets.

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The Flow of U.S. Manufacturing Jobs Now Goes Both Ways

Harvard Business Review

'Over the past four years, companies have created more than 80,000 manufacturing jobs in the U.S. by moving production to America from abroad, according to a Wall Street Journal report that cites figures from the nonprofit Reshoring Initiative. The U.S. continues to lose manufacturing jobs to offshore plants, but those losses are now being offset by inflows.