Sun.Mar 23, 2014

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Innovation through Inspiration: Presidential Leadership

General Leadership

'“I am not concerned that you have fallen; I am concerned that you arise.”. Abraham Lincoln. “99% of excuses come from people who make excuses”. George Washington. Does anybody send cards to the President on President’s Day? It’s probably not a lucrative business model for Hallmark or American Greetings, as there would only be a handful of recipients available…but it’s worth a thought!

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Connect, Encourage and Coach for Superior Performance

Michael Lee Stallard

'#25 Connect, Encourage and Coach - Organizations with supervisors who connect with, encourage and coach the people they lead often perform better that those who don’t. Southwest Airlines discovered that when they reduced the front line supervisor to front line employee ratio so the supervisors could connect, encourage and coach these employees, front line employees performed better.

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Collective Wisdom: 6 Powerful Leadership Lessons From 200 CEOs

Terry Starbucker

'Did you ever wish you could find a way to tap into the collective wisdom of over 200 CEOs, and find the most powerful leadership lessons? I have good news for you. Someone has done that for us – his name is Adam Bryant , and I was pleased to get a chance to chat with him about it on the latest More Human Podcast. For the past 4 years, Adam has been conducting interviews with chief executives for Corner Office , a great feature about leadership and management in The New York Times.

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3 Lessons from the Life and Leadership of Coach Wooden

Michael Lee Stallard

'As seen on SmartBlog on Leadership. Most people know the legendary basketball coach for the ten college basketball championships (including four perfect seasons) his UCLA Bruins Men’s Basketball Team won while he was head coach from 1948 until 1975. Many people know Coach Wooden was inducted twice into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a player and as a coach.

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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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15 Secrets to Overcoming the Dark Side of Dreaming

Leadership Freak

'Lofty dreams have a dark side when they devalue slow, incremental progress. Don’t wait for giant leaps toward noble dreams. Successful leaders bringing dreams to life in the present.

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The Remote Leadership Certificate Series

Kevin Eikenberry

'More and more leaders are leading teams that aren’t in the next cubicle, down the hall or right out in the shop or warehouse. We are leading people we don’t see every day (or almost ever). And to do this well is even harder than leading next door – because communication is harder, there are […].

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Entrepreneurship in American History

Coaching Tip

'The activity of entrepreneurship goes back to ancient times. As for America, our nation was founded, quite literally, by entrepreneurs. In 1607, the Virginia Company sent three ships across the Atlantic and unloaded 109 passengers at what become Jamestown, Virginia. They were embarked on a new business enterprise that they hoped would be profitable--American plantations.

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Leadership Caffeine: Use Daily Conversations to Promote Development

Management Excellence

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Successful Leadership ~ The Story of a Man

You're Not the Boss of Me

'I wrote this post in 2010. Being part of this retirement celebration reminded me that when it comes right down to it, it is our humanity and what we do with it that makes the difference between success and failure. Nothing else really seems to matter that much. ==. The other evening I attended a retirement celebration for a former colleague. It was a wonderful gathering, a room packed full of people who were there because they genuinely liked and respected the man who was about to embark on

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Mission Statements Must Have The Three Things

Eric Jacobson

'A lot of companies struggle when creating their mission statement. Author Peter F. Drucker provides the following good advice in one of my favorite book''s of his, The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization :" Every mission statement has to reflect three things : Opportunities Competence Commitment In other words, he explains: What is our purpose?

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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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Facing Adversity and Being in God’s Will

Ron Edmondson

'Saul told his son Jonathan and all the attendants to kill David. 1 Samuel 19:1. David was minding his own business one day, tending sheep, when God called him to be a king. Talk about a God moment. He didn’t ask to be king, but God said he was the one. He turned out to be a great king. Imagine that? God made a good pick! David had a heart modeled after God’s, according to the Bible.