Tue.Feb 21, 2017

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3 Consequences of Promoting the Smart, Successful Jerk (with video)

Let's Grow Leaders

Oh he’s good. Very good. He gets sh__ done. It’s hard to argue with the results. So what if he’s ruffling a few feathers… with his team, with his peers, with HR, with IT? The better he does, the better you look. And so you choose to look the other way, shrug your shoulders and chalk it up to the cost of genius. And that may work.

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Becoming More Self-Aware To Improve How We Communicate

Tanveer Naseer

No matter what field or industry you work in, one thing that all leaders share in common is the necessity of having an extensive toolkit at their disposal. Of course, while there are various technical skills and aptitudes that are required for leadership positions in various industries, one thing that every leader needs to succeed in their role is to be an effective communicator.

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Dialogue Bridges the Divide

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

We had not discussed politics since the election, treading warily with each other, neither of us wanting to trigger an unpleasant scene. But tension was just under the surface and seeping out in other forms. Since the US presidential election, many people have experienced tension with a close friend or family member whose views are […]. The post Dialogue Bridges the Divide appeared first on Seapoint Center for Collaborative Leadership.

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Leaders: Stop Traumatic Residue!

Lead Change Blog

They were children of the depression! My parents worried that the late 1920 and ‘30’s would return. So, my siblings and I got docked our allowance every time a light was left on in our bedroom at super time. We ate every piece of a cut-up chicken, including the back and neck. We could not throw away a piece of notebook paper if it was used only on one side.

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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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What I’ve Been Saying Lately: Two New Interviews

Next Level Blog

Recently, I was honored to sit down with author and mental performance expert Martin Soorjoo for an interview. His podcast — Inside Mastery — is dedicated to uncovering the proven strategies, tactics and insights of ‘elite performers and experts’ for mastering all areas of your life. During our time together, we had a wide-ranging discussion about how to move from a state of being overworked and overwhelmed to leading at your best and living at your best.

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The Quote That Will Change Your Life.

Rich Gee Group

The great Jim Rohn once said: “Success is a few simple disciplines, practiced every day — while failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day.” Now step back and look at what you do every day. What actions or people move you forward? What actions or people keep you back? Stop being a baby — you absolutely know your bad behaviors.

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How to Lead Better When Pressure Is Mounting

Lead from Within

Most of us work under pressure, that is a given, but not many of us who work under pressure will have our work affect hundreds if not thousands. As a leader, CEO, boss, what we do, gets magnified, scrutinized, and maximized. The idea that a leader can make decisions when times are under pressure, and still bring out the best in their people, ­­­­­­is something that we can all learn from and certainly apply to our lives and leading.

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Opening windows to possibility and creativity

Persuasive Powerhouse

Imagine that you’re meeting with one of your employees. This person is managing people, and he has set a goal to develop leaders within his organization. He’s struggling with how to begin with this initiative and he’s asking for your help. You hear him say: “People either want to be leaders or they want to be followers.”. It’s easy to agree with that statement, because our minds like to categorize things into neat tabbed and labelled folders.

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How to Be a Leaders Others Talk About – in a Good Way

Leadership Freak

20 free books! Leave a comment on this post by 2/23/2017 to become eligible to win one of twenty complimentary copies of Chip Bell’s new book, Kaleidoscope.

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5 Essential New Manager Survival Tips

RapidStart Leadership

Your first days as the new leader of a team can be a challenge – new faces, new places, the fire hose is on and you are definitely drinking in as much as you possibly can. And even as all this is happening, you are anxious to make a good impression, build your team, and start getting stuff done. To relieve some of that pressure, and to help you get off to a strong start with your team, here are five new manager survival tips you can put into practice today.

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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 Leader as a Middleman

Kevin Eikenberry

As a leader, you are very likely also a middleman – and this is a term that doesn’t often get a lot of respect. But in today’s episode, I am talking about the very valuable role of the middleman and how we as leaders can fulfill this position and realize more success for ourselves and […]. The post The Leader as a Middleman appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Win the War for Talent by Improving Employee Experience

ReImagine Work

Employee experience — it’s similar to employee engagement. It includes perks and casual Fridays, and also how performance reviews are run, and the quality of the working relationship with the boss. How do you do employee experience? This is not the first time I’ve heard this story. An acquaintance of mine questions whether she is in the right job, in the right industry and working for the right employer.

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Random Surprise

Leadership Freak

Working with Caesars Palace in Vegas for me debunked myths about the casino world.

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Don’t Let Lazy Brain Syndrome Stifle Creativity

Management Excellence

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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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10 Problems with Doing the Best You Know How To Do

Ron Edmondson

Years ago in a company we owned, there was a young man who worked for me who had tremendous potential. I believed in him so much I personally invested in him and paid special attention to him. I thought his future with our company was worth the extra time. Sadly, he never measured up to my expectations and we ended up having to part ways. Every time I would meet with him to “encourage” him, he would say the same thing. “ I’m doing the best I know how to do. ”.

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Why Your Organization Needs a Writing Center

Harvard Business Review

When you think of great writers, you probably don’t think of bankers. But this is the story of how a group of bank examiners at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, one of 12 banks in the U.S.’s Federal Reserve System, dramatically improved the clarity and impact of their written reports. The 250 people in the supervision, regulation, and credit group at the Philadelphia bank supervise the commercial and retail banks based in their district.

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2017 Can Be Your Best Year Yet, Just Follow These 3 Steps

Steve Farber

A pessimist found an optimist doing some yard work and started a conversation with his good-natured friend. “Last year was awful,” he said. “What do you think 2017 will bring?” “I think it will bring flowers,” said the smiling optimist. “Really,” said the pessimist. “What makes you think that?” “Because I’m planting flowers,” the optimist said.

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How to Mentor a Perfectionist

Harvard Business Review

It never ceases to amaze us. Bring up the topic of perfectionism in a room full of corporate CEOs, college presidents, or U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen, and you’ll see the same knowing smiles and nods of the head. Moreover, you’ll hear thinly veiled bravado about who among them is the most-perfect perfectionist. Many of them will extol the virtues of seeking perfection, and more than a few will include the pursuit of perfection among their notable strengths.

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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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Research: How Leadership Experience Affects Students

Harvard Business Review

Early leadership experience can be very valuable. Selective colleges screen for demonstrated leadership experience , and studies have found that people with high school leadership experience are paid up to 33% more than those without it. This wage premium is similar to the one associated with a college degree. However, we know little about what types of skills early leadership service may help to develop.

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A Little Competition Could Improve Your HR, IT, and Legal Departments

Harvard Business Review

I think we can all agree that corporate functions tend to be a locus of frustration for pretty much all employees — except, of course, the ones from the function that is the object of the frustration in question. If you have ever thought to yourself “Doesn’t legal understand that we are going to lose this deal if they don’t sign off soon?

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Why Some Crowdsourcing Efforts Work and Others Don’t

Harvard Business Review

Organizations strive to tap into the potential of crowdsourcing by asking people around the world to come up with ideas. But what makes crowdsourcing work? We conducted a large-scale research project to understand why some organizations succeed to attract crowds and others fail. Efforts to leverage the knowledge of external contributors have been used for centuries.