Sun.Apr 21, 2013

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10 Laws of Social Media Marketing

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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20 Things all Great Organizational Leaders Do

Leadership Freak

'Jim Collins said he wanted to write a book about great organizations not great leaders. But as his research grew, he realized great organizations had one thing in common, great leaders. He ended up writing, “Good to Great,” a book about leaders. Never underestimate the power of lousy leaders to demotivate people and destroy organizations. [.].

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How I Answered The Call of Leadership – And Won A “Can’t Win” Election

Terry Starbucker

'It was the spring of 1981 – my junior year in college. I had just successfully completed my “core” courses in my selected major of accounting with “A”s across the board, and was sailing towards my senior year with a bright future of debits and credits ahead of me. Accounting seemed right for me. I was good with numbers, and had a knack for the fundamentals of business.

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Developing Leaders in Seattle

Kevin Eikenberry

'It is a big country we live in. I’m reminded of it often, especially on long flights from my Midwestern home to western locales. While we deliver workshops in many locations around the country, next month we are going to the northwest corner of the continental United States to Seattle to deliver not one, but [.].

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How to Build the Ideal HR Team

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.

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In 100 Words: Catch That Ostrich

QAspire

'It is easy for us to get into denial mode when faced with a change, challenge or impending danger. People call this “ostrich effect” because there is a common (and false) legend about ostriches burying their heads in the sand to avoid danger. We often see humans behaving like ostriches in families, teams and in leadership positions. They lack courage to address apparent problems or do important work.

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Here’s the April, 2013 New York Times Hardcover Business Books Best Sellers List – Lean In debuts at #1

First Friday Book Synopsis

'Here’s the April, 2013 New York Times Hardcover Business Books Best Sellers List. As expected, Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg made its debut at #1. At the First Friday Book Synopsis, our monthly gathering in Dallas, we present synopses of two business books a month. After May, we will have presented #s 1, 6, 9, [.].

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 4/15/13)

First Friday Book Synopsis

'I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Flat Army: Creating a Connected and Engaged Organization Dan Pontefract The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation Jon Gertner To Save Everything, Click Here: The Folly of Technological Solutionism Evgeny Morozov [.].

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10 Considerations for Understanding Biblical Faith

Ron Edmondson

'Are you struggling to understand faith? . To understand faith I always have to put it in terms of a relationship. When we speak of a Biblical faith, we are speaking in terms of having faith…trusting…based upon our relationship with God through His son, Jesus Christ. With that in mind…based on my understanding of Scripture… Here are 10 considerations of understanding Biblical faith: 1.

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Giving and Taking: Getting Beyond the Title

Mills Scofield

'Thank you Ted Coine & Shawn Murphy for hosting my latest post.

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Today's Learn & Lead Quotes

Eric Jacobson

'"Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible." -- Colin Powell, quoted in the Nashville Tennessean. "If you really want to understand something, the best way is to try and explain it to someone else." -- Author Douglas Adams, quoted in The Boston Globe. "When you re-read a classic you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in you than there was before." -- Clifton Fadiman.

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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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Complimentary Resource – The Top 10 Reports for Managing Vulnerabilities

Strategy Driven

'The Top 10 Reports for Managing Vulnerabilities. by Qualys, Inc. This free guide covers the key aspects of the vulnerability management lifecycle and shows you what reports today’s best-in-class organizations are using to reduce risks on their network infrastructure. New network vulnerabilities appear constantly and the ability for IT security professionals to handle new flaws, fix misconfigurations and protect against threats requires constant attention.

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You Can Make A Difference

Eric Jacobson

'"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in a world they''ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it." -- David Beckham.

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Interviewer, Heal Thyself

Rapid BI

'Interviewers rarely get a chance to hear much from the people they’ve been interrogating. But that does not mean that interviewers have it right or that a bad interview is always the interviewee’s fault. There is plenty of room for job interview help on the employer’s side of the interview equation. The Unprepared For the interviewee, success [.].

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How to Turn Group Work into Teamwork

Great Results Team Building

'Teachers are all too familiar with how attempts at group work can deteriorate into unfocused social time or a majority of the responsibility being unfairly placed on one conscientious individual, while others slack off. Classrooms across the country are filled with situations just like that. Unfortunately, this is a circumstance that often continues as students enter the workplace.

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The Complete People Management Toolkit

From welcoming new team members to tough termination decisions, each employment lifecycle phase requires a balance of knowledge, empathy & legal diligence.