Sat.May 25, 2013

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Leadership and Memorial Day

N2Growth Blog

'By Mike Myatt , Chief Executive Officer, N2growth . Is Memorial Day weekend just another holiday, or does it mean something more to you? While this weekend simply signifies a long awaited prelude to summer for some, it is much more than that for others. As a veteran and lifelong student of leadership I have always found Memorial Day weekend to be one of the most meaningful and significant of all holidays.

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Leading and The Power of Starting Something Stupid

Lead Change Blog

'Posted in Books Leadership Development Have you ever had a wild idea? Have you ever ventured out on something everyone else you knew thought was a crazy idea? Do you remember the phrase, “crazy like a fox”? I believe you have had many wild ideas. Some you simply discarded as irrational whether they were or not. Many simply faded into [.].

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Women on Innovation – Dr. Jane Karwoski

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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12 Ways to Connect and Mobilize People

Leadership Freak

'Young leaders often explain their aspirations in self-centered language. They focus on themselves and neglect others. Individual contributors are great, but leaders always connect and mobilize people. Leadership is about them. 12 ways to connect and mobilize: Highlight need – explain why things can’t go on as they are. Make them know they matter – show […].

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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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Taking leadership to the next level

Lead on Purpose

'I am admittedly a creature of habit. I like to run and when I do I listen to books, podcasts and talks. This is a great time for learning and really letting things sink down deeply in my understanding. I also (as a creature of habit) find myself going back to books I’ve listened to in the past. In recent days I’m re-listening to Good to Great by Jim Collins.

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Is this the right audience?

Tony Mayo

'In 1966 Roshi Philip Kapleau, author of the landmark book The Three Pillars of Zen, was invited to give a talk at MIT by Nobel Laureate Salvador Luria. Only six people came. He gave his talk on Zen meditation anyway. One of the six became Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., who had his first encounter [.].

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The UnStoppables: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

'The UnStoppables: Tapping Your Entrepreneurial Power Bill Schley John Wiley & Sons (2013) “We take good care of our people, they take good care of our customers, and our customers take good care of our shareholders.” Former chairman and CEO of Southwest Airlines, Herb Kelleher, provided the title for this review and Bill Schley fully […].

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Leadership and Encouraging Dreams

You're Not the Boss of Me

'This post, from 2010 reminds me just how important dreams can be in building something concrete…and just how much work it takes to convert them to reality. When I first sat down to write today, I didn’t really know what I was going to write about but my mind kept drifting off toward Homer Hickam Jr. and the power of dreams. So I guess I’m meant to write about that.

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Leadership Thought From Author Roger Schwarz

Eric Jacobson

'Wise advice for leaders from author Roger Schwarz in his new book, Smart Leaders Smarter Teams : "You can express your own views as passionately as you want, as long as you''re equally curious about others'' views.".

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Rebuking Jesus

Ron Edmondson

'“ He was openly talking about this. So Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.” (Mark 8:32). I read this recently and laughed. LOL in fact. The innocence of Peter here. The verses before tell us Jesus was teaching that He “ must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, be killed, and rise after three days. ” (Mark 8:31).

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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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What You Must Ask During An Exit Interview

Eric Jacobson

'As a leader, it''s critical that you understand the real reasons employees leave your company. To do that, you need to ask specific questions that may not be ones you currently include in your exit interviews. Fortunately, Richard Finnegan , shares in his book, Rethinking Retention in Good Times and Bad , four key questions you should include in your exit interviews : Why did you decide to leave us?

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