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Girls and Tech

Women on Business

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Here is Where: Discovering America’s Great Forgotten History

Kevin Eikenberry

'By Andrew Carroll Long time readers (if that is you – thanks) know that each week I recommend a resource to help you improve, grow, or in some way move towards your potential. The most common resource (about 40/year) are books. And most of those books have a connection to leadership in the broadest context. [.].

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Creating or Clinging, Anxiety Arises

Tony Mayo

'Because it is possible to create [one''s self,] one has anxiety. One would have no anxiety if there were no possibility whatever. Now creating, actualizing one’s possibilities, always involves negative as well as positive aspects. It always involves destroying the status quo, destroying old patterns within oneself, progressively destroying what one has clung [.].

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86 miles, uphill most of the way, with a couple thousand new BFFs

Jason Womack

'Less than 168 hours after finishing the Ride the Rockies bike tour (544-miles of up and down through the state!), I''m back on my bike to do it again. Here''s my first post of this tour. where I bring Kenny Rogers in to the conversation. Read along with me; and, do leave a comment at the end. I can''t wait to read what you have to say.

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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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It’s Not About the Coach

Marshall Goldsmith

'The best leaders may be the ones least noticed. by Marshall Goldsmith. A lot of what passes for leadership development in companies can be a waste of time. See if you recognize this process. Your company taps you as a future leader. It sends you to “leadership camp,” which can last anywhere from a day to a couple of weeks. You’re entertained by a parade of speakers (like me), and afterward you’re required to critique the speakers and rate how effective they were.

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Leadership Caffeine: Beware Leadership Drift

Management Excellence

'For many leaders, circumstances have an annoying habit of drawing our attention off of what we should be focusing on towards something more immediate or more novel. For anyone leading a team, this loss of focus (or loss of edge) is what I describe as “Leadership Drift.

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Complimentary Resource – The Next Step in Performance Management: Blending Formal and Social Approaches

Strategy Driven

'The Next Step in Performance Management : Blending Formal and Social Approaches. by SuccessFactors. How can traditional performance reviews be made better, without losing the proven benefits they bring? Could social tools be used to rank and evaluate employees? Which approach is best for your business? The answer is a blended approach, as more and more companies are learning.

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A Q&A with David Shenk

First Friday Book Synopsis

'Here is a portion of a mini-interview featured by Amazon during which David Shenk responds to questions about his latest book, The Genius in All of Us: New Insights into Genetics, Talent, and IQ. Photo © Alexandra Beers * * * Q: You assert in the book that everything we’ve been told about genetics, talent, […]. Bob''s blog entries "data smog" A Q&A with David Shenk Alexandra Beers and has contributed to National Geographic Away From Her President’s Council on Bioethics “The Bell

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Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing

Ron Edmondson

'I’ve been listening to Jadon Lavik’s version of the song below a lot lately. It’s speaking to me. What insight a pastor from 1757 who penned this hymn had even today into my heart. I’ve made bold the parts which speak to me most (and made super bold the line which rocks my world). Come, Thou Fount of every blessing. Tune my heart to sing Thy grace.

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The Most Important Word

Terry Starbucker

'When leaders want to know how their team building is doing, they just need to listen to their teammates pass information down through the ranks. In fact, there is a specific “tell” that comes down to the use of a single word. It boils down to this: “We”, or “They” If your teammate uses “They”, as in, “ THEY are asking us to do this” , or “THEY are putting in new policies and procedures” , or the even more telling “

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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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How To Get Better? Focus on ‘Touch Time’

QAspire

'In manufacturing, “touch-time” is when the raw material actually touches the machinery and moves one level up in the production cycle. In a factory, more capacity to produce does not yield results if “touch-time” is low. In lean methodology, it is also referred to as “processing time”. As a professional, you have required skills and knowledge that increases your capacity to deliver.

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The Instant Immersion Advantage

Rajesh Setty

'Immersion in simple terms is deep mental involvement on a topic. By extension, instant immersion is your ability for deep mental involvement at a moment’s notice. Building and developing this ability can provide you a huge competitive advantage. If you are smart, you are switching contexts several dozen times a day. A context switch can be very subtle as you move from: a. completing that proposal to. b. making that phone call with a potential customer to. c. doing a reference check for po