Thu.Feb 27, 2014

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The Leadership Dance

N2Growth Blog

'By Brian Layer , Chair, Organizational Development, N2growth. Not everyone will respond to your leadership. No matter how good you are, there will be skeptics. Leadership is a human endeavor and humans have choices. Still, it’s your duty to find a way to lead them. No matter how big your organization, your message, direction, and motivations flow through a handful of people and leadership is like dancing; it is accomplished one partner at a time.

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One Social Skill to Be a Great Leader

Lead Change Blog

'“The greatest gift that you can give to others is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance.” - Brian Tracy Inspiring speeches evoke change for one reason: they make you believe you matter. You shift from doubt towards the belief a different future is possible no matter how bad you feel. Feeling a belonging, an [.] Author information Joshua Uebergang Teaches social skills and the art of making real friends.

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Telework Week 2014 Will Save Millions of Dollars, Miles, and More

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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The Ten Principles of Permission-Giving

Leadership Freak

'I’ve been asking permission all my life. I raised my hand, in first grade, to ask Mrs. Goodwin for permission to use the restroom. One finger meant I had one thing to do.

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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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078: Leadership by Design: Rise of the DEO | with Maria Guidice & Christopher Ireland

Engaging Leader

'In the 20th century, in casting the ideal CEO, we took our cues from MBAs and the military. But many of the most recent superstars, such as Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, and Larry Page don’t seem to fit that model. So is it the most effective model for the 21st century? Maria Giudice is Facebook’s […]. The post 078: Leadership by Design: Rise of the DEO | with Maria Guidice & Christopher Ireland appeared first on Engaging Leader.

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Guest Blogger Gail Golden: The Principles of Lincoln

leaderCommunicator

'I was inspired recently by an article from Richard Brookhiser in The Wall Street Journal of February 16 entitled “What Would Lincoln Do?” The article points out that Lincoln was remarkably lacking in leadership experience before he became president. And yet he was so effective that he is almost always ranked as one of America’s greatest presidents.

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Monetizing Online Forums Has Been Downloaded More Than 20,000 Times

Managing Communities

'Please Update Your ManagingCommunities.com RSS Feed Subscription This feed has moved to: [link] I apologize for the trouble. For more details, please read my post on the matter. Thank you. ManagingCommunities.

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William Seidman: A second interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

'Dr. William (Bill) Seidman has worked as a manager or consultant with many large and small organizations including Hewlett-Packard, Jack in the Box, Intel, Tektronix, CVS Pharmacies, and Sears. As a recognized expert on leadership in high-performing organizations, he contributes an in-depth understanding of the processes required to discover and use expert wisdom to create […].

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The 20 Roadblocks To Achieving New Business Transformation

Eric Jacobson

'In their new book, How Excellent Companies Avoid Dumb Things , co-authors Neil Smith and Patricia O''Connell list 20 excuses commonly heard in companies for reasons why new business transformation ideas are not considered. The authors recommend eliminating these 20 excuses from your vocabulary : Our company is well run; there are no opportunities. We''re inefficient, but my department is not the problem.

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7 Examples of Unwritten Rules that Shape an Organization

Ron Edmondson

'In an organization the unwritten rules are just as, if not more, important than the written rules. I wrote about that idea HERE. If you are considering making changes, implementing something new, adding staff, or any of dozen other decisions in your organization, you need to also consider the these “rules” of the organization. Here are a 7 examples: The culture – How does it responds to change?

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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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11 Questions To Ask Before You Start A Business

Eric Jacobson

'Are you a leader contemplating starting a new business? Or, has a budding entrepreneur turned to you because of your leadership skills to ask for your help? Here are 11 questions you or that entrepreneur should ask before starting a business. Is there a true need for my product/service? What is the competitive environment and how will my product/service be unique, different or better?

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RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #24

Rapid BI

'> If you keep your head in the clouds, your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars while you roll with the flow, eventually you’ll need to see a chiropractor.” This of course is just one version of what could have been going on. I would love to here what you think […].

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25 Timeless Leadership Lessons That Just Plain Work: Lessons 16 to 20

Terry Starbucker

'Hi fellow leaders, it’s the fourth week of my five-week series outlining 25 timeless leadership lessons that just plain work. If you missed the first three installments, here is Part 1 , , here is Part 2 , and here is Part 3 ). All 25 are listed below, and the lessons discussed today are in bold ( p ast lessons are underlined and linked ).

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The value of #collaboration in networks – #sobiz #socialbiz

Rapid BI

'The options we had to collaborate in the past are just not available anymore, but as human beings we need the social interactions. As social beings, if the relationships are not easily accessible, we will recreate them. In years gone by, teams were large and diverse. It was not unusual in the 80s & 90s […].

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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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Take a Walk, Sure, but Don’t Call It a Break

Harvard Business Review

'Every weekday morning, I take a three-and-a-half mile walk around my neighborhood, in pretty much whatever weather my New England town throws at me. I split an apple and give half to each of the horses at the corner of Cross Street. The sounds of their chomps and slurps fill me with vicarious happiness. When I was a kid I walked to school every day with John Flaherty, Doug Casey, and Rollie Graham.

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Engage your employees in the training process

Strategy Driven

'Companies invest in employee training and talent development programs for one reason: to get results. The problem is that too often they see training as an “event” rather than a process, and they earn a miserable return on investment. See if this rings true. You hire an outside consultant to conduct a two-day training session. Your expert trainer delivers a ton of value.

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To Get Honest Feedback, Leaders Need to Ask

Harvard Business Review

'“The only way to discover your strengths,” wrote Peter Drucker, “is through feedback analysis.” No senior leader would dispute this as a logical matter. But nor do they act on it. Most leaders don’t really want honest feedback, don’t ask for it, and don’t get much of it unless it’s forced on them. At least that’s what we’ve discovered in our research.

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Use a Task Map to Improve Your Team’s Performance

Harvard Business Review

'If you’ve noticed your team is functioning unevenly and its esprit de corps isn’t what you’d hoped, it’s time for you to ask yourself whether your people are deployed optimally. Employees’ skills and interests can evolve over time, as can the goals of your group, so misalignment can happen without your noticing it. That person who was hired to do analysis but has blossomed into a first-rate motivator and loves working with groups: Is he still stuck in front of a computer doing analysis?

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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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It Matters Which Avatar You Choose When Gaming

Harvard Business Review

'Research participants who had played a 5-minute computer game using a Superman avatar were subsequently kinder to other people, and those who had played as the evil Voldemort were less kind, say Gunwoo Yoon and Patrick T. Vargas of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. After the computer game, the participants were instructed to provide an unspecified amount of chocolate and hot chili sauce to other people who they believed would be required to eat it all (untrue); those who had been

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Why So Many Emerging Giants Flame Out

Harvard Business Review

'John Jullens of Booz & Company says multinationals from China and other emerging markets must learn to innovate and manage quality while remaining nimble. For more, read “ How Emerging Giants Can Take on the World.” Download this podcast.

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Ending the Shareholder Lawsuit Gravy Train

Harvard Business Review

'The Supreme Court is going to host a debate next week on the efficient market hypothesis. The battle lines may not be exactly what you’d expect: the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Justice Samuel Alito have already argued that the EMH is, as Alito put it , “a faulty economic premise,” while Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Obama administration have backed the idea that, as a sextet of Justice Department lawyers put it , “markets process publicly available information about a company into the co