Sat.Nov 29, 2014

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What’s In Your Wallet?

Joseph Lalonde

'A few years ago, this slogan emerged from the minds at Capital One and has partnered with celebrities like Alec Baldwin to create a marketing monster. I’ll give it to the marketing minds of our day. They have a way of crafting phrases and stories that stick with us eternally, advertisements that shape our decisions and linger in our subconscious as we carry out our daily lives, causing us to deeply value things that don’t matter much at all.

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Seven Secrets to Success

Leadership Freak

'Hard work and sincerity are a beginning. #1. Offer solutions, but always begin with problems. Every time you say, “It’s not that bad,” you minimize the value of any solutions you find.

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Gary Hamel on “The Core Incompetencies of the Corporation”

First Friday Book Synopsis

'Here is an excerpt from an article written by Gary Hamel for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * Note: This post is part of a series leading […].

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70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders For 2015

Eric Jacobson

'With only one month left of 2014, it''s not too early to start identifying your New Year''s Resolutions for 2015. To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year''s resolutions for leaders? Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and December 31, think about which couple you want to work on in 2015. Don''t micromanage Don''t be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company''s strengths

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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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The Importance of Being Care-full

You're Not the Boss of Me

'I often like to make a distinction between caring and care-taking when it comes to leading others. This post, from 2011, gets more specific about what it means to care and why it’s important. ==. Benjamin Franklin once said, “ Want of care does more damage than want of knowledge”. Never is that more true than in the workplace. Of course, there are those who continue to believe that caring for the people we lead is unimportant or a sign of weakness.

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How to Handle Thankless Assignments

Rajesh Setty

'A thankless assignment is one where there is a limited upside for doing a great job on the assignment, but there is a serious downside if something goes wrong with it. You (or someone you know) have been tasked with thankless assignments not once, but many times over unless you have been “Vegas-style lucky” – meaning VERY VERY lucky.

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