Sat.Jul 11, 2015

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Solution Saturday: Punched in the Gut

Leadership Freak

Sometimes life punches you in the gut. Good Day Dan!

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Organizational Calm

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by Gary Cohen. What is often frustrating to leaders is energizing to this executive coach. People often ask, “Where is the most fun for you when working with a client?” I respond, “Picture a venn diagram where leading self, leading others, and leading the organization all intersect. Because of growth, it looks and feels like chaos to everyone inside the system.” It is at this intersection that defining, organizing, aligning, systematizing and deputizing happens.

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Your New Leader 100-Day Action Plan

Eric Jacobson

There are seven major onboarding land mines that you are likely to come across as a new leader and there are specific points in the first 100 days where you are most likely to encounter them, explain authors: George Brant Jayme A. Check Jorge Pedraza.in their third edition of, The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan. Ill-prepared, without a plan, and lacking proper onboarding, the land mines will get you.

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How to Prepare for a Meeting: Step #9

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by Gary Cohen. How to Prepare for a Meeting. “Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.” - Alexander Graham Bell. The first eight steps to prepare for a meeting are: 1. Set a clear and achievable goal for the meeting [Marisa, please insert link here to Step #1 & #2 in this series] that is in line with the organization’s vision and mission. 2.

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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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10 Online Resources To Help You Write Like A Leader

Joseph Lalonde

I t doesn’t matter what your expertise is; writing skills are necessary for all professionals who aim towards more productive careers. If your spelling and punctuation are poor, or you don’t pay attention to the structure of the reports and emails you write, then you cannot expect for your clients and coworkers to take you seriously. You want to distinguish yourself as a leader in your organization?

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The Journey by Mary Oliver

CO2

by Gary Cohen One day you finally knew. what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you. kept shouting. their bad advice—. though the whole house. began to tremble. and you felt the old tug. at your ankles. “Mend my life!” each voice cried. But you didn’t stop. You knew what you had to do, though the wind pried. with its stiff fingers. at the very foundations, though their melancholy. was terrible.

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Step #9: How to Prepare for a Meeting

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How to Prepare for a Meeting “Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.” – Alexander Graham Bell The first eight steps to prepare for a meeting are: 1. Set a clear and achievable goal for the meeting that is in line with the organization’s vision and mission 2. Choose the appropriate type of meeting: decision-making, informational, motivational, or creative 3.

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The Journey by Mary Oliver

CO2

One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice— though the whole house began to tremble and you felt the old tug at your ankles. “Mend my life!” each voice cried. But you didn’t stop. You knew what you had to do, though the wind pried with its stiff fingers at the very foundations, though their melancholy was terrible.

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Organizational Calm

CO2

What is often frustrating to leaders is energizing to this executive coach. People often ask, “Where is the most fun for you when working with a client?” I respond, “Picture a venn diagram where leading self, leading others, and leading the organization all intersect. Because of growth, it looks and feels like chaos to everyone inside the system.” It is at this intersection that defining, organizing, aligning, systematizing and deputizing happens.

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How to Prepare for a Meeting: Step #9

CO2

How to Prepare for a Meeting. “Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.” – Alexander Graham Bell. The first eight steps to prepare for a meeting are: 1. Set a clear and achievable goal for the meeting that is in line with the organization’s vision and mission. 2. Choose the appropriate type of meeting: decision-making, informational, motivational, or creative. 3.

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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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The Journey by Mary Oliver

CO2

One day you finally knew. what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you. kept shouting. their bad advice—. though the whole house. began to tremble. and you felt the old tug. at your ankles. “Mend my life!” each voice cried. But you didn’t stop. You knew what you had to do, though the wind pried. with its stiff fingers. at the very foundations, though their melancholy. was terrible.

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