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8 Inactions to Ensure a Messy Life

Lead Change Blog

Life is messy. Too often, we miss this fact. The grass is not greener on the other side; the other side may be better cared for. Even though life is more like a warrior dash than a journey, either way, too many muddy their paths in unnecessary ways. We may try too hard to get from Point A to Point B, and we miss the longer term opportunity for growth and achievement.

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First Look: Leadership Books for October 2015

Leading Blog

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in October. Entitlement Cure : Finding Success In Doing Hard Things the Right Way by John Townsend. Everybody Matters : The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family by Bob Chapman and Raj Sisodia. Collaboration Begins with You : Be a Silo Buster by Ken Blanchard, Jane Ripley and Eunice Parisi-Carew.

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Are You a Candid Leader? 4 Ways to Build Clarity, Trust, and Competitive Advantage

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post by Nancy K. Eberhardt: Honest, purposeful, and respectful communication is one of the most effective leadership skills, yet CEOs who promote a culture of candor are still uncommon in business today. With an increased demand for transparency, building trust through authenticity is more critical than ever for individuals and organizations to keep their competitive edge.

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One Sentence That Changed Everything

Leadership Freak

A young woman taught me a leadership lesson this morning. We were discussing how to integrate a new person into a project.

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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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121: 5 Gears: Being a Present & Productive Leader When There’s Never Enough Time | with Jeremie Kubicek

Engaging Leader

[powerpess] When you drive a car with a manual transmission, you quickly learn there is a right time and place for each gear. You start in 1st gear, then shift into 2nd gear, and so forth until you reach the highest gear. If you try to shift into the wrong gear, the car will grind […] [powerpess] When you drive a car with a manual transmission, you quickly learn there is a right time and place for each gear.

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Tony interviewed about his new novel

Tony Mayo

Tony Mayo Executive Coach. This podcast is an interview about Tony’s new novel, Crimes of Cunning: A comedy of personal and political transformation in the deteriorating American workplace. He is interviewed by longtime client Ron Dimon. Ron is an expert on the use of information by executives of large organizations. Listen as two experienced business people play with […].

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Barriers Communicators Face #6 - Your Leader Doesn't Value Communications

leaderCommunicator

Too often, leaders see communication as a “soft” activity or goal that should yield to more concrete metrics that directly impact the bottom line. Here are ways you can recognize, respond and help your leader if they don’t feel communications is a high priority.

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The Fourth Dimension of Change Management

Change Starts Here

Earlier this week, James Lawther shared his story of researching change management models in order to expand his toolkit beyond the initial training he had received. As a result of his search, he discovered that change management models typically cover one of three different dimensions: Process (how change happens), People (what people experience during change), and Environment (designing context to support change).

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The Three Questions for Every Speaker – (With Apologies to Peter Drucker)

First Friday Book Synopsis

Years ago, I learned Peter Drucker’s three key questions: #1 — What is your business? #2 — Who is your customer? #3 — What does your customer consider value? Recently, while I was leading a small group through an intensive two-day presentations skills training session, I remembered those questions, and came up with a “parallel” list… Read More The Three Questions for Every Speaker – (With Apologies to Peter Drucker).

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Ideal Goals For A Nonprofit Fundraiser And Development Executive

Eric Jacobson

If you are stumped for how to write performance appraisal goals for a particular title and role in your organization, purchase Paul Falcone 's book, 2,600 Phrases for Setting Effective Performance Goals. Falcone devotes about a third of the 200-page book to various lists of goals for all types of titles and roles in a variety for organizations and companies -- including, this list of performance appraisal goals for a nonprofit fundraiser and development executive : Develop effective strategies f

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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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Developing Your Strategic Proficiencies

Strategy Driven

There is certainly no shortage of articles, texts, and resources dedicated to the subject of developing business strategies. I myself am guilty of adding to this information pile, having just released a book on this very topic. But as we all attempt to decode the magic formulas and frameworks behind best-in-class business strategies, we should also take a little time to understand the skills that are required of the people who create those strategies.

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Repealing Section 230 Would Harm Online Communities, Not Address Online Harassment

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.

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10 Inexpensive Ways to Develop People on Your Team

Ron Edmondson

When budgets are stretched, development often is pushed to the back burner or cut altogether from the budget. This is dangerous for a team, which wishes to remain healthy and continue growing. If a team is not learning and improving, it will soon struggle to maintain any level of success. It’s important, therefore, to find ways to develop even with stressed budgets.

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Ron Moen and Cliff Norman Discuss the Evolution of Deming’s Management Ideas

Deming Institute

In the most recent Deming Institute podcast Ron Moen and Cliff Norman , of Associates in Process Improvement (API), discuss their paper (to be published in 2016), “Evolution of Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge” and the “journey of learning” Dr. Deming and they have experienced. Ron Moen and Cliff Norman are co-authors, along with their colleagues at API, of the excellent book: The Improvement Guide.

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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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Do You Have a Manager’s Mindset?

Harvard Business Review

Julie Long, a senior developer at a software company, was identified by her manager as a high performer. When she was asked to coordinate a team of three junior developers on a project, Julie was excited about the opportunity to finally move into a management role. However she quickly became frustrated. Things that were simple and easy for her were not getting done in a timely way by her team.

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Helping an Employee Overcome Their Self-Doubt

Harvard Business Review

You want to give a member of your team a stretch assignment, but she tells you she’s just “not ready yet” — she’d like to get more experience before taking it on. You offer to make a valuable introduction for someone you mentor. He seemed excited about it at first, but doesn’t follow up. Later, you discover that he felt intimidated, like he’d have nothing to say.

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3 Ways to Incorporate Sustainability into Everyday Work

Harvard Business Review

NICHOLAS BLECHMAN FOR HBR. A look at global trends such as energy demand should remind leaders of businesses small and large that what we do every day matters. The key to solving the world’s pressing energy and environmental challenges is for organizations with the right expertise — like the one I lead, Ingersoll Rand — to implement measurable climate-change initiatives and take a vocal role within their industries.

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The Costs of Racial Disparities in Health Care

Harvard Business Review

Racial disparities in life expectancy are a key indicator of inequity in health outcomes. Although the United States has made progress in narrowing the gap in life expectancy between blacks and whites, from 7.6 years in 1970 to 3.8 years in 2010, a disparity remains — largely from blacks’ higher death rates at younger ages from heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, as well as higher risks for HIV infection, homicide, and infant mortality.

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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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What Generous People’s Brains Do Differently

Harvard Business Review

Some people make giving look effortless. They’re the kind of people who bring donuts on Friday mornings and don’t think twice before helping overwhelmed colleagues, even if it means they end up working late (again). For these “ givers ,” taking one for the team comes too easily, and their needs often end up by the wayside. Meanwhile, others face more of a struggle when it comes to putting the group first.

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How Gratitude Can Help Your Career

Harvard Business Review

I was opening the mail (the real mail, the one delivered by an actual, live person) and between the bills and solicitations, was a single letter, addressed to me, in sloppy — but recognizable — handwriting. Recognizable because the handwriting was mine. At first, I didn’t recall sending myself any mail. I opened the letter and began to read.

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