Sat.Jun 01, 2013

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Learning in Community: Carnivals Etc.

Let's Grow Leaders

'One way I fuel our LGL community is connect and learn with leadership experts, reading their insights and talking through challenges. I’ve become a big fan of carnivals, where leadership bloggers share their “best of posts.” I share many carnivals on my Facebook page. The newest carnival, is from the Lead With Giants community, Best of [.

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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2013

Leading Blog

'Here''s a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in June. How to Change Minds : The Art of Influence without Manipulation by Rob Jolles. Icons and Idiots : Straight Talk on Leadership by Bob Lutz. The Great Degeneration : How Institutions Decay and Economies Die by Niall Ferguson. The End of Competitive Advantage : How to Keep Your Strategy Moving as Fast as Your Business by Rita Gunther McGrath.

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5 Ways to Improve Your Business’ Online Presence in 2013

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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Fuel for the Journey

Leadership Freak

'Leading drains. Obligations weigh down. Expectations from others deplete. Dissatisfaction with yourself – the worst downer of all – saps energy. Add the problem of critics with personal agendas and you have a vigor-draining vortex. Neglected obligation: Your vitality is your responsibility. Think of leading as serving. Serving – being useful to others – energizes. […].

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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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Are You an Effective Business Leader?

Lead on Purpose

'Guest post by Mike Gardener. With the economic climate as tough as it currently is, leadership qualities are the main cornerstones of success when it comes to virtually all kinds of businesses. But what are the most important qualities when it comes to effective business leadership? And what are the essential characteristics of leaders that can inspire others to succeed in challenges that would otherwise seem impossible?

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About Nurturing that Natural Tendency to Express Concern (insight from Give and Take by Adam Grant)

First Friday Book Synopsis

'I’m fully into Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success by Adam Grant, which I will present at this Friday’s First Friday Book synopsis (June 7, 2013). Though he is using different vocabulary, he is raising again the issue that there are two (at least two) totally different kinds of skills. These are now […].

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Seven Rules for Managing Creative-But-Difficult People

First Friday Book Synopsis

'Here is an excerpt from an article written by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * Moody, erratic, eccentric, and arrogant? Perhaps — […]. Bob''s blog entries Harvard Business Review HBR Blog Network HBR email alerts Hogan Assessment Systems John Irving: "the reason I can work so hard at my writing is th

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5 Clever Ways I Find Time to Exercise

Ron Edmondson

'I’ve written before about my discipline of exercise. Honestly, it has to be one of the keys to me being effective in life and leadership. I can tell the difference in productivity when I exercise and when I don’t. I talk to busy, stressed pastors every week and frequently I ask them how they are staying physically fit. Most have been trained and are more disciplined in their spiritual life, but the reality is their physical life is impacting their health…and…if its not n

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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.