Fri.Mar 21, 2014

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Saying it With Soul #meanit

Let's Grow Leaders

'As part of our “Mean it Madness Month,” I invited Kathryn Cramer to share her approach to speaking with authenticity. Say it with soul. Saying it With Soul: A Guest Post from Dr. Kathryn Cramer Saying it with soul is about meaning what you say—and saying something meaningful. It’s about putting yourself and your message […]. The post Saying it With Soul #meanit appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Leaders Who Think More – Accomplish More

N2Growth Blog

'By Mike Myatt. Chairman, N2Growth. * This post was originally published on LinkedIn. I’ve always been amazed at the number of tremendously gifted leaders who underutilize the one asset most responsible for their success – their brain. It’s not that leaders don’t think; it’s that they don’t think enough. And when they do find time to think, many leaders often think about the wrong things, in the wrong ways, at the wrong times.

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5 Ways Traveling Can Make You a Better Leader

Lead Change Blog

'Guest Post by Sandra Mills Whether you’re a business leader already or looking to become one, you need to be on lookout for ways to improve your leadership skills. Not only will this translate into you doing your job better, but it will relieve much of the stress associated with your job. According to a report released [.] Author information Jon Mertz Jon is a vice president of marketing in the healthcare software industry.

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How Successful Leaders Stay Successful.

Rich Gee Group

'It’s simple. This prescription is easy to understand and execute — but for some reason, for most people, it’s really difficult and complex. So here it is — . Launch. Declare Victory. Move On. . Work is made up of a bunch of tasks, activities, projects, initiatives, and deliverables. We work and manage them day in and day out. Unfortunately, we sometimes forget that many of these things we do have a critical half-life.

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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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Social Recruiting Trends And LinkedIn

Lead Change Blog

'This is a guest post from Viveka von Rosen is the author of LinkedIn Marketing: An Hour a Day, contributing “expert” to LinkedIn’s official “Sophisticated Marketer’s Guide” and is known internationally as the “LinkedIn Expert.” Even though LinkedIn has long been known as a recruiter and job seeker social media site, it is extremely under-utilized as a recruitment [.

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The Day I Almost Died

Joseph Lalonde

'O r maybe I didn’t almost die. Maybe I just came close to death in my mind. To me, that’s close enough. So, what happened to make me come so close to death? What could have made me think that my life was going to end? Image by JD Hancock. This near death experience happened while I was ice climbing in Munising. The day started out like any other ice climbing trip I’d ever been on.

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Are You a Yardstick of Quality?

Kevin Eikenberry

'Quality. Excellence. High standards. All things worth thinking about personally and professionally. And all things associated with Steve Jobs. So who better than Steve Jobs to challenge us today? Questions to Ponder - Who is my yardstick? - Am I a good yardstick? Action Steps 1. Make your personal expectations of quality clear. 2. Live […].

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Inquiring Minds Want to Know about Board Evaluations

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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Leading with Your Legacy in Mind

CEO Blog

'I seem to be reading a lot lately so am behind in posting my comments on the books I have read. One of those is Living with Your Legacy in Mind: Building Lasting Value in Business and Life by Andrew Thorn. One way to set goals is to write a document dated in the future. For example "It is December 2020. I just finished my 5 mile run which seemed easy now that I weigh.".

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Lessons from Bitcoin

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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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 Art of Switching Between Leadership Styles

Coaching Tip

'Hiring diverse teams and then hoping for the best is not enough. How can companies best tap the talent of their diverse workforce? How can leaders adjust their leadership style to do so? The answer to effective communication in today''s diverse workforce lies in "flexing"--the art of switching between leadership styles to more effectively communicate with and lead people who are different from you.

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Don’t Yuck My Yum

CO2

'by Gary Cohen “Don’t yuck my yum” means exactly what you’d think: Don’t criticize this thing I like. If you don’t like something and someone else does, don’t spoil their joy. If you’re being adversely affected, sure, you can and likely should make your feelings known. But if it’s simply a matter of taste, don’t bring out the daggers.

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Weekly Round-Up: On Grateful Leadership & Building Trust in the Workplace

leaderCommunicator

'Welcome to my weekly round-up of top leadership and communication blog posts. Each week I read and tweet several great articles and on Fridays I pull some of the best together here on my blog. So in case you’ve missed them, here is this week’s round-up of top posts. They’ll provide you with tips, strategies and thought-starters from many of the smart folks in my network.

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The Top 10 Reasons To Measure Results

Six Disciplines

'The need for measurement may seem obvious, however, more often than not, it''s overlooked as being unnecessary by many leaders of small and midsized organizations. Let''s look at the top 10 reasons why your organization needs to measure its results: Measurement clarifies expectations. Measures are a the most transparent and clear means to communicate expectations to employees.

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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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Help with Eating Healthy

Tony Mayo

'Here’s a useful site, paid for by the foundation established by the founder of Health Valley Foods. The World’s Healthiest Foods List at: [link] I was glad to have more reasons for eating basil, Research studies on basil have shown unique health-protecting effects in two basic areas: basil’s flavonoids and volatile oils. and […].

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My Takeaways from The Power of Habit – Here’s One Hint: Make it “Easy and Convenient”

First Friday Book Synopsis

'Recently, I presented my synopsis of The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business, the terrific book by Charles Duhigg. to an executive team for a large organization. This is a great book for thinking about individual habits, and for thinking about organizational habits. One observation from a participant […].

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5 Lessons on Compassion We Can Learn From Nurses

Building Personal Strength

'This guest post comes from Sandra Mills, who writes about business and healthcare topics. Follow her on Twitter, @sandramills63. Nearly 3 million nurses in the U.S. offer care to people of all ages and in various settings, says the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Everyday, nurses perform acts of compassion to reduce the stress of illness and injury. Adopting just a few of their skills in the home and workplace could make a big difference in the lives of people around you.

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How to read faster and retain more of what you read

First Friday Book Synopsis

'How to increase reading speed? I do not refer to speed reading. Recent research in optics and neuroscience reveals that most people can at least double and perhaps even triple their reading speed if (a) they appreciate the fact that eyes are muscles and (b) eyes can be strengthened with practice exercises. Most people are […].

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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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50 Leadership Tips In 132 Pages

Eric Jacobson

'The authors of this leadership book recommend that you don''t read their book cover to cover. But, if you''re like me, you''ll read the book that way. That''s because I found, The Little Book of Leadership Development , by Scott J. Allen and Mitchell Kusy, a compelling read, packed with practical tips and techniques for both leading and helping others to learn how to lead effectively.

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Crowdfunding inside the enterprise

Chartered Management Institute

'Whilst the crowdfunding market has boomed, with hundreds of platforms now offering the ability to fund and support a huge range of projects, it’s probably fair to say that the model has not made it’s way inside the enterprise. Sure, you have outliers like the idea market at Rite Solutions that offers funding for the most popular ideas via an internal stock market type arrangement, but they are very much the exception rather than the rule.

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The 6 Secrets to Effective Manager Communications

Strategy Driven

'In times like these, when businesses are either bracing for the second wave of economic crisis or scared the employees will walk away on the road to recovery, communications professionals have the opportunity to help businesses prepare for either inevitable circumstance. And since study after study tells us that the most important driver to employee satisfaction is the manager-employee relationship, it only stands to reason that companies should be placing their bets on middle managers to hold

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RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #40

Rapid BI

'> ”In lieu of a bonus, I will LIKE and SHARE everything you put on Facebook for the next 30 days.” This of course is just one version of what could have been going on. I would love to here what you think they were saying, add your one liner below!

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2024 Payroll Calendar Templates

These calendars provide pay period dates and paydays for biweekly, semi-monthly, and monthly payroll in 2024. Use them as a reminder or share with employees so they can celebrate payday.

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Three Imperatives for Good Project Managers

Harvard Business Review

'We all have good ideas. The hard part is making them happen. HR departments love handing out worksheets on how to plan your time. Management gurus have written hundreds of pages of advice on how to better manage your week, your day, and your hour. But what happens when you try and apply that advice to your team or organization? How do you deliver complex, multi-level, multi- year programs of work across teams and business units that may be, quite honestly, in chaos?

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Self-Promotion for Professionals from Countries Where Bragging Is Bad

Harvard Business Review

'In India, it’s crabs in a bucket — the one who tries to escape is pulled down by his compatriots. In Australia, it’s tall poppies — and the tallest one gets its head whacked off. In Japan, the nail that sticks out gets hammered down. Almost every culture has its own metaphor about what happens to people who are judged by their peers to be overreaching.

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Do People Really Want Smarter Toothbrushes?

Harvard Business Review

'Recently, Procter & Gamble’s Oral-B announced the release of its first ever web-enabled toothbrush. Setting a new standard for dental hygiene, the next SmartSeries toothbrush will include a smartphone app, helping users to know if they are brushing too hard or if it’s time to brush another area of their mouth. If that’s not enough, the new Oral-B connected toothbrush experience also suggests nearby dentists for you, gamifies teeth cleaning, and even provides weather updates.

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How Technology Creates Jobs for Less Educated Workers

Harvard Business Review

'Conventional wisdom holds that new technology requires highly educated workers. There is little doubt that new technologies have taken a heavy toll on less educated workers not only in manufacturing industries, but also in routine white-collar jobs. In many cases, these workers had accumulated valuable experience that has now become obsolete. Yet it is a mistake for managers to assume that they need to hire highly educated workers to handle new technology; employees gain much critical knowledge

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ABM Success Recipe: Mastering the Crawl, Walk, Run Approach

Shifting to an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy can be both exciting and challenging. Well-implemented ABM motions build engagement with high-value accounts and drive impactful campaigns that resonate with your audience. But where do you begin, and how do you progress from crawling to running? Watch now as Demand Gen experts delve into the essentials of each stage of the ABM process.

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Do You Need to Hear a Musical Group to Judge Its Quality?

Harvard Business Review

'Research participants who watched silent videos of chamber-music ensembles were 26% more accurate at guessing which ones had been winners of past musical contests (such as the Saint Paul String Quartet Competition) than people who had watched both audio and video of the groups, says Chia-Jung Tsay of University College London. Participants who listened to audio without video were the worst at guessing the competition winners.

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To Play or Not to Play? It’s a Management Question, Really

Harvard Business Review

'"Free" Time The Overprotected Kid The Atlantic This week we''re going to talk about play, in three takes. Seriously. First is the aforementioned Atlantic feature by Hanna Rosin that''s less a diatribe about helicopter parenting (my fear, given the title) and more a historical and organizational look at how kids spend their free time. Rosin notes that even though women work more hours than in the ’70s, both mothers and fathers spend more time with their children today.

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The Fight Over Tesla Shows How Little Value Dealerships Add

Harvard Business Review

'Last week New Jersey started enforcing a ban on direct sales by Tesla Motors of its path-breaking model S. Tesla’s direct sales have also run into hot water in a number of other states: Ohio lawmakers are debating a ban on Tesla’s direct sales and Texas, Arizona, and Virginia are also opposed. Proponents of a ban on direct sales claim that they are acting in the interest of customers.

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What Great Corporate Wellness Programs Do

Harvard Business Review

'In a recent HBR post, “In Defense of Corporate Wellness Programs,” doctor and entrepreneur Rajiv Kumar took on the doubters about the value of workplace wellness programs. But as designers and researchers who have spent the better part of two years creating a system of healthy living for a huge national populace, we think he didn’t take his defense far enough.

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DOL Final Overtime Rules: Quickstart Guide for Employers

On August 30, 2023, the DOL unveiled a proposed overtime rule that would raise the weekly salary threshold under the Federal Labor Standards Act. Paycor is closely monitoring the proposal and will provide updates as new information becomes available.