Mon.Dec 15, 2014

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How to Handle Your Boss’ Negative Feedback (even in you disagree)

Let's Grow Leaders

'Amy was dreading her performance review. She’d just be in the job a year, and her interactions with her imperfect boss were becoming more tense and intense with each passing month. The truth was, she questioned his approach to running the department, and he wasn’t listening to her ideas. She didn’t love his suggestions, and often reacted defensively to his feedback, making matters worse.

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Monday Quote:

General Leadership

'“Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without strategy.” Norman Schwarzkopf … Read the rest. The post Monday Quote: appeared first on General Leadership.

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Leaders Initiate

Lead Change Blog

'“He made me mad.” “They irritated me.” “That ticked me off!” To initiate means to start something; to cause the beginning. A reaction is never a beginning. It is always a second action. When we react to things we give some previous action or person the ability to dictate to us. We let them dictate our behavior or our attitude. One of my favorite qualities of leaders is how leaders choose their response.

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Booknotes: Leadership Vertigo, Kidding Ourselves

Leading Blog

'☙ In Leadership Vertigo , authors S. Max Brown and Tanveer Naseer explain that there is a gap between what we know we should be doing and what we are actually doing. They call it “leadership vertigo” and they attribute it to false signals in our daily perceptions that inform us that we’re moving in a certain direction when in reality we’re not. ☙ How do we avoid leadership vertigo?

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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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Smart Risk-Taking Tips for Entrepreneurs

Women on Business

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Practice improving your relationships to become a better leader

Persuasive Powerhouse

' . “If we want to introduce new leadership behaviors in our lives, it’s necessary to practice.” Richard Strozzi-Heckler, The Leadership Dojo. . Leading others has everything to do with the relationships you form with them. And when you lead others well, your success – and that of your organization, has the best chance of occurring.

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What Leaders Can Learn From Walt Disney

Kevin Eikenberry

'On December 15, 1966 Walt Disney died. His legacy and vision have lived on and expanded in amazing ways in the 48 years since his death. Walt has long been one of my business heroes – after all, look at what he created, and all done with the fabulous outcome of helping people smile, laugh […]. The post What Leaders Can Learn From Walt Disney appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Servant Leadership Explained via Santa the Bad Boss and Rudolph the Servant Leader

Modern Servant Leader

'Jolly old Santa Claus has a reason to be so happy. After all, he only works one day a year and gets credit for all the gifts his elves made and the work his reindeer do. In return, what do the reindeer and elves get? Left over cookie crumbs, some carrots, and one hit movie vs. dozens for Saint Nick. Santa Claus is really a bad boss, here are several examples of his poor leadership behavior: Santa Claus the Bad Boss.

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102: Storytelling for Leaders: How to Influence, Engage & Inspire | with Amanda Marko

Engaging Leader

'Storytelling is an effective leadership tool for change management, engagement, and bringing the business strategy to life. We discussed this tool back in episode 52, “How to Use Stories to Engage People.” Today we’ll dig deeper, with the help of someone whose been teaching the art and science of storytelling to leaders from across the […] Storytelling is an effective leadership tool for change management, engagement, and bringing the business strategy to life.

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They’re Excited – You’re Not

Leadership Freak

'Leaders who kill new ideas love living with old problems. A manager asks, “What should I do when someone on the team is excited about an idea, but I’m not?

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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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Top 10 Posts from 2014

Nathan Magnuson

'It’s been another great year for Everyday Leadership. Visitors stopped by from nearly every country. My Trusted Leadership Advisor ebook finally got posted (check it out, it’s free!). Thanks for making it another a great year! Here are the top 10 posts from 2014. And incidentally, you can also see the top 10 posts from every other year as well.

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Overworked and Overwhelmed? Try The Mindfulness Alternative

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

'I had the pleasure of interviewing Scott Eblin, one of my favorite leadership experts, about mindfulness – the focus of his excellent new book Overworked and Overwhelmed: The Mindfulness Alternative. Mindfulness is getting a lot of attention these days. A number of Fortune 500 companies, including Google, AOL, Apple and Aetna, now offer mindfulness classes for employees.

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Mindful Mondays: Reflect, Then Project

Next Level Blog

'We''re very close to the time of year when people start thinking about New Year’s Resolutions. There’s just something about that blank calendar (or at least more blank than your end of 2014 calendar) that makes hope spring forth that the coming year will be different in the ways that matter most. It’s a good exercise for sure. As the Cheshire Cat said to Alice, “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there.

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The Biggest Joy of the Season? Giving.

Mills Scofield

'A huge thank you to all my clients who have made an impact not just on their customers and employees, but on their communities.who have matched 10% (and usually a lot more) to change and improve lives. I am humbled and blessed to work with you and make such a difference. By Jess Esch.

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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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“Equal Pay for Equal Work, Equal Value” – Reflecting on Sony, Jennifer Lawrence, and the Gender Pay Gap Hustle

First Friday Book Synopsis

'With all due respect, I disagree with Aaron Sorkin. He wrote an op-ed, The Sony Hack and the Yellow Press: Journalists Shouldn’t Help the Sony Hackers, strongly against the journalists who revealed the details from the great Sony hack. I agree with his major premise – most of what was revealed should have never been […].

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Does Industry Expertise Matter?

David A Fields

'A question I was asked: I’ve read that industry experience isn’t supposed to be necessary to win clients, but I’ve lost projects to consultants who have more experience than me. Am I doing something wrong? What is your answer to this consultant? How much does industry experience matter? Can a “process consultant” work anywhere? What have you found?

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Program Note: On Think with Krys Boyd, I will be one of the Guests Discussing Good Books from 2014 — on Tuesday, Noon, on 90.1

First Friday Book Synopsis

'Program Note: On Think with Krys Boyd, I will be one of the guests discussing good books from 2014 — on Tuesday, Noon, on 90.1 Krys Boyd is our local high-quality interviewer on Public Radio. I catch her program, Think, as often as I can. Her program is on daily, Monday-Thursday, from noon to 2:00 […].

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Three Common Fears of Every Young Leader

Ron Edmondson

'I’m convinced. After years mentoring younger leaders, there is something all of us leaders with more experience need to know. Every young leader shares some common fears. Granted, I’ve mostly worked with young male leaders (and I am the parent of boys), but I suspect these fears aren’t gender exclusive. And, they aren’t talked about much — or even admitted — the pressure to perform often keeps us from admitting fear — but they are real fears.

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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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Leadership Lessons From Abraham Lincoln

Eric Jacobson

'Did Abraham Lincoln really say, " Get out of the office and circulate among the troops ," back in 1861? He did. But, not in those exact words. What he said, according to author Donald T. Phillips , is this: "His cardinal mistake is that he isolates himself, and allows nobody to see him; and by which he does not know what is going on in the very matter he is dealing with.

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Happy Holidays!

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. ManagingCommunities.

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What CEOs want to talk about. HINT: It ain’t your product.

Strategy Driven

'Everyone tells you to meet with the decision maker. Everyone tells you to meet with the CEO. However, it seems no one offers any advice on what to SAY when you get to that meeting, what to DO when you get to that meeting, or what to ASK when you get to that meeting. HARSH REALITY: It’s more than likely the CEO doesn’t want to meet with you, much less talk about your product or service.

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RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #232

Rapid BI

'“I am NOT sexist! I hired cheerleaders because they cost less than a motivational speaker.” Office based cartoons, funnies or humor can help to communicate important messages or tips in a non threatening way. see more office humor Tweets by @RapidBI See some of our products to help develop your people and […].

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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.