Tue.Sep 02, 2014

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How Should Schools Deal with Academic Dishonesty?

Lead Change Blog

'I want to ask you a question about educational policy. A colleague shared this blog post by Dr. Justin Tarte of the Union R-XI school district. The post describes the district’s policy for handling academic dishonesty including cheating and plagiarism. The High School policy, as described in the student handbook (pp. 35-36) is to treat the [.] Author information Deborah Costello Deborah Costello is a teacher and the Mathematics Department Chair at Trinity Preparatory School in Winter Park, Flor

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The September 2014 Leadership Development Carnival

Great Leadership By Dan

'This month''s Leadership Development Carnival is being hosted by Jon Mertz , over at Thin Difference. Jon and his team have collected 25 recent posts that guide future and new leaders on how to approach an issue, collaborate with teams, develop a strategy, or enhance key skills. You can find it right here.

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Top Communication Products Your Business Needs Now

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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Remarkable TV: Leadership Lessons from a Coconut

Kevin Eikenberry

'What do coconuts and leadership have in common? A little more than you might think. Check out today’s Remarkable TV episode below to learn more. Hey leaders – how well do you really know your team members? Or are you “getting by” on basics and assumptions? @KevinEikenberry (Tweet It) You can learn more about the […]. The post Remarkable TV: Leadership Lessons from a Coconut appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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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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What if the Monsters are “Real”

Leadership Freak

'Monsters lurked under the bed and crouched in the closet when our boys were young. I heard the boys stirring through the door we left ajar. Peeking in, I asked, “What’s wrong?

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Leading from the Lower Ranks

Lead by Adventure

'There’s several situations where you might find yourself in what some would consider lower or mid- levels of influence. You’ve recently entered the world of work. You’ve changed jobs and had to settle for a downward move. You’re starting a new career and essentially starting over. Whatever the situation, you might be wondering how you can lead from what would be considered a “lower level” Regardless of position, you can have influence in your new [job].

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Grow a Big Company by Keeping Your Job Small

Tony Mayo

'These leadership insights from MCI founder Bill McGowan should sound familiar to my executive coaching clients and to readers of this blog. INC.: You’ve taken a company from nothing and, in the span of 18 years, created a new industry and built a company doing almost $3 billion worth of business. How […].

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The Power of Your Network is the "Ask"

Mills Scofield

'Originally published in Harvard Business Review , this post needs to be reread since my friend Vala Afshar will be a storyteller at BIF1 0 and Sidney Kushner will be attending - in just two weeks! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. One of the biggest assets in anyone’s life is a generous network. It is a gift that grows simply by sharing it. Think of it as the Law of Accelerating Returns — the more you share your network, the more people share it in return and the more the rate of sharing acceler

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Winston Churchill

Joseph Lalonde

'K ites rise highest against the wind – not with it. The post Winston Churchill appeared first on Joseph Lalonde.

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One Crisis after the Other – Do We ever Get “Over the Hump?”

First Friday Book Synopsis

'In the 1980s, in an earlier chapter in my life, I would stand before leaders of individual church congregations, and lead them through an exercise. I would make them write these years down: 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 1990-and the years that follow I would ask them to circle the years that represented the best years for their […].

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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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Who is your argument with? (And, is that the best you can do?)

Jason Womack

'Prompts that make me think about productivity seem to come out of anywhere…This one is from a scene - one quote, really - from the movie: The Bourne Ultimatum. Early in the movie, Jason Bourne is being chased by Russian police officers. When Bourne turns the tables on one of his pursuants, the officer says, "Please don''t kill me.". Bourne replies, "My argument is not with you.".

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When I First Met Pops

Steve Farber

'In anticipation of the release of the 10th Anniversary Edition of The Radical Leap , here’s another entry from my hand-written notes on the original manuscript. (Read the previous post here ). This became the scene where I first meet the character, Pops Maritime, and he lectures me on the importance of Love as a business principle. And since these are my original notes, it’s not only the scene where I first met him, it’s when I actually first met him–in the world of my i

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To Be A Kingdom Building Pastor Today — You MUST…

Ron Edmondson

'I love this picture. I saw it on Mark Jobe’s Facebook page. Mark is a pastor of a church I greatly admire in Chicago. Actually, as a church planter and revitalizer, I’ve probably referred people to New Life (and a video of their work I keep bookmarked) as much as any other church. New Life is doing what I believe is some of the best, hardest and most needed work in church growth today.

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The Classiest "I Lost My Job" Email

Eric Jacobson

'A former co-worker learned last week that his job will be eliminated next month. The email he sent to his customers, former customers, colleagues, former colleagues and friends is by far the classiest, most authentic, heartfelt I''ve ever seen. Below are excerpts from his email. Talk about class! "If you are receiving this " special email " you have made an impact on my career.

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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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RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #158

Rapid BI

'“The computers are fine. I need you to defrag the leadership team!” Office based cartoons, funnies or humor can help to communicate important messages or tips in a non threatening way. see more office humor.

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The 3 Things Leaders Must Do To Build Meaningful Communities

Tanveer Naseer

'Last week, I shared the news of a special, month-long leadership series here on my blog to celebrate the release this month of my first leadership book, “ Leadership Vertigo ”, co-written with S. Max Brown (to learn more about the book and the numerous book retailers where you can buy a copy, click here to check out the book page on my website ). To kick-start this special celebratory leadership series, I’m delighted and honoured to welcome Doug Conant , Chairman of Avon Products and reti

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It’s Never Been More Lucrative to Be a Math-Loving People Person

Harvard Business Review

'Parents who spend a good chunk of the week shuttling kids to and from soccer practice or drama club might be comforted by new research that suggests this effort is not in vain – as long as their kids are good at math, too. A recent paper from UCSB found that the return on being good at math has gone up over the last few decades, as has the return on having high social skills (some combination of leadership, communication, and other interpersonal skills).

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WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP HAVE HIGHER COMPETENCIES THAN MEN

Coaching Tip

'Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY), a single source of leadership and talent consulting services, is highlighting research that finds while women rate higher in overall competencies for senior leadership positions, they lack key career experiences that tend to give men an edge up on promotions at the most senior levels of organizations. . The Korn Ferry research found that with the exception of confidence, women generally score higher than men in all dimensions of leadership style such as comfort with ambig

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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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Beware Consumers’ Assumptions About Your Green Products

Harvard Business Review

'In an experiment, people expressed greater intentions to purchase a dish soap when they were told its environmental benefits were an “unintended side effect” of the product-development process, as opposed to a planned feature ( 5.65 versus 4.77 on a 9-point scale, on average), says a team led by George E. Newman of Yale. Results for other products were similar.

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A Predictive Analytics Primer

Harvard Business Review

'No one has the ability to capture and analyze data from the future. However, there is a way to predict the future using data from the past. It’s called predictive analytics , and organizations do it every day. Has your company, for example, developed a customer lifetime value (CLTV) measure? That’s using predictive analytics to determine how much a customer will buy from the company over time.

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How to Manage Scheduling Software Fairly

Harvard Business Review

'Starbucks workers recently scored a point against the machine. After a lengthy New York Times story , the company decided to adjust some of their controversial scheduling practices, eliminating “clopening” — when workers are required to close at night and re-open in the morning — and requiring at least a week’s notice of upcoming schedules.

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A Predictive Analytics Primer

Harvard Business Review

No one has the ability to capture and analyze data from the future. However, there is a way to predict the future using data from the past. It’s called predictive analytics , and organizations do it every day. Has your company, for example, developed a customer lifetime value (CLTV) measure? That’s using predictive analytics to determine how much a customer will buy from the company over time.

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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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What to Do on Your First Day Back from Vacation

Harvard Business Review

'You come back from vacation and start your game of catch-up. This is an especially challenging game if you’re a senior leader. You have hundreds, maybe thousands of emails, a backlog of voicemails, and a to-do list that doubled or tripled in length while you were away. You need to respond to the pent-up needs of clients, managers, colleagues, employees, and vendors.

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What to Do on Your First Day Back from Vacation

Harvard Business Review

'You come back from vacation and start your game of catch-up. This is an especially challenging game if you’re a senior leader. You have hundreds, maybe thousands of emails, a backlog of voicemails, and a to-do list that doubled or tripled in length while you were away. You need to respond to the pent-up needs of clients, managers, colleagues, employees, and vendors.