Fri.Oct 17, 2014

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Leaders Weigh in on Achieving Breakthrough Results – A Frontline Festival

Let's Grow Leaders

'Welcome back to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival. Our October Festival is all about Achieving Breakthrough Results. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vizwerx Group for the great pic and to all our contributors! Culture and Teamwork. “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.” – Michael Jordan.

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The Timeless Allure of Leadership

General Leadership

'“The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers. Are the followers reaching their potential? Are they learning? Serving? Do they achieve the required results? Do they change with grace?”. Max DePree. Unquestionably, the rapid advances in technology and rate of change in organizations has made the challenges associated with leadership increasingly dynamic.

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What Is Fueling You?

Lead Change Blog

'One of the best parts of my job is getting to read the newest leadership titles, long before they release. Sometimes it’s after I have signed a new client and sometimes it’s in the process of deciding whether it is a fit to work together. Last night, I spent some time with Popeyes CEO Cheryl Bachelder’s manuscript of Dare to Serve: How to Drive Superior Results by Serving Others.

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SERVANT Leaders are Selfless – Acronym Model

Modern Servant Leader

'Background: This post is part of a series defining the principles of Servant Leadership via the acronym SERVANT (Selfless, Empathetic, Resolute, Virtuous, Authentic, Needful and Thorough). For more, visit the overview at this link or sign up for the free online course, Servant Leadership 101. The first principle in the SERVANT Leadership acronym is Selfless.

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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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Active and Reactive Approaches to Get a Board Seat

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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What The Warrior Dash Taught Me About Leadership

Joseph Lalonde

'E ver since I heard about runs like the Warrior Dash or Tough Mudder or The Spartan Race, I’ve longed to run in one. This year I was finally able to check this type of running event off of my list. Throughout the run, I saw great examples of leadership. Things that peaked my interest and made me think. That’s why I want to share what the Warrior Dash taught me about leadership in today’s post.

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John Maxwell on the Three Phases of His Journey Pt. 2

Leadership Freak

'The first phase of leadership is gathering followers; the second is developing leaders. If you just have followers you can add but you can’t multiply.

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Weekly Round-Up: On Staying Present as a Leader, the Secret to a Better Reputation through Better Storytelling & the Importance of Holding Others Accountable

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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When Death Comes – by Mary Oliver

CO2

'by Gary Cohen. When death comes. like the hungry bear in autumn. when death comes and takes all the bright coins from his purse. to buy me, and snaps his purse shut; when death comes. like the measle-pox; when death comes. like an iceberg between the shoulder blades, I want to step through the door full of curiosity, wondering; what is it going to be like, that cottage of darkness?

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“Too Many Secrets” – Thoughts on Transparency, Openness, and Full, Effective Communication

First Friday Book Synopsis

'Too Many Secrets… That is the catchy phrase that is at the heart of the plot of the 1992 movie Sneakers. Robert Redford and his band of clandestine secret finders are put into a pretty severe dilemma as they discover one really whopping secret. But, the catch phrase is pretty universally true. There are too […].

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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 First Complete Strategy Execution Program (Summarized)

Six Disciplines

'The critical question for every business leader is, “ How do I build an organization that consistently executes its strategy?”. The answer: it takes a complete program. The reasons other approaches do not last is that they are missing key elements. Technology (i.e., performance mangement software) alone is not enough. Training, by itself, is not adequate.

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How to Uncover the Client’s “Circumstance”

David A Fields

'A question I was asked: I’ve heard you say it’s important to understand the circumstances around a problem or aspiration, but how do I uncover this? What questions should I ask? What would your suggestion be to this consultant? What questions do you use to learn more about the situation? Post your suggestion by using the ‘Leave a Comment’ box below.

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How To Put People First At Your Workplace

Eric Jacobson

'According to a survey as reported in John Baldoni’s book, Lead with Purpose , more than 80 percent of those surveyed say that leaders can best demonstrate that they truly do put people first by : Delivering intrinsic awards (comp time, bonuses, etc.) Offering developmental opportunities Providing timely recognition Promoting from within.

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When Death Comes – by Mary Oliver

CO2

When death comes. like the hungry bear in autumn. when death comes and takes all the bright coins from his purse. to buy me, and snaps his purse shut; when death comes. like the measle-pox; when death comes. like an iceberg between the shoulder blades, I want to step through the door full of curiosity, wondering; what is it going to be like, that cottage of darkness?

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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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What You Eat Affects Your Productivity

Harvard Business Review

'Think back to your most productive workday in the past week. Now ask yourself: On that afternoon, what did you have for lunch? When we think about the factors that contribute to workplace performance, we rarely give much consideration to food. For those of us battling to stay on top of emails, meetings, and deadlines, food is simply fuel. But as it turns out, this analogy is misleading.

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Are You Addicted to Codependent Leadership? 7 Clues You Are.

The Empowered Buisness

'Note: This post was originally published on August 25, 2014 on SmartBlogs.com. . If you are a sucker for great leadership movies like I am — Invictus, Coach Carter and Moneyball just to name a few, it’s easy to assume that all leaders embody the same qualities as those in the movies. Afterall, who hasn’t idealized business leaders to be strong, confident, make tough decisions and stand their ground no matter what?

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It’s Your Job to Tell the Hard Truths

Harvard Business Review

'Rashid,* the CEO of a high-tech company and a client of mine for nearly a decade, called to tell me we had a major issue with some of the newer members of his leadership team. What comes to mind when you think of what might constitute a “major issue” with some senior leaders? Maybe they’re in a fight? Maybe they’re making poor strategic decisions? Perhaps they’re not following through on commitments they made about the business?

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What If Companies Don’t Own All That Data They’re Collecting?

Harvard Business Review

'Big data and the “internet of things” — in which everyday objects can send and receive data — promise revolutionary change to management and society. But their success rests on an assumption: that all the data being generated by internet companies and devices scattered across the planet belongs to the organizations collecting it. What if it doesn’t?

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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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Can HBO Compete in an Unbundled World?

Harvard Business Review

'HBO will launch an online streaming subscription next year, and fans are understandably excited. As The Wall Street Journal put it, the company is embracing the inevitable : the unbundling of cable. But can HBO compete in a world without cable TV? HBO will likely pick up short-term revenue from cord-cutters eager for its content, but inevitable or not the move puts it up against a new set of competitors like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and even YouTube.

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Why Does Food Taste Better if Someone Else Is Having the Same Thing?

Harvard Business Review

'People who ate chocolate in the presence of another person thought it tasted better if the other person had eaten the same thing, rating it 6.83 on an 11-point flavor scale versus 5.57 if the other person had been merely reading a booklet. This is even though there was no conversation about the experience, says a team at Yale led by Erica J. Boothby.

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How to Invent the Future

Harvard Business Review

'We need more than big ideas, or pithy words, or an ultra-clear vision to invent the future. Odd as it may seem for discussing innovation and management, I’m reminded of a sociology experiment done in the 1960s. Five monkeys were placed in a cage, with a batch of bananas hung from the ceiling and a ladder placed right underneath it. It took only a few seconds for one of the monkeys to race up the ladder to grab the bananas.

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The Real Revolution in Online Education Isn’t MOOCs

Harvard Business Review

'Data is confirming what we already know: recruiting is an imprecise activity, and degrees don’t communicate much about a candidate’s potential and fit. Employers need to know what a student knows and can do. Something is clearly wrong when only 11% of business leaders — compared to 96% of chief academic officers — believe that graduates have the requisite skills for the workforce.

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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.