Wed.Sep 24, 2014

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Managing the Strong, Arrogant, Obnoxious Type

Let's Grow Leaders

'They come in all shapes and forms. Sometimes it’s talk dark and handsome, with an extra dose of charisma, and two expresso shots of attitude. Or blonde, with a great purse, an MBA from a top 25, and a sarcastic streak that makes everyone in her wake feel like crap. Or the balding dude from finance who can out-gun anyone with a spreadsheet at twenty paces, who won’t even hear your argument for more funding unless you can outwit his wittiness.

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Leaders Supply the Perspective

General Leadership

'My destination: Maunawili Falls. “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”. Abraham Lincoln. Hiking in Hawaii is one of the joys of living here. There are hundreds of miles of trails leading to natural beauty unique to the Islands of Aloha, but despite the fact we’re on an island, it’s surprisingly easy to get lost.

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Leading with small, everyday gestures

Persuasive Powerhouse

'You have worked hard to get to where you are and can readily rattle off significant times in your career that gave you great satisfaction. Perhaps you experienced a big promotion, dinner with the CEO or heading up a large successful initiative. Spend a moment thinking about one of those, and you will likely feel a wash of warm pleasure. Congratulations.

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Trust-Building Requires Trust-Giving

Leading in Context

'By Linda Fisher Thornton Good leaders Intentionally build trust. They build it through everyday words and actions. They build it by demonstrating that they can be trusted. They also build it when they extend trust to others. Many leaders wait for people to prove themselves before they trust them, but trust is reciprocal. Leaders set the tone for trust-building by how open they are to trusting others first.

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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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4 Personalities that Help Women Earn More Money

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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It All Starts With Leadership!

Great Leadership By Dan

'How can leaders create a workplace culture where employees are raving fans? It all starts with Leadership. Read Beth Armknecht Miller''s guest post over at About.com Management and Leadership to find out how.

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Shooting Star Leadership

Joseph Lalonde

'D o you remember the thrill of going outside on a cool, dark night to watch shooting stars? The air was cool, the sky was black. Nothing to disturb your viewing except maybe a few clouds and the brightness of the other stars. Then, in a brief moment, you saw it. There! Up in the sky goes a shooting star. It was a sight to behold, for sure. Image by Kim MyoungSung.

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Junk Food Motivation

Leadership Freak

'Fear, pressure, coercion, rewards, or nagging get results but undermine leadership. Threats or bribes motivate conformity. Like junk food, they feel good going down but cause regret later.

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Starting Thought: Dimensions to Assess in Your Communications

leaderCommunicator

'Leaders are hungry for data to make business decisions on everything from new products and services to whether or not to enter a new market. Yet when it comes to organizational health and employee engagement, many fail to measure what’s working and what’s not. Employees can’t do their best work and achieve performance goals if they don’t understand the strategy… if they’re not getting the information they need… if they don’t feel like their input is valued.

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Are You Teachable? Not Teachable? – Which is Better?

First Friday Book Synopsis

'teach·able adjective • able and willing to learn : capable of being taught • allowing something to be taught or learned easily • eager to learn ———————- I teach Speech to community college students. Freshman and sophomore level students, and occasionally upper level students taking speech for the required credit.

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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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God is up to something new

Deep Imprints

'Something is in the air. You can sense it on Sunday, you can sense it in the workplace. Even the vast drop in church attendance in the last decade is evidence. We can look at what is changing (technology, split families, recession) and find reasons why things shouldn’t change, or we can look for what […].

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Interview: How to Measure and Maximize Alignment in Your Change Initiatives

Change Starts Here

'Ever wonder if people in your organization are really on the same page when it comes to change? In this episode, Michael Taylor of SchellingPoint shares a way to measure and maximize alignment in your change initiatives. We discuss why alignment is important, who needs to be aligned, how to tell if you have alignment or not, and what you can do when you need better alignment.

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High Potential Leadership Profiles

Coaching Tip

'High potential aggregate profiles yield insights that can help you refine your recruiting processes, better understand the corporate character. Trait-based assessment data from your high potential population can be a gold mine of information about your organization, from recruiting practices to how leaders are likely to operate under stress. High potential programs bring value to the individual participants, by helping them reflect on their leadership strengths and areas for development.

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Why not multitask to get more work done?

First Friday Book Synopsis

'Research conducted by Clifford Nass and his associates at Stanford University was based on two assumptions: o That multitaskers are superhumans, capable peak performance, while completing several tasks simultaneously o That multitaskers have a highly developed ability to switch attention from one task to another in an orderly way What in fact did the research […].

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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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When Was the Last Time You Wrote One of These?

Steve Farber

'When it comes to strumming the heart strings at work (or anywhere else), nothing beats a personal, hand-written note of thanks, praise, or gratitude–especially in these hyper-digital days of texts and email. Maybe it’s because of the manifest, tactile, 3-dimensional nature of ink and paper; maybe it’s because of the subtle presence of the writer’s DNA.

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Four Ways to Overcome Clients’ DIY Mentality

David A Fields

'We are a nation of do-it-yourselfers. Pay a plumber to fix that leak? Nah, a quick trip to Lowes and we’re good. Hire an attorney to write the will? No thanks—these online forms look pretty solid. Check into a hospital for an operation? Please… we’ll just head back to Lowes for a box cutter! Consultants encounter this phenomenon every day in prospects’ offices: “Why hire a consultant to improve our compensation plans?

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12 Questions To Ask About Your Customers To Help You Find New Customers

Eric Jacobson

'As a sales leader, it''s important that you analyze your current customers to help you identify the best places to focus your energies for finding new customers. That''s the advice of Brian Tracy in his new book, Unlimited Sales Success. And, Tracy recommends that the best way to analyze your current customers is to ask and answer these twelve questions: Who is using your product or service today?

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Should You Charge a Speaking Fee?

David A Fields

'A question I was asked: I am new at speaking and I don’t know whether to charge a fee or speak for free. What is the criteria? What would your suggestion be to this consultant? What has worked for you? Post your suggestion by using the ‘Leave a Comment’ box below. Agreements Consultants Context Discussion Creating Value Fees Positioning Proposals Relationships Speaking agreements benefits Consultative selling positioning.

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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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Lead Like it Matters… Because it Does, part 1 of 4

Strategy Driven

'We asked Roxi Hewertson about the 8 overarching leadership insights that kick off her new book Lead Like it Matters…Because it Does hitting the stores in just a few weeks. She agreed to share them with us as a four-part series. Insight #1: Knowing is the easy part. Doing is the hard part. Some of the best-intended and least effective leaders I have known regularly read lots of books and even more articles on leadership.

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3 Ways to Guarantee Success – By Dr. John Maxwell

Ron Edmondson

'Thanks to University of Kentucky girl’s basketball coach Matthew Mitchell for bringing Dr. John Maxwell to our church last night. Coach Mitchell is starting a foundation to give back to the community of Lexington and this was one of the first events. I’ve heard John Maxwell several times and read many of his books, but I actually think he’s getting better with age.

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Lessons From Overworked Teens

The Idolbuster

'Overworked teens. Last night in a mini-Torah study, we discussed the story of the binding of Isaac. As you may recall, God tells Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac. At the very last minute, when the knife is in the air, God sends an Angel to tell Abraham that he passed the test, and he doesn’t need to actually harm the boy. We argued whether despite appearances, Abraham was being a good parent by following God’s commands.

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RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #174

Rapid BI

'Think Different. But not different from me. 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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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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Lessons From Overworked Teens

The Idolbuster

'Last night in a mini-Torah study, we discussed the story of the binding of Isaac. As you may recall, God tells Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac. At the very last minute, when the knife is in the air, God sends an Angel to tell Abraham that he passed the test, and he doesn’t need […]. The post Lessons From Overworked Teens appeared first on The Idolbuster.

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Why We Hide Some of Our Best Work

Harvard Business Review

'Your employer can track your every move, no matter where you sit in the organization. Often, the impulse is to scrutinize all behavior — through real-time performance data, for instance, and open workspaces — so that nothing unproductive or unethical can lurk in the shadows. But that much transparency can have a dampening effect on performance. Creativity and productivity suffer because the desire for control is so great.

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How to Prioritize Your Innovation Budget

Harvard Business Review

'Here’s the scene: A problem has come up with one of your supply chain vendors, threatening to delay timely shipment of your product. At the same time, a potential opportunity appears that, with some exploration and investment, could lead to a new generation of products down the road. Which do you respond to first? You probably reach for your firefighter’s hat to extinguish the short-term problem.

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4 Ways to Retain Gen Xers

Harvard Business Review

'The economy’s slow but steady improvement should be good news. But employers may find a cloud lurking behind the sunny forecast: They are at risk of losing some of their most valuable talent — and they may not even realize it. These aren’t the usual suspects. Instead of the 50-something Baby Boomers and the Millennials in their late 20s and early 30s, I’m talking about Generation X, demography’s long-neglected “middle child.

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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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Two Forces Moving Business Closer to Climate Action

Harvard Business Review

'This week, CEOs and world leaders met at the UN to talk climate. In the run-up to these high-level talks, many companies and some relatively new voices from the business community have been sounding both the alarm and the rallying cry for action. At the same time, the cost of renewable energy has dropped very far, very fast. It’s a perfect storm bringing us to two important tipping points: one of belief and commitment to action, and one of economics.

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Money Matters More for Well-Being in Rich Countries than in Poor

Harvard Business Review

'Contrary to popular belief, people’s level of satisfaction with money and the material aspects of life has a stronger impact on their subjective well-being in wealthier countries than it does in poorer nations, according to Gallup surveys of adults in 158 countries. In developed societies, money is crucial for comfortable living, whereas in poor, rural areas, shelter and food can sometimes be obtained without money, via barter or subsistence agriculture, say Weiting Ng of SIM University i

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Collect Your Employees’ Data Without Invading Their Privacy

Harvard Business Review

'Research shows that businesses using data-driven decision-making, predictive analytics, and big data are more competitive and have higher returns than businesses that don’t. Because of this, the most ambitious companies are engaged in an arms race of sorts to obtain more data, from both customers and their own employees. But gathering information from the latter group in particular can be tricky.

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Collect Your Employees’ Data Without Invading Their Privacy

Harvard Business Review

Research shows that businesses using data-driven decision-making, predictive analytics, and big data are more competitive and have higher returns than businesses that don’t. Because of this, the most ambitious companies are engaged in an arms race of sorts to obtain more data, from both customers and their own employees. But gathering information from the latter group in particular can be tricky.

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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.