Sun.Dec 22, 2013

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The No-Boss Workplace: Can Great Leadership Be Crowdsourced?

Terry Starbucker

'There’s an interesting leadership experiment going on right now here in Portland. Last summer, the local startup Treehouse , a producer of online education courses, decided to create a no-boss workplace by eliminating all the manager positions from its 61-person workforce, thus creating the ultimate “flat” organizational structure.

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Determining Your Top 5 Priorities for 2014

Michael Lee Stallard

'A mistake many leaders make is they are overly ambitious in setting annual priorities. Going beyond five annual priorities diminishes focus and jeopardizes effective execution by tending to overwhelm those responsible for implementation. (Neuroscientists have discovered that when people feel overwhelmed, brain function shifts from the frontal lobes of the brain, where rational decisions are made, to the mid-brain region, where rash decisions are more likely.).

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Pause Before You Plan

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

'This is a lovely moment. The darkest day of the darkest week of the year in the northern hemisphere. It is the moment before the balance shifts and light begins to overtake darkness. On the winter solstice, the rhythm of the sun pauses as it change direction from decrease to increase. If we pay attention, we, too, can’t help but pause. This darkest day of the darkest week beckons us to pause.

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Reach Out to the Disconnected

Michael Lee Stallard

'#12 Connect with the Disconnected - People who are disconnected need our help. Throw them a lifeline by taking action to connect with them. Perhaps you can encourage them with a smile, a kind word, an offer to buy them a cup of coffee or by holding open a door for them. There are hundreds of ways to connect and small things can make a big difference over time.

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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 and How to Outsource – Infographic

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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My Favorite New Television Show

Kevin Eikenberry

'I watch a bit of television, sometimes more than necessary. But my favorite show hasn’t even aired yet. No, it isn’t the newest reality show to compete with some housewives, Honey Boo Boo or a Pawn Shop. In fact, it won’t even be on television at all. It will be on the internet, airing once […].

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70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders

Eric Jacobson

'With only a couple weeks left of 2013, it''s time to select your New Year''s Resolutions for 2014. To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year''s resolutions for leaders ? Don''t micromanage Don''t be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company''s strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how

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Complimentary Resource – Marketing Analytics Worksheet

Strategy Driven

'Marketing Analytics Worksheet. by Ektron, Inc. Track your metrics and see real time results with this analytics worksheet. The most important thing to understand when building and adopting an inbound marketing strategy is how your website is performing. Knowing the metrics behind your site and content performance is key to your business success. This worksheet provides you: A central area to see all your conversion rates.

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Obstacles to Christmas Joy: Dealing with Loss

Ron Edmondson

'Obstacles at Christmas Joy: Loss from ron edmondson on Vimeo. I wrote THIS POST with some of the notes from this message. Related posts: Obstacles to Christmas Joy: Commercialism. 10 Ways to Overcome a Sense of Christmas Loss. Do You Believe the Christmas Story? … A Sermon. If You Believe the Christmas Story… A Sermon.

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Today's Leadership Quote

Eric Jacobson

'"People don''t care how much you know until they know how much you care." President Theodore Roosevelt.

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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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Obstacles to Christmas Joy: Dealing with Loss

Ron Edmondson

'Obstacles at Christmas Joy: Loss from ron edmondson on Vimeo. I wrote THIS POST with some of the notes from this message. Related posts: Obstacles to Christmas Joy: Commercialism. 10 Ways to Overcome a Sense of Christmas Loss. Do You Believe the Christmas Story? … A Sermon. If You Believe the Christmas Story… A Sermon.